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2005Archived Notes
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This page is archived news ...
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Noteworthy!
Coming soon to a venue near you!
... Roland's Brevard Jazz Series brings out the best ... |
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Roland's Brevard Jazz Series is bringing some awesome
artists to the King Center this year. Watch for performances from
Mannheim Steamroller, Jazz Attack (featuring Rick Braun, Peter White,
Jonathan Butler and Richard Elliot), Acoustic Alchemy, as well as Chris
Botti and David Sanborn.
Of course, you can always find these, and other, performance dates on
the jazzinorlando.com
Calendar! |
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Noteworthy!
Now playing on a radio near you!
... a new release from guitarist Chieli Minucci ... |
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Got It Goin' On!
... the latest
from guitarist Chieli
Minucci. |
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Chieli Minucci has a new
release titled Got It Goin' On! Minucci says the new
solo cd is now finished and features lots of guests including Jeff Kashiwa,
Steve Oliver, Gerald Veasley, Kim Waters, Marion Meadows, and David Mann.
Wow! Gotta hear it, gotta get it!
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Visit
Chieli Minucci's
web site!
Check out Orlando music venues and
dates on the Calendar! |
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Noteworthy!
A jazz version of an e-bay auction!
... music history for sale ... |
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There was Charlie Parker's King alto saxophone ...
with mother-of-pearl keys ... that was his primary horn in the 1950s.
There was Benny Goodman's clarinet, John Coltrane's soprano and tenor
saxophones, Gerry Mulligan's baritone. Thelonious Monk's tailored
jacket. A ribald 27-page letter from Louis Armstrong to his manager.
All were auctioned at a noteworthy jazz auction earlier this year in New
York. |
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Noteworthy!
Name that CD!
... read how Chaquico dreamed up Midnight Noon ... |
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Midnight Noon
... the latest
from
guitarist Craig Chaquico. |
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Guitarist Craig Chaquico named
his latest release, Midnight Noon, after the term "jazz noon," which
means midnight. He explains, "Even outside of the music world -- and with so
many technological advances -- a lot of people don't really get inspired and
start working until midnight, and a nine-to-five working day doesn't always
seem to matter as much. At least in the art and music world, so much gets
going and is inspired just after midnight when it's quiet, peaceful and
uninterrupted -- and it's always just after midnight somewhere in the
world."
Chaquico's single Dream Date, from Midnight Noon, is
going for radio adds ... so listen for more spins on
103.1 WLOQ.
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3D
... the latest
from guitarist Steve
Oliver. |
Another guitarist,
Steve Oliver, is
also going for adds for his single, Wings of Spring, from his latest
release, 3D.
Watch the jazzinorlando.com calendar for an upcoming
Orlando concert date for Steve Oliver!
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Visit
Craig Chaquico's web
site!
Visit
Steve Oliver's web site!
Find the best concert dates on the Calendar! |
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Noteworthy!
2005 Superbowl, Jacksonville,
Florida!
... let the games begin ... |
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2005
Superbowl
... takes place on Sunday,
February 6th in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Grammy Award winning
Alicia
Keys will perform "America the Beautiful" in a special tribute
to the legendary Ray Charles, who grew up near Jacksonville and passed
away in June 2004. Keys received multiple 2005 Grammy Award nominations.
(See
additional nominations below.)
FOX also will bring viewers inside the NFL Tailgate Party where 2004
Grammy nominee and double platinum recording artist Kelly Clarkson and
Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame great John Fogerty will be performing.
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Check out Orlando music venues and
dates on the
Calendar! |
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Noteworthy!
2005 Grammy Award nominees!
... and the winners are ... |
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2005
Grammy Awards |
The 2005 Grammy Award nominees for the 47th annual Grammy Awards were
presented Feb. 13th in Los Angeles. The nominees include upfront artists, as
well as those behind the scenes. It takes both groups to make the best music
... the music you love to hear. Following are some nominees of interest from
a few of the 107 possible categories.
Grammy winners, from among limited nominee listings below, appear in
bold, green text.
This is only a partial list of nominees and winners.
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Record of the Year:
"Here We Go Again", Ray Charles and Norah Jones
"Heaven", Los Lonely Boys
(Read
a related article from before the nominations!)
Album of the Year:
"Genius Loves Company," Ray Charles and Various
Artists
"The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys
Song of the Year:
"If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys)
New Artist:
Los Lonely Boys
(Read
a related article from before the nominations!)
Female Pop Vocal Performance:
"The First Cut Is the Deepest," Sheryl Crow
"Sunrise," Norah Jones
Male Pop Vocal Performance:
"Let's Misbehave," Elvis Costello
"Love's Divine," Seal
"You Raise Me Up," Josh Groban
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
"Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
(Read
a related article from before the nominations!)
Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," Ray Charles and Elton John
"Here We Go Again," Ray Charles and Norah Jones
"Something," Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton
"Moon River," Stevie Wonder and Take 6
Pop Instrumental Performance:
"Chasing Shadows," Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman
George Benson; "11th Commandment
"Rat Pack Boogie," Brian Setzer
"Song F," Bruce Hornsby
Pop Instrumental Album:
"Pure," Boney James
"Saxophonic," Dave Koz
"Forever, For Always, For Luther," Various Artists
"Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar," Various Artists
Pop Vocal Album:
"Genius Loves Company," Ray Charles and Various
Artists
"Feels Like Home," Norah Jones
Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
"Stardust ... The Great American Songbook
Volume III," Rod Stewart
Rock Instrumental Performance:
"Onda," Los Lonely Boys
(Read
a related article from before the nominations!)
Female R&B Vocal Performance:
"If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:
"Show Me The Way," Earth, Wind and Fire featuring Raphael Saadiq
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
"You're My Everything," Anita Baker
"Sinner's Prayer," Ray Charles and B.B. King
R&B Album:
"My Everything," Anita Baker
"The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys
Contemporary Jazz Album:
"Journey," Fourplay
Jazz Vocal Album:
"Twentysomething," Jamie Cullum
"Accentuate the Positive," Al Jarreau
"The Dana Owens Album," Queen Latifah
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group:
"Eternal," Branford Marsalis Quartet
Latin Pop Album:
"Amar Sin Mentiras," Marc Anthony
Salsa/Merengue Album:
Valio La Pena," Marc Anthony
"Across 110th Street," Spanish Harlem Orchestra
featuring Ruben Blades
Traditional Blues Album:
"Me and Mr. Johnson," Eric Clapton
"Blues With a Vengeance," John Lee Hooker Jr.
"Blues to the Bone," Etta James
Contemporary Blues Album:
"N'awlinz Dis Dat or D'udda," Dr. John
"Keep It Simple," Keb' Mo'
"What's Wrong With This Picture?" Van Morrison
"Sanctuary," Charlie Musselwhite
"I'm a Bluesman," Johnny Winter
Instrumental Arrangement:
"The Long Passage," Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea Elektric Band),
from "To the Stars"
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
"Dancing in the Dark," Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jane Monheit), from
"Taking a Chance on Love"
"Over the Rainbow," Victor Vanacore, arranger
(Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis), from "Genius Loves Company"
Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
"Feels Like Home," Jay Newland, engineer (Norah Jones)
"Genius Loves Company," Robert Fernandez, John
Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt and Ed Thacker,
engineers
"The Girl in the Other Room," Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Tommy LiPuma for "Accentuate The Positive" (Al Jarreau) and "The Girl In
The Other Room" (Diana Krall)
Surround Sound Album:
"Genius Loves Company," Robert Hadley and Doug
Sax, surround mastering
Short Form Music Video:
"Flawless," George Michael
"Vertigo," U2 |
Noteworthy!
A formerly fabulous venue closes!
... sadly, the Jazz Company's demise is no surprise ... |
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Sign
of the times
... a hint of the
future of the came when a sign reading simply "Live Music" replaced the
original venue sign (above) in 2002.
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It's been a long time coming ... a slow, painful death. But, finally,
the Pleasure Island Jazz Company is closed. According to a club manager,
the last night of operation was Wednesday, December 21st. So, with no
fanfare or adieux, a formerly fabulous jazz venue is gone.
Reportedly, as predicted for years, the room will reopen with an Irish
Pub theme.
It was hard work, and it took Disney's upper-management a couple of years to
force the demise of the Jazz Company. They were finally able to do so by
booking almost exclusively solo acts (good solo acts, but solo none the
less) instead of groups, and by changing
their booking practices to eliminate almost all national music talent as
well as many of the best Orlando-based musicians, but they finally made
their prediction come true.
There's a Disney slogan about making dreams come true. In this case, all
they made come true was their own prediction. In the process, they ended the
dreams of many jazz listeners and musicians.
Sorry Mickey, upper-management's hard work to end an era is no accomplishment, and
congratulations are not in order.
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News & Reviews!
What's a rock band doing on a jazz site?!
... we're recommending you give them a listen ... |
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 Congratulations Los Lonely Boys on their 2005 Grammy Award
win for Heaven in the category Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or
Group With Vocal!
Check out
Los Lonley Boys Florida dates! |
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If your
musical tastes lean toward rock when listening to something other than
jazz, you may already know about Los Lonely Boys (LLB). If not, you
probably will soon!
Here’s a short introduction.
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This pre-nominations article from November, 2004
is held-over in honor of Los Lonely Boys' multiple 2005 Grammy Award
nominations and Grammy win for "Heaven" in the category Best Pop
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. |
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Made up of three brothers, Los Lonely
Boys (LLB), a Texican
band out of Austin, mixes it up with a memory of Stevie Ray Vaughn, a lotta
Santana-style guitar work, and a little boost from a fellow Texan, Willie
Nelson.
Add in the almost
always present three-part vocals that says they’ve been doin’ this their
whole lives, and you’ve got a new sensation.
The Garza brothers range in age from 21 to 25. Appropriately enough,
youngest brother Ringo plays drums. Middle brother JoJo plays award winning bass, and eldest brother Henry is without a doubt one of the best
guitar players ever heard at jazzinorlando.com.
Their current release, Los Lonely Boys, a self-titled CD, is accompanied
on the shelves by a DVD recorded live in Austin where the band picked up
awards is five categories … Band of the Year, Song of the Year (Heaven),
Album of the Year, Best Rock Band, and Best Bass Player.
The almost exclusively three-part vocal style that sets them apart from
other bands seems
almost happenstance,
perhaps stemming from an insignificant lesser vocal capability. It’s never evident on the
CD, and the performance shown on the DVD is excellent. But the DVD
performance reveals that singing live isn’t one of Henry’s strengths. JoJo
has a clear, pleasant voice and style. Ringo, with one exception on
the DVD, only sings along with his brothers. It's possible that,
consciously or otherwise, the brothers may’ve compensated in the vocals area
by developing the three-part vocal style that’s now one of their trademarks.
In another touch of originality in mainstream musical success, they sing
one song on the CD entirely in Spanish … and most of the others are a mix
of English and Spanish. It’s a nice touch that adds to the bands
distinctive style and acts as a reminder of the Garza brother’s roots.
LLB carries on in the tradition of ZZ Top by packing such a full sound
into their music that it may never cross anyone’s mind that this is a
trio. (The CD, however, includes keys and percussion.)
These guys put on a pretty amazing stage show as well. At one point on the
DVD, Henry and JoJo both play their guitars one-handed ... with the hand
positioned at the neck. Later, JoJo puts his guitar in front of Henry and
then starts playing again … while standing behind him, all while
Henry is still playing his own guitar. Near the end of the show both
brothers play Henry’s guitar at the same time. Describing it doesn’t do it
justice … ya gotta see it!
And, if you like rock n’ roll at all, you’ve gotta hear these guys!
Find out more, hear audio clips, and check out video on the Los Lonely
Boys web site at
www.loslonelyboys.org. |
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This pre-nominations article from November, 2004
is held-over in honor of Los Lonely Boys' multiple 2005 Grammy Award
nominations and Grammy win for "Heaven" in the category Best Pop
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. |
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Not Necessarily News!
Find fun stuff here!
... computer desktop calendars and wallpaper, photos ... |
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Counting the days with jazz
and style! |
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NEW DESIGN!
Now available
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April/May 2005
computer desktop calendar
featuringthe
Rippingtons who will play the 103.1 WLOQ Smooth Jazz Under the Stars
concert on Saturday, April 30th! |
Computer Desktop Calendars!
Count on jazzinorlando.com
to bring you the latest, coolest fun stuff ... like the occasional computer
desktop calendar featuring your favorite jazz musicians!
Check back often to see who'll be the next "calendar boy" ... or girl
..! Calendar designs are only available
occasionally, so
grab your copy while
you can!
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Find more event info on the
Calendar!
Check out the 103.1 WLOQ calendar too! |
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See what you're missing! |
Computer Desktop Wallpaper!
Photos
of your favorite local and national jazz musicians become fabulous
wallpaper designs ready to be saved to your desktop.
Wallpaper designs are only available occasionally, so
grab your copy
while you can!
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NEW DESIGN!
Now
available
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Computer desktop wallpaper
featuring the Rippingtons who will
play the 103.1 WLOQ Smooth Jazz Under the Stars concert on Saturday,
April 30th! |
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TIME
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Find more event info on the
Calendar!
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out the 103.1 WLOQ wallpaper too! |
Not Necessarily News!
Guest Shot Pics
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... of Guitars & Saxes, featuring Warren Hill, Jeff Golub, and Euge
Groove, playing the 103.1 WLOQ Fall for Jazz
concert.
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This year's 103.1 WLOQ Fall for Jazz event featured Guitars & Saxes
(Warren Hill, Jeff Golub, and Euge Groove) took place at the Plaza
Theatre.
Take a look at more photos in
Pics! |
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Check out more photos from earlier events in
Archived Pics! |
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Notes &
News!
Jazz In
History ...
or jazzin' history! |
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Featured this month ...
jazz
trumpeter
Chet Baker
(1929 - 1988) |
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December,
2004 |
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Reprinted from The Encyclopedia of Jazz &
Blues by Keith Shadwick.
Request the history of a jazz legend,
email history@jazzinorlando.com! |
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Archived Newz! |
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Richard
Elliot |
Richard Elliot is well connected
... and that’s
not just being polite!
When sax-man Richard Elliot came to town he brought a groove, lots
of energy, a little romance, and his own special brand of R&B and
funk.
Read the entire archived story in the
Newz! |
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Rico Monaco |
Rico Monaco & Sol Sons
... sweeping nominations!
Countless loyal fans of
Rico Monaco & Sol Sons helped the group
sweep the 2002 JINO Awards.
Read the
entire archived
story in the
Newz! |
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