Alan Goldsher

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Alan Goldsher

Alan Goldsher is an American author of 15 books, performs on bass and keyboard, and is a music and sports journalist. He lives in Chicago. [1]

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Writing

Goldsher has written 15 books, both fiction and non-fiction. His debut novel, Jam, was published in 2002, with the non-fiction Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers appearing the following year. His 2010 novel Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion received a starred review from Publishers Weekly , where it was described as a "humor-filled splatterfest" having "over-the-top bizarro charm", [2] .

As a ghostwriter, Alan has collaborated on numerous non-fiction and fiction projects with celebrities and public figures including comedian Kevin Pollak, director Tobe Hooper, chef Stephanie Izard, and jazz guitarist and vocalist George Benson. His music journalism has been published in Bass Player and Guitar Player, and his sportswriting has appeared in ESPN The Magazine and at ESPN.com, NBA.com, and ChicagoBulls.com. [1]

Alan has written the text for two Running Press publications in the "RP Minis" series: Desktop Surfing and Desktop Tetherball.

Music

A bassist, keyboardist, producer, and record label CEO, Goldsher has released 12 projects on his own Gold Note Records. As a sideman, he has made music with artists including Digable Planets, Cypress Hill, Naughty By Nature, Janet Jackson, Questlove, and King Britt.

Discography

As a leader

Albums & EPs

  • A Soundtrack in Search of a Movie (2023)
  • Live at the Lakeview Lounge (2022)
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Originals (2021)
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Covers (2021)
  • The Electronica Messenger: An EDM Tribute to Art Blskey (2021)
  • All We Are (2021)
  • Where's Dinner? (2021)
  • Digits (2021)
  • Glue (2020)
  • Still Sticky (2020)
  • Big Al Bassman Funks Up the Jazz Classics (2019)
  • 96 B.P.M. (2019)
  • The Other Pocket (2019)
  • The Pocket (2019)

Singles

  • "Una Noche Con Frances" (2021)
  • "Spiral Dance" (2021)
  • "F = Funk" (2021)
  • "The Return of Vibez McGoo" (2020)
  • "Eric B is President" (2020)
  • "The Point After" (2020)
  • "The Boogoo Reboot" (2020)
  • "Jean-Pierre" (2020)
  • "The Rumproller" (2020)
  • "Ruby Red" (2020)
  • "Witch Hunt / Maiden Voyage" (2020)

As a sideman

Bibliography

Non-fiction

Fiction

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"Yes sir, I'm gonna to stay with the youngsters. When these get too old, I'm gonna get some younger ones. Keeps the mind active."

References

  1. 1 2 "About Alan". alangoldsher.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. "Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.