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| John Scofield presents Shades of Jazz John Scofield, renowned jazz guitarist and Katonah resident, inaugurates an exciting three-part Shades of Jazz series that will be held in the Katonah Museum of Art's Sculpture Garden this summer. Each evening will feature performances by first-rate, engaging musicians selected by Scofield who will be on hand to host and sit in with each of the artists whom he describes as "accessible but edgy." Guest artists include: vocalists Rebecca Martin and Gretchen Parlato and harpist Edmar Castaeda. Shades of Jazz kicks off on Wednesday, June 21 with balladeer Rebecca Martin, whose collection of standards was selected by The New York Times for its annual Top Ten Best Jazz Albums of 2002. Times music critic Ben Ratliff praised Martin as "a fresh jazz singer set loose in folk-pop, or vice versa; you never quite know which ... and both sides of the equation come out well ... her soprano voice recalls the range Joni Mitchell had in her younger years." On July 26 Shades of Jazz, will feature vocalist Gretchen Parlato. The 2004 winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, Parlato has been praised by Herbie Hancock for her "deep, almost magical connection to the music. Every note is expressive, powerful, and pretty." The series concludes on August 16 with Colombian jazz harpist Edmar Castaeda. Called "phenomenal" and "technically astounding" by Jazz Times, Castaneda combines Latin jazz with traditional Columbian music. Performing since he was thirteen, Castaneda is "a jazz harpist of imposing talent, " according to the New York Times. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |