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Article: Live Review

Tel Aviv White Night Festival 2014

Read "Tel Aviv White Night Festival 2014" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Tel Aviv White Night Festival Enav Canter Tel Aviv, Israel February 6-7, 2014 The program of the 10th anniversary of Tel Aviv White Night Festival, for contemporary and improvised music, was more modest and focused this year than in previous years, but remained faithful to its vision--introducing innovative and forward-thinking ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vocalist Michelle Walker Sings A Pre-Valentine's Day Show At The Kitano Feb. 13th

Vocalist Michelle Walker Sings A Pre-Valentine's Day Show At The Kitano Feb. 13th

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ Jazz at the Kitano on Thursday February 13, 2014 The Kitano Hotel Jazz Bar & Lounge 66 Park Avenue @ 38th Street (Grand Central Station) New York NY 10016 Tel: (212) 885-7000 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm Sets ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Bar Next Door Monday January 27, 2014

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Bar Next Door Monday January 27, 2014

The Bar Next Door Jazz Bar & Lounge 129 MacDougal St. (West 3rd) New York, NY 10012 (212) 529-5945 2 Sets: 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm $12 Cover, Drink Minimum Call or Visit the Bar Next Door Website to reserve your table. Joining Michelle ...

News: Performance / Tour

Michelle Walker Performs At Zinc Bar Mon January 13th at 7pm

Michelle Walker Performs At Zinc Bar Mon January 13th at 7pm

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Zinc Bar Monday January 13, 2014 Zinc Bar Jazz Club & Lounge 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village New York NY 10012 Tel: (212) 477-ZINC Reservation Recommended 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM - SHOWCASE HOUR ...

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Article: Album Review

Zara McFarlane: If You Knew Her

Read "If You Knew Her" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


On her full-length follow up to 2010's EP Until Tomorrow, London-based singer Zara McFarlane perfects her blend of austere instrumentation and mantra-like rhythms supporting her rich and warm voice that owe more to Mongo Santamaria than reputedly Nina Simone or Roberta Flack. An album centerpiece, “Woman in the Olive Groves" undulates like “Afro Blue" while being ...

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Article: Year in Review

2013: The Year In Jazz

Read "2013: The Year In Jazz" reviewed by Ken Franckling


The West Coast now has a jazz edifice of its own with strong roots, International Jazz Day grew in scope during year two, jazz made its mark on (and off) Broadway, and the number of musicians lost during the year was large and painful. Here's a look at significant happenings across the jazz world over the ...

Album

"A Very Rare Evening"

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2013

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Article: Album Review

Xiu Xiu: Nina

Read "Nina" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Like a horrendous and gruesome accident you pass on the expressway, listening to the Jamie Stewart's covers of Nina Simone's music is both repulsive and abhorrent, but ultimately impossible to escape. Seems you just have to listen. Stewart and his avant-garde group Xiu Xiu probably have never had their discs filed in ...

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Article: Album Review

Mark Edwards: In Deep

Read "In Deep" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Pianist and composer Mark Edwards has spent over 25 years in the music business, working with a wide range of musicians and bands including Chris Rea, Terry Callier, Nina Simone, Daryl Hall and Aztec Camera. In Deep is his debut recording for Grammy-nominated producer James McMillan's Quiet Money label--an album which mixes a couple of original ...

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Article: Profile

Kosi: Onwards and Upwards

Read "Kosi: Onwards and Upwards" reviewed by Sammy Stein


Akosua Gyebi, known as Kosi, has a voluptuous, mesmeric voice and has just released her first solo album One More Cup Of Coffee on her own label which received positive reviews. Kosi is a songstress who tells stories through her music. In her songs, you find tales of the seedier side of New York, the darker ...


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