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FIVE FRESH VIDEOS

1 . Blood on the Fields (Rehearsal) – Wynton Marsalis with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra(duration : 5:10) The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Pianist Eric Reed and Vocalists Gregory Porter, 
Kenny Washington and Paula West rehearsing Jazz at Lincoln Center continues its 25th anniversary celebration with a special performance of Blood On The Fields, Wynton Marsalis’ Pulitzer prize-winning jazz oratorio in its Entirety for the First Time Since 1994 Premiere. (Source Wynton Marsalis | Official Site) For more Wynton Marsalis , visit Wynton Marsalis – Master Wynton on RVJ PREMIUM

2 . Lotos Jazz Festival – Gretchen Parlato (Poland) (duration : 4:36) Read a long interview ofGretchen Parlato “In a smoky voice that somehow twines soft and sibilant exhalations with a crackling percussiveness, she drapes ennui and desire over bossa nova, jazz standards, her own originals, and compositions by contemporaries.” It’s about her upcoming live album, her lasting bonds with the musicians, her learning from Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, etc. (Sourcecapitalbop)

3. Taj Weekes & Adowa – Anthems Of Hope (duration : 2:47) On April 9th, award winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Taj Weekes and his band Adowa will release their fourth CD “Pariah in Transit.” This curious title reflects Taj’s position – a Rastafarian who hails from St. Lucia – in the overall reggae narrative, “on the outskirts trying to get in but not really being allowed to. We weren’t born in Jamaica, reggae’s birthplace, which is one of the greatest adversities we face.” (SourceTropical Fete)

4.SFJAZZ Collective with Chick Corea – Spain (duration : 13:30) This performance took place during SFJAZZ Center’s “Historic Opening Night Concert” on January 23, 2013. The SFJAZZ Collective, which roster includes alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón, tenor saxophonist David Sánchez, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, trombonist Robin Eubanks, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Obed Calvaire, will be recording and releasing a live CD in 2013 featuring the music of Chick Corea. (Source SFJAZZ Collective) For more Chick Corea, visit Chick Corea – Hot Chick on RVJ PREMIUM

5.Stanley Jordan – The House of the rising sun (duration : 12:57) On February 15, 2013, Stanley Jordan played at Crossroads Live Club in Rome (Italy) For more Stanley Jordan, visit Stanley Jordan – Fret Boarder on RVJ PREMIUM

FIVE FRESH INFOS

Alvin Lee, guitarist for acclaimed blues-rock band Ten Years After, died earlier today. He was 68 years old. A statement on Lee’s website said that the singer/guitarist passed away due to complications from surgery (Source Elmore Magazine)

Ironically enough, the only known video footage of Clifford Brown is from a 1955 Soupy Sales tv show, recently discovered after being lost for 40 years. (How hip is Soupy Sales to have Clifford Brown on his show?) (Source The Aquarian)

Patrick Jarenwattananon for NPR compares (and reviews their latest works) of two drummers in their 70s : “Killer” Ray Appleton and Barry Altschul who both came of musical age in the hard-bop era, spent many years living in Europe and eventually returned to New York. (Source NPR)

The Vigil is the new Chick Corea quintet : drummer Marcus Gilmore), bassist Hadrien Feraud, guitarist Charles Altura and British saxophonist Tim Garland, “who took the piece – Tadd Dameron’s Hot House – by the scruff of the neck in a tenor-sax solo that swept the register from rugged low tones through an expressively quivery mid-range, to upper split-note wails.” They opened at Ronnie Scott’s, London on Tuesday and this is a review. (Source The Guardian) For more Chick Corea, visit Chick Corea – Hot Chick on RVJ PREMIUM

Eva Cassidy must be one of those angels. “Where Edith Piaf was dreadfully sad and full of irony, Eva Cassidy’s sadness is tremblingly lovely and haunting.” The writer Tito Genova Valiente confesses his addiction to the too soon departed songbird. So sweet! (Source Business Mirror)

CREDIT PHOTO Crosstown Graffic Photo by James Hill

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