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John Novello

Keyboardist extraordinaire / composer / producer

About Me

Check out John's new project: B3 SOUL

B3 Soul is now available from CD Baby !


Niacin:

John Novello Band:

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/19/2006
Band Website: keysnovello.com
Band Members: Niacin members:
Billy Sheehan - bass
Dennis Chambers - drums
John Novello - B3, piano

John Novello Project members:
John Novello - keys
Eric Marienthal - sax
Jeff Nathansen - sax
Melvin Davis - bass
Eric Mckain - percussion

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Influences: Bartok, Chick Corea, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Trane, Bird, Hendrix, Chester Thompson, Quatermass, Soft Machine, Led Zepplin, The Cream, ELP, Yes, The Vanilla Fudge, Mark Stein, Penderecki, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Bach, Basil Ronzitti, Charlie Banacos, Dr Paul Martin, Dr. John, Edgar Winter, Carl Anderson, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Red Garland, Art Tatum, Joe Sample, Gloria Rusch, Stevie Winwood, Tower of Power, Earth Wind & Fire, Weather Report, Return To Forever, Steppenwolf, Bryan Auger, Jimmy Smith, The Beatles, Blind Faith, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, George Shearing, Keith Emerson, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gary Burton, Melvin Davis and many many more my RAM can't process!
Sounds Like: Mind-Blowing Fusion/Progressive Rock
Record Label: Maganacarta, Video Arts, and Holographic Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

B3 Soul EP Release!

..StartFragment -->   B3 Soul my new solo groove project  is now available at  http://cdbaby.com/cd/novellosoul both as  a 4 tune EP and/or  in download form. Check it out, ge...
Posted by John Novello on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:52:00 PST

Blog 1 Artistic Creativity!

I've been getting many requests to start a music blog so here's blog 1:One of my many hats is an author/music educator and in wearing that hat I have found that many musicians allow their creativity t...
Posted by John Novello on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:06:00 PST

Post Niacin Tour

 Back from the short Niacin US Tour!  Man... that was intense!  We hadn't played with each other in a few years.  I forgot how nuclear we are.  I'm expended.  Afer all th...
Posted by John Novello on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:16:00 PST

Niacin Tour

Whew!  This Niacin material is really a bitch.  Yeah, I know Billy and I wrote it but that doesn't mean it's easy. It's been a while since we blew together so I'm burning the midnight oil fo...
Posted by John Novello on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:34:00 PST