Fred Kaplan for THE NEW YORKER –
On a Thursday evening a few months ago, a long line snaked along Seventh Avenue, outside the Village Vanguard, a cramped basement night club in Greenwich Village that jazz fans regard as a temple. The eight-thirty set was sold out, as were the ten-thirty set and nearly all the other shows that week. The people descending the club’s narrow steps had come to hear a twenty-seven-year-old singer named Cécile McLorin Salvant.
Judy Cantor-Navas for BILLBOARD:
“In one of the classiest acts in musical history, Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim came together to record the 1967 album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. Fifty years later, John Pizzarelli is celebrating that summit of romance and swing with his upcoming album, Sinatra & Jobim @ 50.
Daniel Jobim, the grandson of the great Brazilian bossa nova composer, joins Pizzarelli in duet on this summer night’s dream of an album.
Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 is due July 28 on Concord Jazz. Pizzarelli and his band have already started a summer tour. The prolific guitarist and singer, who has toasted both Sinatra and Jobim on previous albums, is already on a North American tour that will have the band playing on starry nights through September, with Jobim, Brazilian drummer Duduka Fonseca and pianist Helio Alves as featured guests.
Today, exclusively on Billboard, watch Pizzarelli and his line-up of black-tie musicians perform the bossa version of ‘Baubles, Bangles and Beads.'”
Check out the video below!
On June 16th, The Dustbowl Revival will release their new, self-titled album and we are thrilled to showcase the music video for the first single, “Honey I Love You” which features the expert stylings of Keb’ Mo. Discussing the recording process, Liz Beebe (lead singer, ukulele, washboard) had this to say:
“Honey I Love You’ took a new shape when we were in the studio rehearsing for this album. In working with Ted Hutt (our producer), we changed the groove and made it a lot more soulful, both in feel and execution. The change took my performance of the track to another level, allowing me to present a deeper emotional response. Zach’s an exceptional songwriter and the song has always been great to sing, but the band’s collaboration on the track really kicked it up a notch for me. Between Keb’ Mo’s guitar playing on this track and the changes we made internally, it makes it an exciting introduction to our new album!”
Check out the music video below!
Last March, Red Baraat stopped by the KEXP studios in Seattle, WA for a live session featuring cuts from their new album “Bhangra Pirates.” Check out the performance below!
Setlist:
Bhangale
Bhangra Pirates
Holi Ked In
Rang Barse