Every Sunday at Tonic since 1998, Klezmer Brunch has been presenting some of the most exciting Jewish Music on the planet. Curated by David Krakauer, one of the masters of contemporary Jewish Music, this special compilation pulls together some of the very best performances from the past several years. Featuring some exciting young bands and some Jewish Music Superstars, Music from the Winery is an exciting cross section of the burgeoning New Jewish Music scene via clarinetist, composer, bandleader and impresario David Krakauer.
Violinist Stephane Grappelli plays his usual repertoire (standards ranging from Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" to "Chicago" and the Reinhardt-associated piece "Minor Swing") in a quartet with the guitars of John Etheridge and Martin Taylor and bassist Jack Sewing. The music, although a bit predictable, is enjoyable, for Grappelli has never lost his enthusiasm for playing swinging jazz. He performs "Let's Fall in Love" and "Love for Sale" as if he had just discovered those songs.
Dog Years, Live In Santiago & Beyond 2013-2016 is disc set featuring a live concert recorded at Teatro Cariola in Santiago, Chile on May 27th, 2016. The Winery Dogs – Richie Kotzen (lead vocals/guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums), Billy Sheehan (bass) – have performed 200 shows around the world since their inception in 2013…
This exciting live session is pretty definitive of the Great Guitars. With fine support offered by bassist Joe Byrd and drummer Jimmie Smith, guitarists Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis romp on such swinging numbers as "Broadway," "Air Mail Special" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right." As usual, Byrd, with his grounding in classical guitar, is the most distinctive, while Kessel and Ellis constantly pay tribute to Charlie Christian. This combination worked quite well, and each of the Great Guitars' five recordings are easily recommended to fans of bop guitar.