ONE OF THE GREATEST TREASURES AS A GUITARIST - NAJEE
Named one of our greatest treasures as a guitarist by Najee and "amazingly talented" by Dave Koz, guitarist Blake Aaron has returned with his fifth full length album "Color and Passion", on Innervision Records.
The album has already spawned three #1 hit singles on the Billboard chart:
Groovers and Shakers feat. Darren Rahn Fall for You Sunday Strut feat. Najee
and one #1 single on the Radiowave / Groove Jazz charts for all of 2019:
"Drive"
Color and Passion is already feeling like a greatest hits record. A Billboard #1 producer himself, Aaron teams up with hit producers Darren Rahn ("Groovers and Shakers") and Adam Hawley (Sunday Strut).
The hit Groovers and Shakers, a funky, catchy but harmonically rich jam featuring Rahns signature sax stacks, almost didnt happen. Another single was finished and ready to be sent to radio a few weeks before and Aaron received a great track with no melody from saxophonist Darren Rahn. I literally had minutes to record a guitar melody before I left on vacation, but Darrens track was so good that it inspired a melody right away and we switched up singles at the last minute. Blake and Darren teamed up again with another #1 collaboration, Drive, the high-energy, pulsating smooth jazz theme song for your summer drive featuring Darrens brother Jason Rahn on Flugelhorn. And just weeks before Color and Passion was to be mastered and manufactured, Aaron teamed up with fellow hit guitarist and producer Adam Hawley for Sunday Strut, the uptempo, brass infused bounce featuring smooth jazz horn guru, David Mann and long-time friend and frequent concert partner, legendary saxophonist, Najee.
Will Donato
A MUST SEE SHOW - NewJazz.com
A cancer survivor who truly celebrates each day and each person he meets, Will has headlined or shared the stage as a special guest at the Blue Note in New York City, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival, The Algarve Groove International Jazz Festival in Portugal, The Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, Humphrey's By The Bay, The Capital Jazz Cruise, and Rick Braun's New Year's Eve.
Will has performed with some of the best known musicians of the groove / smooth jazz genre, namely Al McKay of Earth Wind and Fire, Richard Elliot, Bruce Conte of Tower of Power, Steve Reid of The Rippingtons, Brian Simpson, Steve Oliver, Gregg Karukas and Nick Colionne. He has worked in the pop music genre as well - most notably with Gerald Levert, Wynonna Judd, Toni Childs, and superstar Richard Marx. His music can be heard on the number one contemporary jazz legacy hit from Steve Oliver, High Noon as well as on the soundtracks from several movie scores including Thelma and Louise, The Wedding Planner, Under the Boardwalk, and No Mans Land.
In the studio working on his next full-length album to be released in late 2019, Will Donato was quoted by NewJazz.com as "A Must See Show!
Location
Sound Bites Grill (View)
101 N. Hwy 89A, F29
Sedona, AZ 86336
United States
