Podcast appearances and mentions of Nnenna Freelon

Listen to an interview with Todd Rundgren, a pioneering musician, songwriter, and producer known for his eclectic style and innovative approach to technology in music. Rising to fame in the late 1960s with the band Nazz, Rundgren gained widespread acclaim with his 1972 solo album Something/Anything? which included the hit singles “Hello It's Me” and “I Saw the Light.” Rundgren is also a sought-after producer, working on landmark albums by the New York Dolls, Hall & Oates, XTC, Meatloaf, The Psychedelic Furs, and Patti Smith.  Rundgren has charted multiple Billboard hits and earned widespread critical acclaim. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rundgren's genre-defying work spans rock, pop, soul, and experimental electronic music. He's been recognized as a visionary for his early adoption of music videos and interactive media. But his latest project looks into the past. Todd Rundgren will be performing music from the late songwriter Burt Bacharach in Indianapolis on April 18, as part of What The World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook Live tour. Also hear an interview with Nnenna Freelon, a prolific jazz vocalist, whose career spans over three decades. She'll be performing at the Jazz Kitchen on April 18th. Freelon issued her debut LP on Columbia Records in 1992, marking the start of an accomplished recordings career. Freelon's music has attracted significant recognition, including seven Grammy nominations, and she's collaborated with numerous jazz luminaries, including Ray Charles, Ellis Marsalis, Kenny Baron, Pat Metheny, Christian McBride Al Jarreau, and Herbie Hancock. Hear music from Freelon's latest album, titled Beneath the Skin.

This week on the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom welcomes GRAMMY®-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon for a deeply moving conversation about grief, loss, and healing. Nnenna shares the inspiration behind her latest album, Beneath the Skin—a profound exploration of love, family, self-reflection, and resilience in the wake of losing her husband, celebrated architect Phil Freelon, to ALS. Together, Mitch and Nnenna discuss the transformative work she's doing through her podcast, Great Grief, and her forthcoming book, "Beneath The Skin of Sorrow: Improvisations on Loss," (Duke University Press / Fall 2025), both of which delve into the complexities of grief and how creativity can serve as a path to healing. Tune in for a soulful and honest dialogue about navigating loss and finding beauty beneath the surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trenders! It is my great honor to have the incredible Nnenna Freelon on my podcast. She and her quartet are about to open up a set at Lincoln Center this weekend, link to buy tickets is below, and she discusses with me her career, what "music" truly is within us and around us, and the current state of our emotionality in a country that seems to be in need of Jazz and all music now more than ever! Trend with us-About her show: Seven-time Grammy Award nominee Nnenna Freelon returns to Dizzy's to celebrate her new recording, Beneath The Skin (Origin Records). Departing from the American Songbook standards she's masterfully interpreted throughout her career, Freelon turns inward with a collection of heart-spoken songs that aim to heal life's personal and universal broken places. She shares, “I'm taking a lesson from my garden—from the flower that trusts itself to be enough.” It's an evening of introspection and soulful artistry not to be missedhttps://ticketing.jazz.org/18258

Bassist, composer, educator and actor John Brown teaches at Duke University and currently serves as Vice Provost for the Arts, Director of the Jazz Program and Professor of the Practice of Music. He has performed internationally with artists like Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Elvin Jones, Nnenna Freelon, Cyrus Chestnut, Diahann Carroll, Rosemary Clooney, Nell Carter, Lou Donaldson, Slide Hampton, Nicholas Payton, Frank Foster, Larry Coryell, Cedar Walton, Fred Wesley, Bernard Purdie and Mark Whitfield, as well as giving regular performances as a substitute with the North Carolina Symphony since 1992. He has performed for President Barack Obama, and at major national and international venues and festivals in Asia, Europe and across North and South America. John has a Grammy nomination for his performance and co-writing on Nnenna Freelon's 1996 Concord release, Shaking Free, and he has an Emmy nomination for producing the first Duke Student Arts Showcase. He has also produced and performed on recordings for Nnenna Freelon and Linda Lavin. The film One Night in Kernersville (documenting the first recording session of John's Big Band) won “Best Short Film” at the Full Frame Film Festival, “Best Cinematography” at the Charlotte Film Festival and was featured on the Documentary Channel. John has also served multiple times as a juror and as Chair for the Pulitzer Prize in Music and for various engagements with the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! El estreno de esta edición es '1978', el álbum que ha titulado con su año de nacimiento el compositor y cantante José James. Repasamos novedades de la música Smooth Jazz publicadas por Cal Harris Jr., Chris Standring, Chris 'Big Dog' Davis, The Allen Carman Project y Adam Hawley. En el bloque del recuerdo rescatamos las colaboraciones del bajista Gerald Veasley en álbumes de David P. Stevens, Pieces of a Dream, Bobby Lyle y la vocalista Nnenna Freelon.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Guest host extraordinaire Carly Ciarrocchi introduces you to the 5 GRAMMY-nominated artists for Best Children's Music Album: DJ Willy Wow! for HIP-HOPE FOR KIDS! 123 Andrés for WE GROW TOGETHER: PRESCHOOL SONGS Andrew & Polly for AHHHHH! Uncle Jumbo for TASTE THE SKY Pierce Freelon and Nnenna Freelon for ANCESTARS Congratulations to all the nominees for the 66th GRAMMY Awards! We hope you'll follow these artists and support their work! @djwillywow @123conandres @andrewandpolly @hellounclehumbo @piercefreelon @nnennafreelon There is so much amazing music being made for families right now, and it's hard work - do you part and share what you love! To learn more about Ear Snacks or to be on the show, visit earsnacks.org - and thanks for listening!

The Moss Center in Blacksburg, Virginia presented a live performance and historic collaboration between renowned poet and Virginia Tech legend Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist-composer and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson. Their collaboration for over a year has yielded the CD The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni. For an intimate jazz performance, Jackson brought his bold-toned, Trane-inspired tenor lines to bear on a series of hymns, spirituals, and gospel numbers hand-picked by Giovanni. The live performance also included jazz singer, Nnenna Freelon. This collaboration with Nikki Giovanni produced Jackson's fifth album for his Solid Jackson Records label. With a remarkable career as a Jazz saxophonist, Jackson released a potent tribute to a towering influence, Celebrating John Coltrane. His inaugural release on Solid Jackson Records featured the venerable drummer and former Coltrane collaborator Jimmy Cobb. He followed later in 2012 with Lucky 13, which featured the great soul-jazz keyboardist Les McCann and included a mellow instrumental rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry' Bout a Thing" along with a version of McCann's 1969 hit, "Compared to What." That same remarkably productive year, Jackson received the prestigious Benny Golson Award from Howard University in Washington, D.C., for recognition of excellence in jazz. Jackson's debut on the Smoke Sessions label, 2014's Expression, was a live quartet recording from the Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in Upper Manhattan. https://javonjackson.com/

Today on Ear Snacks we're celebrating our new album “AHHHHH!” by playing our new songs along with awesome songs from some other amazing family music artists – all about joy and resilience. Resilience is that thing kids need to help them get through tough stuff, and allowing joyfulness is one of the ways we can fill our tanks when we're feeling on empty. So get ready to bounce - and practice how to bounce back! Many thanks to these awesome music-makers for sharing their songs: All We Can Be by Kendall Glitter Off the Paper by Uncle Jumbo @hellouncleumbo Rainbow Shoppe by Andrew & Polly feat. Lucy Kalantari @lucytoon Help You Do the Work by Pierce Freelon @piercefreelon & Nnenna Freelon @nnennafrelon feat. Jarrett Johnson @jarrettamjohnson Little Grey Cloud (It's OK to Cry) by Benny Time @bennytimemusic feat. Claudia Robin Guynn, Eastcoast Inspirational Singers @EastcoastInspirationalSingers I've Got a Problem (Ahhhhh!) by Andrew & Polly feat. Kristin Andreassen @thebrightsidersmusic We Feel It by Alphabet Rockers @alphabetrockers Hope is a Verb by Claudia Robin Gunn @claudiarobingunn We hope you'll follow and support their work – and find these songs and more rad music like this on our Joy & Resilience playlist on Spotify. We hope these bops brighten your day!

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“[Grief] breaks us open, which we may not expect. There's some allowing that has to happen. I'm going to allow this to break me open, to grow a new heart, to connect with people in a more meaningful way, to live a life that's more authentic. I think the breaking open, while it can be hard and scary, speaks to grief as a generative force and the ways it can deepen and enrich your life.” - Naila Francis In this week's episode, our season finale, we reflect on our conversation with Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon. We look at a moment that landed very differently for each of us during that conversation, sharing our takes on why we thought her candid retelling of her husband's final days should and shouldn't have been cut. We have fun recalling some of the signs our dads send us to let us know they're near, including the songs that bring them closer to us — don't worry, we spare you the actual singing of them. And appreciating Nnenna's affirmation of each griever's unique experience, no matter her own wisdom from walking the path, we talk about what was most helpful to us in the immediate aftermath of our losses. We also unwrap what her phrase “Anger doesn't store well” means to both of us and the place anger has in the spectrum of grief. And given that this is our season finale, we do look back on the podcast's evolution and the conversations that have brought greater depth to the season. We hope you agree, and that as usual, you find room for your own story as you listen in. To find out more about this episode, listen to the episodes referenced, and subscribe to the newsletter, visit the show notes. Want more time with us? Join our Patreon.

“It's healthy, I believe, to touch these places. I don't know how you can touch your love place without touching your grief place. They're both there. They're layered on top of each other and your joy place. They're all there, and when we  shut down, we shut down all the good stuff, too.”  ~Nnenna Freelon In this week's episode, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon takes us on a journey through her many realms of grief. As compelling a storyteller as she is a performer, Nnenna candidly reflects on her ongoing evolution as a griever since the deaths of her beloved husband Phil and sister Debbie. She shares how she has turned to creativity, including her music, not only as a grief practice but as a way to stay connected to Phil, why she's mindful of the words she uses when talking about grief and loss and how embracing grief as a teacher is transforming her dance with this ever-shifting experience. Deeply moving and thought-provoking, this conversation centers grief with so much reverence, wonder and vitality, we hope it inspires you as much as it did us — and invites you to consider what it might mean for you to fall back in love with life while honoring your broken heart. To find out more about this episode, listen to the episodes referenced, and subscribe to the newsletter, visit the show notes. Want more time with us? Join our Patreon.

I knew I would be unable to put a Radio Active Kids show together this week, so I had planned on taking this week off as well! However, I remembered something that I've been thinking about doing for a while now & haven't had the right opportunity to do: what if I went into an episode with literally no idea what I was going to play & picked the playlist completely on the fly, live on the air? Welp, I did it this week. Presenting: RANDOM ACTIVE KIDS I played songs by (in alphabetical order): Cowboy Andy and The Salamanders, Be Who You Are, Big World Audio Theatre, Sandra Boynton, Frances England, Pierce & Nnenna Freelon, Claudia Robin Gunn, #Hercelot, IS on Three O'Clock Rock Records, Jazzy Ash, Jelly of the Month Club, Josh & The Jamtones ft. Mista Cookie Jar, Jarvix ft. Rachel Bachman, Dean Jones of No Parking Studio & Jacky Davis of Ladybug Girl, Jumpin' Jamie, Tom Knight, Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band, Mista Cookie Jar covering Dog on Fleas, The Mister Chris and Friends Band, Muckemacher, El mundo de Bungo, Claire Ness, Newt Skabander, Red Yarn, The Relative Minors, Fred Rogers, SaulPaul ft. Mo Phillips, Robbie Schaefer, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Tsap-Tsapik, & Angie Who!!! Here's the playlist!

Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC Political Director Chuck Todd joined for his weekly roundup of political news. We opened the lines to hear from listeners about the housing crisis, as Boston City Council approved Mayor Wu's rent control proposal this week. Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung joined to discuss We re-aired a conversation Jim and Margery had with former president Jimmy Carter from 2014, about his book "A Call To Action." Former education secretary Paul Reville discussed Governor Healey's call for tuition-free community college. Jazz singer Nnenna Freelon and violinist Chelsey Green joined the show ahead of their concert Friday as part of the Boston celebrity series. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.org. We ended the show by hearing from listeners about mess. Are you, like Marie Kondo, rethinking the so-called lifechanging magic of cleaning up?

National recording artist and saxophonist Dee Lucas has been noted as the hardest working indie artist in contemporary jazz while steadily growing his brand and fan base beginning with Remembrance in 2004.  Thereafter, it has been a steady showcase of unique stylings with Something to Ride 2 (2007), Standing Room Only (2010), Rebirth of the Smooth (2012), The Smooth Factor (2014), Going Deeper (2016), The Sweet Spot (2017), Going Left (2018), and the critically-acclaimed The Time Is Now (2020).“The Time Is Now” marked his his 9th worldwide release and is arguably considered his best work to date.  It features some of the brightest producers and special guest artists in Adam Hawley, Blake Aaron, Darryl Williams, David P. Stevens, Lew Laing, Jr., Gino Rosaria, & George Freeman.  Dee's latest album has been positioned on several music charts including the Billboard Top 20 Smooth Jazz charts.  It also was recently nominated for the Indie Soul Smooth Jazz Album of the Year award. As as runner-up in the 2007 Capital Jazz Festival Competition, Dee Lucas has co-billed with an extensive number of artists such as Boney James, Norman Brown, Ronnie Laws, Nnenna Freelon, Hugh Masekela, Gregg Karukas, Peter White, Nick Colionne, Michael Franks, Peabo Bryson, Miki Howard, The Mahattans, and Howard Hewett just name a few. He has performed at several jazz festivals such as The Arizona Jazz Festival, The Jacksonville Jazz Festival, The Savannah Jazz Festival, The Atlanta Jazz Festival, & The Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival Lucas has recently released a new single titled ‘Hot Ice' featuring keyboardist Gino Rosaria to kick off the 2022 campaign.  It has already garnered raved reviews which will set the table for his 10th album release “No Boundaries” scheduled for early 2023.Listen to this episode and hear about his humble beginnings in the music industry to becoming  one of the giants in smooth jazz. We laughed, shared positive vibes and of course played plenty of music!!!!Listen and subscribe to the BAAS Entertainment Podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Podchaser, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. “Hey, Alexa. Play the BAAS Entertainment Podcast.”

THG interviews Pierce Freelon. Pierce is a Durham, N.C. based musician, Emmy award winning producer, city council member, and educator. He is the founder of Blackspace, a digital makerspace offering black and brown youth the breathing space to manifest their dreams through free programming in poetry, coding, puppetry, 3D-printing, animation, beat making, rap, photography, and DJing. Pierce and his mother (Nnenna Freelon)  were recent 2022 Grammy nominees for Best Children's Album and Best Jazz Album respectively. Make sure to subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook @hilltopglove. Sponsored by: Red Rooster Sports Bar & Grill, Law Office of Sean Wilson, Mid Carolina Service Co., and TruBrilliance Ent.

Anita shares an episode of a podcast produced by her colleagues that gets her teary every time she listens (but in a good way). “Black Widow” from the podcast Great Grief features Grammy-nominated musician Nnenna Freelon reflecting on what's changed for her in the years since her husband Phil's passing. Nnenna's now grappling with a brand new identity: widow.

Kirk sits down with the inimitable Nnenna Freelon! She is a legendary Grammy-nominated jazz singer in her own right with a career that spans 2 decades.  In addition to her own award-winning bodu of work, she's collaborated with many other greats like Ellis Marsalis, Diana Krall,  Herbie Hancock and Anita Baker.  She discusses her podcast Great Grief with Kirk as well as the music and the joys of life.

Laura introduces listeners to Great Grief, a podcast about love and loss hosted by Grammy-nominated singer Nnenna Freelon who experienced a shift in every aspect of her life following the death of her husband Phil. | Learn more at www.greatgrief.com.

Durham, North Carolina - a city that blossomed out of the tobacco industry and was originally fueled by manufacturing - has gone through many phases. Today its factories house performing arts centers and bougie lofts, but this place has just as long and varied a musical history going back a century or more. Then and now, it's been a center for jazz, hip-hop, Americana country-rock and most of all, Piedmont blues.Back when Durham was becoming known as the Bull City, its soundtrack was Piedmont blues as played by giants like Blind Boy Fuller, Reverend Gary Davis, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. In the 1920s and ‘30s, factory workers made up the audience for blues and other developing styles of music. Now, tech workers and college students flock to the city's many venues.It's a long way from the city's early days, but also still rife with change; battles over segregation have evolved into disputes over gentrification. But what hasn't changed is that it remains a great music town, one that draws both artists and fans alike.In this episode, we explore the phases of Durham's past, present and future with guests who call it home, like Bluegrass Hall of Famer Alice Gerrard, country singer Rissi Palmer, Hiss Golden Messenger's M.C. Taylor, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, and more.Subscribe to Carolina Calling to follow along as we journey across the Old North State, visiting towns like Wilmington, Greensboro, Shelby, Asheville, and more. Brought to you by The Bluegrass Situation and Come Hear NCCove photo courtesy of Discover DurhamAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Durham City Council member Pierce Freelon is an accomplished Hip Hop/soul/electronic musician and Emmy-award winning producer, director and professor from Durham, NC whose work has been featured on the https://www.today.com/video/pierce-freelon-performs-with-daughter-on-children-s-hip-hop-album-91266117697 (TODAY Show) and at https://www.npr.org/2020/08/01/896920635/pierce-freelon-on-his-childrens-album-and-the-legacy-of-his-creative-black-famil (NPR), https://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/music/musician-celebrates-black-fatherhood-with-new-family-hip-hop-album/ (Parents Magazine) and more. He is the co-founder of the Emmy Award winning PBS web-series Beat Making Lab- an and has taught in the departments of Music and African American Studies at the University of NC at Chapel Hill.  Pierce is the writer, composer and co-director of an animated series called History of White People in America, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival. As the founder of Blackspace, a digital maker space, he has mentored dozens of youth, teaching digital storytelling through music and film. Pierce is the frontman of critically acclaimed Jazz/Hip Hop quartet The Beast and has toured internationally and released a series of albums, EPs, and mixtapes. His debut children's book, Daddy Daughter Day is set for release in 2022. He is the son of famed Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, and the late preeminent architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Phil Freelon. Pierce lives in Durham with his wife and their two young children. More at http://piercefreelon.com/ (piercefreelon.com) What You Will Hear: Pierce's early childhood environment, influences and lessons What happens when you merge the world of art with activism Ancestry, spirituality and community Nurturing mental health in the black community White supremacy  Navigating through movement work, politics and activism Tools of the oppressor Musical and creative inspirations Blackspace White institutions vs black institutions Racial caste system and the creation of the black and white divide Changing the narrative Quotes: “‘Lift as you climb” “No is a love word” “We don't just carry ancestral trauma, we also carry our ancestral resilience” -Omisade Burney-Scott “There is no check that you can cut that is worth me devaluing my soul.” “I wanted that university caliber of resource to be available and accessible to black children at all times…..that's what they deserve, that's what we deserve.” “Everything you touch you change, everything you change, changes you.” - Octavia Butler “God is change.” Mentioned: Social Media @PierceFreelon Omisade Burney-Scott  Black Girls Guide to Menopause https://www.piercefreelon.com/b2tf (Black to the Future) http://theblackspace.org/ (Blackspace) Octavia Butler

Recently, both Nnenna Freelon and her son, Pierce Freelon, were nominated for a Grammy for their respective projects. Nnenna's project, Time Traveler, is a love letter to her late husband, Philip Freelon, who passed away in 2019. Pierce's project, Black to the Future, is a children's album featuring the voices of over four generations of his family. They both speak with us about the music, their careers, and their relationship.

Label: Origin Records ORIGIN 82822 Titel: - Nnenna Freelon: Time Traveler - Marvin Gaye: Marvin Medley: 1. If This World Were Mine. - 2. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing. - 3. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn: Time After Time Wiederholung vom 21.8.21

Iz glasbenega spoerda izpostavljamo: večerno oddajo Koncert Evroradia in nastop Dunajskih filharmonikov z dirigentom Riccardom Mutijem (ob njegovi 80. obletnici rojstva) v milanski Scali ter Jazz avenijo, v kateri nocoj predstavljamo skladbe z novih albumov izvajalcev kot so: Bill DeArango, Nnenna Freelon, Martial Solal, Kenny Washington, Tilo Weber, Laurent Coq, James Francies, Vijay Iyer in Gretchen Parlato.

Nnenna Freelon's beloved husband Phil died in July of 2019. Six months later her sister, Dr. Debbie Pierce, also died. Then, COVID hit the United States. During this dark winter, Nnenna was exhausted, but she also couldn't rest. She tried everything and nothing worked. Eventually, she realized she needed to listen. To listen to what grief had to say - and in the listening she found her voice. With that voice, Nnenna recently released her latest album, Time Traveler, and started a podcast, Great Grief.  Visit Nnenna's website to learn more. 

Jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon believes in following a “path of purpose,” and hers has led to multiple GRAMMY® Award nominations and performances at The Kennedy Center and The White House among other prestigious venues. Her path took a very different turn after the loss of her soulmate and husband, renowned architect Phil Freelon, which prompted her to question everything she thought she knew about living, dying, faith, healing, and her art. Nnenna's experiences led her to a new journey, down the path of grief. Today, she's sharing her voice once again through a heartfelt new album (Time Traveler) and a powerful, poignant podcast (Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon). In this honest, inspiring, and deeply moving conversation, Nnenna reveals how it has felt to rediscover and raise her voice anew, how she has balanced the life of a performing artist and mother, and why it's crucial to define your own vision of success.Links from the episode:Nnenna Freelon website: https://www.nnenna.com/ Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon podcast: https://www.wunc.org/podcast/great-grief Join the SHE ROCKED IT Rockstar Network:SHE ROCKED IT is a podcast and virtual community dedicated to raising the volume on women's voices. We believe that when women listen to, learn from, and lift one another up, we can ALL soar to greater heights. We invite you to join our ROCKSTAR NETWORK of creative, courageous women at www.sherockedit.com Dig this episode? Please subscribe to the podcast and share a review!And be sure to join the conversation on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sherockedit

جزباز برنامه‌ای است برای موسیقی جز به زبان فارسی. در ششمین قسمت پادکست جزباز می‌شنوید: در آیتم استانداردهای جز آهنگ سامرتایم را بررسی می‌کنیم؛ از اجراهای اپرایی آن تا تفسیرهایی از چارلی پارکر و آلبرت آیلر. آیتم قصه‌های جز بخش تازه‌ی جزباز است که اولین قسمت آن را در این برنامه می‌شنوید؛ با مروری بر انیمه‌ی کابوی بیباپ و موسیقی آن. در آیتم جز معاصر هم از آلبوم تازه‌منتشرشده‌ی آلیس کولترین، گروه آفرو-جز سانز آو کِمِت و چند آلبوم داغ در دنیای جز معاصر دیگر گفته‌ایم. آلبوم‌های این قسمت: 1. Alice Coltrane, "Yamuna Tira Vihari, Jai Ramachandra" (Turiya Sings) 2021 Impulse!, UMe 2. Cande y Paulo, "Barro Tal Vez, The Thrill Is Gone" (Cande y Paulo) 2021 Decca 3. Nnenna Freelon, "Marvin Medley: If This World Were Mine, Time Traveler" (Time Traveler) 2021 Origin Records 4. Sons Of Kemet, "Think Of Home, Pick Up Your Burning Cross, Field Negus" (Black to the Future) 2021 Impulse! جزباز، کاری از مجله‌ی موسیقی پاراساندر با پخش اختصاصی رادیوی مجله‌ی موسیقی معاصر ❖ لینک حمایت مالی و ارزی از پاراساندر در حامی‌باش ❖ Telegram | Instagram | Twitter

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estreno de 'Invisible Reality', el disco que acaba de publicar el teclista y compositor Chris Geith. Repasamos novedades de artistas como Jeff Ryan, Willie Bradley, Nnenna Freelon, Ryan Montaño y U-Nam. En el bloque del recuerdo recopilamos algunas de las versiones que ha grabado la banda The Rippingtons a lo largo de su discografía.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Durham City Council member Pierce Freelon is an accomplished Hip Hop/soul/electronic musician and Emmy-award winning producer, director and professor from Durham, NC whose work has been featured on the https://www.today.com/video/pierce-freelon-performs-with-daughter-on-children-s-hip-hop-album-91266117697 (TODAY Show) and at https://www.npr.org/2020/08/01/896920635/pierce-freelon-on-his-childrens-album-and-the-legacy-of-his-creative-black-famil (NPR), https://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/music/musician-celebrates-black-fatherhood-with-new-family-hip-hop-album/ (Parents Magazine) and more. He is the co-founder of the Emmy Award winning PBS web-series Beat Making Lab- an and has taught in the departments of Music and African American Studies at the University of NC at Chapel Hill.  Pierce is the writer, composer and co-director of an animated series called History of White People in America, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival. As the founder of Blackspace, a digital maker space, he has mentored dozens of youth, teaching digital storytelling through music and film. Pierce is the frontman of critically acclaimed Jazz/Hip Hop quartet The Beast and has toured internationally and released a series of albums, EPs, and mixtapes. His debut children's book, Daddy Daughter Day is set for release in 2022. He is the son of famed Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, and the late preeminent architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Phil Freelon. Pierce lives in Durham with his wife and their two young children. More at http://piercefreelon.com/ (piercefreelon.com) . What You Will Hear: Pierce's early childhood environment, influences and lessons What happens when you merge the world of art with activism Ancestry, spirituality and community Nurturing mental health in the black community White supremacy Navigating through movement work, politics and activism Tools of the oppressor Musical and creative inspirations Blackspace White institutions vs black institutions Racial caste system and the creation of the black and white divide Changing the narrative Quotes: “‘Lift as you climb” “No is a love word” “We don't just carry ancestral trauma, we also carry our ancestral resilience” -Omisade Burney-Scott “There is no check that you can cut that is worth me devaluing my soul.” “I wanted that university caliber of resource to be available and accessible to black children at all times…..that's what they deserve, that's what we deserve.” “Everything you touch you change, everything you change, changes you.” - Octavia Butler “God is change.” Mentioned: Social Media @PierceFreelon Omisade Burney-Scott Black Girls Guide to Menopause https://www.piercefreelon.com/b2tf (Black to the Future) http://theblackspace.org/ (Blackspace) Octavia Butler

July 9 is a significant day for Great Grief host Nnenna Freelon. The date marks the anniversary of Phil Freelon's passing and Nnenna has chosen to commemorate the occasion with an original song called "July." | New episodes coming August 2021.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estreno de 'Space-Time', el disco que acaba de publicar el teclista Jeff Lorber con su proyecto Jeff Lorber Fusion. Repaso a novedades discográficas de Lin Rountree, Dave Koz & Cory Wong, Brian Bromberg, Nnenna Freelon y Gabriel Mark Hasselbach. En el bloque para el recuerdo recuperamos dos discos de los años 80 de un proyecto japonés llamado ITS'.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estreno de 'Fluid', el disco que acaba de publicar el trompetista Lin Rountree, y repaso de novedades de Steve Cole, Nnenna Freelon, Strata, JJ Sansaverino y Cory Wong & Dave Koz. En el bloque del recuerdo escuchamos música del guitarrista Fridrik Karlsson, uno de los fundadores de la banda islandesa Mezzoforte.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Durham City Council Member Pierce Freelon is an accomplished Hip Hop/soul/electronic musician and Emmy-award winning producer, director, and professor from Durham, NC whose work has been featured on the 'Today" show, and at NPR, Now This, Rolling Stone, and Parents Magazine and more. For over 16 years Pierce has traveled the world teaching Hip Hop and music production to youth in community centers. He is the co-founder of Beat Making Lab an Emmy Award-winning PBS web series, has taught in the departments of music and African American Studies at the University of NC at Chapel Hill, and is the writer, composer, and co-director of an animated series called History of White People in America, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival. Pierce is also the founder of BlackSpace, a digital maker space where he has mentored dozens of youth, teaching digital storytelling through music and film. For over a decade, he has been the frontman of critically acclaimed Jazz/Hip Hop quartet The Beast and has toured internationally and released a series of albums, EPs, and mixtapes. He is the son of famed Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, and the late preeminent architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Phil Freelon. Having come of age in an incredibly creative household, Pierce was raised by a village of artists and activists, Black to the Future album has every track included in the collection is accompanied by an audio artifact, excavated from Freelon's vault of family archives. Black to the Future, the second family-focused release from Pierce Freelon, is an album inspired by Afrofuturism, featuring the voices of four generations of his magnificently creative family. His newest single "Levar Burton" is on the LP

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estreno de 'The Golden Hour', el disco que ha unido al saxofonista Dave Koz y el guitarrista Cory Wong. Además, repaso a novedades de la música Smooth Jazz de artistas como Brian Bromberg, Marc Antoine, Merlon Devine, Nnenna Freelon y U-Nam. En el bloque del recuerdo rescatamos algunos temas de la discografía de una banda de éxito en los 80: Go West.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

STANDAR SEMANAL.-Over The Rainbow.-JAZZANIVERSARIO.-Erroll Garner.-Serenade To Laura.-JAZZACTUALIDAD.-Nnenna Freelon.-Time Traveler

STANDAR SEMANAL.-Over The Rainbow.-JAZZANIVERSARIO.-Erroll Garner.-Serenade To Laura.-JAZZACTUALIDAD.-Nnenna Freelon.-Time Traveler

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estrenamos 'Tongue & Groove', nuevo trabajo discográfico del trompetista Gabriel Mark Hasselbach y repasamos recientes álbumes publicados por Brian Bromberg, Marc Antoine, Str4ta, David P. Stevens y Nnenna Freelon. En los minutos para el recuerdo repasamos la música que tiene editada el saxofonista italiano Enzo Anastasio.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Estreno de 'Time Traveler', nuevo disco de la vocalista Nnenna Freelon, y repaso a recientes lanzamientos de Marc Antoine, Merlon Devine, Camera Soul, Brian Bromberg y Tristan. En el bloque central recordamos música del pianista Daniel Salinas y del guitarrista Tony Darren.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Vocalist Nnenna Freelon's new album, her first in a decade, is called Time Traveler. In this interview, Freelon talks about the loss of her husband, Phil, and how she used music to process grief; the importance of the relationships between the band members on the album; her upcoming podcast series; and much more. / / / I've been recording conversations with jazz musicians on The Jazz Session since 2007. I'm now living in a van and traveling the country, so I need your support more than ever. Please become a member today at thejazzsession.com/join. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus show. Theme music by The Respect Sextet Logo by Dave Vrabel Intro voice: Chuck Ingersoll Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Subscribe to my twice-monthly newsletter.

Vocalist Nnenna Freelon's new album, her first in a decade, is called Time Traveler. In this interview, Freelon talks about the loss of her husband, Phil, and how she used music to process grief; the importance of the relationships between the band members on the album; her upcoming podcast series; and much more. / / / I've been recording conversations with jazz musicians on The Jazz Session since 2007. I'm now living in a van and traveling the country, so I need your support more than ever. Please become a member today at thejazzsession.com/join. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus show. Theme music by The Respect Sextet Logo by Dave Vrabel Intro voice: Chuck Ingersoll Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Subscribe to my twice-monthly newsletter.

Vocalist Nnenna Freelon‘s new album, her first in a decade, is called Time Traveler. In...

Multi-GRAMMY nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon released her first album in more than a decade on May 11. With its classic standards, jazz-infused re-imaginings of '70s soul hits and original compositions, Time Traveler compiles an intimate expression of love for her late husband, preeminent architect Philip Freelon, who passed away from ALS in 2019, and a universal love letter to all those who've lost someone dear. Freelon believes that music has a time-traveling quality. This allows us to expand on the central theme of our podcast. In our conversation, we also discuss the themes of grief and loss that are at the heart of her new record. "Singing from the heart of grief gave my voice a new shape and allowed a kind of freedom. I found unexpected gifts of hope and joy in the palms of sorrow," says Freelon. Listen to our podcast conversation with Nnenna Freelon via the player below. Time Traveler is out now via Origin Records and you can order it here. Featured photo by Chris Charles. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jazziz/support

Grammy-nominated musician Nnenna Freelon invites you on a walk with Grief, destination unknown.

Singer-storyteller Nnenna Freelon recalls a romance eclipsed by grief.

Bill Myers Inspires  Justice, after a historic verdict in Minneapolis, is the subject today during this Jazz Appreciation Month. Join me and my special guest, six-time GRAMMY nominated jazz singer Nnenna Freelon as we explore the powerful human connection of justice and jazz and the significance in this moment. ABOUT NNENNA FREELON Six-time GRAMMY® Award nominee Nnenna Freelon has earned a well-deserved reputation as a compelling and captivating live performer. As a writer, composer, producer and educator the songstress has performed at prestigious venues and events from The Kennedy Center to The White House and even The Grammys. In 2019, she received from the National Association of Women In The Arts the “Youth Empowerment Through the Arts” Award and “Artist of the Year' Award. She was named a “Woman of Substance” by Bennett College for Woman, and much more. Nnenna is also a wife, mother, and sister who has experienced life's amazing gifts, and also its heartbreak. The loss of her soulmate and husband, renowned architect Phil Freelon, in 2019 to ALS, followed by the loss of her sister Debbie in 2020 to cancer, have led to her new works - a new recording entitled "Time Traveler" and her soon-to-be-heard Podcast, "Great Grief". Freelon is a winner of both the Billie Holiday Award from the prestigious Académie du Jazz and the Eubie Blake Award from the Cultural Crossroads Center in New York City. She was nominated twice as “Lady of Soul” by the Soul Train Awards. Freelon has dedicated herself to educating young people, both musicians and non-musicians, and students of all ages as the former National Spokesperson for Partners in Education and through her own master classes and workshops “Sound Sculpture” and “Babysong”. Nnenna lives in Durham, North Carolina happy to be close near her children and grandchildren. https://www.nnenna.com nnenna@mac.com   ~ More About Bill Myers Inspires ~  Emmy Award-winning actor Bill Myers is an accomplished actor, jazz musician, filmmaker, writer, educator, and speaker. As a bi-racial man who is both black and white, Bill leverages his background, talents, and voice through creativity, compassion, and connection as activism for social justice to focus on uniting the divide and compelling change. In a civic leadership capacity, he has served as President of the African American Jazz Caucus in NYC, member of the Indianapolis Cultural Development Committee, and served as President of the Indianapolis Downtown Optimist Club. In addition to his Emmy Award, Bill has received many awards and notable commissions for his work including being commissioned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art to create an original work for Dr. Martin Luther King Day entitled “The Music, Martin & Me.” Bill Myers seeks to encourage, enlighten, and empower others through the power of entertainment to affect social justice. You can find Bill Myers: Billmyersinspires.com   https://www.facebook.com/billmyersinspires  https://twitter.com/bmyersinspires1 https://www.instagram.com/billmyersinspires billmyersinspires@gmail.com To get more of Bill Myers Inspires, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all her shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/bill-myers-inspires/  

THE Netsky Twins, Steve Netsky and Ron Netsky are accomplished versatile songwriters, writing together since 1970s. Some of the songs recorded and performed are: Love Don't Hurt People” recorded by Cissy Houston, with Whitney Houston on background vocals, “Only Love Can Make It Right,” recorded by Jet Brown. Steve Netsky wrote the Celtic instrumental “The Green Hills” and the country-blues instrumental “The Patchwork Quilt” for albums by storyteller Sharon Kennedy and was nominated for a Grammy for the production of her album The Patchwork Quilt And Other Stories From Around The World in 1998. He also co-wrote the song “Standing In The Doorway” with legendary folksinger Mary McCaslin on her 2006 album Better Late Than Never. Steve toured the world as a member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, as a production manager at Rounder Records, and currently at Ed Keane Associates, a management and booking company, where he works with artists like Take 6, The Manhattan Transfer, Nnenna Freelon. He has taught Music Business at University of Massachusetts Lowell, and currently the coach of the Songwriting Ensemble at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Ron Netsky is one of the writers about music for the NY magazine “My City Paper” He's also a Professor of Art at NazarethCollege in Rochester NY. If you're an artist looking for songs to record, please check their YouTube channel “Songs by the Netsky Twins” where you can hear many of their unrecorded songs. If you find any song you'd like to record, contact me through my website: tomokomusic.com

Discussing what we and others can do now, during the pandemic, and afterward to keep young people healthy and pointed in constructive directions. With special guests Dr. Cedric Dent and Nia Morris.

Louis Heriveaux. Think innovation. Think refined chord structures. Think masterful maneuvering amongst all 88 keys. Think Louis Heriveaux. Early Musical Beginnings Born in Queens, New York, only 25 minutes away from Harlem, which was once known as America's Jazz Mecca, one might suspect that Louis would have gotten his early beginnings in Jazz, as a youngster, dipping and dodging in and out of Jazz clubs in the Big Apple. However, the road Heriveaux traveled is a journey more intriguing to read about. Louis Heriveaux has toured and performed with guitarist Russell Malone, vocalist Nnenna Freelon, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, vocalist Jeanie Bryson, and many others. A music producer in the popular music world, Heriveaux has worked with the likes of Dallas Austin, 112, TLC, Ginuwine, and Snoop Dogg. Pianist, resides in Atlanta, GA US. Louis Heriveaux Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louiskeys Visit https://linktr.ee/Jazzmattersatl for more info on Jazz Matter Inc., Yes Jazz Matters Podcast, The Jazz Matters Store or Donations All Social Media @JazzMattersATL #jazz #jazzmatters #jazzmattersATL #yesjazzmatters #atlmusicians #blues #contemporaryjazz #internationaljazz #jazzfunk #jazzfusion #jazzlife #jazzlover #jazzmusician #jazzpodcast #jazzradio #saxophonist #jazzblues #musician #musicislife #musiclover #musicmatters #drummer #percussionist #smoothjazz #pianist #worldmusic #musicproducer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jazz-matters/support

Pierce Freelon is a composer, musician, producer and filmmaker who recently released his debut children’s album “D.a.D.” The album features Pierce’s 10-year-old daughter, Stella, and includes songs such as “Daddy/Daughter Day,” a hip-hop ode to family playfulness and closeness, and “My Body,” an equally celebratory lesson about body autonomy and consent. He is the founder of Blackspace, an Afrofuturist digital makerspace in Durham, NC and the co-founder of “Beat Making Labs,” an Emmy Award-winning web series produced by PBS. He is also the co-director, writer and composer of “The History of White People in America,” a series of 16 animated short films, the first of which premiered in 2018 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The first three shorts can be seen on PBS’ World Channel. Pierce has also in recent years thrown his hat into the political ring, having run to be mayor of Durham and for a seat in the North Carolina State Senate. In August of 2020, Governor Roy Cooper appointed him to fill a vacant seat on the Durham City Council. In this interview with Rob Kramer, Pierce reflects on the leadership legacy left him by his artist parents — his father was the renowned architect Philip Freelon and his mother is Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon — and by the giants in his cultural ancestry. He explains how he has absorbed their lessons to beat his own path of artistic leadership. https://www.historyofwhitepeople.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmrbyfL2dSY http://theblackspace.org/

Pierce Freelon is a composer, musician, producer and filmmaker who recently released his debut children’s album “D.a.D.” The album features Pierce’s 10-year-old daughter, Stella, and includes songs such as “Daddy/Daughter Day,” a hip-hop ode to family playfulness and closeness, and “My Body,” an equally celebratory lesson about body autonomy and consent. He is the founder of Blackspace, an Afrofuturist digital makerspace in Durham, NC and the co-founder of “Beat Making Labs,” an Emmy Award-winning web series produced by PBS. He is also the co-director, writer and composer of “The History of White People in America,” a series of 16 animated short films, the first of which premiered in 2018 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The first three shorts can be seen on PBS’ World Channel. Pierce has also in recent years thrown his hat into the political ring, having run to be mayor of Durham and for a seat in the North Carolina State Senate. In August of 2020, Governor Roy Cooper appointed him to fill a vacant seat on the Durham City Council. In this interview with Rob Kramer, Pierce reflects on the leadership legacy left him by his artist parents — his father was the renowned architect Philip Freelon and his mother is Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon — and by the giants in his cultural ancestry. He explains how he has absorbed their lessons to beat his own path of artistic leadership. https://www.historyofwhitepeople.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmrbyfL2dSY http://theblackspace.org/

Interview with Nnenna Freelon

We are  very pleased to have my longtime friend and incredible musician John Brown join us on the show tonight...Bassist, composer, educator and actor John Brown is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and currently resides in Durham, NC. He is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently serves as Director of the Jazz Program and Associate Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, and has served on the faculties of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University and Guilford College (NC).When he was very young, John took piano lessons from Frances Hunter (a close family friend), and began studying the bass when he was just 9 years old with his beloved teacher, Susan Ellington. He has been performing ever since. John began performing with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra (NC) at age 13, and he was playing Principal Bass with that orchestra and performing with the Florence Symphony (SC) while still in high school.As a student at UNC-Greensboro, he performed with the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Roanoke (VA) Symphony Orchestras.John has since performed in the United States and abroad with artists like Wynton Marsalis, Elvin Jones, Nnenna Freelon, Diahann Carroll, Rosemary Clooney, Nell Carter, Slide Hampton, Nicholas Payton to name a few. John also has a Grammy nomination for his performance and co-writing on Nnenna Freelon’s 1996 Concord release, Shaking Free. His extensive experience includes performances at many notable venues and festivals like Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Playboy Jazz Festival and  Montreal Jazz FestivalEqually gifted in other areas of performance, John has performed for theatre, Television, and FIlm

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! La banda vocal Take 6 es protagonista de este especial: repasamos sus apariciones en discos de artistas como Joe Sample, Quincy Jones, Ben Tankard, Nnenna Freelon, Yellowjackets, Marilyn Scott, Brian McKnight, Ray Charles, Jason Miles, Fourplay y el gran Stevie Wonder.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Ladies of Jazz in Princeton (Dianne Reeves, Nnenna Freelon)  Life lessons in NYC (Choirboy)  Ups and Downs of Women and Coding.  Dan does the Museum Update (What?!!)  Remembering Bruno Ganz, Mabel Lee. Credits: Talent:  Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer:  Ellie Suttmeier Art:  Zeke Abuhoff  

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Programa especial que dedicamos al vibrafonista Dave Samuels. Repasamos sus apariciones junto a Spyro Gyra, The Fantasy Band, Gerald Veasley, Nnenna Freelon, Chuck Loeb, Dave Valentin, Jason Miles, Marion Meadows, Bob James, Nancy Wilson, Jeff Kashiwa y Michael Franks.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Bronx native Daniel Sadownick has toured with a large (and growing) cross-section of the greatest musicians we all love: Michael Brecker, Me'shell Ndege'Ocello, Steely Dan, Tony, Toni Tone', Maxwell, Angie Stone, Dennis Chambers, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, Nat Adderley, George Coleman, Dianne Reeves, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Carl Allen, Nnenna Freelon, Dewey Redman, Jennifer Lopez... even Billy Idol. Daniel is also a member of the New York based cult band the Screaming Headless Torsos. He is a versatile percussionist that does not limit himself to one genre.

Vandaag een show met louter dames. Je hoort Nina Simone, Lizz Wright, Mollie Johnson, Nnenna Freelon, Diane Reeves, Casandra Wilson, Malia en Robin McKelle.

E.J. and I spoke about his love for music and how this love has to evolve as you grow and change. He also touched on the challenges he faced throughout his career and how those things were integral for him to bring his dreams to life. E.J. is an amazing musician who understands that giving is the key to a success. We also touched on the violence that has plagued the Afro-American from the hands of the "Authorities". Overall this interview gives you a birds-eye view into the mind of E.J. and the heart of the community as a whole. Connect with E.J. here www.ejstricklandmusic.com Bio: Enoch Jamal “E.J.” Strickland is the world-class, world-travelled drummer, composer, educator, and artist you've heard on over 60 albums in the last 10-plus years. The Miami native grew up in a creative household, where his dad was a percussionist in the Ft. Lauderdale Orchestra; his twin brother Marcus played the saxophone; and where E.J. beat on pots, pans, and tables until he finally got his hands on the drums. He was only in middle school, yet E.J. knew then that jazz was his calling. Where does one go as a young jazz musician, serious about the work? New York City, of course. Like so many talented artists before him, E.J. chose the New School to further his jazz education, a course of study that would introduce him to greater technical ability, but really, to the meat of any jazz program: teachers and peers. Reggie Workman. Buster Williams. Billy Harper—just to name a few of the living legend, caring instructors who guided E.J. during his tenure. And the peers? Friends who would spend almost every moment together, growing as young musicians and future leaders of the sound: Mike Moreno, Robert Glasper, Brandon Owens, and Marcus Baylor. Together, they formed a group that would shape their voices, and establish their careers. E.J. quickly graduated into New York's gigging jazz scene, playing early on with Russell Malone and Ravi Coltrane. Both artists proved to be big brother types for E.J., gently guiding him as he established his voice. “Russell really stressed the point that as a drummer, you're supposed to make the music feel good,” he says. “I always try to remember what he instilled in me.” Ravi Coltrane lent a similar kind of open-ended guidance, telling E.J. to simply “find something” in the music. Just what that would be was up to him. Since then, Strickland has built a successful career as a composer, bandleader, educator, and sideman. He's toured, performed, and recorded with some of the greatest names in contemporary music: Cassandra Wilson, Terence Blanchard, Lizz Wright, Wynton Marsalis, George Colligan, David Gilmore, Vincent Herring, and Nnenna Freelon, to name a few. As an instructor, he's taught alongside some of the world's best jazz educators: Dave Douglas and Vijay Iyer at the prestigious Banff International Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music, Steve Kirby at the University of Manitoba, and Earl MacDonald at the University of Connecticut. As a leader, he's released two albums: 2009's In This Day featuring Marcus Strickland, Jaleel Shaw, Luis Perdomo, and Hans Glawischnig in a blend of musical settings. His most recent release, The Undying Spirit “positively glows…its success comes largely from the leader's ability to inspire the best in his fellow musicians,” says Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat Magazine. Nick Bewsey in Icon Magazine calls E.J. “an artist with a clear and sensible vision: that a drummer-led jazz record should give listeners an opportunity to get their groove on.” Variety—of influence and interest—might be the keyword for E.J. in his creative approach. He studied both classical and Latin percussion, working early on with the great Cuban drummer Ignacio Berroa. “Growing up, we listened to all kinds of music in the house,” he says. “Miles, Stevie; just good music.” He's applied his wide-ranging tastes to the artists he plays with today: funk and fusion with pianist Manuel Valera's Groove Square; Latin jazz... Support this podcast

Nnenna Freelon discusses her transition from health care worker to jazz singer.

By Adam Olenn July 11, 2011 Bassist Matthew Rybicki '95 has performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Nnenna Freelon, Renee Fleming, Mark Whitfield, and a host of other jazz luminaries on storied stages like the Village Vanguard and the Blue Note, and at festivals from Italy to Taiwan. Rybicki taught the inaugural bass course in the Essentially Ellington Band Director Academy at Jazz at Lincoln Center and served as musical director for Jazz in the Schools and Lincoln Center's Department of Programs and Services for People with Disabilities. His musical workshops at the Whitney Museum were included in their acclaimed Romare Bearden exhibition. His debut album, Driven, includes performances by jazz greats Ron Blake, Freddie Hendrix, Gerald Clayton, and Ulysses Owens, and showcases Rybicki's compositions.

OnAIR Players presents Sophia Romma's "Absolute Clarity". Two scenes and an interview of the playwright herself.Actors in todays presentation:De’Adre Aziza is a Tony Award nominated (Passing Strange) actor and singer who has appeared in 3 Broadway shows, and numerous Off-Broadway and regional shows. In addition to theater, she has appeared on several TV shows including “The Good Wife”, “Blue Bloods” and “Madam Secretary”. De’Adre is also a recording artist and musician, having sung at such venues as Carnegie Hall (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman and The Roots), The Hollywood Bowl (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman, The Roots, and Nnenna Freelon), and The Bermuda Jazz Festival.ADRIANA SANANES was a leading actress at New York´s Repertorio Español for ten years, performing works from the golden age of Spain to Lorca to contemporary theatre. Her awards while there include a Theatre Fellowship Grant from The Princess Grace Foundation, Best Actress, XIII Chamizal International Festival, El Paso, in The Trickster of Seville and ACE Award for Eduardo Machado’s Revoltillo. More recently she was seen in Sophia Romma’s “Cabaret Émigré” at Theatre Row, and in Carmen Rivera’s “The Fall of Trujillo” at Teatro Círculo, winning a Best Actress award from ATI, The Independent Theatre Artists Organization. Alice Bahlke was trained at Emory University and the O’Neill National Theater Institute. Alice most recently appeared on Theater Row as part of Rachel Reiner Productions’ Villainous Company . Up next, Alice will be filming the feature film, The Goddess, with The Looking Glass. Favorite credits include As the World Turns (CBS), Hell House LLC which recently premiered at Lincoln Center, and of course, Marina Tsvetaeva in Sophia Romma's The Past is Still Ahead at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in the summer of 2013 . Alice is thrilled to be reprising her role for 365 Women's Playwrights A Year at the Sheen Center, as the ill-fated poetic soul of Marina Tsvetaeva.Walter Krochmal (www.sonichoop.com) has a diverse career as an actor that spans classics, contemporary, performance art, sketch comedy/revue, site-specific, folk and other genres, in English and Spanish, with engagements at festivals in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the National Theater of Honduras and beyond. He recently played several roles in Sophia Romma’s Cabaret Emigré at the Lion Theater on 42nd St. and is proud to be working with her again on her cult play, "Carte Blanche" which premiers at the Midtown International March Madness Short Play Festival in 2015.Hosts: Joe Izen and Lani Cerveris-CataldiProduced by Rachel Love

OnAIR Players presents Sophia Romma's "Absolute Clarity". Two scenes and an interview of the playwright herself.Actors in todays presentation:De’Adre Aziza is a Tony Award nominated (Passing Strange) actor and singer who has appeared in 3 Broadway shows, and numerous Off-Broadway and regional shows. In addition to theater, she has appeared on several TV shows including “The Good Wife”, “Blue Bloods” and “Madam Secretary”. De’Adre is also a recording artist and musician, having sung at such venues as Carnegie Hall (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman and The Roots), The Hollywood Bowl (“Ask Your Mama” with Jessye Norman, The Roots, and Nnenna Freelon), and The Bermuda Jazz Festival.ADRIANA SANANES was a leading actress at New York´s Repertorio Español for ten years, performing works from the golden age of Spain to Lorca to contemporary theatre. Her awards while there include a Theatre Fellowship Grant from The Princess Grace Foundation, Best Actress, XIII Chamizal International Festival, El Paso, in The Trickster of Seville and ACE Award for Eduardo Machado’s Revoltillo. More recently she was seen in Sophia Romma’s “Cabaret Émigré” at Theatre Row, and in Carmen Rivera’s “The Fall of Trujillo” at Teatro Círculo, winning a Best Actress award from ATI, The Independent Theatre Artists Organization. Alice Bahlke was trained at Emory University and the O’Neill National Theater Institute. Alice most recently appeared on Theater Row as part of Rachel Reiner Productions’ Villainous Company . Up next, Alice will be filming the feature film, The Goddess, with The Looking Glass. Favorite credits include As the World Turns (CBS), Hell House LLC which recently premiered at Lincoln Center, and of course, Marina Tsvetaeva in Sophia Romma's The Past is Still Ahead at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in the summer of 2013 . Alice is thrilled to be reprising her role for 365 Women's Playwrights A Year at the Sheen Center, as the ill-fated poetic soul of Marina Tsvetaeva.Walter Krochmal (www.sonichoop.com) has a diverse career as an actor that spans classics, contemporary, performance art, sketch comedy/revue, site-specific, folk and other genres, in English and Spanish, with engagements at festivals in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the National Theater of Honduras and beyond. He recently played several roles in Sophia Romma’s Cabaret Emigré at the Lion Theater on 42nd St. and is proud to be working with her again on her cult play, "Carte Blanche" which premiers at the Midtown International March Madness Short Play Festival in 2015.Hosts: Joe Izen and Lani Cerveris-CataldiProduced by Rachel Love

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! En este especial de Cloud Jazz repasamos algunas de las colaboraciones de la banda Take 6 junto a otros artistas: Fourplay, Jason Miles, Ray Charles, Brian McKnight, Stevie Wonder, Marilyn Scott, Yellowjackets, Nnenna Freelon, Quincy Jones, Ben Tankard y Joe Sample.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

Nnenna Freelon Presents - The Clothesline Muse explores the clothesline as a metaphor of the African-American community lifeline. The clothesline was a place to meet, to work, to socialize, and to share traditions and common struggles. Inspired by the seemingly small act of hand washing, drying, folding and ironing, the project uses music, dance, text and visual art to celebrate the role played by African-American washerwomen in history and society. Six time Grammy-nominated vocalist Nnenna Freelon is a driving force and featured artist in this newly-created, multi-disciplinary theatrical production.

Nnenna Freelon & the John Brown Jazz Orchestra, fiddler Bobby Hicks, cellist Shana Tucker, steel drum player Mickey Mills, UNC Chapel Hill's Loreleis, mandolin player Tony Williamson & his trio, the Asheville Bluegrass with fiddler Bobby Hicks, & opera singer Victoria Livengood perform their favorite holiday songs.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! El guitarrista Chuck Loeb protagoniza este especial en el que repasamos algunas de sus colaboraciones. Le escuchamos junto a Stan Getz, Carmen Cuesta, Nelson Rangell, Wolfgang Haffner, Nnenna Freelon, Donald Harrison, Will Downing, Jay Beckenstein, Peter Fessler, Gato Barbieri, Keiko Matsui, Jason Miles y Michael Franks.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/27170

A look at holiday celebrations across the state including: Christmas in Old Salem, Tanglewood Festival of Lights, Christmas at the Biltmore, Elizabethan Christmas at Roanoke Island, & the Science of Santa.

Masterpiece Executive Producer Rebecca Eaton talks about her new book. The American Music Jubilee Christmas show is a holiday tradition. The Tuba Christmas performance brings the sounds of the season to Greensboro. Plus John Brown & Nnenna Freelon share a holiday favorite from their Christmas album.

MAGNETIZEDTerence Blanchard (trumpet) is one of the most important musician/composer/band leaders of his generation. His emotionally moving and technically refined playing is considered by many jazz aficionados to recall earlier jazz trumpet styles. Born March 13, 1962, in New Orleans, the only child to parents Wilhelmina and Joseph Oliver Blanchard, a part-time opera singer and insurance company manager, the young Blanchard was encouraged by his father, Joseph Oliver, to learn to play the piano. In the third grade he discovered jazz trumpet when a big band, featuring Alvin Alcorn on trumpet, played at a school assembly. In his teens Blanchard attended the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts, where he studied and played with saxophonist Donald Harrison. While performing with Lionel Hampton's big band, he studied for two years at Rutgers University under the tutelage of Paul Jeffrey and Bill Fielder.In 1982 Blanchard replaced Wynton Marsalis under his recommendation in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, working in that band up to 1986 as lead soloist and musical director. He then co-led a prominent quintet with saxophonist Donald Harrison, recording seven albums for the Concord, Columbia, and Evidence record labels in five years, including a stirring in-concert tribute to the Eric Dolphy/Booker Little ensemble. In the '90s, Blanchard became a leader in his own right, recording for the Columbia label, performing on the soundtracks to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Mo' Better Blues, and composing the music for Lee's film Jungle Fever. In fact, Blanchard has written the score for every Spike Lee film since 1991, including Malcolm X, Clockers, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man, and the Hurricane Katrina documentary When the Levees Broke for HBO. With over 40 scores to his credit, Blanchard and Mark Isham are the most sought-after jazz musicians to ever compose for film. In the fall of 2000, Blanchard was named artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Keeping up with his love of live performance and touring, Blanchard also maintains a regular studio presence, recording his own original music for the Columbia, Sony Classical, and Blue Note labels. Albums include The Billie Holiday Songbook (1994), Romantic Defiance (1995), The Heart Speaks (1996), the acclaimed Wandering Moon (2000), Let's Get Lost (2001), Bounce (2003), and especially Flow (2005), which was produced by pianist Herbie Hancock and received two Grammy nominations. Blanchard has been nominated for 11 Grammys and has won four in total, including awards for New York Scene with Blakey (1984) and the soundtrack A Tale of God's Will in 2007. In 2005, Blanchard was part of McCoy Tyner's ensemble that won the Grammy in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for Illuminations. A quintessential sideman as well as leader, he has worked with prominent jazz players including Cedar Walton, Abbey Lincoln, Joanne Brackeen, Jay McShann, Ralph Peterson, Ed Thigpen, J.J. Johnson, Toots Thielemans, the Olympia Brass Band, Stevie Wonder, Bill Lee, Ray Brown, Poncho Sanchez, Dr. Billy Taylor, Dr. John, Lionel Loueke, Jeff Watts, and many others. Scarecrow Press published his autobiography, Contemporary Cat. By April of 2007, the Monk Institute announced its Commitment to New Orleans initiative, which included the relocation of the program to the campus of Loyola University in New Orleans, spearheaded by Blanchard. During 2007, the Monterey Jazz Festival named Blanchard Artist-in-Residence, and the festival formed a 50th Anniversary All-Stars ensemble featuring trumpeter James Moody, Benny Green, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, and Nnenna Freelon. In 2008, Blanchard helped scored the hit film Cadillac Records. Signing with Concord Jazz in 2009, he released Choices -- recorded at the Ogden Museum of Art in Blanchard's hometown of New Orleans -- at the end of that summer. In 2011, he paid tribute to the innovative Afro-Cuban recordings of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo by teaming up with Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez for the studio album Chano y Dizzy! In 2012, Blanchard returned to his film work by scoring the soundtrack to director George Lucas' WWII action/drama Red Tails.“I’ve always believed that in life, what you keep in your mind is what you draw to yourself.” That’s how trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchardexplains the title of his 20th album, Magnetic, which finds a stunning variety of sounds and styles pulled together by the irresistible force of Blanchard’s vision.That credo stems directly from Blanchard’s personal faith; raised in the Christian church, he has turned in recent years to Buddhism after meditating with Herbie Hancock while on the road with the legendary pianist. The idea of a spiritual magnetism “is a basic concept in any type of religion,” he says. “Both Christianity and Buddhism have forms of meditation - one’s called prayer and one’s called chanting. But it’s all about drawing on those things to help you attain enlightenment in your life at the same time that you’re trying to give back to the community.”Magnetic gives expression to that belief through the combined voices of Blanchard’s always-scintillating quintet. Its latest incarnation brings together longtime members Brice Winston (saxophone) and Kendrick Scott (drums) with pianist Fabian Almazan, who made his debut with the group on its 2009 album Choices, and its newest member, 21-year-old bass prodigy Joshua Crumbly. In addition, they’re joined by a trio of remarkable special guests: master bassist Ron Carter, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, and guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke.The vast array of approaches undertaken by that ensemble is striking, from the blistering bop of “Don’t Run” to the fragile ballad “Jacob’s Ladder;” the psychedelic electronic haze of “Hallucinations” to the urgent edginess of “Another Step.” As Blanchard says, “It’s a wide range of musical ideas that come together through the efforts of the guys in the band.”Magnetic marks Blanchard’s return to Blue Note Records, which last released A Tale of God’s Will, his triumphant 2007 requiem for his home city, New Orleans, in the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. That harrowingly emotional song cycle is just one of many large-scale projects Blanchard has undertaken in recent years. Since first writing music for Spike Lee’s 1990 jazz-set movie Mo’ Better Blues, Blanchard has become a renowned film composer with over 50 scores to his credit, most recently the WWII drama Red Tails for producer George Lucas. This summer, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Jazz St. Louis will combine forces to premiere Blanchard’s first opera, Champion, an “Opera in Jazz” based on the story of the gay boxing champion Emile Griffith. This follows his recent score for Emily Mann’s Broadway production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.After the broad scope of such lofty undertakings, returning to a small group setting can be a challenge. “You get accustomed to having so many different colors at your disposal,” he says. “So I try to figure out a way to have as much diversity in everything that we play, the same expansive color palette as when you have an orchestra and voices.”One way that Blanchard expands his palette on Magnetic is through the use of electronics, creating an overdriven, electric guitar-like sound for his horn during “Pet Step Sitter’s Theme Song” or brewing the mind-altering atmospherics of “Hallucinations.” The latter tune, though titled by Blanchard’s 14-year-old daughter, also touches on the lifelong spiritual search evoked by the album-opening title track and “Central Focus,” which was originally recorded twenty years ago on Blanchard’s album Simply Stated. “When chanting for meditation,” he says, “you can have those moments of reflection that will bring new ideas to you. Some people may not call them hallucinations, but I think they’re all related in some fashion.”Not every tune comes from such profound motives. The hard-bopping “Don’t Run” was written solely with the intention of allowing the band to joust with Ravi Coltrane’s soprano and Ron Carter’s mighty bass runs. The title was inspired by a taunt from Carter to Blanchard, asking only half-jokingly when the trumpeter would call on the legendary bassist’s services. “Stop running from me, man,” Blanchard recalls him saying, and when Carter speaks, you listen.Coltrane’s contributions, which also include a taut, powerhouse turn on tenor for “Pet Step Sitter’s Theme Song,” came about simply because Blanchard was blown away by the saxophonist’s latest album, Spirit Fiction. “Ravi has developed a style and a sound that’s very unique,” Blanchard explains. “It’s an incredible feat given who his father was and what instrument his father played. But his being on my record has nothing to do with any of that; his being on my record is simply due to the fact that I love the way he plays.”The same goes for Benin-born Lionel Loueke, who first came to prominence through Blanchard’s quintet before becoming widely renowned as one of the most innovative guitarists and vocalists in modern jazz. “He’s a very unique talent,” Blanchard says. “Lionel always brings a certain spirit and energy to any project that he’s a part of.”Blanchard also readily sings the praises of his core group, which has been evolving over two years together to reach the deeply attuned point at which Magnetic finds them. “I’ve always appreciated the artistry of Brice and Kendrick,” he says of the band’s two veterans. “They’ve very seriously committed to developing their own unique styles of playing.”Of newcomer Crumbly, he says, “Josh is a young guy who’s very talented and brings a lot to the group.” And of Almazan, he continues, “Fabian has been growing by leaps and bounds. His harmonic knowledge has taken the band in interesting directions and he colors things in ways that I think are very fresh and forward-thinking.”So enamored is the bandleader of Almazan’s talents that he affords the pianist a solo spotlight, the captivating “Comet.” Almazan, Blanchard says, “plays with such grace and beauty. We did five or six takes and all of them were so beautiful that it was a hard to choose just one.”Each member of the group provides their own contributions to the album: Crumbly, the lovely and delicate “Jacob’s Ladder;” Scott, the forceful, rhythmically intense “No Borders Just Horizons;” Winston the lithe and intricate “Time To Spare;” and Almazan an “emotional roller coaster” dedicated to his mother, “Pet Step Sitters Theme Song,” which is later reprised as “Another Step.” “We had so much fun playing that tune that we just couldn’t leave it,” Blanchard explains. I thought it showed the diverse nature of the group, when you see the directions that it goes into, totally different from the first take.”In his role as mentor to his younger bandmates, Blanchard takes the mantle from his own onetime mentor, Art Blakey. Stressing the importance for young musicians to compose as well as improvise, Blanchard recalls the legendary drummer’s advice: “Art Blakey told us that composition was the path to finding your own voice. If you improvise, you don’t sit down and reflect coldly on what it is you’re playing because you’re moving so quickly onto the next thing. Whereas when you compose, you have to sit down and really contemplate what each note means and how you get from one to the next. That in itself will create a style.”Terence Blanchard’s own style continues to evolve and expand in exciting and compelling fashion. Magnetic is sure to capture listeners with an attractive power nearly impossible to resist.To Visit Terence Blanchard's website CLICK HERE

Music for the season featuring North Carolina's own Nnenna Freelon and John Brown. They'll perform for us and talk about their recent Holiday CD collaboration next on Black Issues Forum.

Mark Anthony Neal sits down to talk about the state of journalism with Frank Stasio and Anthony Wilson. Later, Mark is joined by John Brown and Nnenna Freelon to talk about their new cd, "Christmas".

Saturday, January 8th ~ 10 pm ET ALFO, of The ALFO Show, co-hosting OUR COMMON GROUND proudly presents Nnenna Freelon Internationally AcclaimedJazz Vocalist Six time Grammy Winner and Music Activist Her career, activism, womanism and new album, "Home Free" with her son, Pierce Six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominee Nnenna Freelon is hailed as the "international voice of Jazz." telecast! Pierce Freeon, hip-hop artisit, activist and scholar of Beast and Founder, http://www.blackacademic.org/ Pierce Freelon is an emcee, professor, activist and the founder of Blackademcis.org. “ Home Free” is their first fusion project of her jazz and his hip-hop. Second Page THE RELEASE OF THE SCOTT SISTERS: Rejoice and Reload OUR COMMON GROUND ALTERNATIVE ~ ACTIVIST TALK RADIO "Transforming Truth to POWER one show at a time" Contact us :OCGInfo@ourcommonground.com

A collection of short interviews recorded at the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, MA. Featuring Regina Carter, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Nnenna Freelon and more. Learn more at www.tanglewoodjazzfestival.org.

Alto Saxophonist, and Origin Records recording artist Alex Graham has performed with several of today’s top jazz artists including Wessell Anderson, Nnenna Freelon, Louis Smith, Diane Schuur, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Mark Levine, Peter Bernstein, Steve Davis, Joe Magnarelli, Michael Weiss, Aaron Goldberg, Rodney Whitaker, Jim Rotundi, Sam Yahel and […]