ArtCal (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... from the Bronx who wrote under the pen name Lewis Allen. Popularly known as a song by Billy Holiday, “Strange Fruit” describes the 1937 lynching of two black men in Indiana. Farrell uses “Strange Fruit” as a point of departure to the current moment, bringing to the forefront the problem of poverty. Farrell applies the shoes to the environment of New York, asking...
Aurgasm (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
electro swing // gypsy django party If you can judge a group by its influences, try these out: Django Reinhardt, Vitalic, Cab Calloway, Justice, Lionel Hampton, Daft Punk, Billy Holiday. The Paris-based group has been touring since they broke out at the Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival in 2007. They deliver an old gypsy swing, but through [...]
TimesDaily.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Fans of Big Band Era classics from Glenn Miller, Billy Holiday, Frank Sinatra and more, are invited to attend the Big Band Benefit Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday. "If you like big band swing, you'll love this concert," said Dr. Lloyd Jones, director of bands at UNA. "This promises to be an enjoyable afternoon of music for all in attendance."
The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... has come and gone, well… ’tis the season. Box sets, mostly less ambitious than Minotaur , and holiday albums begin to proliferate on the shelves. This week, AC/DC weighs in with a 2 CD/DVD box, and of course you’ll find the requisite Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald collections. Tori Amos has recorded an album of Christmas classics along with a few originals, called Midwinter...
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HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... World & Urban sounds to make a unique dancefloor fusion of his own. Remixes for artists such as: Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Thievery Corporation, Sultan Khan, Astor Piazzolla, Gilfeme, Dublex Inc, Boozoo Bajou, Karuan, Madrid de los Austrias, Truby Trio & more... Along with songs selected for Sex & the City & various feature films, the first song, "Mi Swing es Tropical," on his debut...
First Class Fashionista (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... The Chitlin’ Circuit was the tour that was established for African-Americans, such as Ray Charles, Billy Holiday and Duke Ellington, when they weren’t allowed into white establishments. Well, like mama always said, you learn something new everyday! Interestingly, while conducting further research on the Chitlin’ Circuit, I located a magazine called the “Chittlin Circuit” . And these...
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... performing with major Jazz legends and winning Tony Awards on Broadway to her more recent work on Billy Holiday, NPR and beyond, Dee Dee has been shaping and defining the way people all over the world understand and appreciate Jazz. To kick off this weekend's JZ Jazz festival , Dee Dee will be gracing Shanghai with a performance this Friday at the Yunfeng theater, sharing the stage...
