Check out his website here.ĭavid Toma - Drums. See his solo website hereĪl Payson - Bass - Bassist, audio engineer, producer - Al has worn many hats over a varied career including stints with Jose Feliciano, The Drifters, The Coasters and The Burr Johnson Band. Selections from his 3 independent CD releases can be viewed here.ĭavid Bolton- Guitar & Vocals - A long time denizen of the blues scene from the Piedmont to the coast David is also an accomplished songwriter and singer. Jim Nelson Piano & Vocals - a songwriter, singer and piano player Jim is steeped in the music of the New Orleans piano professors from his native south Louisiana upbringing. Hear some of the expanded band live at the Cape Fear Blues Festival here.Ĭheck out the Calendar for additional dates. The core band is a 5 piece group but can expand when need to include another guitarist and a full horn section. The band puts on energetic and engaging performances - if you love the Neville Brothers, Dr John, BB King and Etta James you'll love this band. The band has been featured performers for both the Seafood Blues and Jazz fest and the Cape Fear Blues Festival. If you come, come to dance, come to have a good time and a few laughs. It is at times rocking at other times bluesy, funky and soulful. Formed in 2015 the Rhythm Bones are all veteran musicians playing a blend of original and cover material very much steeped in the blues and funk that has always informed their music. Whatever he decides, William is already firmly on the path to a bright future.Tired of the same old cover bands? Then try a new mix of New Orleans funk and original music. “Maybe I want to be an artist, maybe a pianist, or maybe composer or piano teacher,” said William Zhang the winner of the American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition. William isn’t yet sure where he’s headed but says piano is definitely in his future. One of the youngest to play, his performance was flawless. Then came the big day when William performed at Carnegie Hall. Did I look at it wrong So I blew it up on my desktop computer screen and checked. “I didn’t want to tell them because I wanted to make sure. In January, the family found out William had won the competition. We work together,” said Guangyu Zhang William Zhang’s father.Īll that work paid off. “It’s like the best team: parents, student and teacher. Today he practices up to three hours a day. Then at four and a half he began piano lessons. So his parents, who didn’t play instruments themselves, taught him to play baby songs. He can punch the little key and make some beautiful sound and why don’t you teach him But no, nobody want to teach him,” Wang said. Zhang’s parents wanted him to start lessons at two or three but everyone told them he was too young. But they had a hunch he would take a liking to the instrument. When he was just two they bought him a $20,000 piano. “Whenever there is music in the house, he jumps and moves so we just feel he loves music,” said Julie Wang, William Zhang’s mother. William’s parents say he always responded to music. “Music brings me happiness and I want to bring the audience happiness,” Zhang said. He’s playing Mozart, one of his favorite composers along with Bach and Chopin. What got him there was this amateur video taken by his father. The 6-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, won first prize in the American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition. In a few days, he would be playing Carnegie Hall. Visiting New York City for the first time is an exciting experience for many, but William Zhang – had an extra reason to smile.
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