Results for "Laird Jackson"

Laird Jackson

Born: March 15, 1958

New Music From Walia, Pardo, Hamilton, Webb And More

by Bob Osborne
November 14, 2024

2024 is proving to be a very busy year for new jazz releases. The seventeen new albums featured on this edition of World of Jazz demonstrate a healthy and developing jazz world where tradition and modernism share equally the goal of creating memorable listening experiences. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Pritesh Walia “Finishing Up" from ...

Touched

By Laird Jackson

Label: CAP
Released: 2002
Track listing: Visions, Take a Little Walk, Toward the Sun, I want to Spend the Night, Tin Angel, Consuela Mi, Touched, Lonely House, Yet Still, You Are Near, Catch the Wind

Laird Jackson: Touched

by Jerry D'Souza
November 16, 2002

In an age where the newer female jazz singers tend to be little more than popsters in masquerade, Laird Jackson comes across as a pleasant surprise. Here is a singer who has the sensibilities, the attitude and the approach that do not dilute the essence of jazz. Jackson has been on hiatus since ...

Laird Jackson: Touched

by Dan McClenaghan
October 10, 2002

So many talented lady jazz singers out there; add Laird Jackson to the list. Though she's not quite new to the scene--her debut CD, “ Quiet Flame came out in '94, emphasis on popular standards of the 30's and 40's. She's taken a different tack this time out, on Touched, covering songs by Bill Withers, Joni ...