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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