29.03.2006

• Alain Caron Becoming a professional musician at a very early age, Alain Caron is a considerably accomplished bass player.  He attended the Berklee College of Music. One of his first excursions into jazz was playing with the Vic Vogel Big Band during the 1970s. In 1977 he co-founded the group UZEB. The...

28.03.2006

• Brand new heavies Pioneers of the London acid jazz scene, the Brand New Heavies translated their love for the funk grooves of the 1970s into a sophisticated sound which carried the torch for classic soul in an era dominated by hip-hop. Formed in 1985 by drummer/keyboardist Jan Kincaid, guitarist Simon Bartholomew, an...

26.03.2006

• Alex Bugnon Contemporary jazz keyboard player Alex Bugnon, nephew of trumpeter Donald Byrd, grew up going to the Montreux Jazz Festival in his hometown in Switzerland. He attended the Paris Conservatory of Music for two years, then moved to the U.S. and went to the Berklee School of Music, meanwhile performin...

25.03.2006

• Bebel Gilberto Bebel Gilberto has been recording with worldly famous artists like Kenny G, David Byrne, Amon Tobin, Smoke City, the Thievery Corporation, Towa Tei, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, and Joao Gilberto. Gilberto also has had worldwide success as a songwriter with the song "Technova." Bebel G...

23.03.2006

• B.B. King Real name: Riley B. King Born: Sep 16, 1925 in Indianola, MS Performed As: Riley King Genres: Blues Styles: Memphis Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues, R&B Instruments: Vocals, Leader, Guitar (Electric), Songwriter Morning" and "Please Love Me" (1953); "When My He...