Results for "Ray Charles"

Article: Live Review

Summertime Jazz: Still Alive and Swingin' in Los Angeles

by Chuck Koton
September 27, 2009

When the news hit that the Jazz Bakery's last shows (at least at its Culver City location) would take place at the end of May, I feared that a bleak summer lay ahead for Angeleno jazz lovers. Even the reassurances and optimism of the Bakery's long-time director, Ruth Price, about reopening at a new site, did ...

Article: From the Inside Out

Three Pairs of Aces - Wild!

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 25, 2009

Corina Bartra & Her Azu Project Afro Peruvian Jazz Celebration Blue Spiral Music 2009 Corina Bartra does more than compose and sing in a style that merges music from North and South America--she lives this style by splitting her days between her native Peru and adopted hometown of New York ...

Video

Just For a Thrill

Featuring the music of Ray Charles
Duration: 6:14
September 23, 2009

Ray Charles performs "Just For A Thrill" - Tokyo (1990). David Rokeach-drums. Kenny Carr-guitar. Benoit Grey - bass. Ernest Vantrease-organ. Al Waters, Rudy Johnson, Al Jackson, Craig Baily, Jeff Alkire- Saxophones. Charles Parish, Jeff Kaye, Ted Murdock, Kenny Rampton -Trumpets. Steve Sigmund, Michel Guerrier, Marc Fields, Wayne Coniglio - Trombones

News: Recording

Ray Charles Christmas Album Features Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter

September 15, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- Concord Records caps a year in which it reissued many of Ray Charles' classic albums (Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, A Message From the People and The Genius Hits the Road) with the artist's only Christmas album of his entire career, The Spirit of ...

Article: Interview

John Patitucci: Celebrating Jazz Heroes

by R.J. DeLuke
September 7, 2009

As sayings go, “One man's trash is another man's treasure" is pretty straightforward, especially for those enamored with garage sales. For lovers of jazz music, it may hold a bit more significance, for it played a fateful role in the life of one of today's superlative artists in the genre. John Patitucci is one ...

Article: Album Review

Al Hood: Just a Little Taste: Al Hood Plays the Writing of Dave Henson

by Chris M. Slawecki
September 2, 2009

You might not know trumpet player Al Hood, but he's the pro's pro: he's toured with the official Harry James and Glenn Miller tribute bands, recorded and performed in ensembles led by Ray Charles, Curtis Fuller, Arturo Sandoval and others, and is a longstanding member of the Denver Brass. He's also a tenured professor at the ...

Article: Interview

Gary Smulyan: Low Man Aims High

by Edward Bride
September 1, 2009

A baritone saxophonist who plays like Bird? And harvests more than a half-dozen Grammy awards in the process? That seeming contradiction characterizes the great successes of Gary Smulyan, one of today's most in-demand jazz performers, educators, and recording artists. To be fair, Smulyan has his own voice, but he cites Charlie Parker ...

Article: Profile

Geri Allen: Journey to the Light

by Greg Thomas
August 27, 2009

Geri Allen's playing and compositional efforts manifest a stylistic flexibility grounded in her absorption of the lessons of the masters of the jazz idiom, and her desire to innovate upon that legacy. As an apprentice during high school and college, and then as a journeywoman, Allen has kept company with musical legends.

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Michael Tinholme

by AAJ Staff
August 20, 2009

Meet Michael Tinholme: Michael Tinholme was discovered by Tom Fowler, a legendary bassist/producer for Ray Charles. They've been working together and recording non-stop with some of today's most talented artists and musicians. Achieving continual airplay since his debut, Michael's emotionally charged singing style is finding an enthusiastic audience all over the world.Instrument(s):Vocals, ...

Article: Interview

Aaron Akins: Thinking Love

by Esther Berlanga-Ryan
August 20, 2009

Aaron Akins' music is something out of the ordinary. After all, a certain reminiscence of the voice of Nat “King" Cole wrapped up in the arms of a sophisticated Urban beat is not something heard every day. Jazz is an alive music. Its rawness leaves an open door for pure artistry to grow and ...