Musicians in town
07 June 2013
Michel Portal
Multi-instrumentalist (clarinets, saxophones, bandoneon, etc.) and composer Michel Portal can be considered as the father figure of the French modern jazz scene.
27 May 2013
Diana Krall
“Say what you will about Diana Krall, her sustained baby-boomer popularity and sexpot good looks… but there’s nothing jazzier than knowing how to break all the rules as well as she does.”
16 May 2013
Iyeoka
“an artist that combines their vocal talent, their passion for words, and their theater background to captivate audiences with pieces that broach love, women, culture, struggle and relationships, among other things. Iyeoka does all of this, with such passion and poise that it makes you long for the days of Nina Simone”
19 April 2013
Eric Harland
In Down Beat's 65th Annual Readers Poll, Harland was included on the short list of world's most recognized drummers along with Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes.
18 April 2013
Bill Cobham
Allmusic's reviewer claims Cobham is "generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer with an influential style that combines explosive power and exacting precision
18 April 2013
Dee Dee Bridgewater
"She has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation, and her understanding of the "great American songbook" makes pretenders pale in comparison."