NYC's Blue Note Jazz Club ~ 3rd Annual James Moody Scholarship Benefit Concert & Celebration on March 25, 2013!

UK's Pizza Express Jazz Club Presents Georgia Mancio's 3rd Annual ReVoice Festival on 12-20 October 2012!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Georgia Mancio Programming, presenting and performing over a whopping 10 nights, award-winning vocalist/lyricist/producer, Georgia Mancio, (Bobby McFerrin, Sheila Jordan, Ian Shaw, Gwilym Simcock) announces the 3rd edition of her international voice festival, ReVoice! [www.revoicefestival.com]

Over the past two years, Georgia has proved an innovative programmer – Gregory Porter (his first UK booking), Karin Krog, Diana Torto with Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor and Palle Danielsson, David Linx, Rebecca Parris, Maria Pia de Vito and Norma Winstone.

Presented once again by The Pizza Express Jazz Club, ReVoice! 2012 is also collaborating with international producers, ESIP, on two concerts by the incredible Raul Midón and Tuck & Patti at The Union Chapel, Time OutVenue of the Year.

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Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 13 February 2012

Be Good ~ Gregory PorterHi everyone! I'm back from being in Los Angeles for GRAMMY week events. It was a whirlwind of entertaining events again this year, coupled with the unexpected shock of learning about Whitney Houston's death while I was at the Special Merit Awards presentation Saturday afternoon. May she be at peace.

Congratulations to both Christian McBride and Terri Lyne Carrington for their GRAMMY wins!

I will be wrapping up my thoughts about the winners of the GRAMMY Jazz categories in a few days. Stay tuned for that!

Now, back to our regulary scheduled programming. :) This is the 13 February 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com.

Do you want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information. 

New music out this week from Ahmad Jamal, Gregory Porter (YAY!), Kirk Whalum, Matt Wilson, and Lorraine Feather.  Enjoy!

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Music Review ~ Gregory Porter "Water"

This review has been a long time coming. Ian Fong has blessed me by writing an excellent review of Gregory Porter's album Water. After reading it, you should be compelled to check the album out (if you haven't already). Thank you, Ian!

Gregory Porter - WaterGregory Porter, a vocal virtuoso who exhibits promising talent, is often compared to such jazz giants as Nat King Cole. The BBC decribed him as a “talent ready to fill that gap,” whose “voice and musicality [is something to be] reckoned with”.  International exposure to appreciators of jazz and well-respected musicians followed his highly-praised debut album, Water, for which Porter received a 2011 GRAMMY nomination for the “Best Jazz Vocal Album”. 

This album demonstrates Gregory Porter’s exemplary powerhouse voice with the ability to belt it out, yet reveals his impressive understanding and aesthetic control.   Covering a musical gamut from gospel to blues, R&B to bebop to ballads, Water documents a musical timeline for Porter’s influences throughout his life and musical career.

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