The 11-year-old pianist at Carnegie Hall 24 years ago earned high praise from a New York Times critic and a warning: “One hopes that he will be allowed his remaining years of childhood and not pushed too far too quickly.” The warning went unheeded. Within several years, the boy, an Israeli named Elisha Abas, suffered ...
Moogfest, the annual festival celebrating the groundbreaking achievements of maverick inventor Robert Moog and his namesake synthesizer, released a DVD featuring live performances by DJ Logic, Bernie Worrell, Roger O’Donnell (The Cure), Jan Hammer and Keith Emerson. The DVD, produced by Charles Carlini of In Touch Entertainment, is distributed by MVD Visual. Click here to ...
Charles Carlini has recently collaborated with the renowned film composer Ennio Morricone in the creation of a remarkable record for SONY/BMG. Titled We All Love Ennio Morricone, the record features an incredible lineup of artists including Celine Dion, Quincy Jones, Renee Fleming, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Deodato, Roger Waters, Eddie Van Halen, Yo-Yo Ma, and many ...
Jazz critic Bill Milkowski, on assignment for Jazz Times Magazine, recently caught a performance of an all-star collective assembled by impresario Charles Carlini dubbed ‘Super Band‘ featuring John Abercrombie, Don Byron, Eddie Gomez, and Lenny White during their week-long engagement at Birdland. Each member contributed original pieces to this foray into uncharted waters with a ...
Les Paul, the father of the electric guitar, was recently feted by some of the worlds finest axemen at Carnegie Hall in celebration of his 90th birthday. The guitar-heavy bash, capably produced by guitar maven Charles Carlini for the JVC Jazz Festival, featured rockers Peter Frampton, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather and Steve Miller, jazzers Bucky ...
