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BRADLEY YOUNG: A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY

"A brilliant pianist, arranger, composer and recording artist - Bradley Young is noted for his singular ability to reflect, in his playing, a startlingly comprehensive combination of historic influences. As a Jazz pianist, his hard swinging, blues drenched style reflects the entire history of Jazz piano, from Ragtime, to Stride, Boogie Woogie, Bebop and beyond.

Bradley has played with legendary artists such as Randy Brecker, Scott Hamilton, Art Farmer, Charles McPherson, Peter Erskine, Sam Most, Buddy Childers, Jack Sheldon, and Plas Johnson...as well as accompanist for many stellar vocalists like Sherry Williams, Ann Mack, Janis Mann, 6 time Grammy Award nominee Bili Redd, Barbara Morrison, etc...

His first recording under his own name, “Midnight Rhapsody”, has become a sought after collector’s item, as it has been long out of print. It was released on a small independent label, Omnibus Records, in 2001. The companion video for the title track was aired frequently on the international BET network, and was seen around the world, in the United States, South America, Australia, Asia, and Europe.

"Bradley produced and recorded one of only two recordings Chet Baker ever did in Chicago...this one was recorded in May 1986, during Chet's last tour of the US, before his sudden and tragic death in Amsterdam in 1988, was finally released on European record label Enja Records in 2009...is called "Chet in Chicago" (by the way, a little trivia: the only other time Chet recorded in Chicago was in 1957, the record is called "Stan Meets Chet" w/ Stan Getz, produced by renowned impresario Norman Granz).

Bradley has acted as music director for hundreds of high profile special events across the country, working with such artists as Donna Summer, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Rosemary Clooney, Ben E. King, Rita Moreno, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow...and has worked with celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Gary Shandling, Geena Davis, Sigourney Weaver, Clint Eastwood, Jerry Seinfeld, Brooke Shields, Nell Carter, Susan Anton and many more.

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Album Review

Matt Barber: The Song Is You

Read "The Song Is You" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Matt Barber is a pretty good singer: pleasant voice, decent range, fair sense of swing, healthy respect for a lyric. On his seventh album, The Song Is You, Barber has chosen to revisit a number of evergreens from the Great American Songbook and placed himself in a variety of musical settings designed to enhance the experience. A couple of those songs ("Oh! Look at Me Now," “You Make Me Feel So Young") were closely associated with the ...

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Bradley Young In "I Remember Chet: Reflections On The Legacy And Music Of Chet Baker" at Cafe Noctambulo On October 27th

Bradley Young In "I Remember Chet: Reflections On The Legacy And Music Of Chet Baker" at Cafe Noctambulo On October 27th

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service

Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Bradley Young makes his New York City debut at Café Noctambulo at 8 pm on October 27th with a special tribute to the prolific trumpet genius and icon, Chet Baker. Presented by Lampkin Music Group and Christoper Gines, I Remember Chet: Reflections on the Legacy and Music of Chet Baker, also features trumpet and flugelhorn great Randy Brecker and renowned jazz singer, Martha Lorin. Also sharing the stage are Steve LaSpina on bass and ...

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Bradley Young to Make NY Debut in NY - Metropoitan Room in "I Remember Chet"

Bradley Young to Make NY Debut in NY - Metropoitan Room in "I Remember Chet"

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service

Lampkin Music Group presents jazz pianist Bradley Young in his New York debut “I Remember Chet".

Bradley Young's “I Remember Chet" is a journey of music and stories Bradley shares with you the audience. His time with the great musician that is Chet Baker was short, but filled with funny, musical anecdotes on Chet.

As audiences hear this new music recorded in the '80's they can reminisce on all the wonderful music Chet left behind. Bradley also shares his gifts ...

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