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About Me

Beatlejazz is the brainchild of drummer-percussionist Brian Melvin and pianist David Kikoski. Brian has been adapting Beatles' music to jazz for over 15 years. They decided to record his ideas in 1999. That is when Beatlejazz first started. The first CD, "A Bite of The Apple" was recorded and released in 2001. The first two CDs were in a trio format. It was an instant success and reached the top ten on the Gavin radio charts. The second CD was "Another Bite of The Apple" which was released in 2002 and again was in the top ten of Jazz radio. Then in 2005 Beatlejazz released "With A Little Help from Our Friends", featuring Michael Brecker, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Larry Grenadier, and Boris Kozlov. The group decided to add some friends and add some new colors to their sound. This was an international hit and hailed as one of the years best CDs. Now in 2007 is "All You Need". This is simply an outstanding new piece of work and will feature Richard Bona, Joe Lovano, Toots Thielemans, Larry Grenadier along with new arrangements by Brian and David. Beatlejazz plans to tour as a trio and add a featured guest here and there. We hope to see you soon. Peace and Light. Beatlejazz.

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Member Since: 11/27/2006
Band Website: brianmelvin.com/beatlejazz.htm
Band Members: Brian Melvin [Drums-Tablas-Kanjira-Electric Percussion], David Kikoski [Piano-Synth-Sound Design].
Influences: Dark Sky-Clean Fishbowl. Permadil
Sounds Like: An enjoyable evening in the back room. Please knock first!!!
Record Label: VideoArts
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Being-Non Being

The Buddha taught very clearly that we should not be attached to being or non-being. Being means the desire realm. Non-being means the realm of nihilism. To be liberated is to be free from both. If th...
Posted by beatlejazz on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:17:00 PST

Gameday

Its all a game- just have a good time playing it. What goes up must come down-and what goes down sometimes never gets up. Beatlejazz.
Posted by beatlejazz on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:25:00 PST

Two of Us.

Stretch your mind- blow the dust out the window-. A secret is a secret if you dont tell ANYBODY.
Posted by beatlejazz on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:01:00 PST

Mind Stuff.

When you meet silent and inscrutable people, dont tell what you are thinking. When you meet self-serving people, be careful in what you say. The sicknesesses of old age are brought on during one'...
Posted by beatlejazz on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:28:00 PST

Dark Sky

Be like dark sky. Keep fishbowl clean. In silence you will hear the sound. Big Mind. Shoshin. Bushido.
Posted by beatlejazz on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:31:00 PST

Tao.

The Five colors blind the eye. The Five tones deafen the ear.The Five flavors cloy the palate. Racing and hunting madden the mind. Rare goods temp man to do wrong. Therefore, the sage takes care of th...
Posted by beatlejazz on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:32:00 PST