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- New season at The Whiting in Flint will offer place to escape; Lineup…
- Harmonica player melds blues and punk
- THE REV. PLAYS UNTO OTHERS
- Music : Music for a New Depression: Songs of a Native Oracle Now in…
- Count Basie: The Man and His Music Pt. 3
- Amy’s music included in university exam
New season at The Whiting in Flint will offer place to escape; Lineup…
mlive.com – May 28, 2008
Multi-lingual Russian-born jazz singer. • April 18 2009: Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials 8 p. Boogie and blues music.
Harmonica player melds blues and punk
Roanoke Times – May 28, 2008
“I couldn’t really ruin the song” Ricci said. “I certainly could mar the tune but I couldn’t ruin it — you know like [with] a drum or bass that holds the whole thing together. Now he just destroys the instrument on a regular basis playing blues rock soul funk and more with his band New Blood. They perform at Blue 5 Restaurant on Friday. Ricci’s mother got him a teacher in their hometown of Portland Maine. Ricci said he was a dedicated student but he couldn’t relate to the blues at first. He would rather have been listening to the Misfits the Dead Kennedys Minor Threat and other hard-hitting punk acts… It had a lot of the same spirit that the punk music did a lot of that same sincerity and urgency that I was getting out of bands like Fugazi. And it was certainly on many levels just as raw.
THE REV. PLAYS UNTO OTHERS
New York Post – May 28, 2008
Jaleel Bunton whose day job is being the drummer for indie-rock act TV on the Radio is also part of the Love Choir and has a hard time answering when asked if he's religious. "Yeah I am" he says at first. But the guitarist who says he was inspired to join Anderson's group because the reverend is a virtuoso who makes avant-garde music with blues roots quickly steps back and qualifies his answer. "I'm not denominational necessarily. I obviously have some.
Music : Music for a New Depression: Songs of a Native Oracle Now in…
SkyNewswire.com – SkyNewswire.com (press release) – May 28, 2008
His warnings strike like lightning. ‘I grew up on the blues reggae and jazz. The music came to me in an instant. My goal is to give the expression character. ‘ An original he succeeds brilliantly.
Count Basie: The Man and His Music Pt. 3
NPR – May 28, 2008
org June 4 2008 – From 1935 until his death in 1984 pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed the jazz landscape. By merging the sounds of his musical upbringing in Harlem and Kansas City Basie developed a unique brand of swinging blues that made audiences across the world want to dance. This episode of Jazz Profiles the third in a three-part series surveys the challenges Basie faced during WWII and the “new testament” groups he launched in the 1950s and beyond. His hard-swinging band in tow Count Basie’s post-war renaissance helped secure his place in jazz history.
Amy’s music included in university exam
Times of India – May 28, 2008
Third-year English studentswere asked to compare extracts by literary giants in their practical criticismpaper were surprised to find one of the troubled singer’s songsincluded. Those taking thePractical Criticism paper were given a sheet containing the singer’s words toher single ?Love is a Losing Game? and asked to contrast them with awork by the 16th century poet and explorer Sir Walter Ralegh. The students were also askedto compare Raleigh’s poem with songs by the rock star Bob Dylan and blues singerBillie Holiday. Those who took the paper said they were surprised at theinclusion of lyrics by Winehouse in their exam… Third-year English studentswere asked to compare extracts by literary giants in their practical criticismpaper were surprised to find one of the troubled singer’s songsincluded. Those taking thePractical Criticism paper were given a sheet containing the singer’s words toher single ?Love is a Losing Game? and asked to contrast them with awork by the 16th century poet and explorer Sir Walter Ralegh. The students were also askedto compare Raleigh’s poem with songs by the rock star Bob Dylan and blues singerBillie Holiday. Those who took the paper said they were surprised at theinclusion of lyrics by Winehouse in their exam. “It was really bizarre. I satthere looking at the paper in shock. I wouldn’t consider a controversial popsinger a literary figure” the telegraph quoted the student as saying.