Ten-Time Grammy Award-Winning Legend George Benson Releases Tribute To Nat King Cole George Benson - Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole On June 10th 2013, the legendary George Benson , who turned 70 earlier this year, releases one of the most meaningful albums of his career: Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole . Featuring heartfelt renditions of some of Cole's greatest songs, the album sees Benson backed by the 42-piece Henry [...]
Is anything ever as wonderful as it seemed when you first fell in love with it? Some things are. Some things become even sweeter over time. A few weeks ago I had the experience-full of both promise and tension-of revisiting a piece of art that I once thought truly great. The fear, of course, is that such things cannot live up to your memory and hopes. Is anything ever as wonderful as it seemed when you first fell in love with it? Ah, but some things are. Some things are sublime. Some things are sweeter over time. A First [...]
Incoming: Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Frightened Rabbit, CHVRCHES, Robert Francis, KMFDM, Kelly Sweet, Naama Kates, Light FM, Free Moral Agents, the Ten Thousand, Richard Buckner, Joe Ely, the Adicts, Martha Wainwright, K'noup & Kelly, A Wilhelm Scream, Matt Costa Above: The video for "Recover," the title track of the new EP from CHVRCHES . The Glaswegian trio visits the Echo on Tuesday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit [...]
I'm pushing the Violent Success genre envelope today because I grew up on jazz. More specifically, I joined the school jazz band in 7th grade and thought I'd found heaven. The trombone, you see, is a versatile instrument, but it is vastly under appreciated in the concert band atmosphere. In other words, I wasn't getting the respect I deserved, dammit. But in jazz band, the trombones reigned supreme - especially if the trumpets weren't paying attention. But I was also kind of a weird kid. I played trombone, to start with. It sounds cool now, but it wasn't [...]
EgoTrip has posted a series of 10 Favorite Sample Flips from world-famous hip-hop djs and producers. The commentary is great: J. Rocc: One of them ones where you hear the [sample source] and you’re like, “Wow, how’d [Pal Joey] hear that? What are you doing listening to this record?” That’s the question you ask. “Why are you listening to this .99 cent record, right here? Wynton Marsalis?” And then like he found an all-time classic loop. You can’t front. That’s a hip-hop and a house classic. You can play [...]
April may or may not be the cruelest month, but in 2012 it's also Wainwright month! Both Loudon III and his son Rufus have albums due out — Loudon's archly-titled Older Than My Old Man Now came out Tuesday, while Rufus just released an excellent Black Cab Session in anticipation of Out of the Game , which drops May 1st. It can't be all that often that father and son have released albums within two weeks of each other, and the coincidence got us thinking about some of [...]
Detroit Free Press (MCT) -- DETROIT - Anyone concerned that a recent leadership change at the top of the Detroit Jazz Festival might mean a lowering of artistic ambitions or an increase in commercial crossover styles can breathe a sigh of relief. The 2012 lineup assembled by new artistic director Chris Collins reaffirms the festival's core commitment to the jazz tradition and opens a window on the personal vision that Collins, the first professional jazz musician to lead the Detroit...
The inaugural International Jazz Day on April 30, called by Herbie Hancock as his initial proposal upon being named a goodwill ambassador by UNESCO, will include concerts in New Orleans, Paris and New York. Jazz-related events are also scheduled in several dozen other countries, as well. Performers will include Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter, Christian McBride, Esperanza [...]
In 1999 Wynton Marsalis ushered us into the 21st century with an incredible effort, proving yet again why he is already a legend. I'll admit it. When I ripped open a padded envelope last week and found a copy of Wynton Marsalis' new box set Swinging into the 21st my heart sank. What could be said about Wynton Marsalis that hasn't already been said? Then I started doing some research and realized that, my god, there is a lot about Wynton Marsalis that I don't know. But not to bore you with my lack of knowledge (that's a...
What's sure to be one of the more interesting pairings of 2012 is getting together for three performances at Rose Theater in New York City, when Paul Simon teams up with Wynton Marsalis and Aaron Neville for concerts billed as "The Paul Simon Songbook" on April 18, 19 and 20. [Photo via Jazz at Lincoln Center] The trio will perform new orchestrations of Simon's classic material backed by both the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and members of Paul's band. Ever since Marsalis took over as [...]
UPDATE: Thought we'd re-post some of our more popular Christmas efforts; this one gets requests every year. This was one of the coolest albums of Christmas music ever. Originally released in 1962, this unassuming little compilation featured an all-star cast of jazz luminaries like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and others. It was reissued on vinyl in 1980 (cover pictured above) but now it has disappeared into the mists of time. Don't bother looking for it on CD - [...]
Editorial Reviews from Amazon 2011 live collaboration between guitar legend Eric Clapton and Jazz great Wynton Marsalis.. The duo performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage Blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to [...]
After a desultory, red-light district blast of horns, the Wynton Marsalis-led Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra settles into this funereal rhythm, swaying from side to side as Eric Clapton rips off a few blues-simmered, heartfelt asides. If you hadn't checked the liner notes, the song itself - a signature moment for the guitarist as a member of Derek and the [...]
Akron Beacon Journal (MCT) -- AKRON, Ohio - He is the most famous jazz artist alive. At 49, trumpeter/composer/bandleader Wynton Marsalis (he'll turn 50 in October), is generally considered past the age of obsolescence in the pop realm but still in his prime in the jazz world. Nevertheless, his status as one of the most hailed jazz artists, position as leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and gatekeeper of the jazz "tradition" has placed him as jazz's elder...
Newport Jazz Festival: August 6 @ Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI This past Saturday, I spent the day at Fort Ad ams State Park taking in the Newport Jazz Festival . I missed Sunday, I was sick and it was raining. That's some sort of cosmic double negative, right? So, I was a bit disappointed that I didn't get to check out Angelique Kidjo , c atch Tr ombrone [...]
MOVEMENT I (“INTERROGATION”) MOVEMENT II (“LOSS”) Anthony Davis You Have the Right to Remain Silent! Unreleased : 2007 Perspectives Ensemble featuring JD Parran and Earl Howard. VICISSITUDES (FOR MEL) Jason Robinson and Anthony Davis Cerulean Landscape Clean Feed : 2010 JR, sax; AD, piano. [...]
Before I get to the part of the article where I piss off the Ken Burns jazz fans, let me rant a little about something completely (well, almost) unrelated. So I'm minding my own business the other day when I see this tweet (Hmmm ... if somebody reads this twenty years from now, will the word "tweet" still make sense?)
America’s cultural ambassador, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will join Russia’s premier jazz musician, saxophonist Igor Butman in a concert that reaches across time and geopolitical borders. Jazz, America's model for collaboration and improvisation, is coming to you LIVE from Lviv, Ukraine's cultural center at the Alfa Jazz Festival in Boghdan Khmelnitsky Culture ...
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Willie Nelson, Norah Jones & Wynton Marsalis Rerun from March 30.The trio supported collaborative album Here We Go Again: Celebrating The Genius Of Ray Charles. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Sergio [...]
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