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Africa's New Voice Sets to Electrify St. Lucia Jazz Festival
Dobet Gnahor, Africa's new voice, dancer and percussionist, from Ivory Coast, who is compared to genre legends and cultural ambassadors like Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masakela, is set to electrify St. Lucia Jazz Festival with two performances, May 2 and 9th.She's a rarity, on stage Dobet exudes an inner strength and commanding presence, she ...
Gerald Clayton Supposes Tradition and Innovation Can Peacefully Exist
At one-forth the age of jazz, New York based jazz pianist Gerald Clayton stakes his claim in the history and the present of jazz. “Tradition and innovation can peacefully exist", supposes the son of famous bassist John Clayton. However, his biography states, 'with Gerald behind the piano this coexistence anything but peaceful.' 'His ...
Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival 2010 Honours Sonny Bradshaw
The approaching 20th Annual Jamaica Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival 2010 is fittingly being organised in a celebration of the life and work of music icon and event founder Cecil “Sonny" Bradshaw. Festival co-founder, devoted and constant partner Myrna Hague heads the 'Jazz the Real Deal' 30 jazz events to be held across the ...
Frank Consola: WDNA's Walking Encyclopedia of Jazz
He hosts 88 Jazz Place Morning, Monday - Friday 6 - 11 am, on Miami's WDNA 88.9 FM, Frank Consola, known as “the walking encyclopedia of jazz", had transplanted to Philly and ingrained himself into serious R&B and Rock & Roll. Later, however, a romantic interest would play for him a record Herbie Man at the ...
