Jazz Articles about Sheila E.

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Sheila E. & The E-Train at the 47th Annual Tri-C JazzFest

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 7, 2026

Sheila E. & The E-Train State Theater 47th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, OH June 25, 2026 Under new artistic director Orlando Watson, the 47th edition of Tri-C JazzFest opened with a program that reflected the festival's broader recalibration. With a lineup emphasizing artists with strong Cleveland ties and frequent references throughout the weekend to the increasingly elastic notion of “jazz adjacent," the festival appeared intent on broadening its audience while testing the boundaries of ...

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Brian Culbertson: Day Trip

by Bridget A. Arnwine
February 17, 2026

Multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson is a musician with a vision, and on his Day Trip, he sets out to share that vision with his listeners. What is that vision? It is that of an artist who understands what music is capable of and his role as an artist to bring that all to fruition: the slow groove that evokes romantic love, the toe-tapper that stirs nostalgic memories, the funk-fueled jam that moves bodies out of their seats. Day Trip feels like ...

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Ray Obiedo: Latin Jazz Project Vol. 2

by Richard J Salvucci
September 30, 2021

Sometimes it is difficult to banish the words of Ecclesiastes from your mind when listening to a recording: “There is no new thing under the Sun." While that may be true of music in particular--one builds on the past, just as in other fields--it is no good reason for not listening or for simple indifference. Gerald Wilson's “Viva Tirado" has been around since the 1970s, and Wilson himself has been quoted as being once surprised by hearing the El Chicano ...

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Ray Obiedo: Latin Jazz Project Vol. 2

by Pierre Giroux
September 24, 2021

There is a train of thought which proposes that the beginnings of the modern Latin jazz movement originated with the co-mingling of mambo and bebop. Although there is no empirical evidence to support this proposition, the uptake of the Latin style by boppers such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Herbie Mann gives some credence to the notion. The music presented by guitarist Ray Obiedo in Latin Jazz Project Vol. 2, while grounded in the Latin jazz construct, is delivered ...

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Sheila E

by Joseph Vella
May 28, 2021

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Sheila E. and the E-Train: Writes Of Passage

by Jim Santella
February 1, 2001

Funk, instrumental pop, and smooth jazz color Sheila E’s latest album with an easy-to-like coating. There’s not much to sink your teeth into, but her project does reflect cool waters and the things that make FM radio popular. A portion of “N Perfect Time,” Sheila E’s only lead vocal track on the album, is available from her web site as a 30-second QuickTime audio sample. In it you’ll hear the unique vocal style that has made her immensely popular for ...