“There is something undeniably classy about Hornsby as a performer…no need for elaborate costumes, staging or backdrops — just his piano, his voice and his incredible skills as a musician and songwriter.” —KDHX radio, St. Louis
Almost three decades after winning a Grammy for Best New Artist and launching one of contemporary music’s most diverse careers, Bruce Hornsby still makes joyful noise as he discovers clever and expansive ways to chronicle dynamic musical snapshots of his ... view more »
“There is something undeniably classy about Hornsby as a performer…no need for elaborate costumes, staging or backdrops — just his piano, his voice and his incredible skills as a musician and songwriter.” —KDHX radio, St. Louis
Almost three decades after winning a Grammy for Best New Artist and launching one of contemporary music’s most diverse careers, Bruce Hornsby still makes joyful noise as he discovers clever and expansive ways to chronicle dynamic musical snapshots of his often generously collaborative journey.
Nothing better illustrates this than Hornsby’s communion with his longtime band, The Noisemakers. And nothing catches that connection with more daring fluency than a couple of live collections released eleven years apart; 2011’s Bride of the Noisemakers, a set of concert recordings from 2007 to 2009, and 2000’s Here Come the Noisemakers, which initially unveiled Hornsby and his band’s free-wheeling live approaches to the Virginia-born pianist and composer’s memorable songs.
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