Results for "Patricia Barber"

Montreal Jazz Festival: Montreal, Canada, June 28-July 7, 2012

by Greg Thomas
August 21, 2012

Festival International de Jazz de MontréalMontréal, CanadaJune 28-July 7, 2012From the time of the airplane's descent to the airport in Montréal, I knew something was different and perhaps special about this place. Instead of a square or rectangular grid style of suburban housing plots, from my window I saw circular formations of housing, ...

Take Five With Tanya Balakyrska

by AAJ Staff
May 20, 2012

Meet Tanya Balakyrska: A singer-songwriter, originating from the Ukraine and residing in Russia. Tanya's music style is quite difficult to distinguish: indie, minimalism, some bits of jazz, pop, lounge and sympho-fusion are mixed in it, depending on a particular lineup chosen. Tanya performs at various international jazz and contemporary music festivals in CIS and ...

Kate Reid: The Love I’m In

by C. Michael Bailey
March 10, 2012

Dr. Kate Reid is a faculty member of the Fine Arts department of Cypress College in Southern California. However, Reid is no stuffed shirt, ivory tower type. No, she is a living, breathing, practicing jazz singer, one who holds on to tradition loosely, having fun with the music she performs. She belongs to that treasured group ...

Monday Night Live At The Green Mill Volume 2

By Patricia Barber

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011

Patricia Barber - The Moon

Featuring the music of Patricia Barber
Duration: 4:10
December 10, 2011

"Midnight In Paris" by Rae Ann Perez hits the scene.

October 19, 2011

The newly released Rae Ann Perez CD Midnight In Paris has hit the scene. A fresh take, it showcases Rae Ann Perez abilities as a fluent songwriter, pianist and vocalist. The eight originals and four expertly arranged favorites are “world jazz" music with touches of classic standards, funk, and highly influenced Latin sounds and grooves. Rae ...

Jim Gailloreto: American Complex

by Hrayr Attarian
April 24, 2010

Chamber jazz or third stream--or whatever the amalgamation of western classical music and jazz is called--has had a handful of talented proponents sprinkled throughout the history of music. They have ranged from the more structured compositions of Igor Stravinsky to the looser improvisations of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Soprano saxophonist Jim Gailloreto has recently joined the ...

Monday Night Recorded Live At The Green Mill

By Patricia Barber

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009

The State of Piano Playin' Jazz Singers 2009: Brenda Earle and John Proulx

by C. Michael Bailey
October 31, 2009

There exists in jazz vocals a sub-specialty, those artists who regularly double on an instrument, most often the piano. There are many notable pianist/singers recording, including Patricia Barber, Dena DeRose, Patti Wicks, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Cincotti and Tony DeSare. That is a heady bunch, to be sure. Brenda Earle and John Proulx can now be ...

Bruce Lundvall, presidente de Blue Note

by Victor L. Schermer
October 22, 2009

Publicamos la traducción en castellano de esta entrevista, originalmente aparecida en All About Jazz el 15 de mayo del 2003. Bruce Lundvall viajará próximamente a Europa, a los festivales de jazz de Barcelona y Berlín, para conmemorar los 70 años de Blue Note. En Barcelona, Lundvall charlará con el crítico Bob Blumenthal (Institut d'Estudis Nord-americans, 3 ...