Dave Matthews Band
Walk Around the Moon
In Charlottesville, Virginia, in early 1991, when vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews decided to tape some songs he had written.,he found assistance in drummer Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, both accomplished jazz musicians. Their bass player, Stefan Lessard was a musical prodigy and only sixteen. The lineup was completed by keyboard player Peter Griesar who left the band after a few years, and the classically trained violinist Boyd Tinsley.
ATO Records
The Smashing Pumpkins
ATUM
This third and last album of this operatic work is the Pumpkins twelfth studio album. It is a concept album and based on a lot of autobiographical data. The story has one foot in reality, and one foot in a world of make-belief. The Smashing Pumpkins are made up of Billy Corgan (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards), Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), James Iha (guitar) and Jeff Schroeder (guitar). And as usual, they’re smashing it.
Rough Trade
Graham Nash
Right Now
Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments. Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished is his long and multi-facetted career, stand the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of our lives for nearly six decades. The beloved singer-songwriter is eighty-one years old.
Rudy Records
Dave O’Higgins
Pluto
Dave O’Higgins’ tenor and soprano sax sounds are highly personal and recognisable, with a clear sense of melodic development and adventure. He has relentlessly pursued artistic and sonic exploration and development with a deep respect for the tradition of the music. Dave is also a highly regarded educator at the London College of Contemporary Media, where he is the Jazz Pathway Leader. On Pluto, seven of the nine songs are originals.
JVP Productions
Madison McFerrin
Colorado
Throughout her fruitful independent career, spanning three EP ad multiple collaborations, Madison has received much acclaim. Her genre-bending work has been called ‘soul-appella’ by Questlove. Ahead of releasing new music in 2023, Madison has continued to blow away and sold out crowds in New York City and Los Angeles; last fall she mesmerized crows in London and Paris.
AllMusic