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Mingus Legacy (Tue) BJ Crosby (Wed) Cyrus Chestnut Trio Plays Elvis (Thu-Sun) at the Iridium Jazz Club
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM Les Paul Sets Remain at 8:00 & 10:00PM Effective immediately, minimums are $10/person/set for all show except Les Paul - $15 mins. EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND ...
Cyrus Chestnut: Cyrus plays Elvis
by Francis Lo Kee
Certainly a concept designed to push peoples' buttons, the fact is that if you don't know Elvis Presley's music, this CD doesn't sound radically different from a lot of soul jazz recordings from Blue Note in the 1960s. One of the big differences between rock and jazz is harmony: while jazz, partially built on the standards ...
Genuine Chestnut
Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Brown Soldier; El Numero Tres; If; Ellen's Song; Mason Dixon Line; Baby Girl's Strut; The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; Eyes on the Prize; Through the Valley; I'm Walkin'; Lord I Give Myself to You.
Cyrus Chestnut: Genuine Chestnut
by Woodrow Wilkins
One hardly thinks of age six as the start of a career in anything, but that's when pianist Cyrus Chestnut began his. As was the case with many musicians and singers, the church was his first gig. He played at Mount Calvary Baptist in Baltimore, and within three years, he was studying classical music at the ...
Cyrus Chestnut: Genuine Chestnut
by AAJ Italy Staff
Genuine Chestnut non rende giustizia alla ragguardevole cifra artistica di Cyrus Chestnut, pianista e compositore di talento. Alcuni suoi dischi per la Evidence e l’Atlantic ne avevano messo in luce l’intrigante progettualità musicale, volta ad integrare l’idioma delle origini del jazz all’interno di un fraseggio d’ascendenza post-bop. Su questo disco tale peculiarità fortemente distintiva del pianista ...
Cyrus Chestnut: Genuine Chestnut
by Joel Roberts
Cyrus Chestnut has always brought a palpable sense of joy to his music-making. Since gaining notoriety with the young lions of the '80s, his gospel-rooted approach has earned him a reputation as one of the most reliably versatile pianists on the mainstream scene. Genuine Chestnut is a mixed bag, though. While there's plenty ...
You Are My Sunshine
Label: Warner Music Group
Released: 2003
Track listing: God Smiled On Me;
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Cyrus Chestnut: You Are My Sunshine
by AAJ Staff
Tough times make simple music cathartic, and Cyrus Chestnut’s You Are My Sunshine combines tradition with innovation to attractively articulate this 70-minute collection of modern jazz trio music. Chestnut clearly doesn’t expect this record to change your life, but it does successfully brighten our mood. The record’s opening, “God Smiled On Me,” clearly establishes the comfort ...
Cyrus Chestnut: Soul Food
by Craig W. Hurst
Cyrus Chestnut’s latest Atlantic release Soul Food provides a veritable smorgasbord of musical delicacies. Combining original and classic material, Chestnut and his band mates deliver a complete and balanced diet of delectable bites of sound performed at an epicurean level of artistry that would satisfy any jazz gourmet. Joining Chestnut on Soul Food are bassist Christian ...
