Artists
:: The Annie Whitehead Quintet
LIVE REVIEWS FOR THE ANNIE WHITEHEAD QUINTET
-Space age themes...a rock influenced funk beat...impressive soloists...one of the most individual and cohesive bands currently touring the jazz circuit-
(Alyn Shipton THE TIMES)
-Sharp musicians are encouraged to converse in attractive settings drawn from African townships jive, funk, blues and straight-ahead jazz with a kink in it.-
(John Fordham THE GUARDIAN)
-A powerful mixture of African grooves, blustery free jazz, almost Ellingtonian expressionism at times and bursts of driving blues-
(THE GUARDIAN GUIDE)
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT -NAKED-
-A nice big, lively party of an album-
(Linton Chiswick Q MAGAZINE)
-Full of warmth, humour and attractive tunes-
(Dave Gelly THE OBSERVER)
-Whitehead's own playing is impeccable, her tone greatly expressive and her band superb-
(TOP MAGAZINE)
-HOME-
-Given Annie Whitehead's musical pedigree - she has played with everyone from the Brotherhood of Breath to Elvis Costello - and her partnership with fellow eclectic, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Maidman, the wide-ranging nature of this album comes as no surprise.-
(Chris Parker roughguides.co.uk for amazon.com)
-A collection of highly attractive originals.-
(JAZZ UK)
-THE GATHERING-
-funk rubs shoulders with rhythm and blues here as well as jazz....important new utterances from a significant modern jazz voice-
(Mike Bradley THE TIMES)
-At the heart of Whitehead's music there is a joy that is just irresistible..sheer enjoyment-
(John Eyles JAZZ RAG)
:: The Bluebird Blues Band
Awarded 3 Maple Blues Awards in 2010, including Songwriters Of The Year, vocalist Diana Lee Braithwaite, whose African-American family hail from Florida, and Kansas-born multi-instrumentalist Chris Whiteley keep the tradition of acoustic blues alive through their concerts of fine original songs. The Bluebird Blues recounts the story of Bluebird Records, the pre-eminent record label of the thirties and forties.
A world-class blues singer, Diana Braithwaite has been dubbed “Canada’s National Treasure”. Chris Whiteley has played with blues legends Taj Mahal, John Hammond and John Lee Hooker.
Together they are joined by Bob Hall, poll-winning British blues and boogie pianist, for a unique and varied night with great vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin, harmonica, trumpet and percussion.
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:: The Eliza Carthy Band
Accompanied by Willie Molleson on drums, Emma Smith on double bass and Phil Alexander on keyboards / piano accordion Eliza will showcase original material from her album 'Dreams of Breathing Underwater. Powerful, vital and exuberant rhythms, absorbed from her travels around the globe, characterize this highly original, self-penned music.
A truly inventive and innovative singer and fiddle-player, Eliza is a gifted musical conceptualist confirming her position as, arguably, the most impressive and engaging performer of a generation.
Eliza is also the winner of an unrivalled seven BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2003 she became the first traditional English musician to be nominated a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music (for Anglicana).
Yorkshire-born and now Edinburgh-based, Eliza Carthy grew up immersed in the world of traditional music. She divides her time between touring and recording with her legendary parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson and numerous pioneering solo and band projects.
Eliza has colloborated and performed with an array of musicians from around the globe. From the UK these include Cerys Mathews, Damon Albarn, Nitin Sawney, Paul Weller, Jools Holland and from the US, Joan Baez, Van Dyke Parks and Rufus Wainwright.
Website: http://www.eliza-carthy.com/eliza/index.cfm
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