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One of the top jazz pianists of the past 40 years, Michel Camilo has superb technique, always swings, and plays solos that are consistently full of surprises and joy.
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he began seriously playing the piano when he was nine (after a period on the accordion), studied classical piano, was performing with the National Symphony Orchestra when he was 16, and turned to jazz after hearing an Art Tatum record.
Camilo moved to the United States in 1979 and in 1983 began a longtime association with Paquito D’Rivera, recording his first album as a leader in 1985 and having a minor hit with his original “Why Not?”
Since that time, Michel Camilo has toured the world many times, recorded a few dozen albums, and performed at a countless number of concerts, usually at the head of his trio.
Along the way he has played with the who’s who of jazz (including Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Stanley Turrentine, Mongo Santamaria, Jaco Pastorius, and Wynton Marsalis) or, more accurately, they have had the pleasure of playing with him.
On his LiveStream from May 4, 2020, Michel Camilo has fun tearing into “St. Thomas” which sets the stage for a series of often-stunning performance that the pianist makes look so easy, smiling the whole time.
He gives the impression that, like Art Tatum, he can play anything on the piano that he thinks of, including a romantic ballad and the bouncy Nat King Cole song “The Frim Fram Sauce”; this LiveStream gives one a strong sampling of his brilliance.
– Scott Yanow
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May 04, 2020
June 14, 2020
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Livestream, Video
You can follow The Eric Scott Trio here.
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June 14, 2020
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Livestream, Video
You can follow Kandace Springs here.
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This is the eighty ninth in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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Kandace Springs was born in Nashville, started piano lessons at ten, and developed into an appealing and versatile singer.
Since moving to New York, she has recorded an EP and led three albums of her own: Soul Eyes, Indigo and The Women Who Raised Me.
Her sidemen on her recordings included Terence Blanchard and Roy Hargrove with Springs often crossing over between jazz and r&b.
On her LiveStream from June 13, 2020, Kandace Springs accompanies her singing on piano (which she plays quite well) and on one number on electric keyboards, displaying a strong, attractive and friendly voice on “Angel Eyes,” “Someone To Watch Over Me,” “I’ll Never Be The Same” and “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” all performed as soulful ballads.
– Scott Yanow
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June 13, 2020
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Livestream, Video
You can follow Jarrett Cherner here.
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September 24, 2020
June 12, 2020 – With Sarah Elizabeth Charles
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Livestream, Video
You can follow Mike Dillon here.
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This is the one hundred and eighty first in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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Mike Dillon is a versatile vibraphonist and percussionist who was originally from San Antonio, Texas and is currently based in Kansas City.
He has appeared in settings ranging from funk and soul jazz to free improvisations and has been a member of Critters Buggin, Les Claypoo’s Fancy Band and Garage A Trois, leading groups of his own (including Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle), and working with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and with a trio called “The Dead Kenny G’s.”
Bassist James Singleton has long been a major fixture in the New Orleans music scene, being a member of the Astral Project and working with John Scofield, John Medeski, John Abercrombie, Ellis Marsalis, Eddie Harris, Lionel Hampton, Arnett Cobb, Banu Gibson, Chet Baker, James Booker, and many others.
In this intriguing set of free improvisations (the first one lasts 33 minutes), a LiveStream from July 19, 2010, Mike Dillon switches constantly between his percussion and vibes while James Singleton provides a strong forward momentum and often hard-swinging lines while reacting constantly to Dillon’s playing, even playing a little bit of trumpet.
The spontaneous music holds one’s interest throughout.
– Scott Yanow
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July 19, 2020
July 30, 2020
June 20, 2020
June 13, 2020
June 12, 2020
June 11, 2020
June 10, 2020
June 09, 2020
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Livestream, Video
You can follow Steve Washington here.
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October 02, 2020
July 31, 2020
June 12, 2020
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