Waxidermy (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Supported by her brothers Cacil and Ron on this Japanese only issue LP. Dee Dee’s vocal skills get a serious workout on the title cut Afro Blue, a driving belter that does to these ears deserve the adulation it has received over the years. With all of that said I’ve always been drawn to her [...]
Sustainable Middle Class Blog (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
The pride of Flint, Michigan, Ms. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Into My Soul.
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
... the RIJF is a place to discover all kinds of music, not just jazz. Also on Day 2, I need to add Dee Dee Bridgewater and the musical and spiritual journey I took with my lovely wife Dianna through her discovery of her roots in Mali. On Day 4 , Dave Liebman was an artist I had not been exposed to and he was a great find. I just had a great time spending two sets with the good Doctor Lonnie...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
BoL celebrates three years and growing with a highlight reel of music posted since Fathers Day 2007. We feature music from: Chocolate Milk, The Persuasions, The Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Black Uhuru, Cinematic Orchestra featuring Patrick Watson, Gerald Toto/Richard Bona/Lokua Kanza, Marta Gómez, Neville Brothers, Vinia Mojica, Cæcilie Norby, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gloria Rivera & [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
Herbie Hancock and The River of Possibilities Tour featuring Dave Holland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chris Potter, Linonel Loueke and Sonya Kitchell Keb' Mo' Roy Hargrove's Big Band Guitars & Saxes featuring Gerlad Albright, Jeff Golub, jeff Lorber & Peter White Dee Dee Bridgewater Red Earth:A Malian Journey Ivan Lins with special guest Oscar Castro-Neves Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet Plena Libre Ryan...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
I'm putting out a second post today of some of the other writing in and around the Rochester Jazz Festival surrounding the second day of the festival from local media. I may add some from my friends and other sources as they come up, so check back if you'd like to read some other voices about the artists on Day Two: Jack Garner took a look at the Dee Dee Bridgewater/Richard Bona sets in Eastman...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
... Thanks, Mtume, for helping me keep up with Langston. —Kalamu ya Salaam * * * Mtume’s Picks Artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater Song: “Footprints” Album: Red Earth – A Malian Journey (Emarcy - 2007) Originally posted September 2nd, 2007 -and- Artist: Cæcilie Norby Song: “African Fairytale” (Cover of Wayne Shorter’s “Footprints”) Album: My Corner Of The Sky (Blue Note, 1997) Originally posted May...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
... Stephanie McKay on her MySpace page. Meeting up with Dianna, we headed into Eastman Theatre to see Dee Dee Bridgewater's A Malian Journey and the opener Richard Bona Band. As the time for the performance neared, it was disappointing to see how empty that large hall was despite it being Saturday. Richard Bona and his band played a fun and diverse set of music that ranged across continents...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
... Carribbean Jazz Project over at Harro East or the Kris Davis Quartet at Christ Church. 8:00 pm: Dee Dee Bridgewater will be bringing her Malian Journey project to the Eastman Theatre, mixing up a stew of African music and its direct descendant jazz. Dianna and I are both looking forward to this one. You can catch a French TV performance from last year and the Mongo Santamaria tune Afro Blue...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... just started adding some additional short articles, interviews and other content like a profile of Dee Dee Bridgewater and an interview with the Bad Plus . For those of you who are new to jazz, check out Netsky's article on How to get into the music , which is a short guide to "accessing" the RIJF. I read today that the D&C will be kicking off their coverage this weekend. I think that the...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Jazz90.1 announced on the JazzList that the station will be giving listeners a chance to win Rochester International Jazz Festival Club Passes and tickets to RIJF Eastman Theatre shows, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Frank Sinatra Jr., Boz Scaggs, Al Green,...
Michael Sporn Animation - Splog (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
... Stapleton _____________________________________ and Dizzy Gillespie. Dizzy did the score with Dee Dee Bridgewater singing. (I did a lot of work on this one. I have a lot of Bill Littlejohn’s drawings, and I’ll show them off sometime soon.) Following this, Benny Carter ’s widow, Hilma Carter , and Ed Berger , Carter’s biographer, introduced shorts that Carter scored. Adventures of an * was...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Nine Concerts Include Performances by Billy Taylor, Charles Lloyd, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cecil Taylor, George Cables, Ravi Coltrane, Geri Allen, Bad Plus 1 with Kurt Rosenwinkel. NEW YORK, NY - The 2008 JVC Jazz Festival New York, produced by The Festival Network, LLC (FN), presents a "festival within the festival" at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (NYSEC), 2 West 64th...
