There really were a raft of incredible artists at Jazz Fest. Here's some that you might be interested in checking out:
Jazz - Trombone Shorty (um... trombone); Leah Chase (chick singer); Germaine Bazzle (chick singer); The James Rivers Movement; Esparanza Spalding (keys); Sharon Martin is probably worth checking out.
Gospel - seriously, Tyrone Foster ruled. There were good shows from a few others incl. Irma Thomas, Mavis Staples and Pamela Landrum - but these guys because of their voices rather than the show I have to say. The Anointed Jackson Sisters on the other hand put on a good show- try U-tube for those ladies!
Blues - didn't really catch much of the blues, but John Mooney was GREAT. Etta James (not BLUES blues) was okay for a while too.
Zydeco - Buckweat Zydeco was fun to watch and an energetic concert. Want to learn more about Zydeco music...
Dunno the category - Allen Toussaint, Dr John, Bon Jovi - good times.
Final comments - Ben Harper live is really over rated. Heaps of people left his show, including me. Dr John is kind of past his prime, but his music still rocks ; ) I actually enjoyed some country- oh my goodness!!! - I could handle Emmylou Harris. Actually, I enjoyed her music. Oh, and Earth Wind and Fire still know how to rock and rock and rock and make the crowd rock...
But, if anyone needs inspiration, look up the jazz fest web site www.nojazzfest.com and look at the performers list. Get into some of that!!
Yay, jazz fest. And, that's all I'm going to say about it. Done. Finished. New topic for the blog.
Jazz - Trombone Shorty (um... trombone); Leah Chase (chick singer); Germaine Bazzle (chick singer); The James Rivers Movement; Esparanza Spalding (keys); Sharon Martin is probably worth checking out.
Gospel - seriously, Tyrone Foster ruled. There were good shows from a few others incl. Irma Thomas, Mavis Staples and Pamela Landrum - but these guys because of their voices rather than the show I have to say. The Anointed Jackson Sisters on the other hand put on a good show- try U-tube for those ladies!
Blues - didn't really catch much of the blues, but John Mooney was GREAT. Etta James (not BLUES blues) was okay for a while too.
Zydeco - Buckweat Zydeco was fun to watch and an energetic concert. Want to learn more about Zydeco music...
Dunno the category - Allen Toussaint, Dr John, Bon Jovi - good times.
Final comments - Ben Harper live is really over rated. Heaps of people left his show, including me. Dr John is kind of past his prime, but his music still rocks ; ) I actually enjoyed some country- oh my goodness!!! - I could handle Emmylou Harris. Actually, I enjoyed her music. Oh, and Earth Wind and Fire still know how to rock and rock and rock and make the crowd rock...
But, if anyone needs inspiration, look up the jazz fest web site www.nojazzfest.com and look at the performers list. Get into some of that!!
Yay, jazz fest. And, that's all I'm going to say about it. Done. Finished. New topic for the blog.
