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New Releases From Sue Palmer, Sanah Kadoura, Sara Caswell, Ludovica Burtone Plus Birthday Celebrations For Ida Cox, Nina Simone & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from pianist Sue Palmer, trumpeter Jeff Lofton, drummer Sanah Kadoura, bassist Buster Williams and violinists Sara Caswell and Ludovica Burtone respectively, plus birthday shoutouts to Ida Cox, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Claire Daly, Gentiane MG, Melissa Manchester, and Sara Gazarek, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Nancy Wilson
All About Jazz is celebrating Nancy Wilson's birthday today! Nancy Wilson blurs the line between jazz singer and pop singer, preferring to be called a “song stylist.” Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, on February 20, 1937, she is younger than Elvis, Little Richard and Esther Phillips, and only a year older than Etta James and Tina Turner. ...
Dave McMurray
by Lawrence Peryer
Saxophonist Dave McMurray stops by Spotlight On to talk about his career, the music scene in his native Detroit, his long history with musician, producer and executive Don Was, his work and relationship with Geri Allen and more. McMurray has performed with a stunning roster of legendary musicians, including B.B. King, Nancy Wilson]}, {{m: Herbie Hancock, ...
2022: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...
New Nancy Wilson Videos
There has been a surge of new Nancy Wilson videos going up at YouTube this year, especially in past few months. The majestic magnificence of Nancy only grows with time—her jazz feel, her soulful swing, her signature phrasing and how she operated her mouth to produce notes that belonged to her and her alone. Here are ...
Tracye Eileen: You Hit The Spot
by Richard J Salvucci
The death of the Great American Songbook as a vehicle for aspiring singers is sometimes announced. Someone should tell the singers. Because this season alone has seen a crop of good recordings, most of them reviewed in AAJ, and very favorably so in the main. Tracye Eileen, a jny: Chicago vocalist with roots in the jazz ...
New Releases By Daniela Soledade, Julia Hulsmann, SaltmanKnowles With A Birthday Nod To Composer Bernice Petkere
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents new releases from Daniela Soledade, Mark Saltman & William Knowles, Evening Sky and the Julia Hulsmann Quartet, with birthday shoutouts to composer Bernice Petkere (Lullaby of the Leaves, Close Your Eyes), Roberta Donnay, Kat Gang, Roberta Piket, Cyrille Aimee and Noa Fort among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you ...
Meeco: Keeping It Real
by Chris May
The Berlin-based producer and composer Meeco has a niche but devoted following, built up over a series of romantically inclined and elegant albums released between 2009 and 2014. The discs, which have pronounced Latin flavours, are Amargo Mel (Connector, 2009), Perfume E Caricias (Connector, 2010), Beauty Of The Night (Connector, 2012) and Souvenirs Of Love (Double ...
Take Five With Sylvia Brooks
by AAJ Staff
The content of this article has been updated since its 2009 publish date. Meet Sylvia Brooks: Since the release of her captivating debut, 2009's Dangerous Liaisons, jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks has displayed a gift for inhabiting different personas, with a subspecialty in film-noir inspired femmes fatale. On her fourth album, Signature, she embraces the ...
High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm - Celebrating Foremother Valaida Snow Plus New Releases From Tuba Skinny, Esthesis Quartet & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents new releases from Tuba Skinny, Esthesis Quartet (featuring Elsa Nilsson, Tina Raymond, Dawn Clement and Emma Dayhuff , Randy Napoleon and As Is with birthday shoutouts to trumpeter Valaida Snow, guitarist Memphis Minnie, saxophonist Alexa Tarantino, vocalists Dakota Staton, Ann Hampton Callaway, Ian Shaw, and Amanda Eckery, among others. Thanks for listening and ...
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