Post by MikeMusic on Mar 26, 2017 13:34:01 GMT
An interesting and likeable guy. I like his playing and have a few of his albums. Most of them essential additions to anyone's collection.
Listening to him on a R3 programme Jazz Lineup from October (!) so may not be on BBC iPlayer now.
He had a musical start in life, playing around then learning piano. Classical to start until he discovered soul music and later even more.
He says Bach is at the beginning of everything, which I found interesting.
He finds Zappa a great influence and is full of praise for him and his music.
Despite Chris persuading and me trying hard I can't seem to get Zappa.
Played the track Zut Alors which I heard differently this time around - you can certainly tell where Steve Vai gets influences from.
i recommend grabbing some Neil Cowley albums and maybe having another go at Zappa
Jazz line up sounds pretty good too. Thank you TiVo for logging keywords and recording this and other usual treats
Listening to him on a R3 programme Jazz Lineup from October (!) so may not be on BBC iPlayer now.
He had a musical start in life, playing around then learning piano. Classical to start until he discovered soul music and later even more.
He says Bach is at the beginning of everything, which I found interesting.
He finds Zappa a great influence and is full of praise for him and his music.
Despite Chris persuading and me trying hard I can't seem to get Zappa.
Played the track Zut Alors which I heard differently this time around - you can certainly tell where Steve Vai gets influences from.
i recommend grabbing some Neil Cowley albums and maybe having another go at Zappa
Jazz line up sounds pretty good too. Thank you TiVo for logging keywords and recording this and other usual treats
