Partin is putting together a new album showcasing a blend of jazz standards with a twist of soul
Diaa Bekheet has worked for a host of media outlets, including Radio Cairo in English, ETV News, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) and the Associated Press. He joined VOA in Feb. 1989 as an International Broadcaster, hosting a variety of popular news and entertainment shows such as Newshour, Radio Ride Across America, Business Week, and Jazz Club USA. He has interviewed a number of Jazz celebrities, including the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Ramsey Lewis, Wayne Shorter, and George Benson. Diaa is currently an editor for our main English site, VOAnews.com.
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Wayne Shorter, a Living Sax Icon
Posted December 9th, 2013 at 3:32 pm (UTC+0)
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The iconic saxophonist continues his “kind of fantasy journey in the music” as he describes it
Tags: Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Jaco Pastorius, Jazz Beat, Joe Zawinul, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Van Gogh, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Without A Net Posted in classical, Jazz, Uncategorized
Jeff Lorber’s Hacienda
Posted November 20th, 2013 at 4:33 pm (UTC+0)
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A new release by jazz fusionist Jeff Lorber
Tags: Eric Marienthal, Frank Zappa “King Kong”, Galaxy, Hacienda, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip, The New Order Posted in Jazz, Uncategorized
Mary Alouette’s hot jazz electronica
Posted September 19th, 2013 at 8:54 pm (UTC+0)
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Gypsy jazz singer and guitarist talks about her music and influences
Tags: Django Reinhardt, Fete de la Musique, Just You, Lionheart, Masry Alouette, Menilmontant, Nuages, Stéphane Grappelli, The Bailsmen Posted in Jazz, vocal music, World Music
George Benson’s “Inspiration”
Posted July 19th, 2013 at 1:48 pm (UTC+0)
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The 13-track album showcases renditions of some of Cole’s greatest songs, including When I fall In Love, Route 66, and Unforgettable
Pianist Scott Cossu’s World of Music
Posted June 27th, 2013 at 9:36 pm (UTC+0)
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Cossu is getting ready to release a new album this fall called, Lullaby
Tags: Deception Pass, Emerald Pathways, Hamza El Din, Old Man Mambo, Scott Cossu, Sweet Nostalgia, Wolf haven, World Music Posted in classical, Jazz, World Music
Joyride with Banjoist-Singer Cynthia Sayer
Posted June 17th, 2013 at 8:40 pm (UTC+0)
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Singer, banjoist, composer, and bandleader Cynthia Sayer has been inducted into the National Banjo Hall of Fame
Tags: Banjo, Barbara Mandrell, bluegrass, Bruce Springsteen, Country, Cynthia Sayer, Jazz Beat, Joyride, National Banjo Hall of Fame, Roni Stoneman, Wendy Holcombe Posted in Americana, Folk, Jazz, R&B, vocal music
Eliane Elias Paying Tribute to Chet Baker
Posted May 18th, 2013 at 10:42 am (UTC+0)
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Jazz legend Chet Baker has left an indelible mark on traditional Brazilian music
I’ll Remember April
Posted April 23rd, 2013 at 12:44 pm (UTC+0)
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American jazz vocalist Elli Fordyce talks with Music Beat about her musical journey
Darn That Dream, Pianist Neil Alexander
Posted April 4th, 2013 at 4:15 pm (UTC+0)
A new pure piano album mixing oldies, standard and ballads