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Julie Slick: Julie Slick
by John Kelman
Despite a sudden explosion of female bassists--from Aussie Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea) to acoustic bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding (Joe Lovano--assessing them on the basis of gender would be wrong, since every one of them easily stands beside their male counterparts. The same can be said for Julie Slick, still on the shy side ...
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz: "Caliente Chill"
Soulandjazz.com Presents: Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz Episode 18: “Caliente Chill" Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, “The Jazz Evangelist" As always, it's absolutely free, completely legal, rich CD quality, fun for the whole family, and available to listen to right here. In the heat of mid-August, with summer vacations coming ...
Mauricio Zottarelli brings back his unique sound to the Zinc Bar
Drummer/composer Mauricio Zottarelli is performing with his quintet in NYC, celebrating Zinc Bar's annual “Brazilian Jazz Month" On August 26th, Mauricio Zottarelli returns to the Zinc Bar in New York City with his quintet, presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive arrangements. Zottarelli has been actively performing and contributing with some of ...
New Esperanza Spalding Album out Tomorrow
Esperanza Spalding releases her new album, Chamber Music Society, on Heads Up International tomorrow—August 17, 2010. To listen to clips of the album and receive a free mp3, visit the newly renovated www.esperanzaspalding.com. Here's what Nate Chinen from The New York Times has to say about Chamber Music Society: Several tracks into her third album as ...
Esperanza Spaulding Releases Chamber Music Society CD
Esperanza Spalding is releasing her second album on the Heads Up label, Chamber Music Society , on August 17th. Chamber Music Society is Spalding's follow up to the 2008 release, Esperanza, which sat atop Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart for over 70 weeks. About the CD: On the opening track of her much-lauded, self-titled major label debut, ...
Montreux Jazz Festival 2010: Grand Geneva Finales
by Phillip Woolever
Montreux Jazz 2010 Montreux, Switzerland July 15-16, 2010 Planet Jazz For a city with census figures at under 25,000 citizens, Montreux throws one hell of a party. For summer music fans, its heaven. The 44th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival wrapped up this season's two ...
NPR Music Advance Streams New Albums from Ray LaMontagne & Esperanza Spalding
NPR MUSIC STREAMS ENTIRE ALBUMS FROM RAY LAMONTAGNE AND ESPERANZA SPALDING: “FIRST LISTENS" AVAILABLE AT NPR.ORG/MUSIC NPR Music offers advance album streams of new albums by Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs and Esperanza Spalding. Both are available for free, on-demand listening now until their release on August 17 at www.npr.org/music as part of the site's ...
Esperanza Spalding: Chamber Music Society
by Ernest Barteldes
On the opening track of her much-lauded, self-titled major label debut, Esperanza (Heads Up, 2008 ), bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding covered Milton Nascimento's timeless gem, “Ponta de Areia." Rather than covering another of the singer/composer's tunes on Chamber Music Society, Spalding recruits Nascimento to perform on her own “Apple Blossoms." It's but one example of a highly ...
Staying the Course of Creativity: Esperanza Spalding
Bassist Esperanza Spalding has led a bit of a whirlwind artistic life for one so young and fresh off their second release as a leader. Esperanza, the singing bassist's sophomore release on Heads Up was rather promising, if a bit all over the map--as freshman label releases often are. It proved to be a good calling ...
Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz: Episode 15, "Sultry Sirens, Part 3"
SoulandJazz.com presents: Continuum--A Journey Through Jazz Episode 15: “Sultry Sirens 3" Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, 'The Jazz Evangelist' As always, the show is free, absolutely legal, fun for the whole family, and available for listening right now, right here. This week we continue our journey through Jazz with the third installment of ...
