Kayla Waters burst on to the contemporary jazz scene with an astounding four #1 Billboard contemporary jazz radio hits. Lovingly mentored by her father, jazz icon Kim Waters, Kayla has been voted the winner of "The Rising Star In Jazz Award" by The Black Women in Jazz and the Arts, and the prestigious Washington DC WAMMIE Award as "The Best Jazz Artist."
One of the outlets for bassist Charlie Haden's multifarious musical interests is the politically charged, progressive Liberation Music Orchestra. In July 1992, the Orchestra - a powerhouse of some of the top names in jazz - brought the collaborative sound of their album Dream Keeper to the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The African National Congress anthem, 'Nkosi Sikelel'I Afrika,' opens the program and sets the tone, with a blistering solo from the alto sax of Makanda Ken McIntyre and a more reflective one by tenor giant Joe Lovano.
Reissue with the latest 2014 DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. This album is Louis van Dyke's third. The programme contains four songs which were chosen from among the more memorable chartbusters of recent vintage. Louis van Dijk, also spelled Louis van Dyke (born 27 November 1941 in Amsterdam, North Holland), is a Dutch pianist. He was educated as a classical piano-player and like so many other jazz musicans he became fascinated by the instrument in church. His father was sexton in the Prinsessekerk in Amsterdam. He studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and became interested in jazz. For young jazz musicians the Loosdrecht festival was a usefull leg to success.
On January 5th of 2014 at the Jazz Vespers concert series Jacqueline Tabor, Alexey Nikolaev, Randy Halberstadt, Mark Ivester and Clipper Anderson performed for a live audience in the beautiful First Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington. Without much preparation we created some pretty good music. With the help of Jim Wilke this concert was recorded live! The sound quality is so good that now it could be turned into a CD Project that was funded via Kickstarter and a lot of help from my friends and family…
Julie Anne is one of a kind! You will be entranced by Julie Anne's own personal style that sets her aside from all others. Influenced by the most distinguished jazz vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Julie London and Peggy Lee, Julie Anne pays tribute to them by keeping these classic jazz standards alive. The quality of her voice, her unique phrasing and interpretations make Julie Anne one of the top jazz performers around. Julie Anne has a degree in Music Education from the University of Arizona. She taught choir, general music and theatre locally for eight years. However, her biggest love is singing. Julie Anne has been singing in Tucson for over 20 years…
In the summer of 2008 multiple Grammy award winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis and his quintet teamed-up with French accordionist Richard Galliano at the annual Jazz in Marciac festival in Southern France to pay tribute to the late jazz legends Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf. The result is a live recording, CD/DVD deluxe combination that captures this magical performance by two modern legends. The album, entitled The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano - From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf: Live in Marciac, captures the magical 9-song set list translating classic jazz vocal compositions into artful instrumental versions that are striking in their rhythmic variety…
Sinéad O'Connor ranked among the most distinctive and controversial pop music stars of the 1990s, the first and in many ways the most influential of the numerous female performers whose music dominated airwaves throughout the decade…