The Newport Jazz Festival is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year with an impressive lineup.
On Tuesday, the annual music festival announced the performers for this year’s iteration, which will include Kamasi Washington, André 3000, Laufey, Nile Rodgers & Chic, and Elvis Costello. This year’s festival is scheduled for Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 at Rhode Island’s Fort Adams State Park.
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On Tuesday, the annual music festival announced the performers for this year’s iteration, which will include Kamasi Washington, André 3000, Laufey, Nile Rodgers & Chic, and Elvis Costello. This year’s festival is scheduled for Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 at Rhode Island’s Fort Adams State Park.
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- 4/9/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Jim Beard, a Grammy-winning keyboardist, composer and member of Steely Dan since 2008, died Saturday in a New York hospital of complications from a sudden illness, a publicist announced. He was 63.
Beard had been touring with Donald Fagen’s Steely Dan on the Eagles’ current “Long Goodbye” tour; his final performance was Jan. 20 in Phoenix.
Beard worked alongside such jazz legends as Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin and recorded with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, The Brecker Brothers, Mike Stern, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello and Steve Vai during his career.
He produced for Chick Corea, Al Jarreau and Esperanza Spalding and taught at institutions including the Mason Gross School of Arts, Berklee College of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music and the Sibelius Academy in Finland.
Beard recorded six solo CDs spanning the years 1990-2013 and won his Grammy in 2007 as a featured performer on the album Some Skunk Funk,...
Beard had been touring with Donald Fagen’s Steely Dan on the Eagles’ current “Long Goodbye” tour; his final performance was Jan. 20 in Phoenix.
Beard worked alongside such jazz legends as Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin and recorded with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, The Brecker Brothers, Mike Stern, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello and Steve Vai during his career.
He produced for Chick Corea, Al Jarreau and Esperanza Spalding and taught at institutions including the Mason Gross School of Arts, Berklee College of Music, Aaron Copland School of Music and the Sibelius Academy in Finland.
Beard recorded six solo CDs spanning the years 1990-2013 and won his Grammy in 2007 as a featured performer on the album Some Skunk Funk,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Beard, a pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer and arranger known for his work with Steely Dan as well as jazz musicians Wayne Shorter and John McLaughlin, died March 2 in a New York City hospital from complications of a sudden illness. He was 63.
His death was announced by a representative.
Born August 26, 1960, in Ridley Park, Pa, Beard moved to New York in 1985, launching a career that saw him perform with Steely Dan, McLaughlin, Shorter and Pat Metheny.
A member of Steely Dan since 2008, Beard until had been touring with the band as openers on the Eagles’ Long Goodbye Tour. His last performance with Steely Dan was on January 20 in Phoenix.
Beard also recorded with artists including Dizzy Gillespie, the Brecker Brothers, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello, Toninho Horta and Steve Vai.
Beard has more than 100 published compositions featured on recordings by John McLaughlin, Michael Brecker and many others and in books such as The New Real Book.
His death was announced by a representative.
Born August 26, 1960, in Ridley Park, Pa, Beard moved to New York in 1985, launching a career that saw him perform with Steely Dan, McLaughlin, Shorter and Pat Metheny.
A member of Steely Dan since 2008, Beard until had been touring with the band as openers on the Eagles’ Long Goodbye Tour. His last performance with Steely Dan was on January 20 in Phoenix.
Beard also recorded with artists including Dizzy Gillespie, the Brecker Brothers, Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello, Toninho Horta and Steve Vai.
Beard has more than 100 published compositions featured on recordings by John McLaughlin, Michael Brecker and many others and in books such as The New Real Book.
- 3/6/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
As surely as the sun rises in the east, Hollywood will produce musical biopics. There’s something about that particular kind of fame that works on film, especially if the subject died tragically.
Focus Features has a potential box office hit on its hands with “Back To Black,” a biopic of the working-class British singer Amy Winehouse, who became an international sensation and then died of alcohol poisoning at age 27. All it needs to do, really, is recreate this in its entirety and the movie can’t go wrong:
The picture stars Marisa Abela, a relative newcomer who is best known for co-starring in the HBO series “Industry.” It was reported that Abela does her own singing in the film, which is good for her future prospects as a star, but kind of undercuts the “Back to Black” premise of Winehouse being a once-in-a-lifetime talent a bit. Showbiz!
It was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson,...
Focus Features has a potential box office hit on its hands with “Back To Black,” a biopic of the working-class British singer Amy Winehouse, who became an international sensation and then died of alcohol poisoning at age 27. All it needs to do, really, is recreate this in its entirety and the movie can’t go wrong:
The picture stars Marisa Abela, a relative newcomer who is best known for co-starring in the HBO series “Industry.” It was reported that Abela does her own singing in the film, which is good for her future prospects as a star, but kind of undercuts the “Back to Black” premise of Winehouse being a once-in-a-lifetime talent a bit. Showbiz!
It was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Plan B Entertainment has set a joint venture with Oscar-winning documentarian and filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, known for movies including Touching The Void, One Day In September, Whitney, The Last King Of Scotland and State Of Play.
Per the Jv, the two parties will co-develop and co-produce unscripted films and series with both established and emerging directors.
Among Plan B’s current unscripted work is the ongoing Lego Masters series for Fox and the recent Wayne Shorter documentary Zero Gravity for Amazon. French media company Mediawan took a majority stake in the company late last year.
Macdonald’s previous work in documentary also includes Life In A Day, Marley and High & Low — John Galliano. He won a Best Documentary Oscar for One Day in September about the 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympics In Munich, Germany. His most recent narrative feature was The Mauritanian, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster,...
Per the Jv, the two parties will co-develop and co-produce unscripted films and series with both established and emerging directors.
Among Plan B’s current unscripted work is the ongoing Lego Masters series for Fox and the recent Wayne Shorter documentary Zero Gravity for Amazon. French media company Mediawan took a majority stake in the company late last year.
Macdonald’s previous work in documentary also includes Life In A Day, Marley and High & Low — John Galliano. He won a Best Documentary Oscar for One Day in September about the 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympics In Munich, Germany. His most recent narrative feature was The Mauritanian, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
When I started watching Wayne Shorter’s documentary with the motive to review it, I was a bit apprehensive. Not that I was completely lost regarding the content, as I had not only heard the name of Wayne Shorter, but I had been blessed with the experience of his music as well. But still, analyzing a documentary series that covers the whole life of a man of his stature is something I consider a tough challenge. And considering how dense the Amazon Prime documentary series titled Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity is, my initial apprehension does make sense.
Is it humanly possible to describe jazz music? I’m not sure about you all, but I personally don’t think so. The genre is possibly as vast as the galaxy, as deep as the ocean, and as mystifying and fascinating as the center of the universe. Those who make jazz music are...
Is it humanly possible to describe jazz music? I’m not sure about you all, but I personally don’t think so. The genre is possibly as vast as the galaxy, as deep as the ocean, and as mystifying and fascinating as the center of the universe. Those who make jazz music are...
- 8/26/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Awards, sure — over his 60-odd-year career, Wayne Shorter amassed his share of prizes and honors. But none of that conveys what a singular and visionary talent he was more powerfully than this simple fact: Miles Davis and Art Blakey, two of the greatest bandleaders in the history of jazz, fought over him.
In Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, director Dorsay Alavi tells his story over three roughly hourlong episodes called “portals,” a fitting nod to the Buddhism that Shorter embraced and the sci-fi and fantasy he adored. The Prime Video docuseries — which takes its streaming bow Aug. 25, on what would have been Shorter’s 90th birthday — traces the chronology of the New Jersey native’s biography, but, much more than that, it’s a chronicle of emotion, creativity and faith, tuned in to the magnitude of Shorter’s musicianship and, no less, to his playfulness and searching nonconformity.
Alavi, who first...
In Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, director Dorsay Alavi tells his story over three roughly hourlong episodes called “portals,” a fitting nod to the Buddhism that Shorter embraced and the sci-fi and fantasy he adored. The Prime Video docuseries — which takes its streaming bow Aug. 25, on what would have been Shorter’s 90th birthday — traces the chronology of the New Jersey native’s biography, but, much more than that, it’s a chronicle of emotion, creativity and faith, tuned in to the magnitude of Shorter’s musicianship and, no less, to his playfulness and searching nonconformity.
Alavi, who first...
- 8/22/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Proving that music really knows no borders, documentary “Elis and Tom” – about the fateful meeting of singer Elis Regina and legendary composer Antônio Carlos Jobim – has now sold to U.S. to Outsider Pictures and Portugal’s Midas.
“Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim came to Los Angeles to create the legendary ‘Elis & Tom’ [album]. I can’t wait to share the film with audiences in the U.S.,” said Outsider Pictures’ CEO Paul Hudson.
The film will be released theatrically on Sept. 15 in Los Angeles. According to Brazil’s O2 Play, which is handling international sales, “advanced conversations” with Japan and Australia are also taking place.
“I was Elis’ manager back then and I recorded rehearsals, conversations and the atmosphere that reigned behind the scenes,” revealed director Roberto de Oliveira, referring to five hours of “memorable” footage of the 1974 recording.
“All this material was stored away, but all these years...
“Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim came to Los Angeles to create the legendary ‘Elis & Tom’ [album]. I can’t wait to share the film with audiences in the U.S.,” said Outsider Pictures’ CEO Paul Hudson.
The film will be released theatrically on Sept. 15 in Los Angeles. According to Brazil’s O2 Play, which is handling international sales, “advanced conversations” with Japan and Australia are also taking place.
“I was Elis’ manager back then and I recorded rehearsals, conversations and the atmosphere that reigned behind the scenes,” revealed director Roberto de Oliveira, referring to five hours of “memorable” footage of the 1974 recording.
“All this material was stored away, but all these years...
- 8/22/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
"My emotions are taken to places I didn't know existed." Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for a music documentary biopic titled Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, about the extraordinary life and music of the accomplished musician Wayne Shorter. It will be streaming starting on August 25th, which would have been the saxophonist's 90th birthday (he passed away in March earlier this year). Zero Gravity is an intimate portrait and cinematic ode to Jazz giant and saxophone player Wayne Shorter's life and music. Depicted in three parts, each about a different period of Shorter's life & music - from NYC to Buddhism and beyond. Shorter is considered one of the greatest modern composers and musicians of American music. "Zero Gravity isn’t just a documentary about a legendary jazz musician, it’s a story of Wayne Shorter's life and how through adversity he grew to greatness. By turning obstacles into opportunities throughout his entire life,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The ’80s was a decade of movies that you can hear at a roar even on mute. A screenshot of Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay aboard the train in “Risky Business” has a sound to it. The same goes for a still image of Kaneda riding towards Neo-Tokyo in “Akira,” or Jack Nicholson’s car snaking its way up the mountains towards the Overlook Hotel during the opening titles of “The Shining.”
It was a decade of synths and sad jazz; a decade of legends reaching the height of their powers (e.g. John Williams and Ennio Morricone), and of newcomers from other disciplines becoming cinematic virtuosos in their own right (e.g. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Philip Glass). The movies had never sounded that way before, but the best film scores of the ’80s — our picks are listed below — continue to echo in our minds as if they’ve always been there.
It was a decade of synths and sad jazz; a decade of legends reaching the height of their powers (e.g. John Williams and Ennio Morricone), and of newcomers from other disciplines becoming cinematic virtuosos in their own right (e.g. Ryuichi Sakamoto and Philip Glass). The movies had never sounded that way before, but the best film scores of the ’80s — our picks are listed below — continue to echo in our minds as if they’ve always been there.
- 8/15/2023
- by David Ehrlich and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
August is here, and a bounty of noteworthy new movies and TV shows are coming to Amazon Prime Video this month. If it’s new release films you’re looking for, Paramount’s excellent (and very funny) “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” arrives on the streaming service on Aug. 25 after first streaming on Paramount+, while the Elizabeth Banks-directed action-comedy “Cocaine Bear” will be streaming on Aug. 15.
There’s also a Prime Video original film hitting this month in the form of “Red, White & Royal Blue” on Aug. 11, based on the book of the same name by author Casey McQuiston. The LGBTQ romantic comedy stars Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine in the story of a prince who falls in love with the son of the president of the United States.
And Thursday Night Football comes to Prime Video starting Aug. 24.
Check out a complete list of what...
There’s also a Prime Video original film hitting this month in the form of “Red, White & Royal Blue” on Aug. 11, based on the book of the same name by author Casey McQuiston. The LGBTQ romantic comedy stars Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine in the story of a prince who falls in love with the son of the president of the United States.
And Thursday Night Football comes to Prime Video starting Aug. 24.
Check out a complete list of what...
- 8/1/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Electric Panda Entertainment and Gold Star Productions announced today that Miles Brown (Black-ish) and Andrew Koji are set to star in the upcoming comedic action-thriller Sixteen. Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator/action director Brett Chan will be making his feature directorial debut, from the screenplay written by Jason Bourque (Insomnia), Phillip Mitchell and David Zanardi (A Wine Country Christmas). Production is set to begin Winter 2023 in Vancouver.
The film is being produced by Ken Frith and co-writer Jason Bourque of Gold Star Productions (Drone), and Yas Taalat, Gabriel Napora and Yipeng Ben Lu of Electric Panda Entertainment (The Informer). Executive producers include Adam Riback, Costa Vassos and Cody Sparshu.
Sixteen is a high-concept action film in the vein of Kick-Ass and Superbad, about a professional hitman (Koji) who’s been reincarnated as a sixteen-year-old boy (Brown), and must now take on the...
The film is being produced by Ken Frith and co-writer Jason Bourque of Gold Star Productions (Drone), and Yas Taalat, Gabriel Napora and Yipeng Ben Lu of Electric Panda Entertainment (The Informer). Executive producers include Adam Riback, Costa Vassos and Cody Sparshu.
Sixteen is a high-concept action film in the vein of Kick-Ass and Superbad, about a professional hitman (Koji) who’s been reincarnated as a sixteen-year-old boy (Brown), and must now take on the...
- 7/13/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain both turned to social media to remember Kurt Cobain on the 29th anniversary of the Nirvana singer’s death.
On Instagram Thursday, a day after the April 5th anniversary of Cobain’s 1994 death, Love shared a picture of Cobain’s hands as photographed by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.
“I love beautiful hands, it’s the first thing I look at in another. I love that the only photograph of Kurt that [Stipe] took… Micheal saw these hands. These left handed beautiful hands like a votive/ a mudra,...
On Instagram Thursday, a day after the April 5th anniversary of Cobain’s 1994 death, Love shared a picture of Cobain’s hands as photographed by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.
“I love beautiful hands, it’s the first thing I look at in another. I love that the only photograph of Kurt that [Stipe] took… Micheal saw these hands. These left handed beautiful hands like a votive/ a mudra,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Gary Rossington, a founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 71.
The news of Rossington’s death was confirmed by the band in a statement posted to Facebook on Sunday evening.
“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the statement shared. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does.”
“Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time,” the statement concluded.
No details regarding the cause of Rossington’s death have yet been released.
Rossington co-founded the band, which would eventually become known as Lynyrd Skynyrd, in the early 1960s, alongside Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns,...
The news of Rossington’s death was confirmed by the band in a statement posted to Facebook on Sunday evening.
“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the statement shared. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does.”
“Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time,” the statement concluded.
No details regarding the cause of Rossington’s death have yet been released.
Rossington co-founded the band, which would eventually become known as Lynyrd Skynyrd, in the early 1960s, alongside Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Visionary composer, saxophonist and visual artist Wayne Shorter has passed away at the age of 89.
His cause of death remains unknown, however the devoted husband, father and grandfather was surrounded by his loving family in Los Angeles at the time of his transition. He is survived by his wife Carolina, daughters Miyako and Mariana, and newly-born grandson Max.
Prior to his death, Shorter won his 13th Grammy award in February.
Read More: 2023 Grammy Awards: Complete Winners List
During the last few prolific years of his life, the extraordinary musician attained his opera …Iphigenia, written in collaboration with Esperanza Spalding, which played to widespread critical acclaim across the country in 2020, and released his Grammy-winning triple album and graphic novel Emanon in 2018.
“Wayne Shorter, my best friend, left us with courage in his heart, love and compassion for all, and a seeking spirit for the eternal future,” said Herbie Hancock, Shorter’s...
His cause of death remains unknown, however the devoted husband, father and grandfather was surrounded by his loving family in Los Angeles at the time of his transition. He is survived by his wife Carolina, daughters Miyako and Mariana, and newly-born grandson Max.
Prior to his death, Shorter won his 13th Grammy award in February.
Read More: 2023 Grammy Awards: Complete Winners List
During the last few prolific years of his life, the extraordinary musician attained his opera …Iphigenia, written in collaboration with Esperanza Spalding, which played to widespread critical acclaim across the country in 2020, and released his Grammy-winning triple album and graphic novel Emanon in 2018.
“Wayne Shorter, my best friend, left us with courage in his heart, love and compassion for all, and a seeking spirit for the eternal future,” said Herbie Hancock, Shorter’s...
- 3/2/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Wayne Shorter, the saxophonist and composer who was a major figure in the development of modern jazz, died Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 89.
His death was confirmed to The New York Times by his publicist Alisse Kingsley. No further information has yet been released.
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Shorter first came to acclaim in the 1950s and ’60s as the tenor saxophonist for the groundbreaking Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and, later, the massively influential Miles Davis Quintet. Among other recordings, he played on Davis’ hit album Bitches Brew in 1969.
A favorite of jazz enthusiasts nearly from the start of his career, Shorter broke through to wider public popularity both with Bitches Brew and, in 1971, his co-founding of Weather Report, the funk-jazz fusion group he co-founded with keyboardist Joe Zawinul and bassist Miroslav Vitous. The band, with various other members, stayed together until 1986, its commercial...
His death was confirmed to The New York Times by his publicist Alisse Kingsley. No further information has yet been released.
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Shorter first came to acclaim in the 1950s and ’60s as the tenor saxophonist for the groundbreaking Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and, later, the massively influential Miles Davis Quintet. Among other recordings, he played on Davis’ hit album Bitches Brew in 1969.
A favorite of jazz enthusiasts nearly from the start of his career, Shorter broke through to wider public popularity both with Bitches Brew and, in 1971, his co-founding of Weather Report, the funk-jazz fusion group he co-founded with keyboardist Joe Zawinul and bassist Miroslav Vitous. The band, with various other members, stayed together until 1986, its commercial...
- 3/2/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Wayne Shorter, the legendary, Grammy-winning saxophonist who — in addition to his own renowned albums and work with jazz supergroup Weather Report — collaborated with the likes of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, and Joni Mitchell, has died at the age of 89.
The venerated musician died Thursday morning, March 2, in Los Angeles, Shorter’s rep confirmed to Rolling Stone. No cause of death was provided. His longtime label Blue Note said in a statement Thursday, “Visionary composer, saxophonist, visual artist, devout Buddhist, devoted husband, father, and grandfather Wayne Shorter has passed...
The venerated musician died Thursday morning, March 2, in Los Angeles, Shorter’s rep confirmed to Rolling Stone. No cause of death was provided. His longtime label Blue Note said in a statement Thursday, “Visionary composer, saxophonist, visual artist, devout Buddhist, devoted husband, father, and grandfather Wayne Shorter has passed...
- 3/2/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Wayne Shorter, the skilled and innovative jazz saxophonist who was a member of Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet before leading his own jazz-fusion band Weather Report, has died at the age of 89.
According to The New York Times, Shorter died Thursday, March 2nd, in Los Angeles.
Born on August 25th, 1933, in Newark, New Jersey, Shorter grew up in a musical family (his older brother Alan was a revered jazz trumpeter in his own right). Wayne began playing the clarinet at an early age before transitioning to saxophone.
Following a stint in the U.S. Army, Shorter moved to New York City in the 1950s and became an integral figure in the city’s vibrant jazz scene. He was a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers from 1959 to 1963, where he gained a reputation for his virtuosic saxophone playing and his ability to write complex and innovative compositions.
In 1964, Shorter joined the...
According to The New York Times, Shorter died Thursday, March 2nd, in Los Angeles.
Born on August 25th, 1933, in Newark, New Jersey, Shorter grew up in a musical family (his older brother Alan was a revered jazz trumpeter in his own right). Wayne began playing the clarinet at an early age before transitioning to saxophone.
Following a stint in the U.S. Army, Shorter moved to New York City in the 1950s and became an integral figure in the city’s vibrant jazz scene. He was a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers from 1959 to 1963, where he gained a reputation for his virtuosic saxophone playing and his ability to write complex and innovative compositions.
In 1964, Shorter joined the...
- 3/2/2023
- by Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
12 January 2023 – Blue Note Records has announced the upcoming 2023 line-up for the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. The acclaimed series is produced by the “Tone Poet” Joe Harley and features all-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. Tone Poet vinyl is manufactured at Rti in Camarillo, California, and packaged in deluxe gatefold tip-on jackets. The titles were once again handpicked by Harley and include acknowledged treasures of the Blue Note catalog as well as underrated classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Pacific Jazz.
Newly announced titles begin March 3 with the release of two under-recognized albums that are available for pre-order now on the Blue Note Store. Pianist Andrew Hill’s excellent 1968 session Dance With Death featured his singular compositions performed by a versatile quintet with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, saxophonist Joe Farrell,...
Newly announced titles begin March 3 with the release of two under-recognized albums that are available for pre-order now on the Blue Note Store. Pianist Andrew Hill’s excellent 1968 session Dance With Death featured his singular compositions performed by a versatile quintet with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, saxophonist Joe Farrell,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Direct, precise and no filler — that’s a good way to describe Ron Carter, the tall, eloquent elder statesman of jazz.
For many musicologists, he’s considered one of the great virtuosos – if not the G.O.A.T. — of the upright acoustic bass. He is the most recorded bassist in the world, having performed on more than 2,200 records, according to Guinness World Records (although Carter will quickly tell you the list was short by hundreds).
For all his accomplishments, a new documentary on his life leaves Carter a bit awestruck. “Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes,” which debuted Friday on PBS, took nearly six years to film.
“I’ve only seen the trailer for a few minutes, and I was almost embarrassed that they were talking about me,” Carter says. “I was like, ‘Man, they are talking about me!’ I haven’t gotten over that yet.”
Produced and directed by Peter Schnall,...
For many musicologists, he’s considered one of the great virtuosos – if not the G.O.A.T. — of the upright acoustic bass. He is the most recorded bassist in the world, having performed on more than 2,200 records, according to Guinness World Records (although Carter will quickly tell you the list was short by hundreds).
For all his accomplishments, a new documentary on his life leaves Carter a bit awestruck. “Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes,” which debuted Friday on PBS, took nearly six years to film.
“I’ve only seen the trailer for a few minutes, and I was almost embarrassed that they were talking about me,” Carter says. “I was like, ‘Man, they are talking about me!’ I haven’t gotten over that yet.”
Produced and directed by Peter Schnall,...
- 10/22/2022
- by Demetrius Patterson
- Variety Film + TV
Joni Mitchell was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music at a small ceremony Tuesday night, Aug. 23.
Berklee shared a handful of photos from the event on Instagram, including a great shot of Mitchell alongside her friends and occasional collaborators, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Mitchell also shared a photo of herself holding her honorary doctorate while also sporting a custom beret emblazoned with “Dr. Joni Mitchell” to mark the occasion.
Presenting Dr. Joni Mitchell, the latest recipient of Berklee College of Music's Honorary Doctorate and beret to match.
Berklee shared a handful of photos from the event on Instagram, including a great shot of Mitchell alongside her friends and occasional collaborators, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Mitchell also shared a photo of herself holding her honorary doctorate while also sporting a custom beret emblazoned with “Dr. Joni Mitchell” to mark the occasion.
Presenting Dr. Joni Mitchell, the latest recipient of Berklee College of Music's Honorary Doctorate and beret to match.
- 8/24/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Find out what’s happening this week in Hollywood, New York and beyond.
Aug. 3, Wednesday
Mike Birbiglia opens “The Old Man and the Pool,” his solo show about middle age, mortality and swimming at the Ymca.
Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
Aug. 4, Thursday
Patton Oswalt, Claudia Sulewski and James Morosini attend the premiere of “I Love My Dad.”
Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles
Jean Elie and Mike Gauyo premiere their AllBlk dramedy series “Send Help.”
The London West Hollywood
Aug. 6, Saturday
Geena Davis and the stars of the new Prime Video series attend Cinespia’s 30th anniversary screening of “A League of Their Own.”
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Shea Couleé hosts Smirnoff’s “Show Up. Show Off!” drag competition.
Casita Hollywood
Aug. 7, Sunday
The cast and creatives of Apple TV+’s “Severance” celebrate the show’s 14 Emmy nominations.
Nobu, Malibu
Aug. 8, Monday
Idris Elba,...
Aug. 3, Wednesday
Mike Birbiglia opens “The Old Man and the Pool,” his solo show about middle age, mortality and swimming at the Ymca.
Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
Aug. 4, Thursday
Patton Oswalt, Claudia Sulewski and James Morosini attend the premiere of “I Love My Dad.”
Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles
Jean Elie and Mike Gauyo premiere their AllBlk dramedy series “Send Help.”
The London West Hollywood
Aug. 6, Saturday
Geena Davis and the stars of the new Prime Video series attend Cinespia’s 30th anniversary screening of “A League of Their Own.”
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Shea Couleé hosts Smirnoff’s “Show Up. Show Off!” drag competition.
Casita Hollywood
Aug. 7, Sunday
The cast and creatives of Apple TV+’s “Severance” celebrate the show’s 14 Emmy nominations.
Nobu, Malibu
Aug. 8, Monday
Idris Elba,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Smoky casinos, ceaselessly chiming slot machines, and drinking that happens so early it almost perverts the concept of day-drunk — Las Vegas has it all. This year, it also had the Grammys. Outside the main event, the 2022 edition of “Music’s Biggest Night” didn’t draw as many parties as it has in the past, but it turned out less was more this time around — a phrase surely never before uttered in the land of buffets and 8 a.m. cocktails.
Joni Mitchell Returns
A musical “this is your life” for the one and only Joni Mitchell,...
Joni Mitchell Returns
A musical “this is your life” for the one and only Joni Mitchell,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Brenna Ehrlich and Waiss David Aramesh
- Rollingstone.com
Bertrand Tavernier’s 1986 musical drama is based on the life of the saxophonist Lester Young, played by the great bebop artist Dexter Gordon as a struggling band man named Dale Turner. Turner’s highs and lows are reflected in the wonderful music on the soundtrack including Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. Gordon is joined by other real life jazz musicians in a diverse cast including Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Martin Scorsese has a small but scintillating part as a crooked club manager.
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- 9/6/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Questlove’s new Summer of Soul doc is a trove of incredible footage, featuring extended clips of Sly and the Family Stone, Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and other icons at the height of their performing powers. But one of the film’s most striking sequences spotlights a lesser-known figure who shared the bill with these legends at 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival: the guitarist Sonny Sharrock, seen convulsing and grimacing onstage as he wrings a gritty expressionist racket from his hollow-body ax during an appearance backing flutist Herbie Mann.
- 6/25/2021
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Wilco’s Nels Cline has dropped a new song from his ongoing side project, the Nels Cline Singers, “Beam/Spiral,” off the upcoming album Share the Wealth, out November 13th via Blue Note.
“Beam/Spiral” is a sprawling composition that begins with an atmospheric, cool jazz feel, but builds steadily into a driving rhythm before exploding into a finale that feels both chaotic and concise. The track arrives with an animated video, directed by Yuka Honda, that perfectly matches the song’s exploratory aura.
Cline said of the song: “It...
“Beam/Spiral” is a sprawling composition that begins with an atmospheric, cool jazz feel, but builds steadily into a driving rhythm before exploding into a finale that feels both chaotic and concise. The track arrives with an animated video, directed by Yuka Honda, that perfectly matches the song’s exploratory aura.
Cline said of the song: “It...
- 10/2/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Shakespeare — reggae artist extraordinaire, prolific bassist, and in-demand producer alongside his longtime collaborator Sly Dunbar — admits he was “humbled” upon learning he made Rolling Stone’s recent list of the 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time.
“Number 17, that’s good,” Shakespeare says of his ranking, “compared to all the bass players in the world.” When asked where he’d put himself on the list, the Sly and Robbie hitmaker jokes, “Number two.”
For Shakespeare, great bass playing is all about “the style.” “Most bass players, like drummers, have a style,...
“Number 17, that’s good,” Shakespeare says of his ranking, “compared to all the bass players in the world.” When asked where he’d put himself on the list, the Sly and Robbie hitmaker jokes, “Number two.”
For Shakespeare, great bass playing is all about “the style.” “Most bass players, like drummers, have a style,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb, best known for backing Miles Davis on a string of iconic records, including 1959’s Kind of Blue, has died from lung cancer at age 91, NPR reports.
Cobb, born in Washington D.C. in 1929, began his touring career with saxophonist Earl Bostic in 1950. This led to a cascading series of gigs with vocalist Dinah Washington, pianist Wynton Kelly, and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.
His most famous work arrived at the end of that decade: Along with Davis’ modal, melodic masterpiece Kind of Blue — which Rolling Stone named the...
Cobb, born in Washington D.C. in 1929, began his touring career with saxophonist Earl Bostic in 1950. This led to a cascading series of gigs with vocalist Dinah Washington, pianist Wynton Kelly, and saxophonist Cannonball Adderley.
His most famous work arrived at the end of that decade: Along with Davis’ modal, melodic masterpiece Kind of Blue — which Rolling Stone named the...
- 5/25/2020
- by Ryan Reed and Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Sfjazz, the Bay Area venue and nonprofit, will livestream four Wayne Shorter tribute concerts from January 2019 to raise money for the saxophonist’s ongoing medical needs.
The livestreams will mark the first time these concerts have been broadcast and will feature performances from Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Branford Marsalis and more.
The first show, featuring Washington and Terrace Martin, will air Friday, May 22nd, at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et via the Sfjazz website. The next will take place June 26th and boast Hancock, Martin and Terence Blanchard, while...
The livestreams will mark the first time these concerts have been broadcast and will feature performances from Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Branford Marsalis and more.
The first show, featuring Washington and Terrace Martin, will air Friday, May 22nd, at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et via the Sfjazz website. The next will take place June 26th and boast Hancock, Martin and Terence Blanchard, while...
- 5/21/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Back in 2018, when jazz fans heard that a previously unreleased John Coltrane album was set to come out, they immediately zeroed in on the date.
The fact that the tapes dated from 1963, right in the middle of the saxophonist’s most celebrated period, signaled that this was a major find. The same applies to Just Coolin’, a never-before-released album from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers that’s due out in April from Blue Note: Its recording date of March 1959, just a couple of months after the release of...
The fact that the tapes dated from 1963, right in the middle of the saxophonist’s most celebrated period, signaled that this was a major find. The same applies to Just Coolin’, a never-before-released album from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers that’s due out in April from Blue Note: Its recording date of March 1959, just a couple of months after the release of...
- 3/20/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
McCoy Tyner, one of the most influential pianists in jazz history, died Friday at his home in northern New Jersey. He was 81 and his death was confirmed by a nephew. No cause was given.
Tyner was a part of John Coltrane’s seminal 1960s quartet, and his distinctive, clean and percussive sound on acoustic piano was an influence on everyone who followed him. Even Coltrane acknowledged his force when he said, “He’s sort of the one who gives me wings and lets me take off from the ground from time to time.”
Born in Philadelphia in 1938 as Alfred McCoy Tyner, he began taking piano lessons at 13. His mother bought him his first piano, setting it up in her beauty shop. Tyner later studied at the Granoff School of Music, and began playing professionally at age 16 with a rhythm & blues band. In 1957, he met saxophone legend John Coltrane at a Philadelphia nightclub,...
Tyner was a part of John Coltrane’s seminal 1960s quartet, and his distinctive, clean and percussive sound on acoustic piano was an influence on everyone who followed him. Even Coltrane acknowledged his force when he said, “He’s sort of the one who gives me wings and lets me take off from the ground from time to time.”
Born in Philadelphia in 1938 as Alfred McCoy Tyner, he began taking piano lessons at 13. His mother bought him his first piano, setting it up in her beauty shop. Tyner later studied at the Granoff School of Music, and began playing professionally at age 16 with a rhythm & blues band. In 1957, he met saxophone legend John Coltrane at a Philadelphia nightclub,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
McCoy Tyner, one of the most distinctive and influential jazz pianists of the past 60 years, who became best known for his work with John Coltrane’s legendary 1960s quartet, died at age 81.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of jazz legend Alfred ‘McCoy’ Tyner,” his family wrote in a statement. “McCoy was an inspired musician who devoted his life to his art, his family, and his spirituality. McCoy Tyner’s music and legacy will continue to inspire fans and future talent for generations to come.”
Tyner...
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of jazz legend Alfred ‘McCoy’ Tyner,” his family wrote in a statement. “McCoy was an inspired musician who devoted his life to his art, his family, and his spirituality. McCoy Tyner’s music and legacy will continue to inspire fans and future talent for generations to come.”
Tyner...
- 3/6/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
The Jazz Foundation of America will honor Carlos Santana and Buddy Guy at their annual A Great Night in Harlem event, April 14th at the Apollo Theater in New York City. The event borrows its name from Art Kane’s 1958 photograph for Esquire, “A Great Day in Harlem,” which captured 57 jazz legends on East 126th Street.
Santana will receive the Jfa’s inaugural Claude Nobs Award, named for the late founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Santana has been a regular at Montreux for years and has released...
Santana will receive the Jfa’s inaugural Claude Nobs Award, named for the late founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Santana has been a regular at Montreux for years and has released...
- 3/3/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
More than a year after its debut at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and a brief theatrical run, the documentary Miles Davis: The Birth of the Cool will debut next week as part of PBS’ American Masters series.
PBS has shared the official trailer for the film, which focuses on the life and legacy of the jazz legend.
Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Flea, the Roots, Wayne Shorter, and others are among Davis’ admirers and collaborators who appear in the Stanley Nelson-directed documentary, which premieres Tuesday, February 25th.
“A lot of...
PBS has shared the official trailer for the film, which focuses on the life and legacy of the jazz legend.
Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Flea, the Roots, Wayne Shorter, and others are among Davis’ admirers and collaborators who appear in the Stanley Nelson-directed documentary, which premieres Tuesday, February 25th.
“A lot of...
- 2/19/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In today’s film news roundup, “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” finds a home, the Saturn Awards land a producer and La Skins Fest selects five fellows.
Acquisition
Abramorama has bought North American theatrical rights to Stanley Nelson’s documentary “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” and plans releases in August and September.
“The story of Miles Davis – who he was as a man and artist – has often been told as the tale of a drug-addled genius,” said Nelson. “You rarely see a portrait of a man that worked hard at honing his craft, a man who deeply studied all forms of music, from Baroque to classical Indian. An elegant man who could render ballads with such tenderness yet hold rage in his heart from the racism he faced throughout his life.”
The film premiered in January at Sundance. It includes outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and interviews with Quincy Jones,...
Acquisition
Abramorama has bought North American theatrical rights to Stanley Nelson’s documentary “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” and plans releases in August and September.
“The story of Miles Davis – who he was as a man and artist – has often been told as the tale of a drug-addled genius,” said Nelson. “You rarely see a portrait of a man that worked hard at honing his craft, a man who deeply studied all forms of music, from Baroque to classical Indian. An elegant man who could render ballads with such tenderness yet hold rage in his heart from the racism he faced throughout his life.”
The film premiered in January at Sundance. It includes outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and interviews with Quincy Jones,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Last summer, we offered a special photo gallery of the 50 greatest entertainers still waiting to be selected for the Kennedy Center Honors. Among that group were country music superstar Reba McEntire plus pop star and Oscar-winning actress Cher. Both of them were in the honorees in December, along with composer Philip Glass and jazz musician Wayne Shorter, plus a unique section devoted to “Hamilton!.”
And now we provide our latest list of Kennedy Center Honors top 50 recommendations for 2019. Of course, only five of them can be chosen but certainly all are worthy. Tour our photo gallery above ranked from #1 to #50. Each year, the selection committee chooses five entertainment veterans from a variety of fields – film, television, popular music, theatre, and the fine arts. Selected artists are almost always over 50 and generally are 60 and beyond.
See Kennedy Center Honors: 20 Greatest Performances of All Time
This year’s recipients will be announced...
And now we provide our latest list of Kennedy Center Honors top 50 recommendations for 2019. Of course, only five of them can be chosen but certainly all are worthy. Tour our photo gallery above ranked from #1 to #50. Each year, the selection committee chooses five entertainment veterans from a variety of fields – film, television, popular music, theatre, and the fine arts. Selected artists are almost always over 50 and generally are 60 and beyond.
See Kennedy Center Honors: 20 Greatest Performances of All Time
This year’s recipients will be announced...
- 6/23/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Last summer, we offered a special photo gallery of the 50 greatest entertainers still waiting to be selected for the Kennedy Center Honors. Among that group were country music superstar Reba McEntire plus pop star and Oscar-winning actress Cher. Both of them were in the honorees in December, along with composer Philip Glass and jazz musician Wayne Shorter, plus a unique section devoted to “Hamilton!.”
And now we provide our latest list of Kennedy Center Honors top 50 recommendations for 2019. Of course, only five of them can be chosen but certainly all are worthy. Tour our photo gallery above ranked from #1 to #50. Each year, the selection committee chooses five entertainment veterans from a variety of fields – film, television, popular music, theatre, and the fine arts. Selected artists are almost always over 50 and generally are 60 and beyond.
This year’s recipients will be announced sometime in the next few weeks. The all-star event...
And now we provide our latest list of Kennedy Center Honors top 50 recommendations for 2019. Of course, only five of them can be chosen but certainly all are worthy. Tour our photo gallery above ranked from #1 to #50. Each year, the selection committee chooses five entertainment veterans from a variety of fields – film, television, popular music, theatre, and the fine arts. Selected artists are almost always over 50 and generally are 60 and beyond.
This year’s recipients will be announced sometime in the next few weeks. The all-star event...
- 6/23/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Jazz is an art form that can be examined any number of ways — historically, racially, structurally, even philosophically — but choosing one of those runs the risk of ignoring the equally-important rest. Sophie Huber’s thoughtful but unfocused documentary “Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes” falls short primarily because it tries too much, examining history, modern-day impact and legacy all in one.
Nevertheless an engaging thumbnail overview of the record label’s heyday, its key players, and the descendants and disciples committed to carrying on its name and vision, “Beyond the Notes” succeeds better as an introduction to Blue Note and jazz in general than as an expert or in-depth examination of the musical genre or one of its most iconic distributors.
Part of the challenge is deciding where to start: With the musicians who pioneered the genre, or the earliest fans-turned visionaries who helped get them heard? Huber begins with Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff,...
Nevertheless an engaging thumbnail overview of the record label’s heyday, its key players, and the descendants and disciples committed to carrying on its name and vision, “Beyond the Notes” succeeds better as an introduction to Blue Note and jazz in general than as an expert or in-depth examination of the musical genre or one of its most iconic distributors.
Part of the challenge is deciding where to start: With the musicians who pioneered the genre, or the earliest fans-turned visionaries who helped get them heard? Huber begins with Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff,...
- 6/12/2019
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Wrap
Musicians young and old drop a lot of heavy-duty jazz wisdom throughout Beyond the Notes, a new documentary about Blue Note Records that features commentary from the label’s Sixties stars such as Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter and new-school trailblazers like Robert Glasper and Ambrose Akinmusire. But the film’s single most eloquent statement might come from A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad who, reflecting on how Blue Note’s output fueled his own art through sampling, says that improvisation is akin to “finding a portal that...
- 6/12/2019
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Sophie Huber’s film, though sanctioned by the jazz record label, is no hagiography, interviewing key players and adding fantastic rostrum pictures of the era
This damn-near immaculate music documentary by Swiss film-maker Sophie Huber pays tribute to Blue Note Records, the iconic label most associated with mid-20th-century bebop jazz. Co-founded in 1939 by German-Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, Blue Note became a home for artists such as Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter (the last two are interviewed here). The label also issued key work by Miles Davis, Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane among others who largely recorded elsewhere.
Although clearly officially sanctioned by the label’s current owners this doesn’t feel like a slick, bland exercise in self-promotion. Instead, Huber crafts a respectful, crisply told but depth-plumbing history of the label, drawing from original recordings, vintage audio of studio chatter,...
This damn-near immaculate music documentary by Swiss film-maker Sophie Huber pays tribute to Blue Note Records, the iconic label most associated with mid-20th-century bebop jazz. Co-founded in 1939 by German-Jewish immigrants Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, Blue Note became a home for artists such as Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter (the last two are interviewed here). The label also issued key work by Miles Davis, Sidney Bechet and John Coltrane among others who largely recorded elsewhere.
Although clearly officially sanctioned by the label’s current owners this doesn’t feel like a slick, bland exercise in self-promotion. Instead, Huber crafts a respectful, crisply told but depth-plumbing history of the label, drawing from original recordings, vintage audio of studio chatter,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Although Carlos Santana has been playing concerts in Paris since the early Seventies, he never set foot inside the Louvre until 2016. In fact, when his family asked if he wanted to go there, he asked, “What’s there?” “They said, ‘Oh, my God, man. You can spend a whole year in there,'” he recalls. “‘There’s Egyptian stuff and The Mona Lisa.’ I go, like, ‘Oh, Ok.'” He was blown away just by the line to get in. “It was like a line you’d see for Beyoncé,...
- 1/15/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
We all know Kelly Clarkson is a musical gift to this world, but the American Idol winner just keeps on surprising us! The 36-year-old took the stage at the Kennedy Center Honors to perform Reba McEntire's 1991 hit "Fancy," and begged her mother-in-law not to judge her. But judging by the very enthusiastic thumbs up and applause she received, it's safe to say no one was mad at Clarkson's performance.
The 41st annual event, which also featured a stellar performance from Adam Lambert singing a cover of Cher's "Believe," had a star-studded crowd present to celebrate the 2018 honorees, which included Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter, and Hamilton's creative team. Clarkson's cover had a good number of people dancing along in their seats and ended with them all on their feet for a standing ovation. The moment was obviously an emotional one for Clarkson and McEntire, who have been friends since...
The 41st annual event, which also featured a stellar performance from Adam Lambert singing a cover of Cher's "Believe," had a star-studded crowd present to celebrate the 2018 honorees, which included Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter, and Hamilton's creative team. Clarkson's cover had a good number of people dancing along in their seats and ended with them all on their feet for a standing ovation. The moment was obviously an emotional one for Clarkson and McEntire, who have been friends since...
- 12/29/2018
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
This year's Kennedy Center Honors boasted plenty of stunning performances, but only one got everyone in the audience on their feet.
While Adam Lambert's emotional cover of Cher's "Believe" had people getting teary-eyed (including Cher herself), and Kelly Clarkson blew the crowd away with her powerful version of Reba McEntire's "Fancy," it was Cyndi Lauper's rendition of "If I Could Turn Back Time" that inspired audience members like Kristin Chenoweth, Amanda Seyfried, and Whoopi Goldberg to leap from their seats. As soon as Lauper took the stage, Cher burst out laughing and yelled down, "You told me you were going to Los Angeles!" Lauper smiled and simply said, "I lied," before diving into her spirited take on Cher's iconic 1989 hit.
The 72-year-old "I Got You Babe" singer, who recently celebrated the opening of a Broadway show about her life and career, was one of eight phenomenal...
While Adam Lambert's emotional cover of Cher's "Believe" had people getting teary-eyed (including Cher herself), and Kelly Clarkson blew the crowd away with her powerful version of Reba McEntire's "Fancy," it was Cyndi Lauper's rendition of "If I Could Turn Back Time" that inspired audience members like Kristin Chenoweth, Amanda Seyfried, and Whoopi Goldberg to leap from their seats. As soon as Lauper took the stage, Cher burst out laughing and yelled down, "You told me you were going to Los Angeles!" Lauper smiled and simply said, "I lied," before diving into her spirited take on Cher's iconic 1989 hit.
The 72-year-old "I Got You Babe" singer, who recently celebrated the opening of a Broadway show about her life and career, was one of eight phenomenal...
- 12/29/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
St. Vincent performed a faithful version of the Philip Glass composition “Osamu’s Theme” with the violinist Jennifer Koh at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. The event took place on December 2nd and aired Wednesday the 26th on CBS.
“Osamu’s Theme” comes from Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, a 1985 Paul Schrader film scored by Glass along with the Kronos Quartet. The original revolves around hissing cymbals and a light pitter patter on the drums, jangly guitar runs punctuated by power-strums and long runs high on the scale from a violin.
“Osamu’s Theme” comes from Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, a 1985 Paul Schrader film scored by Glass along with the Kronos Quartet. The original revolves around hissing cymbals and a light pitter patter on the drums, jangly guitar runs punctuated by power-strums and long runs high on the scale from a violin.
- 12/27/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
CBS’ Wednesday night broadcast of the 41st annual “Kennedy Center Honors” saw a year-over-year increase in total viewers for the special and a dip to a new all-time low among adults 18-49, according to overnight data from Nielsen.
Last night’s show posted a 0.6 rating in the key demo, slipping 14 percent from the 2017 event, which had a 0.7 rating in preliminary numbers. However, the special was up 6 percent in overall eyeballs, with the 2018 broadcast bringing in 6.58 million viewers compared to last year’s 6.19 million.
The “Kennedy Center Honors” — which paid tribute to Cher, Philip Glass, Reba McEntire, Wayne Shorter, along with “Hamilton” team Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire — didn’t have much in the way of competition among the other broadcast networks, as it was the only original programming to air during Wednesday primetime.
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Last night’s show posted a 0.6 rating in the key demo, slipping 14 percent from the 2017 event, which had a 0.7 rating in preliminary numbers. However, the special was up 6 percent in overall eyeballs, with the 2018 broadcast bringing in 6.58 million viewers compared to last year’s 6.19 million.
The “Kennedy Center Honors” — which paid tribute to Cher, Philip Glass, Reba McEntire, Wayne Shorter, along with “Hamilton” team Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire — didn’t have much in the way of competition among the other broadcast networks, as it was the only original programming to air during Wednesday primetime.
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- 12/27/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Reba McEntire represented country music in this year’s Kennedy Center Honors class. The Oklahoma native was in attendance as Kelly Clarkson, Lady Antebellum and Brooks & Dunn performed her songs at the December 2nd Washington, D.C., ceremony, which aired on CBS on Wednesday night.
Clarkson, resplendent in a red dress (a subtle nod to McEntire’s infamous 1993 CMAs dress), delivered a majestic take of “Fancy,” the Bobbie Gentry tale of a young girl persuaded by her mother to “be nice to the gentlemen.” A staple of McEntire’s own live show,...
Clarkson, resplendent in a red dress (a subtle nod to McEntire’s infamous 1993 CMAs dress), delivered a majestic take of “Fancy,” the Bobbie Gentry tale of a young girl persuaded by her mother to “be nice to the gentlemen.” A staple of McEntire’s own live show,...
- 12/27/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Kelly Clarkson brought the house down at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. when she sang a rendition of Reba McEntire's "Fancy." McEntire was honored that evening along with Cher, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter and Hamilton's creators, and Clarkson became a little emotional as she paid tribute to her famous family member. "I've been a fan of Reba since I was a little girl," the American Idol alumna said. "Her voice has always felt nostalgic for me. Even as an adult, there's something about her tone and her storytelling that just feels like home. Sometimes when we meet our heroes, it doesn't always pan out how you hope. But meeting Reba, being friends with her and...
- 12/27/2018
- E! Online
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Phillipa Soo – three original cast members from the acclaimed musical Hamilton – reunited to perform their soulful showcase “The Schuyler Sisters” during the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. The ceremony took place December 2nd and aired Wednesday, the 26th on CBS.
The trio alternated between Destiny’s Child-like R&B harmonies and rapped interludes on the laid-back track, which introduces the characters of Angelica, Eliza and Peggy Schuyler. Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda gazed on from the audience – smiling, cheering and blowing kisses to the singers.
The trio alternated between Destiny’s Child-like R&B harmonies and rapped interludes on the laid-back track, which introduces the characters of Angelica, Eliza and Peggy Schuyler. Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda gazed on from the audience – smiling, cheering and blowing kisses to the singers.
- 12/27/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Cyndi Lauper and Adam Lambert took turns paying tribute to Cher with covers of “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Believe” and “I Got You Babe” as part of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. The event took place on December 2nd and aired Wednesday the 26th on CBS.
Lauper’s rendition of “If I Could Turn Back Time” stuck closely to the ringing Eighties rock of the original that was written by Diane Warren, which became a major hit for Cher in 1989. As the guitars vamped and Lauper strutted around the stage,...
Lauper’s rendition of “If I Could Turn Back Time” stuck closely to the ringing Eighties rock of the original that was written by Diane Warren, which became a major hit for Cher in 1989. As the guitars vamped and Lauper strutted around the stage,...
- 12/27/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
CBS celebrates the exciting, lengthy careers of four performers tonight on the Kennedy Center Honors. And for the first time ever, an influential and popular Broadway show is also among the tributes. The network airs the 2018 “Kch” ceremony tonight at 8:00 Et/Pt honoring Cher, Reba McEntire, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter and the “Hamilton” team of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Andy Blankenbuehler and Alex Lacamoire.
We’ve got the full spoilers list of performers below for the 41st annual event, which is hosted by 2017 honoree Gloria Estefan, and was held in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. The tribute segments are in the order they air on the two-hour program.
SEEKennedy Center Honors: 50 Entertainers Who Deserve To Be Selected
Reba McEntire:
Bobby Bones – opening remarks
Kelly Clarkson — “Fancy”
Lady Antebellum — “Is There Life Out There”; ‘The Greatest Man I Never Knew”
Melissa Peterman — remarks
Kristen Chenoweth — “Doin’ What Comes...
We’ve got the full spoilers list of performers below for the 41st annual event, which is hosted by 2017 honoree Gloria Estefan, and was held in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. The tribute segments are in the order they air on the two-hour program.
SEEKennedy Center Honors: 50 Entertainers Who Deserve To Be Selected
Reba McEntire:
Bobby Bones – opening remarks
Kelly Clarkson — “Fancy”
Lady Antebellum — “Is There Life Out There”; ‘The Greatest Man I Never Knew”
Melissa Peterman — remarks
Kristen Chenoweth — “Doin’ What Comes...
- 12/26/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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