Contemporary Cat: Terence Blanchard with Special Guests (Studies in Jazz Series)
Cave 17 (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
It’s hard to find reviews of Robert Glasper’s work that don’t mention his comfort in a variety of genres and his ability to meld various influences. It’s understandable, and almost necessary, because it quickly gets to one of the reasons why Glasper’s such a compelling artist. His newest album, Double-Booked brings that idea to the [...]
Voices of New Orleans (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
And Randy Newman does (most of) the music: Dr. John sings the opening number, "Down in New Orleans," which Newman hesitates to describe except to agree that "it sounds of the place and of the period. Bessie Smith could have done something like it. "I thought they'd ask me to do it," Newman adds about the vocals, "but they wanted Dr. John's voice. They had us doing a part,...
Hotfile Megaupload Rapidshare links (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Princess And The Frog-OST-2009-DOH Track list: 1. Ne-Yo – Never Knew I Needed 3:38 2. Anika Noni Rose – Down in New Orleans (Prologue) 0:27 3. Dr John – Down in New Orleans 2:26 4. Anika Noni Rose – Almost There 2:24 5. Keith David – Friends on the Other Side 3:35 6. Michael Leon-Wooley, Bruno Campos & Anika Noni 2:22 Rose featuring Terence Blanchard on Trumpet...
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Download for $9.98. Listen to The Jazz Messengers performed at Newport Jazz Festival on July 4, 1959
Watch Us Explode! (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
By combining rare archival stills, interviews with 75 jazz artists and live recordings culled from 25 hours of concerts, Icons Among Us is a dynamic and engaging document of many of the greatest jazz musicians of today. It contains interviews and performances from the likes of Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Medeski Martin and [...]
Studiopjj (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Larry Blumenfeld's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about Terence Blanchard + his immersive Jazz scores was fascinating. That's what makes his music interesting and unique. Useful link: www.terenceblanchard.com
An Island Life (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
One of the movies that my family has been anxiously waiting to arrive at the theaters is Disney’s The Princess and the Frog due out on Dec 11th. I’m not too familiar with this story but it looks like something my daughters will love. Until then, we’ve been enjoying a few musical clips from [...]
RVAjazz (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A lot went down this weekend in Richmond, but here's a taste of one thing a day from Friday to Sunday.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The 18th annual St. Louis International Film Festival, which begins Thursday, November 12 and continues through Sunday, November 22, once again will feature the St. Louis premieres of several recent music-related movies, including two that should be of particular interest to jazz fans.The first of t...
RVAjazz (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The two main events last night were Glenn Wilson Quartet at The Camel and Terence Blanchard at the Modlin Center. Who saw what, and how did you like it? I was happy to be the presenter for Wilson’s entertaining and dynamic show at The Camel. I thought the group of Rory Stuart, Jim Masters, Tony Martucci, [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas but brought up in New Orleans, where he studied at the Center for Creative Artists--alma mater of fellow trumpeters {{Wynton Marsalis = 1914}}, {{Terence Blanchard = 1784}} and {{Nicholas Payton = 10180}}--Abram Wilson relocated to London in 2002. In 2003 he signed to Dune Records, the recording and management home for a number of significant, London-based, black artists....
Teaser-Trailer.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Let’s take a look to the track list of the official so... Movie Trailer http://teaser-trailer.com
Overflowed Media (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Listen to exclusive snippets from ‘The Princess and the Frog’ Soundtrack, right here: http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/theprincessandfrog.html Multi-platinum, 3-time Grammy Award-winning Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo adds two new credits to his long list of successes over the last three years, starting with the announcement that his new song, “Never Knew I Needed”, will...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
In the next couple of weeks LondonJazz will feature London Jazz Festival previews/choices from a number of musicians, fans and friends. We're keen to capture, to bottle that musician buzz. It's where things start, there's nothing quite like it. So here's a VERY warm welcome to Kit Downes to the pages of LondonJazz. And a thank you. Kit is looking forward to hearing Aaron Parks at 9pm on the opening...
MakeUsHot.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Multi-platinum, 3-time Grammy Award-winning Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo adds two new credits to his long list of successes over the last three years, starting with the announcement that his new song, “Never Knew I Needed”, will be the featured end credit song in Walt Disney’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’ animated motion picture [...]
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