Welcome to the July issue of Keyboard Player which is now available to purchase and download. After last months new product news from Yamaha and Roland we have news from Korg and Casio on forthcoming products.
As promised we have the first in-depth review from the new Yamaha range. Top of the range CVP409 Clavinova gets a pretty big thumbs-up from Andrew Gilbert and believes that Yamaha still lead the way with top line ensemble pianos.
Computer Music previews Sibelius 5, reviews a book on Cubase 4 and checks out a couple of digital metronomes from Korg.
One of the finest jazz pianists of all time, Oscar Peterson is the subject of Rhythm Kings this issue and Classnotes reaches part 25. We have a special offer for those wanting to get earlier parts of the series.

Hammond have at last launched their modular drawbar and controller, the XM-2 and XM-2C. John Bates puts them through their paces and finds much to admire in terms of sounds, versatility, portability and price.
In Key People this month, we talk to Mike Smith who was lead singer and keyboardist with the 60s pop band The Dave Clark 5. They had some massive hits covering R&B artistes like The Contours (Do You Love Me) and The Isley Brothers (Twist and Shout) and were, for a while, nearly as big as The Beatles. When the band split up he turned to studio work but decided to return to the road in 2003. Then a tragic accident changed his life completely.

This is our July issue which we hope you’ll enjoy.