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New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Program Shines A Spotlight On Alumni Including Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, John Medeski
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts program showcases the musical achievements of department alumni with Coast to Coast, a month-long celebration June 1 – 30, 2023. Featured are artists in a wide array of genres including jazz, folk, klezmer, Indian classical, bluegrass, original music and more. “We couldn’t think of a better way to cap our 50th Anniversary Celebration than shining a light on our brilliant alumni,” says department Co-Chair Eden MacAdam-Somer. “By highlighting their performances during one single month, ...
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Dave Douglas Quintet And Special Guest, Aoife O' Donovan At Chris’ Jazz Cafe
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All About Jazz
Chris' Jazz Café presents trumpeter Dave Douglas and his Quintet with special guest, vocalist, Aoife O'Donovan, on Friday and Saturday November 16 & 17, 2012. Douglas is touring in support of his recent CD Be Still, which features Aoife O’Donovan, vocals, Jon Irabagon, saxophone, Matt Mitchell, piano, Linda Oh, bass, & Clarence Penn, drums. For his first visit to Chris' Jazz Cafe, Douglas will have Uri Caine replacing Matt Mitchell on piano, with the other musicians on the CD appearing ...
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Jazz vocalist Janelle Donovan pays homage to Valentine's Day with new EP
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Graham Taylor
Love is in full bloom on jazz vocalist Janelle Donovan's latest EP, Valentine Special. True to its title, the two tracks on this release celebrate romance in its purest form, reflecting the unrestrained, sweetly-scented confessions of affection that are associated with the 14th of February. But Donovan delivers more than just carve straight-shooting arrows for Cupid's bow; these are love songs that can be savored at any time of the year, with or without a bouquet of roses and a ...
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"Barabajagal" by Donovan
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
The music of Donovan (b. 1946, Glasgow, Scotland) has long remained a perverse and pervasive fascination for me. Like most “flower power" hits of the sixties, “Mellow Yellow" and “Sunshine Superman" are emblazoned upon my musical transom. But whether it's the dated oddities of either song or the mere fact that we've all heard them a zillion times, I never took Donovan too seriously. Then I heard Gabor Szabo's frightfully moving cover of Donovan's “Ferris Wheel" (from the guitarist's 1968 ...
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Donovan to Headline David Lynch Foundation Show
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JamBase
MUSIC ICON DONOVAN TO HEADLINE DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION BENEFIT CONCERT ON MARCH 19 AT THE EL REY THEATER IN LOS ANGELES
Donovan Legendary folk-rock-pop troubadour Donovan ("Mellow Yellow," “Sunshine Superman," “Epistle to Dippy," “There is a Mountain," “Wear Your Love Like Heaven," “Hurdy Gurdy Man," etc.) will headline a benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation on Friday, March 19 at the El Rey Theater. Tickets are $25 (General Admission) $110 (VIP seating and a meet and greet ...
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