Al Grey

Paul Quinichette: Like Basie

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 20, 2023

Like any business concerned with making a profit, the record industry has often resorted to questionable concepts, tributes, or other hooks to lure more costumers to their product. Currently we find ourselves in an era where the quality of original music is arguably on the decline, thus it has become even more prevalent to use nostalgia as a selling point. While ghost bands and one-off tributes may be a way to bring a new audience to the music of some ...

Paul Quinichette & His Basie-ites: Like Basie

by Nic Jones
December 5, 2006

Like Basie has already seen the light of day in the CD era as an OJC release, but given its qualities, its reappearance here is welcome anyway. Paul Quinichette's career was perhaps more dogged than aided by the lazy “Vice-Pres" tag that was placed upon him because of his stylistic allegiance to Lester Young. As ever the details of the matter were somewhat different. His work was in fact rhythmically far less oblique, whilst the timbre of his playing was ...

Tony Bennett: Sings Ellington Hot And Cool

by C. Michael Bailey
February 1, 2000

All Class. In the end, there was Tony Bennett. Oft quoted and making a rock-hard point, Frank Sinatra once mused that Bennett was the finest male vocalist performing. And here in arguably the Autumn of his years is Bennett, performing at a new career height. Sings Ellington Hot and Cool is the fourth in a successful series of discs focusing exclusively on contemporaries of Bennett. These releases include 1992’s Perfectly Frank Frank Sinatra, Columbia 52965); 1993’s Steppin’ Out (Fred Astaire, ...

Al Grey: Matzoh and Grits

by Arthur C. Bourassa
March 1, 1998

“Exactly My Sentiments" is a good start to this new release by Al Grey’s group. Randolph Noel on piano wrote the tune and he does shine on it. Most musicians do their best on tunes they write; this tune is no exception. Joe Cohn gives a spirited performance on this tune and “A Day in the Life of a Fool." Everyone gets a chance to show their stuff on “Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid," especially Cleve Guyton on alto after an ...

Pianist Extraordinaire Harold O'Neal Releases 'The Adventures Of Mr. Grey' On April 15th

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
January 30, 2022

Pianist, composer, and storyteller Harold O'Neal debuts a new and exciting project. The Adventures of Mr. Grey is a music and NFT collaboration with renowned illustrator and cartoonist, Thomas Deisboeck. Release date: April 15th. Label: Piano Cinema Music. Deisboeck’s eight illustrations have a 1920s art noir feel, which O’Neal first encountered in the music studio while the tape was rolling. “I didn't know what to expect," he says. “I wanted to experience the full potential of each illustration. And stay ...
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Jazz this week: Brand X, Tony Grey, Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 13, 2017

This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features a bit of a British invasion, with two shows featuring headliners with roots in England's homegrown jazz-rock movement, plus several other noteworthy performances. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, September 13 The reunited British fusion band Brand X, touring in support of a live album recorded on tour last year, will perform at the Old Rock House. Also on Wednesday, the “Grand Center Jazz Crawl" will feature ...
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Dynamic Bassist Tony Grey's New Album Elevation Features John Mclaughlin, Mike Stern, Whitesnake's Reb Beach, Tomoyasu Hotei, David Fiuczynski And Others

Source: Abstract Logix
August 19, 2013

Los Angeles, CA: Besides being some of the greatest musicians ever known, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Hiromi, John McLaughlin, Branford Marsalis, Zakir Hussain, Mike Stern and Steve Lukather all have something else in common. At one time or another, these legendary artists have counted on the supportive, melodic and propulsive bass playing of the amazing Tony Grey. Artists of such stature and virtuosity do not trust just anybody to hold down the foundations of their music. They seek out the ...
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Coco Montoya and JJ Grey & Mofro Headline Waukesha BluesFest August 10 & 11

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 10, 2012

The Waukesha Rotary Club has announced the headliners for the 2012 Waukesha BluesFest. Friday, August 10th will feature California blues guitarist Coco Montoya, and on Saturday, August 11th, JJ Grey & Mofro will bring their soul infused blues rock to the Waukesha BluesFest stage.

Born into a family with generations-old roots in rural Florida, JJ Grey was raised with a combination of backwoods wisdom and old-school blue-collar values. Grey’s original songs are inspired by legendary musicians, including Southern rockers Lynyrd ...
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JJ Grey and Mofro: April and May Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
February 29, 2012

TOUR INCLUDES APRIL 13 DATE WITH TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS JJ Grey & Mofro have unveiled Spring tour dates, including an April 13 date in Denver with longtime friends Toots and the Maytals. The tour will start April 11 at The Blute Note in Columbia, MO, and wind down on May 20 at the Chesapeake Blues Festival in Annapolis, MD. Take a look at the band's completely itinerary below, along with the video for “The Sweetest Thing" featuring Toots Hibbert. ...
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JJ Grey & Mofro Celebrate New Release with Live Performance in Philadelphia

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
December 28, 2011

Down-home roots, rock and soul artist JJ Grey and his band Mofro will celebrate the release of his first-ever live DVD/CD two-disc set, Brighter Days, with a live performance at Union Transfer in Philadelphia on Friday, January 27, 2012. The 78-minute CD and 2-hour DVD were recorded at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse in January 2011. Both as a film and a live concert CD, Brighter Days, perfectly captures Grey's power as a performer and writer, as well as the talent of ...
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J.J. Grey and Mofro - Brighter Days (2011)

Source: Something Else!
November 11, 2011

Mofro's humid grooves, chicken-fried rhythms and finger-licking riffs might lure you to the table, but it's JJ Grey's rib-sticking, story-building lyrics that fill you up. This concert CD adds crackling new life to both elements of their new-classic back-porch soul, underscoring the idea that this is perhaps the best Southern band working. Grey, a native of the swampy north Florida region, clearly spends a lot of time crafting these detailed, blues-soaked ruminations—and nearly just as much time on the road. ...
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Flood City Music Fest: Gregg, JJ Grey, Pimps, Black Joe Lewis

Source: JamBase
July 6, 2011

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AND WEEKEND PASSES AVAILABLE NOW The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival is set for August 5-7 with a strong lineup that includes Gregg Allman, JJ Grey & Mofro, Bettye LaVette, and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears. The festival takes place in the new Peoples Natural Gas Park in Johnstown, PA. The park is being developed by JAHA for the festival and other community events, and ample parking is available downtown. Individual and weekend passes are now available ...
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JJ Grey: Solo Tour Dates

Source: JamBase
January 5, 2011

TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 24 IN SEATTLE, WA JJ Grey has announced a string of solo dates in February and March. The 16-date solo tour begins in Seattle, WA at The Tractor Tavern on February 24, and ends in Nashville, TN at 3rd and Lindsley on March 26. Sunny War will open all West Coast dates and Shannon McNally will support at the East Coast shows. Check out all the tour dates below. JJ Grey Solo Dates

February 24 Seattle, WA—The ...
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Lola Danza Sings Cornelia Street Cafe, Tuesday Dec. 28th at 9:30PM with Grey McMurray, Sean Conly, Jason Nazary

Source: Lola Danza
December 27, 2010

"With a stunning voice that elongates words and phrases with almost ethereal clarity, Danza follows her own muse stylistically, preferring the spare and airy to the busy and hot."—Bob Young Boston Herald This appearance at Cornelia Street Café will mark the premier of Lola Danza's latest musical works which will soon be released on her upcoming album “Human Condition." With her four-octave range and vast array of vocal technique, Ms. Danza's voice is rich, full and resonate. Lola's music reveals ...
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