Adele has an engaging stage presence without any gimmicks. Not putting down gimmicks, they can be fun, but its refreshing to get a glimpse of something that appears to be genuine. Watched this recent video performance and got such pleasure in watching Adele enjoy and have fun with herself and the audience. Because there were not fifty thousand people there, she could see them. And they could easily see her.
Originally Posted Nov 9, 2006
Last night the Rolling Stones played to another packed crowd out in Glendale Arizona. It looked like some of the fans needed to be assisted in order to get to the concert and there were others that could easily have been Mick Jagger’s great great grand children. In a recent book about the Beatles, John Lennon supposedly wanted to be the Rolling Stones. I wonder what he would think about the Cirque Du Soleil-Love Las Vegas which is really a must see for me. I remember when the Brits arrived, almost everyone believed that it would last a few days maybe a couple of weeks.
Branford Marsalis Quartet with Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis & Jeff Watts Sunday, March 29, 7PM Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
Cedar Walton at Long Island University Concert Dates: 02/21/09
Lenore Raphael at Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium at the BHai Center Concert Dates: 01/27/09
Lift your spirits and enjoy the Jazz Concert Season. Its not necessary to do just the big name/ big venue concerts. You can find unknown, wonderful talent at many of the free concerts across the country as well as the various Jazz Festivals that offer good ticket packages. Two of the best and most diverse festivals that I know are the Portland Jazz Festival and the S.F. Jazz Festival. There are many more !!
Bernard Woma Ensemble: African Percussion Music and Dance will be performing at “The Musical Instrument Museum” in Phoenix on December 3rd. 2010.
Don’t plan on sitting down and be prepared to dance though out the performance.
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AfroCubism
“Al Vaiven de Mi Carreta”
Playing at: Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St., Midtown West)
Get: Tickets ($35-$65) Listen in here or on WNYC
Cuban singer/guitarist Eliades Ochoa and the Malians Bassekou Kouyate (ngoni) and Djelimady Tounkara (electric guitar) are joined by Eliades’ Grupo Patria, Toumani Diabate (kora), Kasse Mady Diabate (vocals) and Lasana Diabate (balafon)
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I was at the TEDx Phoenix event this past weekend and the onstage musical act was “Dry River Yacht Club”. Because I, like most people are familiar with the music that I am familiar with, I shamefully knew nothing about this band or it’s lead singer “Garnet”. So I committed the sin of reading the little write up on them in the program guide, which said think of Bjork, which is fine except, I found myself listening and looking for Bjork, and unfortunately I was not listening to this group (so I thought).
On the drive home after the event I kept hearing in my head faint musical images of the band and so pledge myself to find their website and listened again for what I missed consciously and what was still living inside of my subconscious. I won’t tell you what I heard or who they are like, other then to say I liked them and hope to hear them live again. Listen for yourself, make your own judgment if you’ve not heard them before they don’t sound like anyone else. Dry River Yacht Club on MySpace
