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Showing videos filed under: Live Music
Malika Zarra: On the Ebony Road
June 4, 2009Jazz singer and composer Malika Zarra was born in a small village in Southern Morocco. She spent much of her childhood though in a suburb of Paris and began playing the clarinet in grade school. Known for her fusion of jazz and Arabic song Zarra discusses her work, her debut album On the Ebony Road, and the many influences on her music.Above the Clouds: An Interview with Dave Glasser
November 13, 2008Jazz saxophonist Dave Glasser says that sound is an extension of yourself, your life, your person. Glasser’s influences are many and he has performed with the Clark Terry Quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie All stars and others. His father, Ira Glasser, was head of the ACLU from 1978 to 2001 and Dave says that there is no better expression of freedom of speech than playing in a jazzDana Leong: Cello, Trombone, Anthems of Life
October 9, 2008Whether playing the cello, trombone, laptop or all three, Dana Leong breaks all boundaries by mixing jazz with funk with hip-hop and electronica. His influence comes from urban music, pop, rock but also orchestral music and jazz and has been described as innovative and sublime. He is currently the Jazz ambassador for Lincoln Center and the US State Department recently traveling to Southeast Asia on a cultural exchange with his quartet,Singer/Songwriter Leni Stern
September 26, 2008Leni Stern spent two years living in Mali and Senegal, recording an album with African musicians and immersing herself in African life and culture. She was deeply influenced by the tradition of story telling in Mali and has incorporated many of the musical elements into her new album, Africa. Her remarkable journey was a bold new chapter in her life the Washington Post has described her new album as, "deeply soulfulSinger/Songwriter Dan Reed
September 24, 2008It's been quite a wild and twisted journey for Dan Reed, a singer/songwriter best known for his band the Dan Reed Network which toured around the world touring with such acts as Eddie Money, Run DMC, UB40, and David Bowie in the eighties - opening for the Rolling Stones at Wembey Stadium [SOT]Then Dan traveled to India where he and Bob Guccione Jr., the publisher of Spin,had a life-changing experience interviewingThe Traveling Church of Toshi Reagon
September 17, 2008For singer/songwriter Toshi Reagon the current moment is one of great possibility. Reagon who has a particular knack for bringing together musicians of all stripes says that her big band big lovely is a little bit like a traveling church, brining the gospel to uplift the people. In the form of music, of course.OOOOBama (Bam-A-Lam)
August 17, 2008Gary Lucas gives us a taste of a new tune for his favorite candidate.Gods and Monsters: Guitarist Gary Lucas plays Gershwin
August 16, 2008The web-only studio outtakes from our day with guitarist and singer Gary Lucas, "the thinking man's guitar hero." Gary says "Our Love Is Here To Stay" is the last song Gershwin wrote before he died, considered incomplete (by some) because there's no bridge...but everybody loves it anyway.An Interview with Gary Lucas
August 13, 2008Guitarist and singer Gary Lucas performs live in the GRITtv studio.An Interview with Richard Barone
August 7, 2008Singer/songwriter Richard Barone discusses his memoir and performs live in the studio.
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