Rick Wakeman　

Born in Perivale, Middlesex, England, Rick Wakeman’s interest in music manifested itself very early, and from the age of seven on he studied classical piano. At the age of 14, he joined a local ..more

Ace Frehley　

Along with Eddie Van Halen, Kiss’ Ace Frehley inspired numerous up-and-coming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s -- and come the ’90s, he was listed by just about every contemporary r ..more

Warren Zevon　

Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, who had been battling a lung cancer and recently released his final studio album ’The Wind’, died Sept. 7, 2003 at his home. He was 56. Although he didn’t enjoy major ..more

Georgie Fame　

Georgie Fame’s swinging, surprisingly credible blend of jazz and American R＆B earned him a substantial following in his native U.K., where he scored three number one singles during the ’60s. ..more

Black Swan　

kurayamisaka　

Bloodbound　

Bollnas, Sweden’s Bloodbound was formed in the summer of 2004 by kindred metallic spirits Tomas Olsson (lead guitar) and Fredrik Bergh (keyboards), both of whom had cut their teeth with sever ..more

Chez Kane　

PJ Harvey　

During the alternative rock explosion, several female singer/songwriters rose to prominence, but few have proved as distinctive or as widely praised as Polly Jean Harvey. Over the course of her car ..more

Yasuhiro Suzuki　

Andrew Hill　

Andrew Hill was a great and even groundbreaking composer and pianist, yet the relatively circumscribed scale of his innovations might have originally caused him to get lost in the shuffle of the ’6 ..more

Joppa Leigh　

Pentatonix　

A five-person a cappella group originally from Arlington, Texas, Pentatonix first found a national spotlight by winning the third season of NBC’s The Sing-Off in 2011. With a decidedly conte ..more

Haircut 100　

Combining light funk with frothy pop, Haircut 100 was one of the cleanest and most accessible new wave groups. Formed in 1980, the British band’s core members were vocalist Nick Heyward ..more

Camel　

MSC　

Clifford Brown / Max Roach　

Ska Flames / 西岡大輔 / 春山友志 / 櫻井慎一　

Wynton Kelly　

A superb accompanist loved by Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly was also a distinctive soloist who decades later would be a strong influence on Benny Green. He grew up in B ..more

Royal Hunt　

Royal Hunt began in 1991 when bandleader Andre Anderson, originally from Moscow, joined up in Denmark with singer Henrik Brockmann, bassist Steen Mogensen, and drummer Kenneth Olson. With ..more