“I joined Earth Wind & Fire at 18 and I actually met Maurice and Verdine when I was 15. Philip and I were playing together and Hilliard Wilson, who’s still the bass player for me today after 40-something years… (He whispers this comically). People used to tell me, ‘You were […]
Legendary Musicians Larry Dunn and Bunny Brunel, Drummer Roger Friend and Guitarist Charles Julian Fearing performed JackTrip virtual collaboration technology during a live performance on January 27th, 2022; the event was co-sponsored by industry insider outlet EnterTalk. Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 2022 JackTrip Labs and EnterTalk partnered to host […]
Larry Dunn is a 7-time Grammy winning artist. He was the keyboardist/musical director of one of the most successful bands of all time, Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF). On November 17th, 2019, the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian honored EWF by putting the photograph of the nine original in […]
Welcome to issue 11 as we move forward into 2020 with the February/March issue. On our cover, power couple Larry and Luisa Dunn of LDO are featured. We interview the original Earth, Wind & Fire keyboardist/composer Larry Dunn about his career in the article titled “The Man with the Sound.” […]
Bunny Brunel’s CAB performed to a sold out crowd at the famous Baked Potato in Studio City on August 17, 2019. The lineup that evening featured Bunny Brunel (fretless), Virgil Donati (drums), Dennis Hamm (keys) Alex Sill (guitar), and Kaylene Peoples (flute/vocals). From the very first note the audience was treated to music that rocked the house.
Larry Dunn’s Anthology of Earth, Wind & Fire will be performing at the Music Box in San Diego on Sunday, July 21, 2019. This concert celebrates Earth, Wind & Fire’s honor at the Kennedy Center (Kennedy Center Honors) in December 2019. Larry joined Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) in 1971 […]
When I attended NAMM 2019 as part of Agenda’s media team, I was able to interact with many of the artists that I cover as a music journalist during the year. At NAMM 2019 I had the opportunity to hear some outstanding music from Jonathan Butler at D’Angelico Guitars and veteran jazz […]
Wednesday, April 26, 2017, was a night to remember. With a tip sheet that included Ronnie Laws, Ndugu Chancler, Bunny Brunel, Luenell, and too many more to name, the cast of supportive, celebrity colleagues went on and on as the lights dimmed. Guests finished their meals and the show started […]
A lifelong dream was realized when author Sheryl Aronson celebrated the launch of her book Passing Myself Down to the Grave at El Cid’s in Silver Lake, California. The book was years in the making, but not in the usual sense of writing a traditional novel. Taken from two short films, memoirs, and Aronson’s journaled […]
