Bob James, is known worldwide as a premier composer/producer/keyboardist. A multi-Grammy award winner, Bob was also bestowed with the George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Ray White, the CAT's multi-award winning program director, caught up with Bob backstage before his concert to talk about his early years in music, changes in recording technology through the decades and his latest album - Jazz Hands. In our showcase segment, our own Lisa Davis features the awesome contmporary jazz guitarists, Nils, whose latest album is Cool Shades. The very best in Contemporary Jazz, right here on the Coool CAT!
Guy Allison, keyboardist/composer/producer, is best known as a touring member of The Doobie Brothers for 19 years. His career started off in jazz having secured a place in the coveted Monterey All-Star Jazz Band. Through the late 1970's and today, you'll find him in several rock bands, but returned to jazz on his excellent latest album - A Designed Presence. Multi-award winning program director Ray White "zoomed" with Guy to talk in detail about his latest project, players on the album, song backgrounds and much, much more! In our showcase segment, we feature the amazing bassist Brian Bromberg whose latest album is titled The Magic of Moonlight. Outstanding, dynamic world-class musicians, featured on the Coool CAT!!