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Rev. Otis Moss III | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: New Orleans, New Orleans-Louisiana, Blue Note Gospel, Sunday-Sermon, Treme, Prayer, Blue Note, Rebuilding New Orleans, Black Voices News
Rev. Otis Moss III

Many times God will bring out new colors when we experience the blues of a storm -- we must allow, the tears of God to beat across the canvas of our soul and God will paint a new picture in our spirit.

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Chatting With Stanley Jordan, Lindsay Buckingham's ...Small Machine, "Pray For Sleep" With The Box Story, and Seven From StevieMix

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Dylan Chenfeld, Neil Hefti, Milton Babbitt, Noah Chenfeld, Lindsay Buckingham, Mike Stern, Kenwood Dennard, Christian McBride, The Box Story, Nicholas Payton, Count Basie Orchestra, Stanley Jordan, Russell Malone, Bucky Pizzarelli, CHarlie Hunter, Jazz, John Coltrane, Ronnie Laws, Blue Note, Kenny Garrett, Regina Carter, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Although Stanley Jordan is credited with being one of the great jazz guitarists, he doesn't just play in that genre.

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Chatting With Joe Jackson And Earl Klugh, Plus Mick Harvey's "The Ballad Of Jay Givens" Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Ted Danson, Mary Tyler Moore, Ian Dury, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Christian McBride, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, Hubert Laws, Rosie Westbrook, Johnny Mandel, PJ Harvey, Mick Harvey, Chick Corea, Blue Note, Burt Bacharach, Regina Carter, John Cassavetes, Suzanne Vega, Marvin & Tige, George Benson, Lenny Waronker, Roberta Flack, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Michael Franks, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Passman, Mo Ostin, Just Between Friends, William Shatner, Milestone, Tupac Shakur, Paul Simon, Larry Rosen, Jamie Foxx, Chuck Mangione, Dave Grusin, How to Beat the High Cost of Living, Downbeat, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The Merv Griffin Show, Joe Jackson, Grand Theft Auto, David Bowie, Chet Atkins, Billy Dee Williams, Questlove, Motown, J.P. Shilo, George Shearing, Simon & Garfunkel, Dave Houghton, A Cure for Gravity, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Patrick Williams, Steve Vai, Bill Evans, Anthrax, Nelson Rangell, Ludacris, Ben Folds, Earl Klugh, Graham Maby, Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, Cti, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Joe Jackson, performing is the best part of the "madness" that he's involved in. It's better than being in the studio or anything else.

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Mondo Amore, a Mission Bell and Joey's Song: Conversations With Amos Lee, Nicole Atkins and Michael Gomoll

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jason Ringenberg, Amos Lee, Mickey Raphael, Thea Gilmore, Robbie Fulks, Dravet's Syndrome, The Moldy Peaches, Calexico, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Miles Davis, Angelo Badalamenti, Nicole Atkins, Justin Curry, The Avett Brothers, Epilepsy Foundation, AT&T, Greg Allen, Norah Jones, David Lynch, Teletubbies, My Morning Jacket, Duncan Sheik, Priscilla Ahn, Steve Forbert, Blue Note, Willie Nelson, Joe Vent, Love, Traffic, Sidewalk Café, Lucinda Williams, Peter Yarrow, Sam Beam, Farm Aid, Eileen Rose, Ronnie Spector, Pietta Brown, Thelonious Monk, Neko Case, Brothers Grimm, Paul McCartney, Epilepsy, Bryan George, Kruu, Del Amitri, Elmo, Razor & Tie, Hotel Café, Arthur Lee, Sara Watkins, Cheryl Pawelski, Regina Spektor, The Doors, Baby Einstein, Pink Floyd, Phil Palazzolo, Raul Malo, Jon Brion, Joey Burns, Bruce Springsteen, Blomndie, Largo, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Jazzy Mandarin & The Gate's Wide Open: Conversations With Dianne Reeves and Kurt Elling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don Was, George Duke, Jon Hendricks, Harry Belafonte, John Patitucci, Laurence Hobgood, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Kurt Elling, Tony Bennet, Blue Note, Rosemary Clooney, Motown, Carmen McRae, Good Night and Good Luck, Betty Carter, Michelle Obama, Bruce Lundvall, BIlly Holiday, Erykah Badu, Mark Murphy, George Clooney, Alexander McQueen, The 5th Dimension, Barack Obama, Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs, Chet Baker, Nina Simone, Terreon Gully, Sarah Vaughan, King Crimson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

What happens when your elegant entertainer goes off script and speaks mandarin directly to a Chinese delegation in the White House?

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Global Beat Fusion: Four Albums to Find in 2011

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Six Degrees Records, Ballake Sissoko, World Music, Sidi Toure, Thrill Jockey, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Vincent Segal, Hindi Zahra, Blue Note, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

I was thrilled to learn that Six Degrees Records is releasing the stunning collaboration between Malian kora master Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal. Ten of the best songs to be released in January, all on the same record.

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Father Time: Dave Brubeck Plays the Blue Note

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Jacquet, Alexander Hamilton, Mickey Mantle, Time Magazine, Jazz, Randy Jones, Jazz Piano, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond, Blue Note, Bobby Militello, New York City, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Going to see Brubeck's late show at the Blue Note on a Saturday night feels, in 2010, almost as improbable as going to the ballpark to catch Mickey Mantle, or attending a lecture by Alexander Hamilton.

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First Nighter: Cabaret Thrushes Stacey Kent, Karen Oberlin Flying High and Low

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 'Heart & Soul: A Centenary Celebration of Frank Loesser, Birdland, Stacey Kent, Frank Loesser, Jon Weber, Betty Huttonf, Gordy Johnson, Gene Lees, Jean-Luc Godard, The Oak Room at the Algonquin, Jim Tomlinson, Breathless, Karen Oberlin, Blue Note, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Art Hirahara, Jean Seberg, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Joy infuses everything that Stacey Kent sings with a vocal zing -- which she's showing off this week as part of her current stateside tour.

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CDs: Willie Nelson's New American Classic

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jazz, Norah Jones, Vocals, Blue Note, Diana Krall, Standards, Blues, Music, Stardust, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Some of my favorite albums of all time were recorded by artists well past their prime. Willie Nelson's American Classic can be added to the list.

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