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Nnenna Freelon (with Take 6): Straighten Up And Fly Right (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music April 02, 09Nnenna Freelon came to jazz singing after raising three children and working as a health care administrator. She was...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 JAZZ DIVAS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Singer in Red, artwork by Suzanne Cerny “Jazz singer” used to ...
James Moody & Nnenna Freelon: Just Squeeze Me (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 03, 08All-star jazz concerts often collapse into rough-and-ready jam-session theatrics. But fans love them anyway because ...
It Happened a Long Way from Monterey posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 03, 08If you can’t get the whole country to come to the Monterey Jazz Festival, have the MJF go out to the whole country....
Dreaming the Duke at Tanglewood posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 10, 09Pairing classical soprano Harolyn Blackwell and jazz singer Nnenna Freelon in a program of Duke Ellington...
Freedman, Bob (Robert Morris) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Freedman, Bob (Robert Morris), arranger, conductor, pianist, saxophonist, educator; b. Mount Vernon, NY, 23 January 2...
Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...
Song of the Day posted in The Jazz.com Blog January 31, 08I read in the paper the other day that the value of Silver is on the rise. The folks at Blue Note must have t...
Jazz Vocals in the New Millennium: Selected Listening posted in Features and Interviews February 13, 08NOTE: Here are links to track reviews of a representative sampling of jazz vocal performances released since the star...
Borshuk, Thomas (Allan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Borshuk, Thomas (Allan), pianist, composer; b.Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 11 February 1952; d. 3 July 1992. Borsh...
Davis, Xavier (Duane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Davis, Xavier (Duane), pianist, composer; b. Grand Rapids, MI, 13 September 1971. Xavier currently resides in West Or...
McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...
Mikkola, Atro "Wade" (Kainu Yrjana) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Mikkola, Atro "Wade" (Kainu Yrjana), bassist, composer, educator; b. Helsinki, Finland, 9 March 1956. His father is K...
The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 08The type of emotional immediacy we encounter with Karrin Allyson or Diana Krall or Norah Jones is much harder to fi...
Jazz Singing Today: A View from Europe (Part One) posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 24, 08My recent two-part essay on "The State of Jazz Vocals Today" received more comments, pro and con, than any other arti...
Rachael Price: Serenade in Blue (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 29, 08The 23-year-old Rachael Price is one of the best young jazz singers around, and thanks to the encouragement and suppo...
In Conversation with Taylor Eigsti and Julian Lage posted in Features and Interviews January 09, 09By Stuart Nicholson &...
Coverage of the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 10, 09Below are links to Roanna Forman's reviews from the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. Regina Carter at...
Lewis, Mel (Sokoloff, Melvin) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09Drummer Mel Lewis set a new standard for the modern big band as co-leader of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in th...
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