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Riverwalk Jazz Johnny Mercer tribute this week
Johnny Mercer liked to say, “Writing music takes more talent, but writing lyrics takes more courage." If this is true, then Johnny Mercer's body of work—some 1,000 songs—is pure heroism. This week, vocalists Carol Woods, Stephanie Nakasian and Rebecca Kilgore join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio to salute ...
Two Tributes to Bille Holiday: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Stepanie Nakasian
by Joel Roberts
Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Emarcy 2010 Stephanie Nakasian Billie Remembered: The Classic Songs of Billie Holiday Inner City 2010 Dee Dee ...
Stephanie Nakasian Sings Billie Holiday
Inner City Records proudly presents “Billie Remembered," the newest album from jazz vocalist Stephanie Nakasian. “From my earliest years listening to jazz... I'd often wondered if it would be possible to recreate Billie's first and finest recordings. It wasn't until 2009 that I encountered a singer equal to the task," says Irv Kratka, president of Inner ...
Salute to Stan Kenton: Artistry in Contrast
by Jack Bowers
Artistry in Rhythm, the Ken Poston / Los Angeles Jazz Institute's 2009 homage to the renowned bandleader Stan Kenton, was held October 8-11 at the Sheraton LAX Four Points Hotel. As always, there was much to see, hear and admire: films, panel discussions, special presentations and, last but not least, no fewer than nineteen concerts by ...
I Love You
Label: Spice of Life
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Gypsy In My Soul; I Don't Mind; I Love You; Serenade In Blue; All The Things You Are; Blue Moon; So Many Stars; The Days Of Wine And Roses; Someone To Watch Over Me; The Breeze And I; I'm In The Mood For Love; But Beautiful; I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me; You Must Believe In Spring.
Thrush Hour
Label: V.S.O.P. Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: A Good Man Is Hard To Find; Guess Who
Stephanie Nakasian: Thrush Hour
by Michael P. Gladstone
Stephanie Nakasian, who has been recording since the 1980s, has released an ambitious tribute to those singers she calls the “Great Ladies of Jazz." On Thrush Hour, the vocalist tries to connect to each of twenty female vocalists, going back as far as Bessie Smith. Arranged in more or less chronological fashion, ...
Stephanie Nakasian: I Love You
by Michael P. Gladstone
Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Nakasian has an active history over the past several decades, working with vocal jazz legend Jon Hendricks and Family in the mid-1980s. Around that time, I first saw Nakasian when she appeared with Phil Woods. Nowadays, Nakasian resides in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she has been recording and, with her pianist/partner, Hod O'Brien, has ...
Stephanie Nakasian: Thrush Hour
by Suzanne Lorge
Stephanie Nakasian is a great gift to jazz buffs--and especially to those who love singers. Not just for her exuberant performances but for her ability to articulate in layman's terms what it is to be a jazz singer. Her latest recording on V.S.O.P. Records, Thrush Hour, combines masterful singing, top-notch musicianship, and an educator's expertise to ...
Invitation to an Escapade
Label: Chase Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: Invitation%; No Moon at All; The Nearness of You; You Call It Madness (but I Call It Love)#; Someone Nice; Memories of Tomorrow%; It's a Blue World #; Love Is a Necessary Evil #; This Heart of Mine; What'll I Do?; Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat; The Lamp Is Low*; Escapade*; He Never Mentioned Love #; Just For You#*&
