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Jazz Musician of the Day: Mark Murphy
All About Jazz is celebrating Mark Murphy's birthday today! Mark MurphyMark Murphy is one of the world\'s greatest -- and hippest -- jazz vocalists performing today. His coterie of fans includes tap dancer Gregory Hines... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Mark Murphy Put AAJ's Musician ...
Jazz for Amnesty International 2010
By Mark Murphy
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Released: 2010
Track listing:
01. Mi va di cantare; 02. The Nearness of You; 03. Quando una ragazza a New Orleans; 04. Sweet Sue, Just You; 05. Atras da
porta; 06. The Jazz Me Blues; 07. I'll be there; 08. Chester Blues; 09. You Must Believe in Spring; 10. Maramao; 11. Garota
de Ipanema; 12. All of Me; 13. Spot; 14. Black and Tan Fantasy.
Lutalo Olutosin: Tribute to Greatness
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalese is the pinnacle of jazz singing; a jazz singing style based on lyrics composed to melodies that were originally part of non-vocal compositions or improvisations. There are only a handful of truly proficient vocalese lyricists, a short list including Eddie Jefferson, Babs Gonzales, King Pleasure (Clarence Beeks), Jon Hendricks, and Mark Murphy. East Chicago native ...
Steve Gadd's "Live at Voce" (Deluxe Edition)
One of the most recorded drummers of all time, Steve Gadd has worked with everyone from Chick Corea to Paul Simon, Maynard Ferguson to Eric Clapton. When it comes to his own projects, Gadd loves to play good-time groove music that has the danceable qualities and bluesiness of the best R&B along with the adventurous solos ...
Newest ARC Members Cover Broad Demographic of Talent
2010 has seen a continual growth of the Artists Recording Collective roster of member artists and producers. ARC includes GRAMMY winners and musicians who create high quality and thoughtful work of most all styles across the entire jazz spectrum. Two exciting young artists, saxophonist, Anthony E. Nelson, Jr. and guitarist, Dan Arcamone have joined ARC. These ...
"Celebrating Mark Murphy!," 2nd Annual Mark Murphy Love Fest, Set for Mon. Nov. 15 at Yoshi's (Oakland)
Last year's “Celebrating Mark Murphy!" concert at Yoshi's Oakland was a highlight of the fall season—a benefit for the Jazzschool Institute's brand-new vocal jazz scholarship named for Murphy himself, one of the most original and gifted male jazz vocalists to perform over the last 50 years. The event was such a success that the Jazzschool is ...
Sarah Partridge: Perspective
by C. Michael Bailey
Sarah Partridge's recital, Perspective, follows three previous vocal recordings that mark the second half of her dual career as actor and singer. On her current offering, Partridge performs a collection of standards, with pianist Daniel May. that is as fresh and solid as Partridge's perfectly refined voice. The true beauty in Partridge's vocal delivery is her ...
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchesta / Vaughn Wiester / Chie Imaizumi
by Jack Bowers
Buselli--Wallarab Jazz OrchestraMezzanineOwl Studios2010 After veering slightly off-course recently with several albums devoted in part to backing singers, the outstanding Indianapolis-based Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra is back in a more pleasing instrumental groove on Mezzanine, profiling the compositions and arrangements of co-leader / trombonist Brent Wallarab. The first ...
Giacomo Gates: An Unconventional Backstory
by Sean Dietrich
Giacomo Gates brings a rich, full-bodied timbre to the vocal jazz table. His pure vocalese approach has earned him lauds among critics, who hail him a champion artist in the modern jazz genre. He's been performing alongside the most recognized artists in the industry, using only his voice to produce a broad range of spectral color. ...
Laurie Antonioli: A Constellation In The West
by C. Michael Bailey
While vocalist Laurie Antonioli may not be a household name, she is not exactly an unknown quantity. The Bay area native has been singing pre-professionally and professionally since the late 1970s, initially influenced by the diamond songwriting talents of Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Neil Young. She took a right turn listening to her grandmother's 78s ...
