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26 Jul Telluride Jazz 2013: Weekend Overview
Since 1977, the Telluride Jazz Celebration has ranked among the world’s most memorable musical events. The intimate setting and world-class sounds, plus the opportunity for alpine recreation combine to create a truly unique weekend experience, Thursday, August 1 – Sunday, August 4. Performances take place...
18 Feb TELLURIDE JAZZ: NOSTOSTROS, IN CONCERT AND AT THE SCHOOL
At the 2012 Telluride Jazz Festival, Nosotros delighted everyone with the performance of the weekend in both Town Park and at The Fly Me To The Moon Saloon. Nosotros put on such great performances that they received the most write-ins for “Favorite Performer of the...
01 Aug TELLURIDE JAZZ CELEBRATION: FUNKY METERS CLOSE THE SHOW
Last year was the warm-up for the main event, which is this year. At the 38th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Steve Earle alluded to “Treme,” the HBO series in which he appears. And Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint, another series regular (as...
31 Jul GAMBARINI IS TELLURIDE JAZZ CELEBRATION’S DIVA AT 2012 EVENT
“Remember this name, R-O-B-E-R-T-A G-A-M-B-A-R-I-N-I. She is the best singer around for quite awhile,” said Telluride Jazz veteran, tenor saxophonist James Moody. No swizzle stick celebrity, this Italian chanteuse has a full-bodied voice to match her curves. Roberta Gambarini is the featured diva at the...
31 Jul JON CLEARY FEATURED AT TELLURIDE JAZZ CELEBRATION
Not sure who is line ahead of him, but according to musical icon Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary is next in line. “He’s the 9th wonder of the world,” said Bonnie Raitt. Jon Cleary, the ‘Nawlins-based British funk and r & b singer, songwriter and virtuosic...
26 Jul ROY HARGROVE GUEST OF HONOR AT TELLURIDE JAZZ
At 43 years young, the former prodigy is widely considered one of the best trumpet players in the world. Since his emergence in the late 1980s, acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Roy Hargrove has firmly established himself as one of this generation’s premier performers in...
24 Jul “BASS ACE” WOOTEN AT TELLURIDE JAZZ CELEBRATION
“I was born at the right place and the right time to a wonderful family” If he appears too good to be true, that’s because he is. It goes without saying, five-time Grammy-winner Victor Wooten is on any list of all-star bass players. In 2011,...
22 Jul 2012 TELLURIDE JAZZ OVERVIEW
“Some cats love it, man. Most simply ain’t digging’ it no matter what angle they’s swingin’ at. Layin’ down ten, Jack, blow’n a riff, ya can’t hate Jazz ’cause there ain’t no such animal. (“Jazz: A Multimedia History,” Compton’s New Media) There is such an...