In a way, Sarah Jarosz is the anti-Taylor Swift. They’re almost exactly the same age, and they’re both tremendously talented writers and performers. They even sorta look alike. But while […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Ana Moura
6 & 9 p.m. Sat., March 30; 5 p.m. Sun., March 31 It’s just past midnight in a smoky bar on the Lisbon docks. At a corner table, in the […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Marcus Roberts & the ASO
“The bar’s set very high,” says the jazz pianist of his first full symphonic work. “So I spent a lot of time listening to piano music, just to figure out where my inspiration would come from …”
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Savannah Music Festival Review: Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal
Equally skilled at melody and rhythm, Sissoko performs mini-symphonies on his handmade, beautiful instrument. In partnership with Segal, however, we are in the presence of magic.
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Savannah Music Festival: Jane Monheit/Jennifer Sheehan, March 24-26
She’s been one of America’s best-loved jazz vocalists for the better part of a decade, but Jane Monheit — she of the sexy, smoky and utterly unique contralto — has […]
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Loudon Proud
On Older Than My Old Man Now, his most recent (and 22nd overall) album, Loudon Wainwright III reflects — with his idiosyncratic blend of humor, pathos and great sensitivity — […]
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The SMF drops it like it’s hot
Much to the delight of all manner of folks throughout our community —and elsewhere— 2009 will mark the seventh installment of the Savannah Music Festival. Initially known as the Savannah […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Leah Randazzo Group *** Described as “an American version of Amy Winehouse without the drama,” this young chanteuse has one hell of a jazz-into-funk voice and oozes the sultry […]
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Pitingo wows a too-small crowd at the Morris Center
Back in late 2007 when the 2008 Savannah Music Fest’s schedule was first announced, Executive and Artistic Director Rob Gibson told me to make a special attempt to catch Antonio […]
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Pianist Marcus Roberts once more graces the SMF
ONE OF THE MOST GIFTED and highly regarded stride and jazz pianists of his generation, Marcus Roberts made a name for himself at a relatively young age by reinterpreting the […]
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In this corner, from Athens, Georgia…
Local success came quickly for the Modern Skirts. Though the Athens, Ga.-based indie-pop quartet had played together informally for quite a while, within six months of choosing a name and […]
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Whoopin’ it up with the Mamou Playboys at the new Charles Morris Center
I hung for a while at the first of last night’s three sold-out shows by Cajun music legends Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys at the recently opened Charles H. […]