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Cafêzz’ second album, Sol Boricua, was released in 2016 with its music aimed at listeners who enjoy the world jazz genre. The album includes 12 new compositions by Carmen Noemí, in a mix of styles intended to please a wide audience.
Jazz. Occupation (s) Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor. Instrument. Piano. Years active. 1940s - 2015. Ralph Simon Sharon (September 17, 1923 – March 31, 2015) was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. [1] He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances.
Dazzle Ships has nevertheless appeared in lists of 1983's best albums; The A.V. Club named it one of the year's "Great but Underappreciated Records". [ a ] It was included in that same publication's "Hall of Fame", [ 12 ] as well as the Chicago Tribune ' s "10 Essential New Wave Albums", [ 50 ] the 1980s edition of Uncut ' s "Ultimate Record ...
In the 1980s in jazz, the jazz community shrank dramatically and split. A mainly older audience retained an interest in traditional and straight-ahead jazz styles. Wynton Marsalis strove to create music within what he believed was the tradition, creating extensions of small and large forms initially pioneered by such artists as Louis Armstrong ...
Personal life. Anderson lived at 724 E. 52nd Place from 1930 to 1945 (part of the 52nd Place Historic District). Ivie Anderson was born July 10, 1905, in Gilroy, California. [3] Although her mother's name is unknown, her father was Jobe Smith. From 1914 to 1918 (age nine to 13), Anderson attended St. Mary's Convent and studied voice.
She later performed at Dazzle Jazz Lounge in Denver, [6] and recorded three studio jazz albums. [4] JazzTimes wrote of her 2009 debut album, Smile, claiming: "The vocals are rich and captivating". [1] Her second album, After You've Gone, was released in 2010. In 2011, Harvey won VSA's International Young Soloist Award. [2]
Brass Shout (United Artists, 1959) Baroque Sketches (Columbia, 1967) – recorded in 1966. With Curtis Fuller. Sliding Easy (United Artists, 1959) With Red Holloway. Sax, Strings & Soul (Prestige, 1964) With Roland Kirk. The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra (Mercury, 1963) With Illinois Jacquet.
The album was recorded at the Théâtre antique de Vienne on July 1, 1991, the opening night of the Jazz à Vienne festival. [4] The set included interpretations of songs by pop musicians Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and Prince. Davis died less than three months later, making this one of his final live performances. [5]