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Carmen McRae, Quincy Jones, Black & White Sessions
by David Brown
This week, Duke Ellington works as interpreted by Franz Koglmann / Lee Konitz, Della Reese and then Etta Jones with the Cyril Haynes Quartet. The Jones tune comes from a Mosaic Box Set reissuing works recorded for the short-lived label Black & White Records. We'll hear two more tracks from that box, from Ivie Anderson and ...
Carmen McRae, Bobby McFerrin, Saje, and More
by Jua Howard
Welcome Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! As usual, I've got a great show in store for you including new music from MeShell NdegeOcello, Raul Midon, Kristin Korb, Luis Giraldo; and timeless music from Carmen McRae, Bobby McFerrin, Saje, Peter Eldridge, Somi; and many more. Come get lost in ...
Imani-Grace Cooper and Her Vocal Art
by K. Shackelford
Imani-Grace Cooper is a vividly impressive vocal talent. Although she lends her voice to diverse musical genres, she has an ethereal execution of jazz that charmingly raises the eyebrow and puts a pleasurable smirk on her listener's face. Musicians dig her a lot. You can see them smiling when she's singing--she understands the idiom of jazz, ...
Jazz on Soul, Pop, Rock, Folk, And Other Intangible Territories - Part 1
by Artur Moral
Part 1 | Part 2Jazz is synonymous with improvisation, but in many cases, it's also about adaptation. This means not just adjusting to new times and social changes, but also frequently reinterpreting songs from its own history and others beyond its vague borders. Here, we present ten highly disparate compositions from different genres, showcasing ...
Louis Armstrong, Shana Tucker, Incognito and More
by Jua Howard
Welcome Music Family! Per usual, I've got some great music in store for you this week including new music from Shana Tucker and Abena Koomson-Davis; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Louis Armstrong, Nnenna Freelon, Ian Shaw and Incognito. Come get lost in the music with me!Playlist Intro 00:00 Mike LeDonne ...
Spring Releases From Jordan VanHemert, Andrea Wolper, Sarah Jerrom, Idit Shner, Melissa Aldana, Fay Victor, Birthday Shoutouts & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
Midway through Jazz Appreciation Month, this broadcast continues the celebration with new releases from from Jordan VanHemert, Andrea Wolper, Sarah Jerrom, Idit Shner & Mhondoro, Melissa Aldana and Fay Victor, with birthday shoutouts to Marilyn Maye, Barbara Lea, Carmen McRae, Haruna Fukazawa, Michele Brourman and Rosa Passos, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the ...
Sun Ra Arkestra at Great American Music Hall
by Harry S. Pariser
Sun Ra Arkestra SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, California February 6-8, 2024 Over the decades, music venues in San Francisco have come and gone, but one constant remains: Great American Music Hall. A house of ill repute when it first opened in 1907, the building has gone through several transitions as a ...
Reeds and Deeds: Cookin'
by C. Andrew Hovan
Chances are that if you're reading these notes right now you're more than a bit familiar with the talents of tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart and might even have picked up Wailin' (Criss 1258), their first effort together leading a quintet billed as Reeds and Deeds. As such, it would probably be redundant to ...
Camilla Battaglia: voce ed elettronica
by Libero Farnè
Classe 1990 e figlia d'arte, dal 2010 in poi ha maturato svariate esperienze significative in Italia e in altri paesi, sempre impegnata nella ricerca e nella definizione di un proprio mondo musicale. Stiamo parlando di Camilla Battaglia, cantante, compositrice e leader che i primi stimoli musicali li ha ricevuti in famiglia, dal padre, il pianista Stefano ...
Is There Really Only One Guitar And Drums Duo Album in Jazz History?
by Ian Patterson
A veritable mountain of duo albums color jazz history. Vocal and piano duos abound. Think Ella Fitzgerald and Ellis Larkins, Tony Bennet and Bill Evans, or Carmen McRae and George Shearing for starters. Guitar and piano duos? Plenty of those too. Jim Hall and Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass spring to mind. ...
