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Freshening classic jazz
Trombonist Bill Allred knows how to honor the earliest jazz and the finest in big band swing without sounding dated in any way. He did so with his eight-piece Classic Jazz Band Monday, March 9 in the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert series in Port Charlotte FL. The Orlando-based octet is a high-energy outfit that knows ...
Gov't Mule with John Scofield at the Ogden Theatre
by Geoff Anderson
Gov't Mule with John Scofield Ogden Theatre Denver, CO February 24, 2015 A jazz guy plays with a heavy rock band? That would be the superficial description of Sco-Mule. A deeper examination shows that John Scofield and Gov't Mule's Warren Haynes are twin brothers of different mothers. Each possesses a yearning, ...
Paul Jost: The First Thing is Heart
by Chris M. Slawecki
Even for a musician who has been playing and singing since age six, Paul Jost has just come through one exceptional year. First, he released his debut with The Jost Project, Can't Find My Way Home (2013, Dot.Time Records), featuring the leader on vocals, harmonica and guitar, with drummer Charlie Patierno, double bassist Kevin ...
Annie Lennox: Nostalgia
by Jeff Winbush
You can't fault Annie Lennox if she gives the impression Nostalgia is her first swipe at a “serious" jazz record. Back in the 90's she entered the scene as the gender-bending vocalist of the Eurythmics turning out perfect synth pop. Lennox turned 60 this year and along with her closely-cropped grey hair, she displays the full ...
I 10 CD nel CD player di... Jerome Sabbagh
by Vincenzo Roggero
01. Kristin Slipp/Dov Manski -A Thousand Julys (Sunnyside -2013). Interessante lavoro sugli standard da parte di questo duo voce e piano/wurlitzer non convenzionale ma pienamente centrato. 02. Johnathan Blake -Gone, but Not Forgotten (Criss Cross -2014). Tributo ad alcuni grandi musicisti scomparsi recentemente e alle loro composizioni. Grandi interpretazioni da parte ...
Ray Charles: Genius Love Company – 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
By Ray Charles
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2014
Track listing: Here We Go Again; Sweet Potato Pie; You Don't Know Me; Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word; Fever; Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?; It Was a Very Good Year; Hey Girl; Sinner's Prayer; Heaven Help Us All; Somewhere Over the Rainbow; Crazy Love. Bonus Tracks: Mary Ann; Unchain My Heart. Bonus DVD: The Making of Genius Loves Company.
Joe Cocker 1944-2014
by C. Michael Bailey
For all of the boasting that the United States can do being the birthplace of every major popular music genre since 1920, the United States cannot claim the credit for the widespread popularization of this music. That honor goes to Europe, and more specifically, the United Kingdom, who more than any other country, forced the United ...
Mary Ellen Desmond Quartet: 11th Annual Comfort and Joy Concert
by Victor L. Schermer
Mary Ellen Desmond Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany 11th Annual Comfort and Joy Concert Philadelphia, PA December 14, 2014 Mary Ellen Desmond's Comfort and Joy Concert commenced a decade ago as a shot in the dark, and now, after eleven years running and ...
Harvey Wainapel: Amigos Brasileiros Vol 2
by Chris M. Slawecki
The beautiful, gentle musical spirit of the late Thiago de Mello--a most influential composer, instrumentalist, arranger and producer from the Amazon (and leader of the Brazilian large ensemble Amazon)--floats like a friendly ghost throughout Amigos Brasileiros Vol. 2. Harvey Wainapel boasts serious jazz chops, on clarinet and saxophone; and serious jazz credentials, including work ...
