Groovin’ Around The Bay – May 6, 2011
The Jazz Crusaders – “The Freedom Sound” Greetings! This column is a way for me to jump start back into writing on the regular. I am sure you want to see more here than just videos and press releases (not that those are bad things!!!) I am often asked what is happening in jazz on […]
Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway Reunited
Joe Sample – acoustic piano Lalah Hathaway – vocals Nick Sample – acoustic bass Xavier Breaker – drums Where were you in October 1999 when Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway appeared together at Yoshi’s Oakland performing song from their The Song Lives On album? I was there in the crowded audience sitting really close to […]
2007 Russian River Jazz Festival/Jazz on the River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2007 CONTACT: Denise Lamott Public Relations (415) 897-5089 lamoore1@verizon.net THE 31st ANNUAL RUSSIAN RIVER JAZZ FESTIVAL TO FEATURE MUSIC LEGEND CHAKA KHAN, PLUS BONEY JAMES, JOE SAMPLE TRIO, PONCHO SANCHEZ, NORMAN BROWN & OTHERS FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 8 & 9 BRINGS WORLD-CLASS JAZZ, WINE & FOOD TO THE PICTURESQUE BANKS […]
A Review of Randy Crawford and Joe Sample – Feeling Good
It is so easy just to want to call it a Randy Crawford album when it is actually a Randy & Joe album. He showcases vocalists so beautifully. Over the years, Joe has collaborated with Nancy Wilson, Lizz Wright, Phyllis Hyman, Lalah Hathaway and Dianne Reeves. It was in 1979 when Randy and Joe joined […]
Flashback Friday – Joe Sample – Spellbound
The year was 1989 and I was 25 when my friend Vanessa loaned me her cassette of jazz pianist Joe Sample’s album, Spellbound. It was a special time for me because I was preparing to move into my first apartment. I instantly loved “Seven Years of Good Luck” and it is still one of my […]
What’s the buzz on Lizz Wright
There have been some exciting musical times in my short life including seeing Rachelle Ferrell twice in one night because she did not hit the high note in “With Open Arms” during the first show, meeting Shirley Horn, and having the film jam twice in my camera when I met Patti Austin for the first […]
