From Album: "Pedrinho Mattar ~ Super Especial".

Pedro Mattar, known as Pedrinho Mattar, (São Paulo, August 20, 1936 - Santos, February 7, 2007) was a Brazilian pianist.

His family called him Pedrinho for being the youngest of ten siblings. Son of Lebanese began to study piano very early in the school of Magda Tagliaferro. He attended with his father Trianon Restaurant, tea house on Avenida Paulista, where he played the piano live. He began his studies in classical piano only in 1962. He played in dark places (hidden from the father) with all the angels of Hell, with the component Joao Gilberto. … Read more…

From Album: "Sungha Jung ~ Guitar Prodigy [2007]".

Sungha Jung (Born South Korea on September 2, 1996), Today he is only 13 years old.  Sungha Jung says its’ his dream to become a professional fingerstyle guitarist. Seems like he’s already gotten there to me.

Sungha had been watching his Dad play the guitar for a while before deciding to pick one up himself, only a few short years ago. When he is not in school, Sungha can be found practicing for up to three hours a day. Sungha uses a custom guitar to fit his body size body, on it, Thomas Leeb wrote “Keep on grooving to my friend.”

He says it usually takes him about 3 days to learn, practice and then videotape a new song, which he then uploads to his Youtube profile. More difficult peices can take him up to a week. He says he started off by learning music by-ear from the videos he watched online but has recently started using tabs that are available from the authors. … Read more…

Sungha Jung's Official Site : www.sunghajung.com

From Album: "Various Artists ~ Latino Chill".

Composer and singer, Pierre N'Sue was born in Spain as his mother, his father is from Africa.

His voice remembers those from artists like Craig David and Usher; and his style mixes R&B, Soul and Pop.

The first Pierre N'Sue's professional work was in the duet S2, with his pal Austin, in a record called "Dulces Mentiras" (Sweet Lies), released thru Warner Music Spain.

After a hard work in his first solo release -in preproduction phase now; we can listen here the first demos.

Pierre N'Sue is an exclusive artist from Virtual Music Management, and is pending to sign from some recording company.  ~ Read more …

From Album: "The Mills Brothers ~ Best Of The Mills Brothers".

An astonishing vocal group that grew into one of the longest-lasting oldies acts in American popular music, the Mills Brothers quickly moved from novelty wonders to pop successes and continued amazing audiences for decades. Originally billed as "Four Boys and a Guitar," the group's early records came complete with a note assuring listeners that the only musical instrument they were hearing was a guitar. The caution was understandable, since the Mills Brothers were so proficient at recreating trumpets, trombones, and saxophones with only their voices that early singles like "Tiger Rag" and "St. Louis Blues" sounded closer to a hot Dixieland combo than a vocal group. And even after the novelty wore off, the group's intricate harmonies continued charming audiences for decades. … Read More...

From Album: "Marc Miralta ~ New York Flamenco Reunion".

Born in Barcelona, began playing the drums at age seven. At eleven classes start receiving Pau Bombardó battery. He studied classical percussion and also plays Hindus tables, drawer and vibraphone. He studied at the School of Music Zeleste (CDMBR) Barcelona (1980-1984) at the Conservatory of Music in Barcelona (1982-1989) and at the Berklee College of Music in Boston (USA) (1990-1993). He has taught at the workshop Músics Barcelona and national and international seminars. Currently teaches jazz drummer and vibraphone in College Liceo de Barcelona. He has performed at festivals and jazz clubs of Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Middle East with musicians from the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Steve Lacy, Paquito D'Rivera, Tete Montoliu, Art Farmer, Mark Turner , Joshua Redman, Perico Sambeat, Chano Dominguez, Lee Konitz, Niño Josele, among others. He has recorded over thirty CDs, with Perico Sambeat, Seamus Blake, OAM Trio, Mark Turner, John Dog, Mayte Martín, Gerardo Nunez, etc. He leads the New York Flamenco Reunion group, with a disc on the market and several awards. Also co-led the OAM Trio with pianist Aaron Goldberg and the bassist Omer Avital, with three CDs on the market as well as CMS Sambeat TRIO with Hill and another cd. Just recorded a CD Marc Miralta Quartet with their compositions with Seamus Blake, Ed Simon, Omer Avital for Fresh Sound New Talent.  ~ Read more…

From Album: "Wes Montgomery ~ Boss Guitar".    John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (6 March 1923 - 15 June 1968) was an American jazz guitarist.

Wes Montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of Charlie Christian, whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark. He achieved great commercial success during his last few years, only to die prematurely.

It had taken Wes a long time to become an overnight success. He started to teach himself guitar in 1943 (using his thumb rather than a pick) and toured with Lionel Hampton during 1948-1950; he can be heard on a few broadcasts from the period. But then Montgomery returned to Indianapolis, where he was in obscurity during much of the 1950s, working a day job and playing at clubs most nights. He recorded with his brothers vibraphonist Buddy and electric bassist Monk during 1957-1959 and made his first Riverside album (1959) in a trio with organist Melvin Rhyne. In 1960 the release of his album The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery made him famous in the jazz world. Other than a brief time playing with the John Coltrane Sextet (which also included Eric Dolphy) later in the year, Wes would be a leader for the rest of his life.

Montgomery's recordings can be easily divided into three periods. His Riverside dates (1959-1963) are his most spontaneous jazz outings, small-group sessions with such sidemen as Tommy Flanagan, James Clay, Victor Feldman, Hank Jones, Johnny Griffin, and Mel Rhyne. The one exception was the ironically titled Fusion!, a ballad date with a string section. All of the Riverside recordings have been reissued in a massive 12-CD box set. With the collapse of Riverside, Montgomery moved over to Verve, where during 1964-1966 he recorded an interesting series of mostly orchestral dates with arranger Don Sebesky and producer Creed Taylor. These records were generally a good balance between jazz and accessibility, even if the best performances were small-group outings with either the Wynton Kelly Trio or Jimmy Smith.

In 1967 Wes signed with Creed Taylor at A&M and during 1967-1968 he recorded three best-selling albums that found him merely stating simple pop melodies while backed by strings and woodwinds. His jazz fans were upset, but Montgomery's albums were played on AM radio during the period. He helped introduce listeners to jazz, and his live performances were as freewheeling as his earlier Riverside dates. Unfortunately at the height of his success, he died of a heart attack. However, Montgomery's influence is still felt on many young guitarists.    ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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From Album: "Francisco Montaro Ensemble ~ Ballroom Dancing: Rhumba Bolero Vol.7".