Jimi Bell is a master musician. He is a relentless and forceful guitar player. Throughout his career Jimi has played with the some of the best. Currently lead guitarist for Autograph and House of Lords, Jimi is a staple in the Connecticut and New England music scene. Besides the a fore mentioned national bands, Bell plays in a number of regional groups that perform throughout the northeast. By far, he is one of the hardest […]
According to its website, “the mission of the American Baroque Orchestra (ABO) is to engage audiences with historically informed performances of magnificent music. ABO‘s members consist of renowned specialists in period-instrument performance.” The American Baroque Orchestra is an acclaimed ensemble dedicated to performing 17th and 18th century musical pieces played on appropriately dated instruments. Since its inception ABO has continually researched and actualized in concert a variety of well known and not as well known […]
Frank Viele is a wordsmith and storyteller. AMP featured Frank’s No Worries Brewery gig a few weeks ago in the Local Scene section of this blog. We were so impressed that we set up an interview with this up and coming talent. We held a phone interview and Viele was both informative and entertaining. That’s where the storytelling part begins. He can spin quite interesting tales. There were multiple tangents to each question and […]
