Nils
Interview - Part two May
9, 2006 - Listen to more of our exclusive conversation
with guitarist Nils on his interview page of SmoothJazzNow.
In this next part the he talks about doing covers
including Toto's "Georgy
Porgy" and Carol Kings "You've Got a Friend."
He will also share stories of his first days in
North America after moving from Germany. Listen
to the clips. - by John
Beaudin
Nils
- Artist of the Month for May May
1, 2006 - Writing a tune about a famous highway
is nothing new but having that song become
one of the biggest hits of the year is a different
story. Nils' funky, smooth hit "Pacific
Coast highway" definitely struck a chord
with Smooth Jazz audiences' and his follow
up "Summer Nights" is heading in
the right direction. Listen to part one of
our interview with this talented German guitarist.
More
Review
- Nils
- Pacific Coast Highway -
September
21, 2005 - The ultra competitive world
of smooth jazz can be a tough place to
be. Here, highly talented musicians, not
well supported by a cautious media, routinely
vie for the ears of a limited audience.
Consequently it's not surprising that
potential stars can slip through the net.
Yet hope springs eternal and there are
a multitude of session musicians out there
just waiting for that big chance, that
lucky break that will bounce them into
smooth jazz stardom.
German born guitar player Nils,
who arrived in Los Angeles as long ago
as the mid eighties, might have thought
that chance had passed him by. His 1998
debut release, 'Blue Planet' featured
such top notch artists as George
Benson, Gerald
Albright, Carl
Anderson, Nathan
East, Chante Moore, Bobby Lyle, Phil
Perry, Rob Mullins, Siedah Garrett and
Gerald McCauley. The concurrent "Blue
Planet / West Coast All Stars" tour
saw Nils
combine forces with Anderson, Lyle and
Perry plus saxophonist Everett
Harp for an experience that seemed
certain to catapult Nils' into the adult
contemporary spotlight. Yet we have had
to wait seven years for the follow up,
'Pacific Coast Highway'. More
Former
Temptations, George Benson Sideman Nils Cruises
on the Charts May
25, 2005 - There's nothing like a great driving
tune to inspire the masses. Nils
(pronounced Neals) hit 'Pacific Coast Highway' was
inspired by the freeway of the same name. The German
guitarist moved to L.A. over twenty years ago and
he says the album captures "that certain stretch
between Malibu going up towards Ventura County,
It's a great vibe that I really believe this album
captures." Nils has been a side man for George
Benson, The Temptations and Rick
Braun. His last album was "Blue Planet
from 1998. The album 'Pacific Coast Highway' features
guitarist Paul
Jackson Jr, singer Siedah Garrett and Gerald
Albright on sax. -
by John Beaudin
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May
9, 2006 - Listen to more of our exclusive conversation
with guitarist Nils on his interview page of SmoothJazzNow.
In this next part the he talks about doing covers
including 
May
1, 2006 - Writing a tune about a famous highway
is nothing new but having that song become
one of the biggest hits of the year is a different
story. Nils' funky, smooth hit "Pacific
Coast highway" definitely struck a chord
with Smooth Jazz audiences' and his follow
up "Summer Nights" is heading in
the right direction. Listen to part one of
our interview with this talented German guitarist.
May
25, 2005 - There's nothing like a great driving
tune to inspire the masses. 
