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Jazz saxophonist Loren Stillman took time recently to talk to Riveting Riffs Magazine about his current album, Blind Date. Read the exclusive interview at www.rivetingriffs.com. Click the tab for Interviews and then go to our jazz interviews page.
While you are visiting stay a while longer and check out our reviews of Judy Wexler’s jazz standards […]

You read that title correctly! Dana Leong is one of the most exciting young artists on the music scene today and Riveting Riffs Magazine has an exclusive interview with Dana, in which he talks about his recent European and North American tours, his current album and his film project. Check it out on […]

The 2008 USA Songwriting Competition deadline is fast approaching. Win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise such as cool gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, D’Addario Strings, Peavey, Audio-Technica and more. Also, have your winning songs played on radio! Enter in Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc.
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Since 1995, USA Songwriting […]

Brian Rolland is a seasoned jazz player with several studio albums and many years of practical training behind him. On the 2007 release The Tide’s In, he has a host of great support behind him to make the recording exceptional. Rolland plays all the guitars, and adds some vocals while the rest of his band […]

JoJo Styles got inspiration from living in the Bay Area during rock music’s most pivotal and productive times, the 60s. JoJo had the opportunity to see Hendrix, Santana, Miles Davis, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea and other luminaries of the day at the festivals and concerts going on regularly at venues and parks. It was the […]

The Internet-based Jimmy Bruno Guitar Institute (JBGI) announces that it has quadrupled in size, in just the last six months, to over 1350 paying students. Originally designed for 350 students, the JBGI has shattered all enrollment projections since opening in May 2007. “The growth has been phenomenal and gratifying”, says Affiliated Artists CEO and JBGI […]

This week’s edition of Riveting Riffs www.rivetingriffs.com features interviews with the lead singer of Pink Martini, China Forbes, as she discusses her solo career and her new pop album.
Check out our country music coverage, as we sit down and talk to Texas singer/songwriter/guitarist Owen Temple, and review concerts by Tift Merritt and Sara Watkins […]

Hello music fans…We have entered 2 groovy jazz tunes- “Zack In The Box” and “Yo Bro” in a contest at Ourstage.com.
The prize is a gig at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport. We have now been Number ONE on the CHART since early April and would love to land the gig. We have dates […]

As the back of the CD of Rosey’s Luckiest Girl says, “There is something undeniably seductive about jazz music.” Rosey personifies that statement on her 12 tracks of spicy hot jazz and pop.
Never is this atmosphere more apparent than on the opening track “It’s A Ruse”, which makes you feel like there should a spy […]

JoJo Styles had the benefit of developing his music while watching some of the legendary figures perform in San Francisco. He saw Hendrix and Santana and was all over the Bay Area attending the free concerts of the day. Those days are history but for the people that lived and soaked up the vibes of […]