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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Elina Duni, Veronica Swift, Maria Pia de Vito, Gabriela Martina & More

Read "Elina Duni, Veronica Swift, Maria Pia de Vito, Gabriela Martina & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Too often we focus our attention on instrumental jazz... in this hour we remedy that by paying special attention to jazz vocalists who excel at surprising and challenging expectations.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter “Freeman Square" SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hamiet Bluiett, A Coltrane Interview, Natural Info. Society, Veronica Swift

Read "Hamiet Bluiett, A Coltrane Interview, Natural Info. Society, Veronica Swift" reviewed by David Brown


Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week, let's celebrate the birth anniversary of Hamiet Bluiett; check out John Coltrane ending his time with Miles in an interview from Stockholm 1960; and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fall Harvest - New Releases From Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill, Marike van Dijk, The Diva Jazz Orchestra (Celebrating 30 Years) & More

Read "Fall Harvest - New Releases From Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill, Marike van Dijk, The Diva Jazz Orchestra (Celebrating 30 Years) & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Thomas Fonnesbaek & Justin Kauflin, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra (a celebration of 30 years going strong), Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill and Marike van Dijk, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinking Again), Helen Sung, Giacomo Gates, Libby York, Amy Winehouse, Champian Fulton, Francesca Remigi and Wesla Whitfield, ...

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Article: Album Review

Veronica Swift: Veronica Swift

Read "Veronica Swift" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Leave it to the irascibly spirited and octane-charged Veronica Swift to release the party record of the year! From the pure joy scatting of the blast-off opener “I Am What I Am" (from Broadway's grand musical La Cage aux Folles) to the rabble rousing, mad-cap Joan Jett jam with The Ramones finale “Don't Rain On My ...

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Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City

Read "Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Detroit Jazz Festival 2023 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius Detroit, MI September 1-4, 2023 Opening night is always a gas. Whether it takes the form of the annual rite of spring in baseball, the long anticipated opening of a Broadway play, or for that matter, the opening salvo of a world ...

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Article: Album Review

Veronica Swift: Veronica Swift

Read "Veronica Swift" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


Veronica Swift is a masterful jazz singer. Her craft is immaculate. She scats like nobody's business and her texted improvisations are inventive. What's more, she always seems to sing straight from the heart. All that might be enough for some people, not Swift. She is an artistic adventurer who wonders aloud on social media: “What would ...

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Take Five with Vocalist Vanessa Racci

Read "Take Five with Vocalist Vanessa Racci" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Vanessa Racci Vanessa Racci is a jazz singer of Italian American descent with a passion for retro jazz and music made famous by Italian Americans. She has recorded two albums (Italiana Fresca and Jazzy Italian) and produces and performs in several shows that celebrate American jazz, Italian American music and their contributions to jazz and ...

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Forrest Neil Young

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Known as the “Emergency Drummer,” Forrest Young studied jazz at Virginia Commonwealth University and has permeated the east coast music scene for over thirty years. He’s earned three Emmy Awards for his documentary soundtrack work and has headlined the Richmond Jazz Festival with his band featuring Chris Whiteman (Veronica Swift, D-Angelo) on guitar, Jonah Kane West on organ, and Dane Alderson (Yellowjackets, Bob Mintzer Big Band) on bass. Forrest is also a visual artist whose award winning word art drawings can be seen at LyricPortraits.com.

"Forrest plays so creatively with solid support, color, texture, passion, full dynamic range and even the use of silence

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Article: Live Review

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2023

Read "Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2023" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience Downtown Aspen Aspen, Colorado June 22-24, 2023 Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has been around as a concept for a few decades now. The format and specific locations have changed over the years, but the basic idea remains the same: go to a beautiful mountain location and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Youn Sun Nah, Herb Geller, Mark Masters and More

Read "Youn Sun Nah, Herb Geller, Mark Masters and More" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show features, among other things, vocals from Youn Sun Nah and Susanne Abbuehl, saxophone from Herb Geller and Melissa Aldana, and big band work from Mark Masters and William Parker. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait To Get Back Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air ...


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