THE NEW BOOK IS HERE! - September 24, 2006
hey, jazz fans! Check out my latest book, THE WISE IMPROVISER, a jazz improvisation book I wrote for all instrumentalists!
Wayne Goins: News
HOME COOKIN' IS HERE - February 15, 2006
The newest album, Home...Cookin'! is HERE and is also on cdbaby.com, so go to my main home page to get yours today!
THE FIRST NEW CD FOR '06 - January 29, 2006
Hey jazz and blues fans!! The newest CD from Wayne Goins is about to hit the shelves. Recorded live at Cox Bros. in Manhattan, this new disc entitled Home...Cookin'! features the boisterous blues vocal talent of Dave 'Elmo' Bailey, who is absolutely wailing on this album! You can get it here or go to cdbaby.com for even more details. Don't miss it!!
NEW BLUES CD IS HERE! - October 5, 2005
Hey jazz cats, the new album, 'BLUESIN' WITH THE B3' has hit the stores!! Check it out here at this website or go to cdbaby.com and grab it while its hot. This disc features some real blisterin' Hammond B3 organ supplied by none of ther than KC master Ken Lovern, with his drumming buddy Kevin Frazee. Needless to say, the blues guitar riffs and flowin' and the rhythm section is blowin,' so check it out!!
KEMAH JAZZFEST CANCELLED - September 21, 2005
Due to the Hurricane Rita rapidly advancing toward Galveston, Texas, the Kemah Jazz Festival has been cancelled.
Charlie Christian Is HERE! - September 7, 2005
HOORAY!! The new book by Dr. Wayne Goins & Craig McKinney has finally arrived!! "A Biography: Charlie Christian, Jazz Guitar's King of Swing," has hit the shelves and is ready for your order. Go to the books and CDS page here on this website to get your copy--go now!!!
LAR HELPS FLOOD VICTIMS - September 2, 2005
We have all heard the tragic news about the flood in New Orleans, and Mississippi. Little Apple Records is announcing that the proceeds from sales on the website for STANDARD FARE and our latest release, SMOKIN' AT THE OAKBAR, will go directly to the RED CROSS for assistance in aiding those less fortunate. Please do your part and purchase a CD from us on the cdbaby website. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
HERE COMES THE SMOKE! - September 2, 2005
Great news, cats--the newest CD, SMOKIN' AT THE OAK BAR, is HERE!! the release date is TONITE, live at the Manhattan Arts Center, where we will release the album at the intermission of the Roger Wilder performance. This hot live CD, recorded in KC with the Joe Cartwright Trio, is a real burner!!
STANDARDS MET AND EXCEEDED! - July 27, 2005
Hey, everybody--the new Little Apple Records CD, 'Standard Fare,' IS HERE!! The hot new album with Wayne Goins & Dan Karp has hit the shelves! Check us out!!
THE STORY OF LITTLE APPLE RECORDS - July 21, 2005
Published Thursday, July 21, 2005
MUSIC FROM THE LITTLE KNOWN
A K-State professor opts to start his own record label
By Michael Hooper
The Capital-Journal
Manhattan jazz musician Wayne Goins has created a music label to champion little-known musicians who want to record and promote their own music.
"The Little Apple is for the little guys who can't afford major record labels," Goins said. "We want to be the home they come to when they want to get their music out."
Goins, 43, said he decided to create the label after recently recording his own record, "West Coast Swing." He had several offers to distribute the CD, but didn't find anything he approved of.
"I got to thinking, 'Why don't I start my own company rather than paying someone else,' " he said. "No one will be able to promote me better than me. We've got a catchy name, a catchy logo. It was literally born overnight."
David Brown, left, Wayne Goins, center, and Deborah Goins have joined together to create Little Apple Records in Manhattan.
Goins was born and raised in Chicago and is a jazz guitarist who loves the West Coast cool style. He also plays blues, funk, reggae and rock. He has recorded more than 20 albums for Ichiban Records and has toured extensively throughout Europe. He played in June with a group of musicians at the Coleman Hawkins Neighborhood Festival in Topeka.
Goins is an associate professor and director of jazz at Kansas State University, where he conducts three big bands and teaches combos, jazz improvisation courses, a jazz history class, and guitar and electric bass instruction. He earned his doctorate degree at Florida State University.
Goins has a team that is helping him pull together the music label. Producers are Goins and David Brown; recording facilities is Brown Bear Sound; logo and graphic design is by his wife, Deborah Goins; legal services are provided by Ken Lovern; production assistance is Crystal Clear Audio; and photography is by Jeff Smith.
INFORMATION
Name: Little Apple Records
Founder: Wayne Goins
Goal: "I want Little Apple Records to be the most talked about record label in the region."
Contact: (785) 587-1804 or www.waynegoins.com
Goins is an active researcher and lecturer in the field of music education. He and Topeka lawyer Craig McKinney co-authored "Charlie Christian, Jazz Guitar's King of Swing," scheduled to be released later this summer or fall.
Goins said he expects to have 11 albums on the label within a year. Besides his own "West Coast Swing," he has lined up several projects. including "Ready for da Reggae," with a group called Muzizi; a blues recording called "Bluesin' with the B-3;" and "Standard Fare," a live recording with Dr. Daniel Karp, pianist and cancer specialist.
MUSIC FROM THE LITTLE KNOWN
A K-State professor opts to start his own record label
By Michael Hooper
The Capital-Journal
Manhattan jazz musician Wayne Goins has created a music label to champion little-known musicians who want to record and promote their own music.
"The Little Apple is for the little guys who can't afford major record labels," Goins said. "We want to be the home they come to when they want to get their music out."
Goins, 43, said he decided to create the label after recently recording his own record, "West Coast Swing." He had several offers to distribute the CD, but didn't find anything he approved of.
"I got to thinking, 'Why don't I start my own company rather than paying someone else,' " he said. "No one will be able to promote me better than me. We've got a catchy name, a catchy logo. It was literally born overnight."
David Brown, left, Wayne Goins, center, and Deborah Goins have joined together to create Little Apple Records in Manhattan.
Goins was born and raised in Chicago and is a jazz guitarist who loves the West Coast cool style. He also plays blues, funk, reggae and rock. He has recorded more than 20 albums for Ichiban Records and has toured extensively throughout Europe. He played in June with a group of musicians at the Coleman Hawkins Neighborhood Festival in Topeka.
Goins is an associate professor and director of jazz at Kansas State University, where he conducts three big bands and teaches combos, jazz improvisation courses, a jazz history class, and guitar and electric bass instruction. He earned his doctorate degree at Florida State University.
Goins has a team that is helping him pull together the music label. Producers are Goins and David Brown; recording facilities is Brown Bear Sound; logo and graphic design is by his wife, Deborah Goins; legal services are provided by Ken Lovern; production assistance is Crystal Clear Audio; and photography is by Jeff Smith.
INFORMATION
Name: Little Apple Records
Founder: Wayne Goins
Goal: "I want Little Apple Records to be the most talked about record label in the region."
Contact: (785) 587-1804 or www.waynegoins.com
Goins is an active researcher and lecturer in the field of music education. He and Topeka lawyer Craig McKinney co-authored "Charlie Christian, Jazz Guitar's King of Swing," scheduled to be released later this summer or fall.
Goins said he expects to have 11 albums on the label within a year. Besides his own "West Coast Swing," he has lined up several projects. including "Ready for da Reggae," with a group called Muzizi; a blues recording called "Bluesin' with the B-3;" and "Standard Fare," a live recording with Dr. Daniel Karp, pianist and cancer specialist.
New on Little Apple Records - July 11, 2005
In the upcoming months, look for the second CD from Little Apple Records by late September of 2005, It is appropriately entitled, “Standard Fare,”—an album that showcases the quartet, and featuring “Dr. Dan” Karp, a pianist from Houston, Texas, who specializes in the timeless classics of the traditional jazz songbook (he actually is a real doctor, you know—he serves as the Deputy Head of Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.) The CD was recorded live at the Manhattan Arts Center, on Friday, March 11 of 2005, and performed before a receptive and enthusiastic audience.
Goins' new book! - July 9, 2005
I have just completed my latest book, entitled "Charlie Christian, A Biography: Jazz Guitar's King of Swing," published by The Edwin Mellen Press. It is a wonderful book devoted to the life and times of the greatest jazz guitarist who ever lived. The book will be out in late August. It was co-authored by my great friend, Craig McKinney, who resides in Topeka.