Angelique Kidjo: The Power Of African Womanhood
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The daughter of an actress, dancer, and theatrical producer Kidjo was born in Quidah, a coastal city in the West Africa country of Benin. Inheriting her mother's love of performing, she made her stage debut with her ...
Gizmo: My Music Is An Honest Expression of My Life
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Bass players have historically worn many hats. To be able to stop on a dime, keep it all together, and let it groove, is no easy undertaking. Anyone who has ever listened to Motown understands this whether they k...
Don Was: Our Goal At Blue Note Is To Not Make Any Shitty Records
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You'll love Blue Note Records. I don’t need for you to believe me, because I already know that it’s true. Now, you’re probably asking yourself, “Who is this guy? He doesn’t know me.” And to that, I would have to a...
Dianne Reeves: My Beautiful Life and Music
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Dianne Reeves is a four-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer whose critically acclaimed body of work has spanned across three decades. To date, Reeves has delivered nineteen albums, including the soon-to-be relea...
Joey DeFrancesco: Growing Up With Jazz
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Joey DeFrancesco comes from a musical family. His Grandfather Joseph DeFrancesco (his name sake) was a reed man. And of course his father, "Papa" John DeFrancesco, is a fine jazz organist in his own right. At the ...
Jeff Golub: Blindness Put Me More In Touch With Music
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Jazz guitarist, Jeff Golub has been on over 30 million recordings with the likes of Gerald Albright, Henry Butler, Richard Elliot, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Whalum and Peter White. In 2011, he...
Brenda Russell: Culture Shock + Against The Law Video
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Brenda Russell has a timeless style that has kept her in demand for nearly thirty-five years. This singer is also a prolific songwriter and her lyrics have transcended several genres of music. Her songs have been ...
Cava Menzies: My Legacy and Family History with Jazz
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Found deep in the DNA of Cava Menzies is a long line of musical talents. Her grandmother was a dancer at the legendary Cotton Club, and her father, Eddie Henderson, was a jazz trumpeter and member of the Herbie Ha...
Nick Phillips: Music Moment to Moment
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Calming, gentle, tranquil, and relaxing, are a few words that describe the sound of the soon to be released album titled “Moment to Moment” by Nick Phillips and Cava Menzies. The musical creativity that resonates the ...
Michael League: The Rise of Snarky Puppy
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“Snarky Puppy” is a pretty hard name to forget. But it was not too long ago that the mysterious title of the Brooklyn-based band was only being thrown around amongst its fervent cult following. That all changed in...
