Jazz
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Country, Rock & Roll, and the Ongoing Debate Over Who ‘Belongs’ in Music Genres
Lawd, it has been quite irksome to see the social media taunts and jabs from people who want to police who “belongs” in music genres. Which name has been thrown back onto the debate hot plate? Beyonce. The debate over whether Beyoncé deserved to win the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Country Album is rooted…
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Jazz, Funk, Soul and R&B Coming Your Way
Grab a pen or copy/paste this into your calendar…my beloved client and friend Melvin Lee Davis (known as @Keeperotln on Twitter) is performing throughout Southern California this month and then goes on a European tour with Lee Ritenour and friends, and then he heads back to the U.S. to swing through the East Coast with…
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Melvin Lee Davis: True Keeper of the Low Notes
Last night I had the pleasure to see my client Melvin Lee Davis tear it up on stage with other Jazz greats, Lee Ritenour, Sonny Emory and Jesse Milliner at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia. These Jazz masters were in Atlanta for Lee Ritenour’s 6 String Theory U.S. Tour. Those of you who know…
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