Houma native Todd Adams demonstrates his skills on piano with a five-piece band and three backing vocalists. The tracks are a mix of house rockers, romantic love songs, funky up-tempo numbers and even a Mardi Gras second line beat. The best track is a pleasantly rollicking number called “48 Hours” that calls to mind my [...]
As an only child growing up in the Irish Channel, Dianne Brant was surrounded by love and music. Her father, the late Frank Montalbano, was a well-known, well-loved produce merchant who was always singing. On this collection of 17 songs, Brant has recorded some of her father’s favorites, such as “My Blue Heaven,” “Bye Bye [...]
A native of Bolivia, Gutierrez is a musical wizard, excelling on Spanish and electric guitars and on the Cuban tres, a guitar-like instrument made up of three double strings. And though much of the Viváz sound has Cuban roots, amazingly none of the 11 band members are from Cuba, but it doesn’t matter. The sound [...]
After spending a number of musically formative years in the Los Angeles area, where he played with such smooth jazz greats as Dave Koz, Najee and Jeff Lorber, Quintin Gerard W(ilson) has returned to Louisiana. Taking a page from each of his soprano sax mentors, and adding Grover Washington, Jr., Marion Meadows and Kenny G [...]
