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Daniel Lantz
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Steinway and Yamaha grands, Nord and Roland stage pianos, Fender Rhodes Mark I, accordeon
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Daniel Lantz Trio: Plays Bond
by Dan Bilawsky
James Bond has a taste for the finer things in life; Aston Martin automobiles, Tom Ford suits, Omega Seamaster timepieces and mysteriously beautiful company from the fairer sex are just a few things that Bond bonds with these days, but jazz, sadly, doesn't make the list. While Monty Norman's famed James Bond Theme" certainly paints a swinging picture of the world's favorite MI6 agent, Bond's connection to this music has fizzled out over time. Bond themes over the years have ...
read moreAn interview with Daniel Lantz, keyboardist for Swedish jazz-funk band Beat Funktion
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Lauren Rogers
As the keyboardist of the jazz-funk outfit Beat Funktion, Daniel Lantz is at the center of a disco maelstrom. Taken as a whole instead of the sum of its parts, Beat Funktion is a fireball of pop smarts, a living, breathing groove machine that grinds together the sweat-drenched vintage R&B of James Brown with the sexy hooks of '70s dance music and the soulful depth and instrumental complexities of jazz. On their debut album, The Plunge, Beat Funktion gyrates with ...
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