Eric Krasno discography. Derek Trucks started out as a young guitar prodigy playing alongside his uncle Butch in the Allman Brothers Band, but began following his own path in the late 1990s. ALREADY FREE is the result of a decade-plus spent sharpening his ...

Eric Krasno albums. This DVD/CD set includes an exclusive DVD of 6 tracks live at the Blue Note, plus the CD of 9 tracks. Personnel: Eric Krasno (guitar); Sam Kininger (alto saxophone); Ryan Zoidis (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Neal Evans (Clavinet, organ, keyboards, bass ...

Eric Krasno songs. Curtis Jackson is New York hip-hop king 50 Cent's real name, so the title of his third album, CURTIS, implies that everybody's favorite gangsta is keeping it as real as possible. Considering how much 50 Cent's rep and raison d'etre ...

Eric Krasno music CDs. Despite a remarkably soulful voice somewhere between Teddy Pendergrass and Bill Withers, and a knack for penning breathtakingly original songs about love and life's misdirections, North Carolinian Anthony Hamilton spent almost a decade toiling in music's backlots. His critically hailed ...

Eric Krasno CD discography. Eric Krasno (guitar); Neal Evans (Hammond B-3 organ); Alan Evans (drums). Even Closer is a reworked version of Goapele's limited release debut, Closer, with five additional songs: "Ease Your Mind" (featuring Pep Love), "Got It," "The Daze" (featuring Zion I and ...

Eric Krasno albums. One of the leading jazz bassists of the 1990s and 2000s, Christian McBride is known for his formidable technique, his infallible chemistry with other players, and his restless sense of experimentation. The three-disc set LIVE AT TONIC is an impressive ...

Eric Krasno discography. Lettuce is the group that began the careers of several noted "jam band" musicians: Eric Krasno of Soulive, Adam Deitch of the John Scofield Band, Adam Smirnoff of the Squad, Jeff Bhayshk of Kudu, Ryan Zoidis of Rustic Overtones, and ...

Eric Krasno CD discography. On its 2005 studio album, BREAKOUT, Soulive--consisting of guitarist Eric Krasno and brothers Neal and Alan Evans on keys and drums, respectively--mixes its tight, funky instrumental jams with a series of tracks featuring guest stars. Admirably, each of these additional ...

Eric Krasno music CDs. After three years (spent mostly on tour), Hasidic reggae toaster Matisyahu returns to the studio with LIGHT, the followup to 2006's stunning (if controversial to many) breakthrough, YOUTH. On the 2009 LP, his third, the prominently bearded Mr. Miller continues ...

Collecting the jam bandy instrumental funksters Soulive is a great idea, since most people with passing interest in music know someone "way into them" and have probably come across a glowing review of their live shows. Then there's problem of ...

On 2004's MILK ME, the Beatnuts' seventh record, Juju declares he's "never been much for words," and while this is debatable (as both he and Psycho Les can break out some memorable lines), it's never been the lyrics that have ...

A friend to and affiliate of Pharoahe Monch and Organized Konfusion, New York-based rapper O.C. dropped his fourth release, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, in 2005. That O.C. has provocative rhymes and sharp skills on the mic is indisputable, but it is ...

Recording predominantly instrumental soul-jazz Beatles' covers isn't a unique concept; both George Benson and Booker T. & the MG's attempted a similar concept to varying degrees of success in the early '70s. But Soulive strips the sound down to a ...

For those who've had the opportunity to hear Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré's burning 2010 Six Degrees' Live album -- or were among the billion people (literally) who saw his performance at the World Cup that year -- you heard ...

In many cases, albums that have claimed to offer a fusion of jazz and hip-hop have ended up being more hip-hop than jazz. That isn't necessarily a bad thing; ultimately, the bottom line is not whether or not something is ...