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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Celebrate Artist Shelton Powe

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Shelton Powe Celebrates Another Year of Sharing His Music With the World 
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Happy Birthday Shelton!

Shelton Powe is celebrating his birthday on October 27th! Shelton joined Music Maker in 2011, and since then he's released an album on the Music Maker Label, played gigs across the country, and developed a following among Music Maker supporters. Meeting up with Music Maker couldn't have come sooner for Shelton. His machinery job began limiting his hours and eventually had to let him go - and as with so many of our artists who come to us with their amazing talent, his passion became his livelihood.

Over the past two years, we've worked with Shelton to develop his sound, book him gigs, get him a professional-quality instrument and create promotional items like his CD and photographs. When gigs were scarce, we helped him with basic needs. Shelton has since found work in his original field, but he still wants to share his music with the world. Shelton is an amazing artist with his medley of Gospel and Blues, and we're proud to be able to document his art for future generations.
Our Musical Development Program revitalizes, and in some cases, jump starts careers for artists like Shelton Powe. We help artists share their music with audiences worldwide, ensuring their voices are heard. As we head into our 20th Anniversary year, we hope you'll help us keep this program going with a gift to our Annual Fund today. Thank you for your support!

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Rhiannon and Leyla - Europe loves them!
 
Leyla and Rhiannon are wrapping up a set of dates in the UK and France, and they've gotten some rave reviews. Check out this one from the Art of Jazz Blog.
Missed their dates in France? They'll be back in November - check out those dates here.
Diggin':  Corinne puts on Brother's Tone

Brother's Tone, by George Conner, is a favorite here in the office. Corinne pulls out "I'm Gone But I Don't Know Where I'm Going" on her busiest days to give her tasks a soundtrack. Check out this week's Diggin' here; we know you'll love this one. 
Keep up with Music Maker's gigs
Do you need to boogie woogie? Perhaps all night long? See who's playing in your area! You never know when a Music Maker artist will be rolling through your town. Check out the Tour Calendar.

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