Gregg Karukas #1 hit ElegantNights -HD- (Dedicated to Joe Sample)

The first single from Soul Secrets. Hit #1 on the Smooth Jazz Airplay chart in Fall 2014.

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This is dedicated to the late, great Joe Sample, a “Beacon” of inspiration for us musos and a very warm and funny guy. Filmed “on location”…with: Michael O’Neill on guitar and Luis Conte on percussion. Feel free to share, and stay tuned for more music and updates….

i-TUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/album..../soul-secrets/id9163

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Music Produced and composed by: Gregg Karukas
Directed by: Ryan Palmer

At a generous and expansive 14 tracks, Gregg' 12th solo CD digs deeper and more organically into all the styles the 2013 GRAMMY® winner and original Rippingtons keyboardist loves – old school soul-jazz, with hints of gospel, R&B, funk and the world/samba grooves he immersed himself in while touring with Brazilian legends Sergio Mendes and Dori Caymmi. Gregg's elegant grand piano melodies and infectious grooves are everywhere; this time around he digs into his roots, featuring the classic Fender Rhodes, Wurlie, Minimoog and B3 keyboards quite a bit. The live interplay sizzles as Gregg surrounds himself on “Soul Secrets” with an all-star guest list that includes his friends Rick Braun, Euge Groove, Ricardo Silveira, Michael O'Neill, violinist Charlie Bisharat, Luis Conte, Shelby Flint, Ron Boustead and rising sax star Vincent Ingala.

Karukas has been so consistently acclaimed for his melodic keyboard magic for so long that it might be superfluous to call “Soul Secrets” his best album ever – but there’s no doubt it’s one of contemporary jazz’s best albums of 2014.