Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Jazz Festival Artists in the News


I always get a kick out of seeing jazz festival artists turn up in the news. The Neville Brothers closed out the New Orleans Jazz Fest this past Sunday night. A nice article also turned up for the group on Billboard.

There was also another interesting Q & A article on the site where they discussed some of their favourite tunes.

(BTW – someone, somewhere started a rumour that Aaron Neville wasn’t going to be performing as a part of this show. That is hooey! Aaron will be there!)

Toronto’s Elizabeth Shepherd just released a new record. There’s a solid review up on the Globe and Mail website. Way to go Elizabeth! I'm looking forward to her shows at the festival.


Finally, just before he appears at the Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival, Ravi Coltrane will lead a tribute to his mother, the great Alice Coltrane, at the New York Jazz Festival featuring
Geri Allen, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, and Brandee Younger.

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