Combat FusionJazz Band
Feb 5, 2012 Bands, Beyond The Music, Home Page, Stars with a Pen
Combat FusionJazz Band is the brainchild of John Dubiel.
John Dubiel resides in Chicago and is the Producer of the Band. Not only is he the producer, but he is the song writer and arranger for the Band. The CD, Gotta Say GoodBye, has been a labor of Love. It is a compilation of seven beautiful smooth jazz with wonderful vocalists.
Throughout John’s life, he has been a producer, songwriter, and keyboardist with a passion for music. Being a Veteran who received the Purple Heart after being wounded during the Vietnam war, his other passion is the Veterans and with his new Band, he wants to help all our Vets suffering with PTSD. Part of the profits from this CD is going to help these brave men and women as they return home from combat.
John has come alive with the Combat Fusion Jazz Band’s first album “Gotta Say Goodbye” a smooth jazz, fusion, R&B arrangement. A soulful mix of musical genres.
John has been in the music industry for over thirty years, first producing for Mercury & Ovation records in the 70′s and in the 90′s opening a Jazz Club, The Jazz buffet of Chicago presenting top entertainment like Sheila E., Warren Hill , and Jimmy Smith just to name a few.
John also Wrote and Produced a musical Play titled, The Pack is Back, a fictional portrait of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin which ran successfully for two years at Piper’s Alley Theater in Chicago. However, when all is said and done, John returned to what he loves most, playing the keyboard and producing music.
John is dedicated to making great music with the Combat fusion Jazz Band and helping our brave men and women serving our Great Nation.
Take a Listen to the Interview, enjoy the music and then go buy the CD for your collection from Amazon.com or CDBaby.com
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Tags: arranger, Band, composer, giving back, independent, independent record label, Jazz, motivation, music, musician, Old School, producer, smooth, vintage, writer
Meet LaVeda
Jan 15, 2012 Stars with a Pen, Today's Stars
On Saturday January 14, 2012, Conversations Hostess Diana Broomfield was blessed by a visit from the eclectic, talented, songstress, poet, producer, La Veda
La Veda is a soft spoken dynamo. She was introduced to various forms of music from her Father. At the age of seven she started her musical journey from her birth place of Miami Florida. She has been featured in TRACE magazine’s 1998’s Women in Music issue along with LAURYN HILL, MISSY ELLIOT, ERYKAH BADU, and JANET JACKSON, claiming the number nine (#9) spot. Not being confined to only singing, La Veda uses spoken word to help develop her songwriting skills and craft. In 1999, she took part in the DOUBLE TALK 3, HIP-HOP & RAP/POETRY festival in Amsterdam, featuring BAHAMADIA.
Listen to the interview and the music then find LaVeda on ReverbNation, Last FM, Bandcamp and Facebook.
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Tags: arranger, composer, funk, happy, Harmony, independent, independent record label, Jazz, music, Old School, performer, poet, preformer, producer, RnB, smooth, songwriter, Soulful, Talent, Vocalist
Winfield Davis and Friends
Dec 18, 2011 Bands, Beyond The Music, Stars with a Pen, The Business of Music, Today's Stars
The December 17, 2011 edition of Conversations was simply…awesome.
Winfield Davis is awesome all on his own, but for this show, Diana had five awesome guests. Winfield shared the time with two of his band mates Mikey and Reuben who were both charming. Both Mikey and Reuben share some personal feelings about music and their journey to get to where they are.Winfield shared how the Band is coming together and getting ready to start touring. They have been playing regularly at A Touch of Class, a Nightclub in the Tampa area.
Komposer MD joined us on the show as well to catch us up on what’s been happening in world over the past year, like composing a couple of movie scores and completing a couple of projects composing music for a backdrop to poetry. We are so pleased that she is doing big things.
We also met Gus Sequoia, a musician in his own right and owner of the Maryland Studio in Florida, where The Winfield Davis Band rehearses regularly. We also heard a couple of tracks from Gus’ album World of Fire.
all in All it was a very entertaining and educational show thanks to all the guest who all brought their talents, history and knowledge. Listen to the show and be inspired not only to live your dreams now and in the future but to look back at your family history and see where you’ve been. Thank you all for helping create this show filled with great music and Conversations.
Find Komposer MD on Reverbnation, Facebook and MySpace. You can find her music for purchase here.
Gus Sequoia can be found on MySpace and Facebook .
Find Winfield and the Band at his website, Myspace, and Facebook.
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Tags: arranger, Band, Bermuda, composer, encouragement, funk, giving back, independent, independent record label, Jazz, music, musician, Old School, performer, producer, songwriter, Soulful, Talent, Uplifting
Journeys’ Robert Mark
Nov 20, 2011 Bands, international, Today's Stars
On November 19, 2011 we had the pleasure of chatting with
Robert Mark, drummer for the Band Journey. It was delightful speaking with him straight from his home in Switzerland. Of course it was around 2am there but Robert says he’s a musician and as such usually gets in about that time if he’s gigging. Robert told us how the Band got started and about some of the changes and influence that help to create the current sound. He told us his favorites from the current project, New Destinations, and promised to send a copy of the Band’s first release so it can be share with our listeners. You can sample a few of the tracks in the interview posted here but all the tracks are in the WDGP Playlist.
Robert did ask that our listeners get in touch and let the Band know how you all feel about their music. You can do this but going to their website or emailing Robert directly Send eMail
The Band has toured but not yet in the US and your enjoyment of their music might bring them to a venue near you. All in all it was a great visit and maybe next time the other 5 members will join us. The music is available on itunes or right from their website. Please Like Journeys Fan Page on Facebook. You can find Robert Mark on Facebook as well.
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Tags: Band, Fusion, independent, independent record label, international., Jazz, musician, preformer, producer
An Evening with Kroshet
Sep 18, 2011 Beyond The Music, Stars with a Pen, Today's Stars
On September 17, Conversations was graced by the presence of Realness in the form of Mr Kroshet Chaney.
Kroshet was our guest not just for an hour but for the entire show. Kroshet and Diana discussed everything from music to beliefs to hardships to perseverance to social networking to family and back to music with lots of fun and laughter mixed in. Kroshet shared that he has recently signed with a Label in the UK and will produce 7 more CD projects for them. We can’t wait to hear them. We knew Kroshet was a winner from the onset, but now the world does too. Kroshet won the 2011 World Competitions for R&B and Smooth Jazz. These competitions are held each year in different parts of the world with just over 42 countries taking part. This is to bring the best in the world in the area of Arts to the forefront. Kroshet won Gold for best Vocal Ability, Best Song Writer and Best Performance. This year’s competition was held at the Hilton Hotel in Burbank California. Kroshet will soon hit the road as he’s been invited to perform in many Countries. WDGP congratulates Kroshet on this magnificent complement to his awesome talent. It was a wonderful evening and if you missed it, you missed a treat. We have, however, provided an abbreviated version for your listening pleasure. Keep up with Kroshet via his Facebook Page and support him as you do all our Artists by purchasing your favorites for your personal collections.
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Tags: arranger, composer, Gospel, happy, Harmony, independent record label, Jazz, motivation, music, Old School, preformer, producer, RnB, singer, smooth, Soulful, Talent, Uplifting
Monica Chapman
Sep 11, 2011 Today's Stars
On September 10,
We caught up with the beautiful and talented Canadian Jazz Vocalist and Song Writer, Monica Chapman
Monica is always a joy to talk to. She is so full of life and happy because she is living her dream. Monica was trained as a classical vocalist and pianist. She credits her husband with convincing her that her voice woud lend itself well to Jazz. We here are glad he did. Monica is current working on her full CD. It’s all being kept under warps right now but Monica did tell us that she going to be doing standards from Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and Billie Hoilday. We can’t wait to hear it. Take a listen to the interview and then go like her Facebook Band Page.
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Tags: happy, independent, Jazz, music, performer, piano, singer, Talent, Vocalist, writer
David White
Aug 7, 2011 Beyond The Music, Stars with a Pen
You’ve heard the music now meet the Man behind it. Join us as we welcome David White to the WDGP family.
Trombonist, Composer, Arranger David White is a highly versatile musician who is building a strong reputation on the New York jazz scene. In addition to leading his own band, the David White Jazz Orchestra, he has had the honor of sharing the stage with Jon Faddis, Slide Hampton, James Weidman, Frank Lowe, Todd Coolman, Valery Ponomarev, Charli Persip, Delfeayo Marsalis, Junior Mance and Kenny Burrell among others. In a review of one of his recent performances, Jazz Inside NY Magazine praised David’s work saying:
“I Have a Bad Feeling About This”, written by trombonist Dave White, was propelled by a snappy bass line and some first class solo work by the composer. White put his big sound, solid technique and solid intonation to good use on all of the material throughout the performance.”
David was a wonderful guest as we chatted he gave insights into his music, the process he uses to develop his sounds, his inspirations and his recording style (one day to record and entire CD – WOW). He also speaks candidly about the current state of Record labels and what’s good about it. Of course we listen to some of his beautiful CD Flashpoint. Take a listen and then go buy his work. Visit David’s website and stay up to date with appearances and more.
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Tags: arranger, Band, composer, exciting, independent, independent record label, Jazz, leader, motivation, musician, Orchestra, performer, smooth, Trombonist
Anthony Marcus
Jun 26, 2011 Beyond The Music, Spiritual Life, Today's Stars
On Saturday June 25th, we had the pleasure of speaking with Mr Anthony Marcus.
Anthony Marcus was influenced by music at an early age. Music came naturally to Anthony, upon auditioning for the elementary school band, the instructor told him that he had a “natural ear” and could play any instrument he wanted to. It was the age of 9 when Anthony decided he wanted to play guitar. Many influences are responsible for the molding and shaping of Anthony Marcus as an artist.
As well as music within the secular world, Anthony was also influenced by gospel music as well. “I feel that my talent in music is a God given talent.” This brings us to where we are today with this up and coming artist. “Flow” (March 2010) will finally place Anthony in his element as far as music genres go.
Anthony spoke very candidly, sharing great advise about the music business and giving instruction on what steps to take to protect your intellectual property. He talked about his relationship with God and also share that he once had a problem that God delivered him from. Take a listen to the interview and hear some of music. Then visit one of his websites and become a fan. While your there purchase the music and look for more from Anthony Marcus.
Visit Anthony on Facebook, Reverbnation, and MySpace. Follow him on Twitter, Soundclick , Soundcloud and keep up at Finylcut.
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Tags: arranger, composer, funk, Gospel, independent, independent record label, Jazz, music, musician, producer, smooth, Soulful, Uplifting
Bruce Lloyd Kates
Apr 17, 2011 Stars with a Pen, Today's Stars
April 17, 2011
Last night we were visited by the talented but humble Mr Kates.
He is a composer with much music to his credit but he maintains himself as a piano tuner. He shared with us history. It seems his father was also a musician and in addition, had a music store, thus Bruce was introduced to music very early on and fell in love with the old style. He share his story of “possibly” finishing a Gershwin song, writing a song for LA, a theme for a perfume and retooling the American Anthem. Check out the interview and the go listen more of his music, include the Anthem at his website.
Here is a recent article on Bruce from the LA Times.
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Tags: arranger, composer, Jazz, music, musician, Pianist, Vocalist, writer
In Support and Honor of Princess Margaret Hospital and Cynthia Brown
Apr 9, 2011 Beyond The Music, For Your Health
When: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 8pm
Where: The Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St., Toronto
How: Reservations – 416.913.8197 — Cover – $12
Why: because we can all make a difference!
Singer/songwriter Donna Greenberg met Cynthia Brown, a lawyer with a great passion for the arts, at a salsa class five years ago. The two became fast friends. Last summer, Cynthia was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer, and is presently undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
On Tuesday May 3rd, at 8 p.m., the songstress will be taking to The Trane Studio stage performing a musical evening in support of Princess Margaret Hospital, in honour of her dear friend, Cynthia. One dollar from each ticket and CD sold will benefit the Lymphoma Research Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital. To encourage additional funds, donation forms will be available at the event.
Donna will be joined in performance by pianist Jordan Klapman and guitarist Tony Quarrington for a concert chockfull of Donna’s original tunes and much-loved jazz standards. A special moment in the evening will be the dedication of Donna’s own song, “You’re My Summer Peach” to Cynthia. Donna feels this cheery song, off her critically acclaimed second album, Mav’rik, truly reflects Cynthia’s’ personality.
“I love and admire Cynthia’s fighting spirit in the face of this great adversity,” states Donna. “She’s a grand optimist. Cynthia bought a new bright red car in the midst of chemotherapy and is making plans to take friends on fun trips, once this disease is behind her. Cynthia is a great inspiration to me!
“I am deeply grateful for the kindness, dedication and knowledge of the staff at Princess Margaret Hospital, and the support they provide not only to the patients, but to their family and friends. I am so grateful to use my voice to honour and raise money for this remarkable institution.”
This News Just In:
Crossroads Television to tape Donna’s benefit performance for future airing!
We have just received word that folks from The Always Good News Show featuring Connie Smith will be on hand on May 3rd to tape Donna’s benefit show for Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. Reporter Mindy Tweedle will be there with a camera crew to catch Donna’s performance for airing at a later date.
Read on for information about the performance. We hope to see you there!
Tags: giving back, happy, independent record label, Jazz, preformer, singer, supportive, Vocalist, writer
