Biografie

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Biographien von 62 der bekanntesten Drummer mit CD: Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Louie Bellson, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Ed Thigpen, Joe Morello, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette,...

L'introduzione alla prima edizione accademica delle lettere di Clementi (La corrispondenza di Muzio Clementi, Ut Orpheus Edizioni, 2010) conteneva il commento "è più che probabile che uno dei risultat...

Franco Battiato è stato uno dei grandi protagonisti dello spettacolo e della cultura italiana degli ultimi cinquant’anni, con una produzione artistica tanto sterminata quanto eterogenea: non solo infa...

First published in 1925, Alberto Bachmann's renowned reference remains unsurpassed as a source of essential information on all aspects of the violin. It traces the evolution of technique from the 1800...

Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (1825-1889) è il nome di un musicista francese del XIX secolo molto popolare ai suoi tempi, ma che oggi non viene ricordato da nessuno, se non dai suonatori di otton...

Bruce Springsteen - Like a Killer in the Sun, originally published in Italian, is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen, showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate cri...

One of the most successful songwriters and composers of the last 25 years, Steve Dorff has penned over 20 Top 10 hits for pop and country artists around the world, including Barbra Streisand, Celine D...

In Learning to Listen, Gary Burton shares his 50 years of experiences at the top of the jazz scene. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Burton made his first recordings at age 17, has toured and recorde...

Johnny Smith (1922-2013) was the jazz guitarist's jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he worked for the network broadcasters in New York while also playing regularly at clubs such as Birdland opposite C...

Here is the story of an often overlooked, one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success, he became a tragedy. Jerry Nolan came...

If you ever needed proof that a magazine can have a love affair with a musician, you're holding it in your hands. For DownBeat, the preeminent publication of the jazz world, Miles Dewey Davis was one...

Other people locked themselves away and hid from their demons. Townes flung open his door and said, 'Come on in. ' So writes Harold Eggers, Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, in My...

For more than a century, directors from both sides of the border have chosen Mexico as the location to create their cinematic art, leaving an indelible imprint on the imaginations of moviegoers and fi...

My Las Vegas is the incredible life story of Bobby Morris, who arrived in the U. S. from Poland at age ten, where he shined shoes and dreamed of being a drummer, and rose to become a music legend both...

A lively and engaging chronicle of the triumphant rise of Sharon Jones - one of the most authentic purveyors of American soul music since James Brown - Long Slow Train: The Soul Music of Sharon Jones...

Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter, always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology. His working life coincided with the explosive development of mu...