Mark McLean's Playground : Playground

2010

A curious thing happens when a seasoned musical sideman issues his own artistic statement. The curiosity level rises significantly when said sideman is of the drummer variety. Collective eyebrows raise, and questions circle about whether or not the statement possesses cohesiveness, to say nothing of balance between the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic elements. Let’s face it: drummers hit things for a living. Only a select few develop ...

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Lester McLean : 4-3-2-1

2011

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Michael Kaeshammer : Kaeshammer

2011

The happy-on-life feeling having only intensified over the previous few years, the material on this album is purely what is on my mind and heart. Lyrically this is me at my most vulnerable, musically it's some of the most fun I've had playing the piano and singing. That's where the idea to self-title the album comes from.

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