Posts Tagged ‘Musician’

Youn Sun Nah 5tet – Light For The People

Born in 1969 in Seoul of South Korea, Youn Sun Nah comes from a family of musicians – her father is a choir conductor and her mother a classical singer. She made her debut in the field of music at the age of 23 with a joint concert with the Korean Symphony Orchestra but it [...]

Wynton Marsalis – Christmas Jazz Jam

Wynton Marsalis has been described as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation, as one of the world’s top classical trumpeters, as a big band leader in the tradition of Duke Ellington, a brilliant composer, a devoted advocate for the Arts and a tireless and inspiring educator. He carries these distinctions well. [...]

Harry Connick, Jr. – Your Songs

2009 album from the singer, pianist and actor, an album of cover versions of songs requested by his many fans. Like his best-selling Only You of 2004, Your Songs consists of Connick singing familiar songs with a full Jazz big band and string orchestra, and, as with nearly all of Harry’s previous albums, he wrote [...]

Chris Rea – Still So Far To Go…The Best Of

Christopher Anton Rea (Ree-ah) is a singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough, England, recognizable for his distinctive, raspy voice. Rea has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. The 58-year old Rea is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter with a wide following throughout Europe. He’s of Irish/Italian parentage and he grew up in the north-east of England where his [...]

Norah Jones – Feels Like Home

This is her second album, Feels like Home, released in 2004. Amazon.com Editorial Review: Norah Jones blew everybody away with her jazzy, country-tinged, Grammy-winning debut CD, Come Away with Me. On this recording, Jones doesn’t mess with her trademark formula. Under Arif Mardin’s cozy coproduction, Jones is supported by her writing partners, her Handsome Band, [...]