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New York State Senate Adopts Resolution Honoring 35th Anniversary of the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival

12 Tuesday Jun 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Concerts, Festivals & Tours, Eclectic, Improvised Music, Jazz, Live Music, Mainstream-Traditional Jazz, Modern Jazz, Music News, Pop Jazz, Press Release, Smooth Jazz, What's New?

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Chris Botti, Diana Krall, DL Media, Esperanza Spalding, Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, Hiromi, Trombone Shorty

Jazz Greats Past and Present Highlight Festival History

Headliners for the 35th Anniversary Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, June 30 – July 1: (left to right) Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Esperanza Spalding, Trombone Shorty, and Hiromi

A resolution commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the legendary Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival and proclaiming June as “Jazz Month” was adopted by the New York State Senate today. Senator Roy McDonald (43rd S.D.), who represents Saratoga County, was the lead sponsor of the measure. Present for the occasion were Marcia White, SPAC’s President & Executive Director, SPAC Board Member Don McCormack, festival producer Danny Melnick, President of Absolutely Live Entertainment, and William Smith, Director of Sales for Freihofer’s, the title sponsor of the festival. Continue reading →

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Esperanza Spalding, Diana Krall & Trombone Shorty to Perform at The 35th Annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, June 30 & July 1

07 Wednesday Mar 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Concerts, Festivals & Tours, Grammy Award Winner, Improvised Music, Jazz Funk, Live Music, Mainstream-Traditional Jazz, Modern Jazz, R & B, Vocals, What's New?

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Spalding Krall and Shorty

WHO:
ESPERANZA SPALDING – Just one year after taking home a GRAMMY® Award in the Best New Artist category, the bassist/vocalist performed a beautiful rendition of “What a Wonderful World” alongside the Southern California Children’s Choir at the 2012 84th Oscar Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 26.

DIANA KRALL – The world renowned artist and and one of the best selling jazz vocalists of all time recently appeared with Paul McCartney on the 2012 GRAMMY® Awards telecast in Los Angeles on February 12.

TROMBONE SHORTY – The New Orleans native trombone/trumpet phenomenon recently participated in a PBS televised performance at The White House as a part of the Black History Month celebration in Washington D.C. on February 21. Continue reading →

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Prelude To Music’s Biggest Night with Esperanza Spalding and Bobby McFerrin to Co-host GRAMMY Pre-Telecast

03 Thursday Feb 2011

Posted by Rob Young in Grammy Award Winner, Grammy Nominated Artists, Improvised Music, Modern Jazz, Music, Music News, What's New?

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Featuring performances by Buddy Guy, Cyndi Lauper and Mavis Staples, among others …

Esperanza Spalding

The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13 from 1–4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on http://www.grammy.com/live and http://www.youtube.com/thegrammys beginning at 1 p.m. PT. The live stream of the Pre-Telecast will remain on GRAMMY.com as video on demand for 30 days following the event.

Bobby McFerrin

Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, the star-studded ceremony with be co-hosted by current GRAMMY nominees Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding, and will feature performances by nominees including Afro-Colombian hip-hop trio ChocQuibTown, blues musician Buddy Guy, singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper, American roots interpreter Maria Muldaur, contemporary blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, trombone and trumpet player Trombone Shorty, legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples, jazz musician Kirk Whalum, and R&B singer/songwriter Betty Wright. Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the night in 98 categories will be current nominees Laurie Anderson, Sara Bareilles, BT, Kathy Griffin, and Wayne Wallace.

Co-hosts McFerrin and Spalding each have one nomination: McFerrin for Best Classical Crossover Album for Vocabularies, and Spalding for Best New Artist.

Performers ChocQuibTown, Guy, Lauper, Muldaur, Shepherd, Staples, Trombone Shorty, and Wright each have one nod: ChocQuibTown for Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album for Oro; Guy for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Living Proof; Lauper for Best Traditional Blues Album for Memphis Blues; Muldaur for Best Traditional Folk Album for Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy; Shepherd for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Live! In Chicago (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Wille “Big Eyes” Smith, Bryan Lee, and Buddy Flett); Staples for Best Americana Album for You Are Not Alone; Trombone Shorty for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Backatown; and Wright for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for “Go (Live).” Continue reading →

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Trombone Shorty | Backatown (4/20/2010)

30 Tuesday Mar 2010

Posted by Rob Young in Biography, Modern Jazz, New Music

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Trombone Shorty - Backatown

.:|:. About: Trombone Shorty

In 2010 alone, 24-year-old New Orleans singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical powerhouse Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has signed with Verve Forecast Records and performed on Good Morning America and ESPN’s SportsCenter in the run-up to the Super Bowl. He has seen recordings he contributed to earn a Grammy® award (Buckwheat Zydeco’s “Lay Your Burden Down”) and an Oscar® nomination (Dr. John’s “Down In New Orleans” from the hit Disney film ‘The Princess and the Frog’). He has taped two appearances – as himself – for the upcoming HBO series ‘Treme’ from ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon, and played with his band Orleans Avenue as honored guests on Saints owner Tom Benson’s float in a victorious post-Super Bowl Mardi Gras parade. Continue reading →

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