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News: Performance / Tour

Aretha Franklin Will Play the Hollywood Bowl on June 26; First Time in 35 Years

April 6, 2009

Opinions may have run the gamut on Aretha Franklin's performance at President Obama's inauguration -- not to mention her ginormous bow hat -- but we can all agree that 35 years is too long to wait for her to return to the Hollywood Bowl. The Queen of Soul will play the amphitheater on June 26, the ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Carlos Redman

by AAJ Staff
March 27, 2009

Meet Carlos Redman: A Detroit native, Carlos Redman is one of a new breed of modern experimental trumpeters of the current generation. Blending a sultry combination of hip-hop, R&B, rock, and classical in jazz genres, the young horn player continues to defy boundaries as he is often drawn in comparison to the great Donald ...

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Article: Interview

Lola Danza: Free To Sing Free

by AAJ Staff
February 25, 2009

Free jazz has wound its way through many permutations since arriving in the early '60s. An important custodian of its new directions is vocalist and composer Lola Danza, of Brooklyn. Danza is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Boston, and stayed in Boston for a few years after graduating, developing her ...

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Article: Interview

Reverend Zen: Angels, Blues and the Crying Moon

by David King
February 19, 2009

The New York group Reverend Zen has released its debut album, Angels, Blues & the Crying Moon (Blackjack Music, 2006), that is quickly garnering music industry acclaim around the world. Platitudes aside, Reverend Zen's true genius lies in its music. The album is everything a great album should be: melodies that hang in your head like ...

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News: Festival

Jazz Fest: Neil Young In, Aretha Out

February 14, 2009

Neil Young will join a slew of other first-time performers at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a bittersweet announcement given that the “Queen of Soul" canceled her coveted appearance. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis said Aretha Franklin's activities surrounding President Barack Obama's inauguration, scheduling and travel issues led to the cancellation. “She decided ...

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News: Festival

Bon Jovi Set for First Jazz Fest Appearance New Orleans

February 7, 2009

Bon Jovi has been added to the lineup of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this spring. The rock act will make its first appearance at the festival on May 2. Bon Jovi joins previously announced performers Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis, Kings Of Leon, ...

News: Recording

Franklin Redoes Inauguration Day Anthem

February 6, 2009

President Obama took a do-over on his oath of office. Now the Queen of Soul is following his lead. Aretha Franklin has recorded a “preferred version" of “My Country, 'Tis of Thee," the song she performed at Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Franklin said in a statement Thursday that she wasn't ...

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News: Music Industry

Aretha Franklins Inauguration Hat May Head for Smithsonian

January 31, 2009

The Smithsonian Museum wants Aretha Franklins Inauguration Day hat. The Queen of Souls big-bowed headgear has been a hot property since the legendary singer belted America the Beautiful at Barack Obamas presidential inauguration on January 20, with the Los Angeles Times reporting that the hats designer, Luke Song, has been overwhelmed with demand for the $179 ...

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Article: Live Review

40th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Preview

by Tod Smith
January 26, 2009

Seven days, two weekends, forty years. No matter how you measure it, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell is a musical and cultural rite of spring for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. From its humble beginnings at Congo Square, to this the 40th anniversary, Jazz Fest always provides enough musical ...

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News: Event

Aretha Franklin to Sing at Obama Inauguration

December 18, 2008

Aretha Franklin will sing, the Rev. Rick Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over inauguration ceremonies in case of an attack during President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20. As many as 4 million visitors are expected to be on hand when Obama takes the noontime oath from Chief Justice ...