(Above: A snippet of Allen Toussaint’s cover of Paul Simon’s “American Tune” from one of his regular appearances at Joe’s Pub in New York City.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record At his first-ever performance in Kansas City, New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint transformed the Folly Theater into a place where “mardi gras” was a [...]
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Review: Allen Toussaint
Posted in Concert review, tagged Allen Toussaint, Crescent City, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Folly Theater, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Thelonious Monk on January 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Piano Men: Dave Brubeck, Dr. John and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City music scene, tagged Bill Frissel, Blue Rondo a la Turk, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Dr. John, Hurricane Katrina, Iko Iko, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, jazz, Jimmy Cobb, Kansas City, Miles Davis, New Orleans, Rhythm and Ribs Festival, Right Place Wrong Time, Roberta Flack, Simone, Spirit Festival, St. John River City Band, Take Five on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: The Night Tripper gets “Qualified” back in the day.) By Joel Francis While in Jacksonville, Fla. this past weekend for a wedding, I was able to sneak away from my duties as a groomsman long enough to check out the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. On Friday night I arrived in time to catch the last [...]
15 jazz greats to emerge in the last 20 years (part two)
Posted in Album review, Industry commentary, tagged Afrika Bambaataa, Alice Coltrane, Andrew Hill, Cassandra Wilson, Christian McBride, Cole Porter, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Don Byron, Elvis Costello, Fats Waller, Jason Moran, jazz, John Coltrane, Kora Jazz Trio, Martin and Wood, McCoy Tyner, Medeski, Prokofiev, Ralph Sharon, Ravi Coltrane, Tony Bennett, world music on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: The Kora Jazz Trio in concert.) By Joel Francis Continuing The Daily Record’s look at the state of jazz today, here is the second of three installments shedding light on 15 jazz greats to emerge in the last 20 years. Note that these musicians are not necessarily the 15 greatest jazz artists to arrive [...]
Top 10 concerts of 2008
Posted in Kansas City music scene, review, Top 10, tagged 2008 Top 10, Alison Krauss, Bruce Springsteen, Carbon/Silicon, Dap-Kings, Dave Brubeck, Dirtbombs, E Street Band, Folly Theater, Granada Theater, Joel Francis, Largo, Mick Jones, Old 97s, Paul Desmond, Plant/Krauss, Radiohead, Randy Newman, Rhet Miller, Robert Plant, Sharon Jones, Starlight Theater, The Bottleneck, The Clash, Thom Yorke, Tom Waits, year in music on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Watching the Dirtbombs rip through “Ever Lovin’ Man” at The Bottleneck was one of the Top 10 shows of the year. By Joel Francis (Note: All concerts in Kansas City, Mo., unless otherwise stated.) 10. Dirtbombs, The Bottleneck, Lawrence, Kan., May 25 The Dirtbombs didn’t get started until midnight, but no one seemed to [...]
Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus – “Non-Sectarian Blues”
Posted in review, tagged Charles Mingus, cool jazz, Dave Brubeck, Impulse Records, jazz, Othello, Paul Desmond, Richard Attenborough on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis The unlikely pairing of Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus at a London film studio should have been a collision of worlds on par with the big bang. In the early sixties, Brubeck was rewriting the jazz songbook with his legendary quartet that featured Paul Desmond, drummer Joe Morello and bass player Eugene [...]
Down on “Cypress Avenue”
Posted in band feature, Kansas City music scene, Music history, tagged Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Beck, Bill Shapiro, Celine Dion, Cypress Avenue, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, KCUR, Moby, National Public Radio, Nick Drake, NPR, Paul Desmond, Prince, Robert Moore, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, UMKC, Uncle Tupelo, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, Village Records on January 14, 2001 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Bill Shapiro appeared on television in Kansas City in 2008 to celebrate 30 years of his radio show, “Cypress Avenue.”) By Joel Francis The Examiner Late at night, the house is silent. Everyone is asleep, or so it seems. In a bedroom, a dim light shines through the blankets peaked around a small figure [...]
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Five Jazz Legends Still Adding to Their Legacies
Posted in Industry commentary, Music history, tagged Art Blakey, Bela Fleck, Bobby Hutcherson, Brad Mehldau, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Clifford Brown, Dave Brubeck, Derek Trucks, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, jazz, Jazz Messengers, John Coltrane, John Scofield, Joni Mitchell, Lester Young, Marc Ribot, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, My Favorite Things, Paul Desmond, Randy Jones, Ron Carter, Roy Haynes, Sarah Vaughan, Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Take Five” at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.) By Joel Francis In a belated post-script to The Daily Record’s series on 15 jazz greats to emerge in the past 20 years, we look at five artists who are still significantly contributing to their legendary status. Although their reputations were cemented generations [...]
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