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Band members Kevin May (piano, lead vocals) and Mick Lynch (acoustic guitar, ukulele, stomp-board and vocals) strip away the electronic elements in this Mountain Stage performance, spotlighting their crisp, brotherly-like harmony and memorable melodies.
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The New Pornographers also features Kurt Dahle on percussion, Todd Fancey on guitar and Kathryn Calder on vocals and piano.
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After a few years spent guesting in bands on vocals and piano, Steph enrolled on college music courses where she was able to develop her own material.
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Sneddon's tune is a well-meaning ballad which shows off his sweet vocals and piano skills on an uplifting tip, but comes straight from the old school of songwriting.
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Titled Knives Don't Have Your Back, the record places Haines' powerful vocals and skillful piano work front and center.
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True spent the money to flesh out a song she had made up, pairing a hazy piano-based instrumental with girly, breathless vocals.
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The track opens with understated vocals and drums, but eventually bursts into a swarm of piano, horns and guitar.
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The Mingus Big Band is a hot band at any time, and on this night, it added extra star power, featuring Ku-umba Frank Lacy on trombone and vocals, Randy Brecker on trumpet, Vincent Herring on sax, Dave Kikoski on piano and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums.
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Beginning with organ, piano and cello, this pocket orchestra provides a nice bed for singer Adam Bentley's artfully unsteady vocals.
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