Results for "David Williams"

MUSICIAN Born: September 17, 1946

David Williams

NEWS: EVENT January 20, 2020

Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC) 2020 Musters Most World-Class Jazz Artists In 12 Years

The 12th Thailand International Jazz Conference, or TIJC 2020, is just around the corner. This year’s event will be even better than before. Held under the theme of “Jazz for All”, it will feature the largest gathering of world-class jazz artists, from January 31 to February 2, 2020, at the College of Music, Mahidol University’s Salaya ...

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Tipping My Hat To Leonard

By DAVID WILLIAMS

Label: Trapdoor Media
Released: 2018
Track listing: Tipping My Hat To Leonard; Who Let That Django Jazz into the Room?; Little Tiny Foreign Car; Baby Lost Her Kitty; Aching For Love; Irritation Polka; Dead Man Feel; Guernica; Murder of Crows; Complicated Women; Frozen in the Ice Age ; Snowblind; Ghost Bird; I Ain't Gonna Love Nobody; Icon; Holy Earth.

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW December 12, 2018

James Austin, Jr: Songs in the Key of Wonder

By GEANNINE REID

Hailing from the windy city of Chicago, James Austin, Jr. has established himself as an accomplished pianist and bandleader. He honed his craft under the tutelage of a number of legendary musicians, including extensive study with renowned jazz educator Barry Harris, receiving numerous accolades and awards along the way, including the honor of being selected as ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW July 3, 2018

David Williams: Tipping My Hat To Leonard

By PAUL NASER

When thinking of powerful, challenging lyrics, “gypsy" jazz rarely comes to mind. David Williams is out to change that one song at at time. The Emmy award winning songwriter's CV is impressive to say the least; he has worked for PBS (how he won his Emmy), written multiple books on topics ranging from poetry to neuroscience ...

NEWS: VIDEO / DVD December 12, 2016

Bassist John Gray And The Jazz Thieves - "Brooklyn Elegy" Just Released Video #2 "You Warm Me Up"

Bassist John Gray & The Jazz Thieves BRAND NEW VIDEO: “You Warm Me Up" JAZZIZ MAGAZINE SOON, JAZZ WEEK RADIO STATIONS NOW, VIDEO ON YOUTUBE! The Jazz Thieves Hit Again. Video #2 From Brooklyn Elegy! (watch below) The Jazz Thieves, the hot, new New York City band led by bassist John Gray, ...

NEWS: VIDEO / DVD November 24, 2016

Bassist John Gray And The Jazz Thieves "Brooklyn Elegy" Strike Again With New Video!

New music video supporting their latest release Brooklyn Elegy. The Jazz Thieves, through personal and evocative lyrics, passionate and soulful improvisation, and thoughtful, wide-ranging originals revitalize jazz by reconnecting it to its roots. Inspired by their heroes Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Bill Withers and Ray Charles, they “steal" the feel, fire and fervor of 70's soul, ...

NEWS: RECORDING September 18, 2016

Bassist John Gray & The Jazz Thieves Exciting New Release Pushes The Boundaries! "Brooklyn Elegy"

Bassist John Gray & The Jazz Thieves Exciting New Release Pushes The Boundaries! Brooklyn Elegy CD Release Date: September 22 CD Release Gig: October 15- 8pm at The Way Station in Brooklyn The Jazz Thieves, through personal and evocative lyrics, passionate and soulful improvisation, and thoughtful, wide-ranging originals ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW March 20, 2016

Champian Fulton: After Dark

By EDWARD BLANCO

Veteran New York pianist and vocalist Champian Fulton offers another recording of time-honored standards on After Dark, except this particular effort focuses on the music of the Queen of the Blues, the music of the great Dinah Washington, who was her first major vocalist influence early on in her life. Though she grew up listening to ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW September 23, 2015

Halperin/Nyberg Connection: Snow Tiger

By JAMES PEARSE

There is no such thing as a 'snow tiger.' The closest species that exists is the Siberian tiger but they are the same colour as their Indian cousins (white tigers are “circus-bred mutants" according to the BBC). So, you may ask, what does this creature have to do with a cross-generational collaboration between a pioneer of ...