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Pianist Simona Premazzi is originally from Italy where she began playing piano when she was eight.
She studied at the conservatory of music in Udine and in Milano and at the International Academy of Music.
Ms. Premazzi played for four years with Enrico Intra’s big band, moved to New York in 2004, and has since worked extensively with Greg Osby and Jeremy Pelt and also with such modern jazz notables as Dayna Stephens, Melissa Aldana, Mark Shim, Ralph Alessi, Seamus Blake and many others; she has also led five albums of her own so far.
On her LiveStream of May 23, 2020, Simona Premazzi creates an extensive unaccompanied piano solo that has some free flights along with melodic stretches.
Her classical technique is as impressive as the logic of her improvisations as she explores a variety of moods, inspired by paintings, photographs and her own vivid imagination, creating an improvised suite.
– Scott Yanow
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May 23, 2020
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Zeshan Bagewadi, who is known as Zeshan B, is a soulful singer who also plays several instruments.
Born in Chicago and now based in New York, he sang in choirs while in high school, was trained to sing opera, studied at Northwestern University, and was hired by opera companies.
However Zeshan B switched gears, deciding that he wanted to perform World music which he considered much more relevant to his life.
He released his debut album Vetted in 2017 (having a hit with “Crying In the Streets”) and following it up with the recent Melismatic. During this entertaining LiveStream from May 22, 2020, Zeshan B performs songs from his albums while accompanying his strong voice on harmonium and a South Asian string instrument.
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May 22, 2020
June 09, 2020
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July 10, 2020
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May 22, 2020
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You can follow Donald Harrison here.
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A major alto-saxophonist ever since joining Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in the early 1980s, the New Orleans-born Donald Harrison worked with Jack McDuff and Roy Haynes prior to Blakey, and afterwards he co-led a quintet with trumpeter Terence Blanchard for several years.
Since that time, Harrison has most frequently been heard as a leader (heading around 20 albums so far) although he also worked with Eddie Palmieri and in all-star groups including most notably The Cookers.
On his LiveStream of July 7, 2020, Donald Harris plays over a prerecorded rhythm section, performing three pieces including a boppish blues reminiscent of Charlie Parker and “Watermelon Man,” displaying a beautiful tone, superior technique, and creative ideas while swinging throughout.
– Scott Yanow
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May 21, 2020
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You can follow Alexis Morrast here.
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An up-and-coming jazz singer, Alexis Morrast was originally from Newark, New Jersey, began singing when she was three, and has since performed with Christian McBride, Barry Harris, Steve Jordan, and Michael Feinstein among others.
She has a mature voice and style but was actually only in her early twenties at the time of this May 23, 2020 LiveStream.
Joined by an excellent local rhythm section, Alexis Morrast puts warmth and soul into such songs as “Caravan,” “Besame Mucho,” “Basin Street Blues,” and “Kissing Me Softly With His Song,” displaying an impressive range and an appealing voice.
Sometimes sounding a bit like Sarah Vaughan, Alexis Morrast shows a lot of potential during this fine performance.
-Scott Yanow
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May 23, 2020
June 10, 2020
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