Musicians gear up for deeper Sino-US cultural exchanges China's leading dulcimer musician, Liu Yuening, a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, has gathered a star ensemble for a creative Sino-American musical exchange program, Understanding China Through Mucic- Sino-American ...
you will. It’s steeped in vintage Americana — forgotten fiddle tunes, swing classics, and quirky novelty songs — but with their own twists (and a few of their brilliant original takes on the world around us). They’re fabulous musicians, moving effortlessly among fiddle, guitar...
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Many musicians have remarked on its influence on their work.Elton Johnsaid, “Let me put it this way: wherever I go in the world, I always take a copy of Songs in the Key of Life. For me, it’s the best album ever made, and I’m always left in awe after I listen to it.”...
That scale is something that has irked artists like Jordan. When Jordan received the initial pitch from Urbina, it never crossed his mind that other musicians would be involved, he said. “With Ian being such a big fan of my music and acting kind of starstruck to be talking t...
We know each other for years, a combination of musicians from Steve, Ziggy and Damian’s bands. We also have the horn section that is different because we don’t usually use horns [in our bands]. You and your brothers are celebrating your father’s legacy on this tour, so his music...
While Dave Grohl was still behind the drums with Nirvana, he discovered his favorite guitar — a Gibson ES-335. More specifically, it was a 1967 Gibson Trini Lopez ES-335. But once he was touring with Foo Fighters after Nirvana ended, it became his signature instrument. ...
Charles Mingus was abass player and bandleaderwho grew up in Watts, California, before becoming one of the most influential American jazz musicians of all time. Playing alongside Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, Mingus carved out a place for himself as a musician and composer. He recorded ov...
After breaking with his backing band for eight years, Elvis Costello reconvened with the Attractions for his 1994 albumBrutal Youth. Despite the time apart, Costello and his fellow musicians still had the chemistry that made their early works together – such asMy Aim Is True(1977) andArmed ...
He ___(learn) many different musical styles(风格) from ___(passenger) and touring musicians, and becomes quite famous ___ his skills. When he knows that the ship will be end service and sink(沉入) into the ocean, he is forced(被迫) ___ (make) a difficult decision.I first...