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Montreal Jazz Festival: Montreal, Canada, June 28-July 7, 2012
by Greg Thomas
Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, CanadaJune 28-July 7, 2012From the time of the airplane's descent to the airport in Montréal, I knew something was different and perhaps special about this place. Instead of a square or rectangular grid style of suburban housing plots, from my window I saw circular formations of housing, ...
Gregory Porter: Sound & Vision
by Chris M. Slawecki
Artists who mix or move between two styles, no matter how smoothly, sometimes risk being critically or commercially marooned between them. Gregory Porter sings in a style deeply steeped in the best soul and rhythm-and-blues schools; his deep and warm instrument conjures echoes of Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls and other legendary voices. Even so, his first ...
North Sea Jazz Festival: Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 6-8, 2012
by R.J. DeLuke
North Sea Jazz FestivalAhoyRotterdam, The NetherlandsJuly 6-8, 2012The city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands seems ideal for a jazz festival. It's a large enough metropolis to hold things of interest for any tourist--arts, culture, architecture, fine eateries, interesting activities--while at the same time being friendly, laidback and manageable. Toss the mammoth ...
Gregory Porter Sets Out On 13 City U.S. Tour On August 19
Critically Acclaimed Vocalist Back on the Road in the States After Triumphant European And UK Tour Grammy nominee Gregory Porter, whose most recent release, Be Good (Motema 2012), resulted in a spate of rave reviews from the likes of Downbeat magazine ("A major talent..."), Soul Tracks ("Porter fuses jazz and soul better than anyone working these ...
American Jazz Foundation: New York City, NY, April, 2012
By Cynthia Karena American Jazz Foundation Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York City April 2012 On a sunny day in New York, I'm listening to a talented saxophonist belting out incredible jazz standards in Central Park. I hang around for an hour, leave five dollars in his case and go ...
Gregory Porter: Be Good
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il suo debutto, l'anno scorso con Water, è stato impressionante e ha consentito al cantante californiano di ottenere una sorprendente nomination ai Grammy come Best Jazz Vocal. Le aspettative per questo secondo disco erano dunque alte e, per quanto riguarda il vostro recensore, miste al timore d'assistere a un'altra promessa mancata (o diluita nei territori del ...
Grammy Nominated Soul Jazz Vocal Sensation Gregory Porter Releases First Video From His Critically Acclaimed New CD, "Be Good"
Whimsical Treatment of CD's Title Track, “Be Good (Lion's Song)" Directed by Award Winning Filmmaker Pierre Bennu, with Cinematography by Shawn Peters and Special Set Work by Visual Artist Dirk Joseph Riding high on the out of the box success of soul/jazz vocalist Gregory Porter's sophomore release, Be Good, Motema Music has just released a video ...
Enter the "Motema 3-CD" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Motema 3-CD giveaway contest starting today. Five winners will win all three CD's listed below at the conclusion of the contest on March 25th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Gregory Porter at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends ...
Meeco: Beauty of the Night
by Chris May
Anyone unfamiliar with Paris-based composer/producer Meeco and his gorgeous, sophisticated jazz can get approximate bearings from two other artists. One is Antônio Carlos Jobim, partly for the influence of bossa nova on Meeco's writing, partly for the heart-on-sleeve romanticism his songwriting shares with Jobim. The second is Astrud Gilberto, who is suggested by the Brazilian vocalist ...
Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" Selected as iTunes Single of the Week
Soulful Track from Grammy Nominated Vocalist's Second CD on Motema Music, Released February 14, Available for Free Download “Real Good Hands," a track from Be Good, internationally acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter's sophomore release on Motema Music, has been selected by iTunes as its Single of the Week for the week of February 14. “Real Good Hands," ...
