WATCH FIVE VIDEOS
1 . Jaimeo Brown Transcendence – This World Ain’t My Home (duration : 7:52) A powerhouse trio featuring Jaimeo Brown on drums , J.D. Allen on tenor sax , and Grammy-nominated guitarist Chris Sholer. The album to be released in April also features a few guest talents including pianist Geri Allen, harmonium player Andrew Shantz, East Indian vocalist Falu, and keyboardist Kelvin Sholar. Transcendence is acoustic jazz rooted in African-American spirituals and East Indian concepts, highlighted with electronic textures. (Source Blogcritics)
2 . Beth Hart – I’ll Take Care Of You (duration : 6:40) Beth Hart was an all star in the late 90s.Unfortunately, her career took a turn for the worst after developing a bipolar disorder and addiction that put her and her livelihood into descent. Almost 13 years later, and luckily, she is back healthy and happier than ever performing regularly for fans in Europe. (Source mxdwn.com)
3.Nadine Shah – Dreary Town (duration : 4:15) Following last year’s critically acclaimed ‘Aching Bones’ EP, Nadine Shah has found a new home with R&S Records imprint Apollo, who will be releasing her brand new Dreary Town EP on 15 April 2013. Having begun singing it when she was a much younger jazz singer, Nadine just loved how you could “really twist the lyric and rather than sounding like a wounded woman you can be more of madwoman seeking revenge!” (Sourcecontactmusic.com)
4.Bridget Kelly Performs ‘In the Morning’ for Rap-Up Sessions (duration : 4:15) Bridget Kellyperforms “In the Morning” for Rap-Up Sessions from the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Also, Bridget Kelly nabs a coveted feature from MTV’s “Hottest MC in the Game” Kendrick Lamar on her new single “Street Dreamin’.” (Source Rap-Up)
5.Chrisette Michele – A Couple Of Forevers (duration : 4:35) “A Couple Of Forevers” is from Chrisette’s upcoming album, Better, and finds her taking R & B back to a pure, more loving place than most. (Source stupidDOPE)
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Mysterious Jimi Hendrix recording makes for a unique Experience : Joel J. Brattin, an English professor, recently came into possession of a soundboard recording of a concert Hendrix gave at Royal Albert Hall on the evening of Feb. 18, 1969. “I’m not letting anyone copy it or anything,” he says. “I have a circle of Hendrix friends in the Boston area . . . and I would certainly play it for them. “ Now, if you live in Boston? (Source Boston Globe) For more Jimi Hendrix, visit Jimi Hendrix – The Wind Cried Jimi on RVJ PREMIUM
Motown’s secret weapon : The Andantes were the most prolific girl group at Motown Records in the early 1960s, singing backup on more than 20,000 recordings by the likes of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Kim Weston. (Source The Windsor Star)
Maria Schneider‘s New Recording : Maria Schneider‘s new album ‘Winter Morning Walks’ – her first collaboration with soprano Dawn Upshaw – is available on ArtistShare. Maria’s participants can witness as she walks them through each composition, discusses orchestration and answers questions about her scores. Scores and parts are available for immediate download along with exclusive behind-the-scenes access. (Source Jazz News)
Tadd Dameron, A Jazz Master With A ‘Lyrical Grace’ : Tadd Dameron worked with everyone from Miles Davis to Artie Shaw, Count Basie to John Coltrane. But Dameron got to the heavens all too soon. When he died from cancer on March 8, 1965, he was just 48 years old. (Source npr)
Hiromi approached the making of her latest album with a love for all kinds of sound, no matter how quotidian. But there’s one particular sound from daily life that she could never warm up to : the chime of an alarm clock. So she wrote a piece of music about it : Move, which kicks off her new album. (Source Boise State Public Radio) For more Hiromi, visit Hiromi Uehara – Super Hiromi
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