Terri Lyne Carrington's Live Performance Of "Mosaic Triad" From Tokyo Jazz Festival [Video]

Terri Lyne Carrington - The Mosaic Project "These are my friends, mostly old friends, and some new friends...and this is a mosaic of colors, shapes and textures, making a picture that I hope is informative and enjoyable to our fans." - Terri Lyne Carrington

This videotaped performance of Mosaic Triad - Part 1 is from the 2010 Tokyo Jazz Festival. The featured musicians are drummer - Terri Lyne Carrington, bassist - Esperanza Spalding, trumpeter - Ingrid Jensen, pianist - Helen Sung and saxophonist - Tineke Postma. Enjoy! 

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"I Got Lost in His Arms" - 1st Single from Terri Lyne Carrington's The Mosaic Project (video)

This great sounding album was released today (19 July 2011) in the US. Here's the video to the first single I Got Lost in His Arms featuring Gretchen Parlato, Esperanza Spalding, Ingrid Jensen, Helen Sung, Linda Taylor, Tineke Postma and Patrice Rushen . Enjoy!

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Whoa! The Mosaic Project featuring Esperanza, Geri Allen, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ingrid Jensen, Helen Sung, Anat Cohen, et al!

(l-r) Carrington, Spalding, ParlatoI'm sooo excited about The Mosaic Project that's going to drop on July 19, 2011!

It's a who's who of many of my favorite female jazz artists! OMG - there's the leader - composer, arranger, producer, drummer and vocalist Terri Lyne Carrington; vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson, Carmen Lundy, Gretchen Parlato and Nona Hendryx (one of the original members of Labelle); Esperanza Spalding and Mimi Jones on bass; Sheila E on percussion; Patrice Rushen, Geri Allen and Helen Sung on keys; Ingrid Jensen on trumpet; Tineke Postma on saxophone, Anat Cohen on clarinet, Linda Taylor on guitar, Chia-Yin Carol Ma on violin, and Hailey Niswanger on the flute. YAY!!

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Jazz & Blues Events for the Weekend: June 11-13, 2010

✽Good morning✽

 I hope that you all had a great week! Miguel Zenon and Esta Plena, Melody Gardot, George Benson, the Rippingtons, Bernie Williams Band, Stanley Clark Band featuring Hiromi, Big James and the Chicago Playboys, Lizz Wright, Harry Connick Jr., Janiva Magness, Otis Taylor and Chick Corea with his Freedom Band are just some of the artists that you can see perform this weekend!

In addition to the musicians mentioned above, you'll be able to see Patti Austin, Anat Cohen, Tia Fuller, Helen Sung, DIVA jazz orchestra, et al. at the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Annual Jazz Festival in Harrisburg, PA.

The Annual Playboy Jazz Festival lineup includes Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller featuring Christian Scott, Kurt Elling, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Salif Keita, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson and the Cedar Walton Quartet and others.

You really don't have any excuse ~ Go and see live jazz this weekend!!

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