Incredible Swing Video Cries for Real Swing Dancers
The music translated well into Japanese, but the dancing didn’t make it… still an amazing piece of playing.
Category: Music
Grand Fatilla, LIVE FROM CHIANTI
This new episode of Live From Chianti, features Grand Fatilla, playing modern global music on shuffle…Argentine Tangos, Italian Tarantellas,Turkish Sufi sacred songs, Irish reels, Moroccan trance, Bulgarian dance music, and music from composers Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzola, as wellas originals from the band members: Mike Rivard, double bass Roberto Cassan.accordion Matt Glover, elec mandolin Fabio [...]
Smokin’ Jazz: Gabrielle Agachiko, Live From Chianti
Taped live at Chianti Jazz Lounge in Beverly, MA, Gabrielle Agachiko’s smokin’ Nina Simone-like repertoire was sizzling. Enjoy the video, hosted by producers Jenny Chava Hudson and Rich Marino, produced by BevCam, edited by Pete Tsaklis.
West African Dance and Drums
Sidi Mohamed Camara wowed a mostly student audience at UMass Lowell on 9/15/11. His West African group pounded intense rhythms and danced, even getting the audience on stage.
Henri Smith & Friends
Henri Smith and Friends brought some New Orleans Jazz to the Lowell Folk Festival an and brought the audience to their feet. He slips into blues here with an electric flute… love it.
Lowell Folk Festival: Dance is Everywhere
If you think a folk festival is just for tree huggers, you’re in for a shock. The Lowell Folk Festival, now in its 25 year, is an explosion of music and dance, from the 6 sound stages, to the sidewalks, in a celebration of cultures coming together. Featured is the Hector del Curtos Tango Quartet [...]
Donal Fox in Solo Concert
If you don’t know about Donal Fox, you should. His piano wizardry is pure Nirvana (not the Kurt Cobain variety, but the transcendent one) that defies labels, blending jazz, classical, tango and more into perfection. This concert was on June 18th for the North Shore Jazz Project in Danvers, MA. Starting with a meditative version [...]
Bela Fleck at Lowell Summer Music
This insanely fabulous music by Bela Fleck isn’t even diminished by my crappy iphone video, shot last night at the Lowell Summer Music Series. The aduience sat mesmerized in the drizzle… nobody cared. The music was that good and a bad hair night was had by all.
Dwight Richter Band: Live from Chianti
Check out the new episode of Live from Chianti! Dwight Richter, casts his spell with his sweet jazz funk enhanced by the Aruda Brothers on horns and some later songs with his partner, Nicole Nelson. Dwight is unique talent with a low key, breezy sound: Learn more about him with a live interview. Watch the [...]
