Discography
Ula Hedwig (born May 31, 1951) is an American vocalist best known for her work with Bette Midler, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Strangers in Paradise (1984) and Not Fade Away (2012). Sessions Expand and click on the album for more information: Charted Singles Expand and click on the single for more information: (TBD) More / In […]
Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Prototype by his band the Jeff Lorber Fusion. Many of his songs have appeared on the Weather Channel’s Local on […]
Matt Bragg is a bass player from Los Angeles. He played on several records on major labels and tons of sessions for lesser-known musical projects. “As a kid, I’d ride the city bus past Ray Charles, studio, see the tour bus and cars, and think to myself something cool must be happening inside there.” – […]
Bernard Lee “Pretty” Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul and funk musician. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the “Purdie Shuffle.” He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Purdie […]
George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the […]
Narada Michael Walden ( Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz fusion realm, appearing with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter […]
Michael William Deasy (born February 4, 1941) is an American rock and jazz guitarist. As a session musician, he played on numerous hit singles and albums recorded in Los Angeles in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is sometimes credited as Mike Deasy Sr. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he […]
Philip Eugene Perry (born January 12, 1952) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, Goof Troop. Discovered by Catholic nuns while singing high masses in his Catholic Church (St. […]
Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and R&B singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single “Forget Me Nots” received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The instrumental “Number One” from her album Straight from the Heart […]
Tom Saviano, (homepage) the son of a Chicago big band conductor and arranger recording artist Tom Saviano’s appreciation for jazz, classical music and arrangements was born of a constant exposure to sophisticated musicians and music. A gifted jazz saxophonist, keyboard player, composer and lyricist, Saviano’s sophomore solo smooth jazz album, Crossings, reunites the artist with […]