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Africa Rising: Angelique Kidjo at Town Hall NYC
by David Miller
Angelique KidjoTown HallNew York, New YorkMarch 26, 2010Angelique Kidjo's album Oyo (Razor & Tie, 2010) includes guest vocal appearances from the likes of John Legend and Dianne Reeves. At Town Hall, without the services of Legend or Reeves, Kidjo sung the entirety of Curtis Mayfield's “Move On Up" and Aretha Franklin's ...
Iridium Double Bill: E.J. Strickland and Kendrick Scott
by David Miller
E.J. Strickland Quintet & Kendrick Scott OracleThe IridiumNew York, New YorkMarch 3, 2010 This article will not be about the music. The music was great, as is to be expected from the two bands on the bill at the Iridium on this night. Group 1: E.J. Strickland (leader), Marcus Strickland, Tim ...
North Mississippi Allstars at Highline Ballroom
by David Miller
North Mississippi AllstarsHighline BallroomNew York, NYFebruary 26, 2010As expected, in the best way possible. When my friend (a North Mississippi Allstars virgin) asked what we were in for as the Allstars took the Highline Ballroom stage on a snowy Friday evening in New York, I told her some specifics: drummer Cody ...
The Kandinsky Effect
by David Miller
The Kandinsky EffectThe Kandinsky EffectSNP Records 2010 What do you get when you combine an American saxophonist, a self-proclaimed “total gringo" bassist and a French drummer, playing progressive jazz in Europe? There's no one-size-fits-all answer. But The Kandinsky Effect, composed of Warren Walker (saxophone), Gael Petrina (acoustic and ...
James Farm at Salle Pleyel in Paris
by David Miller
James FarmSalle PleyelParis, FranceJanuary 16, 2010 The musicians in James Farm walked out onto the stage purposefully--four hip cats. The dim lighting at Salle Pleyel accentuated their mysteriousness, casting shadows over their faces as they took up their instruments. Eric Harland stood out as the coolest of the bunch in his ...
Pure Music: Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar Sharma in Paris
by David Miller
Zakir Hussain & Shivkumar SharmaSalle PleyelParis, FranceDecember 12, 2009Indian classical music is all about moods and feelings. It would be possible to describe an otherworldly interplay between Zakir Hussain and Shivkumar Sharma bordering on telepathy. Or to call attention to the sheer virtuosity with which these two extraordinary musicians played, and ...
Home Away From Home: Avishai Cohen in Paris
by David Miller
Avishai CohenAlhambraParis, FranceNovember 26, 2009 Hypnotic. Mesmerizing. Religious. These three adjectives come to mind when reflecting on Avishai Cohen's concert at Alhambra in Paris, the last of a three-night engagement at the intimate venue close to Place de la République. A sorrowful piano/percussion duo--Shai Maestro's weeping piano accompanied ...
Shooting Star: Esperanza Spalding in Paris
by David Miller
Esperanza SpaldingNew MorningParis, FranceNovember 24, 2009 The heavy drumbeat pierced the air, and the sellout crowd, believing the show to have started, slowly put down their drinks and turned to face the stage. It took some longer than others, but soon all realized that Esperanza Spalding, she whose name was on ...
Bona Makes You Sweat: Ricard Bona at Le Bataclan, Paris
by David Miller
Richard BonaBataclanParis, FranceNovember 21, 2009“On va bien s'amuser ce soir." Those were Richard Bona's opening words at the Bataclan, and he and his band did not disappoint. Lots of fun was had by all in attendance. From a critical standpoint, however, one had to wonder if the music was really the ...
Tomer Baruch Quintet: The Nature Of Not Knowing
by David Miller
Tomer Baruch Quintet The Nature Of Not Knowing Cool-Kalb Records 2009 Israeli pianist Tomer Baruch marks his first recorded foray into jazz with The Nature Of Not Knowing, an ambitious project melding philosophy and jazz. What is his philosophy, what is he trying to convey? If we knew ...
