MARK RIVERA

Common Bond

2014-04-22

Mark Rivera is ready to take center stage.  Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, music director, and songwriter, Rivera established himself as a solid sideman for Billy Joel, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tony Bennett, Paul Simon, Foreigner, Paul McCartney, and more. On Common Bond he's ready to break out under his name performing straightforward commercial rock that deserves a listen no matter what happens to him on the Top 40 charts. The big-name performers have returned the favor and you'll hear Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Nils Lofgren, Robert Randolph, and Steve Lukather sitting in to help out. Check out #4, a cover of Jimi Hendrix "Spanish Castle Magic".

--Gerald Etkind

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 07/2007

    CROWDED HOUSE
    Time on Earth

  • reviewed 03/2010

    BEN HARPER AND THE RELENTLESS SEVEN
    Live From the Montreal International Jazz Festival

  • reviewed 04/2014

    YOUNG & SICK
    Young & Sick

  • reviewed 05/2011

    ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL
    Nightingale

  • reviewed 10/2011

    NATTY
    The Rebelship Sessions EP

  • reviewed 02/2007

    The Broken West
    I Can't Go On, I'll Go On

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.