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Michael Leonhart Orchestra: The Normyn Suites

Read "The Normyn Suites" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Gli eclettici sviluppi orchestrali di Michael Leonhart, tra maestosi affreschi evocativi e trascinanti momenti rock e soul, tornano a entusiasmarci con questo magistrale The Normyn Suites, dove la poetica della leggerezza convive con scelte di vivo impatto ritmico e timbrico. Le due forti propensioni musicale dell'autore sono ben bilanciate: quella impressionista (che ha caratterizzato opere ammalianti come Lovers di Nels Cline e il suo The Painted Lady Suite) e quella legata alla popular music, maturata nelle collaborazioni con Steely Dan, ...

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Radio & Podcasts

The Costello Jazz Show, Part 2

Read "The Costello Jazz Show, Part 2" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Certain musicians like to stick to a formula. Others, like Elvis Costello (featured today), continually reinvent themselves. Looking back at Costello's career, it seems like his sense of adventurous restlessness has been both the cause and the effect of his many high-profile collaborations, including those in the jazz world—from Michael Leonhart to Roy Nathanson, from the Mingus legacy project to the New Orleans connections, and more. Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...

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Radio & Podcasts

The Costello Jazz Show, Part 1

Read "The Costello Jazz Show, Part 1" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Jazz is one of the most recurrent motifs in the multi-layered quilt that Elvis Costello's discography is; and one of those which make that eclectic patchwork both cohesive and uniquely appealing. The son of a jazz trumpeter/singer with a passion for 40s American jazz and a record seller with ears wide open, it's perhaps not surprising that Elvis recorded a rendition of “My Funny Valentine" as early as the late '70s, while he was in the middle of ...

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Film Review

Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued

Read "Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued" reviewed by Doug Collette


Elvis Costello/Jim James/Marcus Mumford/Taylor Goldsmith/Rhiannon Giddens Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued Eagle Vision 2015 Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued was originally broadcast on the Showtime network at the time of the release of The New Basement Tapes: Lost on the River (Harvest, 2014), in part to take the place of extensive live performance. In the form of DVD/Blu Ray, it serves the same purpose, as depiction of the circumstances by which the otherwise ...

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Extended Analysis

Elvis Costello: North

Read "Elvis Costello:  North" reviewed by Alexander M. Stern


A long time ago – it seems like a lifetime – Elvis Costello glared out at the listener from the cover of This Year’s Model as the voice emanating from the speaker snarled words of revenge and guilt: “Don’t say you love me when it’s just a rumor/Don’t say a word if there is any doubt/Sometimes I think that love is just a tumor/You’ve got to cut it out...”

Oh, how the times have changed.

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New England Conservatory Hosts Legendary Songwriter Elvis Costello Friday, October 25 In Public Talk At Jordan Hall

New England Conservatory Hosts Legendary Songwriter Elvis Costello  Friday, October 25 In Public Talk At Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Costello to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from NEC New England Conservatory welcomes legendary songwriter Elvis Costello to campus on Friday, October 25, 2013. After a morning of working in the classroom with songwriters enrolled in NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation program, Costello talks about his genre-spanning career in a public forum, moderated by Boston Globe pop music critic Sarah Rodman, at 2 p.m. in Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. The talk is free and open to the public. ...

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New England Conservatory Hosts Legendary Songwriter Elvis Costello Friday, October 25 In Public Talk At Jordan Hall

New England Conservatory Hosts Legendary Songwriter Elvis Costello  Friday, October 25 In Public Talk At Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Costello to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from NEC New England Conservatory welcomes legendary songwriter Elvis Costello to campus on Friday, October 25, 2013. After a morning of working in the classroom with songwriters enrolled in NEC’s Contemporary Improvisation program, Costello talks about his genre-spanning career in a public forum at 2 p.m. in Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA. The talk is free and open to the public. Call (617) 585-1122 or log on to necmusic.edu for ...

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Performance / Tour

Elvis Costello: West Coast Dates

Elvis Costello: West Coast Dates

Source: JamBase

NEW WEST COAST DATES ANNOUNCED Elvis Costello & the Imposters today announce new West Coast dates for the unpredictable, uninhibited Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour in 2012, including stops in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego and Windsor, ON. With set lists that in total have boasted over 200 different songs, the tour hit more than 30 cities in 2011, garnering acclaim at every turn—from the “fun and irreverence" incited in Indianapolis, to the “hilarity, musicality, and unabated joy" in St. ...

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Recording

Elvis Costello's Spectacular Spinning Songbook Revival Delights Fans and Press

Elvis Costello's Spectacular Spinning Songbook Revival Delights Fans and Press

Source: HypeBot

Elvis Costello is back on The Revolver Tour featuring the “Spectacular Spinning Songbook". With a setlist powered by a gigantic wheel of fortune, Costello has been reviving early hits as part of a unique selection of songs from his catalog along with “unexpected covers" and surprise guest appearances.  The shows are an excellent example of a great artist taking a fresh approach to presenting his classics, delighting his fanbase and keeping the press attentive. Marriage Proposal at Elvis Costello Concert, ...

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Performance / Tour

Elvis Costello: Fall U.S. Tour

Elvis Costello: Fall U.S. Tour

Source: JamBase

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS KEEP SONGBOOK SPINNING WITH NEW FALL DATES Elvis Costello and the Imposters today answer the call of unanimously cheering audiences and critics from coast to coast, announcing a further extension of the massively successful Spinning Songbook tour with a string of fall dates in the Eastern U.S. At each performance, select fans are invited onstage to spin the Wheel, helping to create new sets at each performance from a collection of 40 banners including hits, ...

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Recording

Elvis Costello and the Imposters - The Delivery Man (2004)

Elvis Costello and the Imposters - The Delivery Man (2004)

Source: Something Else!

By Tom Johnson Somehow, nearly thirty years into his career, Elvis Costello managed to turn out one of his best albums ever. Costello is anything but afraid to take a chance. Some may argue that he's too willing to do so, leaping from one style to another, often leaving the less adventurous listeners in the lurch while doing so. Those who simply listen to Costello for the song-writing have been rewarded with a (mostly) consistent and large catalog of music. ...

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Elvis Costello: The Revolver Tour return of Spinning Songbook

Elvis Costello: The Revolver Tour  return of Spinning Songbook

Source: JamBase

THE FATE OF THE SET IN THE HANDS OF A WHEEL! Elvis Costello and the Imposters have announced The Revolver Tour during the merry month of May. For the first time in 25 years, Costello will let his setlist be chosen by “The Spectacular Spinning Songbook," a monumental game show wheel that features 40 song titles, including hits, rarities and very unexpected covers. Audience members will be invited onstage where they may spin “The Wheel" and then be offered a ...

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Performance / Tour

Elvis Costello Cancels Concerts in Israel

Elvis Costello Cancels Concerts in Israel

Source: Michael Ricci

Elvis Costello said his decision to withdraw from the concerts was a matter of instinct and conscience.

Elvis Costello has canceled two concerts he was planning to perform in Israel this summer, citing the complexeties of the continuing Israeli- Palestinian conflict, Agence France-Presse reported. Mr. Costello was scheduled to appear at the Caesarea Amphitheater on June 30 and July 1. But in a statement on his official Web site, he wrote, “It is after considerable contemplation that I have lately ...

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TV / Film

"Elvis Costello With..." Bono, Toussaint, the Boss, More

"Elvis Costello With..." Bono, Toussaint, the Boss, More

Source: JamBase

BONO, ALLEN TOUSSAINT, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AMONG GUESTS IN SEASON TWO OF SUNDANCE CHANNEL'S “SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO WITH..."

Elvis Costello Sundance Channel will launch the second season of its critically acclaimed music/talk original series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. et/pt with an episode featuring U2's Bono and The Edge. “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." combines the best elements of talk and music television and lets viewers in on intimate conversation and performances with ...

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Music Industry

Elvis Costello Teams with T Bone Burnett for New Acoustic Record

Elvis Costello Teams with T Bone Burnett for New Acoustic Record

Source: Billboard Magazine

Elvis Costello's newest album, “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane," sees the prolific singer-songwriter-composer returning to acoustic American roots music for the first time since his 1986 album “King of America." “Sugarcane" will be released June 2 on Hear Music. “Sugarcane" was produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded during a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio. Costello and Burnett have previously collaborated on “King of America" and “Spike." Costello's band for the project includes such Bluegrass and traditional country musicians ...

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The Normyn Suites

Sunnyside Records
2022

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Blue Note Records
2007

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My Flame Burns Blue

Deutsche Grammophon
2006

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The Jazz Alliance
2005

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North

The Jazz Alliance
2003

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