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TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 23-25, 2011
by Alain Londes
TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2011Toronto, CanadaJune 24-July 3, 2011 2011 marked the 25th anniversary for a festival that is a key stopping point for artists coming to Canada. Organizers always have to strike the right balance when booking top names and other talented international artists. A key change from previous ...
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia
by C. Michael Bailey
Aretha FranklinTake a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on ColumbiaColumbia2011 Were we to limit our musical intelligence gathering to banal “classic rock" radio, we would believe that singer Aretha Franklin's career began in 1967, that she only recorded one song, Otis Redding's “Respect," and recorded for a single ...
Jazz Daddies This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
Like father, like son—or daughter for that matter. With a nod to Father's Day, this week Riverwalk Jazz lifts a toast to “Jazz Daddies," as jazz artists tell us what it means to follow in the footsteps of their musical fathers, and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band performs tunes written by jazz-musician fathers for their kids. ...
Anthony Branker: Jazz Dialogics
by Victor L. Schermer
Anthony Branker is a musician for all seasons. He began his career as a trumpeter, including a stint with the Spirit of Life Ensemble, which honored its African-American and Afro-Caribbean roots during a multi-year tenure as the Monday night band at the legendary Sweet Basil club in New York City. Over time, Branker developed an increasing ...
Il Sessantotto di Aretha: Lady Soul - Aretha Now
by AAJ Italy Staff
Cosa accadde nel Sessantotto sul versante della soul music? L'anno precedente s'era chiuso con la grave perdita di Otis Redding, morto il 10 dicembre 1967 in un incidente aereo proprio quando raccoglieva massimi riconoscimenti di critica e pubblico. Mentre nei primi mesi del nuovo anno il suo album The Dock of the Bay dominava le classifiche ...
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2011
by Sandy Ingham
Days 1-3 | Days 4-7 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA April 27-May 6, 2011 Day 1: April 29, 2011The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival turned 42 this year. I've been to 25, and the thrill of anticipation entering the fairgrounds and crossing to the ...
Take Five With Joyce Spencer
by AAJ Staff
Meet Joyce Spencer:A native of South Louisiana, Joyce Spencer began playing the clarinet in 5th grade, but switched to tenor saxophone in the 12th. During this time, her musical influence included blues, jazz, zydeco, gospel, classical and R&B. She later included the alto sax and flute at McNeese State University where she received a ...
Herbie Hancock: Bangkok, Thailand, May 8, 2011
by Ian Patterson
Herbie HancockRoyal Paragon HallBangkok, ThailandMay 8, 2011Herbie Hancock is--like the title of one of his most celebrated tunes--a chameleon, and the audience at a near-packed Royal Paragon Hall was reminded of just how many changes Hancock has stylishly wrung over the last fifty years. There were touches of his more impressionistic ...
Take Five with Lynn Veronneau
by AAJ Staff
Meet Lynn Veronneau: Quebec native Lynn Veronneau has been tearing through mid-Atlantic listening venues with her band, “Veronneau," like a force of nature with 50 shows in their first year, a new CD, and shows scheduled for the US, UK and Canada.As a child in suburban Montreal (Sherbrooke), Veronneau was influenced by the world ...
"The Many Faces of Barbara Morrison" opens May 5 at The Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
LOS ANGELES—Barbara Morrison will sing songs popularized by Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Big Mama Thornton, the performing artists who were the greatest influences on her career, in “The Many Sides of Barbara Morrison" at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in Leimert Park. The show opens May 5 and continues May 12, May ...
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