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RECOVERING. BILL BERRY, 36, drummer for the revered alterna-band R.E.M.; from surgery for two aneurysms. Berry collapsed during a concert in Lausanne, Switzerland. As a result, R.E.M.'s world tour is on hold...
Allen's performance last week at the Regattabar in Cambridge gave tangible proof that her reputation is well deserved. With bassist Ron Carter and drummer Lenny White, Allen offered listeners five searingly original improvisations on both her own compositions and jazz standards. Allen's performance in Cambridge lived up to the expectations raised by her recent stunning recorded work...
...when some people, particularly in the South, see Hootie entertaining concert audiences with its mix of Southern rock and soulful blues, they have a problem with it. "We were in this bar in South Carolina, and this guy in a traditional Confederate hat comes up between sets," recalls Hootie drummer Jim Sonefeld. "He says, 'Y'all are pretty good for having a nigger as your lead singer.' Both my fists got clenched, and I was about to kill this...
Popularity for Hootie & the Blowfish was a long time coming. The four band members-singer Darius Rucker, guitarist Mark Bryan, bassist Dean Felber and drummer Sonefeld-got together at the University of South Carolina in Columbia in the mid-1980s. Rucker likes to sing after taking a shower and, thanks to his loud voice and the dorm's thin walls, his habit became well known-and, surprisingly, well liked. Says Bryan, who lived down the hall: "I'd hear him and think, 'He's got a really great voice.'" Bryan was learning to play the guitar at the time...
Like Jones, McCoy Tyner has toured extensively with a stable group of his own in recent years. Unfortunately, recent performances suggest that Tyner's music is getting stale. The Valentine's Day weekend stint at the Regattabar featured legendary vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Avery Sharpe, and drummer Aaron Scott, but the long-lived group, seemed to be communicating less than ever. Hutcherson may very well be the greatest talent in the group, but even when soloing he was barely audible above Tyner's majestic accompaniment. Adding to the disjointed feel of the group were Sharpe and Scott, who both have...