November has settled in neatly in New York this past week. We received an arctic blast on Tuesday that pushed temperatures down to just above freezing. The blast also sent along a strong late-autumn wind that shook the trees free of whatever colorful leaves they had left. It’s a cozy time of year, when thoughts turn to Thanksgiving.
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Now, some fun. Last weekend, Mark Rabin sent along links to three lovely recent concert streams. They feature singer-pianist Dena DeRose, vocalist Caity Gyrogy and singer-pianist Champian Fulton. I love them all and had to share. A big thanks to Mark.
Here’s the great Dena DeRose with Akira Tana (b) and Peter Barshay (d) at Meyhouse in Palo Alto, Ca...
As Mark noted in his email to me, Meyhouse has been sharing some fine performances on their recently revitalized channel (go here).
Here’s Caity Gyrogy, whom I interviewed for JazzWax here, at Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues in Portsmouth, NH...
And here’s Champian Fulton with guitarist Frank Vignola and clarinetist and saxophonist Ken Peplowski…
Mark shared one of the comments on the YouTube upload that’s spot-on: “It’s a joy to watch Champian gently play the bass notes with her left hand while the right one hits the keys like they owe her money.”
One more thing—Coleman Hawkins radio. Next Friday, Nov. 21, WKCR-FM in New York will be celebrating the tenor saxophonist’s birthday by playing his records for 24 hours starting at midnight. To listen from anywhere in the world, go here.
Here in Berlin, Germany it's a rainy, cold day today. So I was sitting in my TV chair and the whole performance of Dena DeRose on my large TV set. What a joy. 🙂 Caity Gyorgy, a new name for me, and Frank Vignola's Guitar Night I will watch in the next days.
Thank you for introducing me to three amazing talents with whom I was not familiar.
Dena DeRose is , as you tagged her, great, both at the piano and on vocals. As for C-C-C-Caity, as long as she's around, scat singing is in good hands (voice?). She would make Sammy Davis Jr. proud. Reminds me of Anita O'Day. Champian plays like a ... champion, pony tail and all. Great combos all.
Glad we were introduced.