A holiday concert gift--straight outta NOLA. (Just in case you are of need of still more music from SITBB.)
Since Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans musicians have been on the road, but you can still find live music in the Crescent City. In a concert presented by Putamayo World Music, New Orleans celebrates the holidays at the Howlin' Wolf on South Peters Street...
Want more? How about "A Jazz Piano Christmas" featuring Dr. Billy Taylor, Hank Jones and Barry Harris:
...The legends share the stage with two younger artists who are helping to keep jazz moving forward in the 21st century. Keyboardist Joey DeFrancesco, usually heard behind the Hammond B-3 organ, performs a special set of holiday tunes on the piano. And the highly acclaimed vocalist Roberta Gambarini makes an unannounced appearance to perform with Hank Jones...
Finally, this is not holiday related, but as long as I am in such a gift giving mood, I want to offer something from a jazz great who has, sadly, recently passed on: Oscar Peterson. Here is a page with links from various NPR stories and concerts, and here is a video of the master live in concert. There are many more video tributes to Oscar Peterson on YouTube right now, but I thought this one would be appropriate for me to post, given where I snagged the title of this blog from.
Posted by perry032 at December 25, 2007 09:42 PM