New Single Coming…Panther
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition: Panther: 1: LEOPARD: such as a: a leopard of a hypothetical exceptionally large fierce variety b: a leopard of the black color phase We are going with both a and b! Written over 2 years ago as a promise to my High School mates. Recorded in London.…
Here In London!
Recently I had a chance to perform at the Legendary Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, London as a surprise guest musician of Jazz Guitarist Steve Oliver. Steve and I met many years ago while both performing on a Jazz Cruise. We stayed in touch and he graciously performed on…
B.One Unreleased and Remastered
Original Artwork by Everett Spruill B.One Guitar and Band Leader - Rob Goode Keyboards - Dan Frye Drums - Mike Logullo Percussion - Vernon Suber Bass - John Chacara Saxophones - Erly Thornton Once upon a time around 2001 I was approached by a drummer by the name of Darnell…
A First Year In Holland
I have now been in Holland for a little over a year. In fact our 1st day was only a week ago today. It took some getting used to. The city of Amsterdam is fabulous and busy. The weather however is not good to say the least. Coming from Florida…
Smooth Jazz EU Concert in Netherlands!
Join me for my first major concert in The Netherlands in conjunction with Smooth Jazz EU! This is The "JAZZ ROCK CAFE!" I like the sound of that. It sounds like a place anyone that likes Jazz with a little "ummph" wants to be. Sounds like if you want to…
Billboard Top 30 – 5th Week!
Over a month ago I got the wonderful news that In Transit had crossed the mark and entered the Billboard Top 30 charts. For an Independent artist this is very hard to do. That week we broke out the Champagne and celebrated the milestone. Now 5 weeks later I see…
On The Radio
A few weeks ago while in the midst of moving we packaged up the CD and the radio single "In Transit" and sent it out to all of the jazz stations we could find in the US. We also sent it to broadcasters in the UK and Canada. Then we…
Erly Thornton’s New Project “In Transit”
After an 18 month journey my new project "In Transit" is finished! I am happy to report that it will be available soon for pre-order here on this web site and globally soon after. Just as last time, the CD project started out sort of nameless. Instead of coming up…
A Return To The Art of Contemporary Jazz
Just recently in Orlando a long running station dedicated to the genre of Smooth Jazz changed to Latin Contemporary leaving the area with its Classical Jazz channel WUCF. While the station, WLOQ, was one of the only independently owned Smooth Jazz stations in the country, and arguably was the station…
Erly Performing Live at Draft Global Beer Lounge and Grill
Over the last several weeks I have had the pleasure of performing for many prestigious events, but I have not had as much fun as last week at Draft Global Beer Lounge and Grill. This spot is one of the most enjoyable locations in downtown Orlando. It is located right…