Results for "Somi"

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News: Radio

The John Coltrane You Haven't Heard airs on Reeds & Deeds II

April 4, 2011

This Sunday's broadcast of radio program Reeds & Deeds II on WECB will feature exclusive, rare, and in some cases, never before heard tunes from jazz legend John Coltrane. Live performances from Penn State 1963, Paris 1961, outtakes from Coltrane's 1965 “Sun Ship" sessions with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones, as well as the ...

News: Radio

Vocalist Somi to be interviewed on Reeds and Deeds II

February 13, 2011

This Sunday's broadcast of “Reeds & Deeds II" will feature an exclusive interview with jazz vocalist Somi. Somi is performing Monday night at the Regattabar in Cambridge to celebrate Valentines Day. The interview is scheduled to air at 6:30 on www.wecb.fm. Somi will talk about her musical background, the creative process of her two albums “Red ...

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News: Radio

Saxophone Summit on Reeds and Deeds II

February 3, 2011

This Sunday's broadcast of “Reeds & Deeds II" will feature an exclusive backstage interview with the Saxophone Summit: Ravi Coltrane, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart and Phil Markowitz. The Saxophone Summit will be performing in New York City at Birdland this weekend through Saturday. The segment will be broadcast during the February 6th ...

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Article: Live Review

Danilo Perez and Somi at the Kimmel Center

by Victor L. Schermer
April 2, 2010

Verizon HallThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphiaMarch 19, 2010 In this concert, the performance by Danilo Perez' group (entitled “Things to Come: 21st Century Dizzy") was supplemented with an opening set by the up-and-coming vocalist Somi, making for an interesting combination of diverse jazz flavorings. Somi's unique African-based renderings was ...

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News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 11, 2010

January 19, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 6 13 Joey DeFrancesco Snapshot (HighNote) 175 126 +49 0 51 1 12 2 3 8 Jeff Hamilton Trio Symbiosis (Capri) 169 151 +18 0 47 1 15 2 1 5 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 169 182 -13 1 46 1 16 2 — ...

Album

If The Rains Come First

By Somi

Label: ObliqSound
Released: 2009

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Taking The Chill Out Of Autumn: Arturo O'Farrill, Mario Adnet and Somi

by Martin Gladu
November 1, 2009

Northerners are like squirrels. Come winter, northerners transform into creatures akin to the squirrel. Stocking up on the last ray of sunlight, natural warmth and high-protein goodies while the increasingly cold winds strip the trees of their multicoloured coats. Northerners adopt the fluffy-tailed creature's autumnal regimen in preparation for the harsh months ahead.For those ...

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News: Recording

Somi Releases Third Album, If the Rains Come First

October 9, 2009

Acclaimed Jazz/World/Neo-Soul Artist Will Perform in New York, DC and Boston To Support CD Release When Somi was growing up, her mother told her that the rain, ever unpredictable, could be as much a blessing as a challenge. The blessings might come before the rain, or they could come after ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Somi: Live at Joe's Pub in New York City!

July 2, 2009

Fast rising East African vocalist Somi will perform at Joe's Pub in New York City on July 9th, 2009 at 7:30PM. Originally from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi has made West Harlem her home over the past five years. Her critically acclaimed album Red Soil In My Eyes (Harmonia Mundi, 2007) maintained a spot in the top ...

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News: Music Industry

ObliqSound Signs Vocalist and Songwriter Somi

March 12, 2009

ObliqSound is pleased to announce the signing of its newest artist, vocalist and songwriter Somi, whose label debut will release this fall. A finalist in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her single “Ingele" from her critically acclaimed album Red Soil In My Eyes (2007, Harmonia Mundi), Somi will perform at the 2009 SXSW Festival ...