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Damani Rhodes was born and raised in Sacramento, had his first musical experiences in church, and originally played drums and guitar.
At 18 he switched to piano and he has since worked with hiphop/soul band Sol Development and the fusion group Mino Yanci which he founded.
Damani Rhodes is essentially a soulful jazz/r&b keyboardist as he showed on his debut recording as a leader R.E.A.C.H.
His wife singer-songwriter Vadia began singing when she was five and became a notable gospel vocalist but is versatile enough to also perform jazz, r&b and show tunes.
On this LiveStream from May 28, 2020, Damani and Vadia perform a set of original music including a soulful ballad that Vadia wrote for a wedding (celebrating finally finding the right person), a melodic instrumental, a wordless vocal by Vadia on “Slow Dance In The Jungle,” a song about the importance of time, and the grooving keyboard feature “Mon Yawn Ugh.”
– Scott Yanow
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May 28, 2020
April 01, 2020
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May 25, 2020
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This is the ninetieth in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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One of the finest jazz singers of the past 30 years, Karrin Allyson’s long string of recordings for the Concord label found her singing bop, Brazilian music, jazz standards, Mose Allison-type blues, and pop and folk songs from her youth with equal skill and swing.
Also a solid pianist Karrin Allyson, on her LiveStream of July 11, 2020, teams up with bassist Jeff Johnson for a fun set of diverse music.
Among the songs that they perform during this enjoyable outing are a spiritual folk ballad, a lightly swinging version of “The Shadow Of Your Smile,” a scat-filled romp based on “Doxy,” Abbey Lincoln’s blues “Long As You’re Living,” and a vocal-bass duet on “Straight No Chaser.”
– Scott Yanow
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July 11, 2020
May 23, 2020
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December 19, 2020
August 20, 2020
July 03, 2020
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You can follow Aubrey Johnson here.
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This is the thirty seventh in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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A New York based singer, composer and educator who is blessed with a beautiful voice, Aubrey Johnson has worked in her career with such notables as Janis Siegel, Fred Hersch, Sara Serpa, Bobby McFerrin and John Zorn among others.
Ms. Johnson, whose debut CD as a leader (Unrivaled) came out in late-2019, is featured on this LiveStream singing and accompanying herself on piano.
She performs a few consistently haunting original ballads, “Easy To Love” (which contains some memorable high notes), and a few rousing numbers.
Aubrey Johnson is a singer well worth discovering.
– Scott Yanow
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May 23, 2020
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May 23, 2020
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