Johnny Mandel is a composer, arranger, record producer, bandleader and musician. His whole life has been comprised of musical achievement. As a trumpeter and trombonist he played in the bands of Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Woody Herman. He transitioned into arranging. As an arranger, Mandel worked with
Scarlet Rivera is one of the world’s foremost violinists, a performing and recording artist and a composer. Her recordings feature her original style and compositions. Scarlet Rivera has performed in front of audiences in the United States, Eruope and Asia. She has toured with a diverse number of artists: Bob
Bill Frisell is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, arranger, and Grammy award-winning recording artist. Considered one of the greatest jazz guitarists, Frisell interprets his own compositions as well as songs from throughout the musical landscape including American Songbook classics, country, rock, etc. He is a prolific recording artist having released dozens
Jimmy Webb is a songwriter, composer, singer and recording artist. An inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Webb’s famed songs include “Galveston,” “Witchita Lineman,” “All I Know,” “MacArthur Park,” and “Up, Up and Away” just to name a few. The songs of
Patrick Williams was a musician, composer, producer, conductor, arranger, big-band jazz leader and music educator. Born April 23, 1939, he sadly passed away Wednesday morning (July 25, 2018). Prolific is a word defined by Webster’s as producing abundantly. When it came to Patrick Williams, the word suited him. He composed
Henry Butler has been called the “pride of New Orleans” by Dr. John. A jazz and blues pianist, Butler is a composer, arranger, performing and recording artist. His eclectic music is a variety of styles ranging from jazz, pop, classical, blues, R&B and Caribbean. This interview from 2010 is being
Jonathan Wolff is a composer and musician. It’s safe to say that every single day, many times a day, his music is playing on television somewhere in the world. He created the music for 75 primetime network television series, including 44 TV themes. Jonathan Wolff is best known for composing
Evan Christopher is a New Orleans-based clarinetist and composer. His performances and recordings preserve and perpetuate the tradition of the New Orleans clarinet style, with influences from greats like Sidney Bechet, Omer Simeon and Barney Bigard. After meeting the clarinetist Tony Scott at a Rome night club, Evan Christopher asked
Sammy Nestico is a composer and arranger who has worked with the most legendary artists in music. Loras Schissel of the Library of Congress said “Sammy Nestico and his music are a national treasure.” Involved in all aspects of the music industry, he’s most known as a composer and arranger,