Greg Carmichael never really wanted to be a solo performer. “Didn’t think I had the personality or desire to do it. I was more interested in playing in a band. It was more fun to be part of a team,” ...

Smooth jazz was a tough sell to European record executives in the mid-1980s. That's when Acoustic Alchemy was just emerging, and the England-based band was a lukewarm commodity. It took a trip ...

Lifetsyle Network once again participated in the annual Philippine International Jazz and Arts Festival (PI Jazzfest), as it brought renowned British contemporary jazz band Acoustic Alchemy and other ...

The British acoustic guitar duo Acoustic Alchemy never really planned to be a hit new-age act in America. But it happened with such perfect timing and ease that many people assume they did. ”The ...

Randy Marchany and his collaborator Wes Chappell pull off something many musicians would consider dastardly: They convince the delicate, mild-mannered hammered dulcimer to sing the blues. The ancient ...

Back in 1981, Nick Webb and Simon James, two enterprising British music school students, decided to start an instrumental acoustic jazz band focused on dueling steel- and nylon-string guitars. Mind ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Smooth Jazz greats Acoustic Alchemy will perform on Friday, March 17th at ...

THERE ARE TIMES on Acoustic Alchemy's "This Way" when the British duo capitalizes on its signature way of crisply integrating acoustic guitars with smooth jazz grooves. There are other moments, ...