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Vocalist Libby York makes an auspicious BluJazz recording debut with her CD, "Sunday in New York." John McDonough of Downbeat Magazine has awarded the recording 4 stars and says, ''Stylish and cosmopolitan, with a broad streak of lush life urbanity, Libby York has a sound that recalls, without any condescension or gratuitous nostalgia, the slightly world weary, been around the block ennui of post war Anita O'Day, Chris Connor, and Sarah Vaughn.''
Chicago jazz radio personality Neil Tesser intones in his liner notes to the CD, "York finds the complicated emotional center of a lyric, and sets it out with disarming simplicity." Gary Walker, the Music Director of WBGO, arguably the nation's foremost jazz station, remarked, "'Sunday in New York or anytime, anywhere, Libby York's voice leads outstanding musicians on new paths through the jazz evergreens.''
York was born and raised in Chicago. Her grandfather was a prominent florist there. She went east to college at American University in Washington, DC, and graduated with a degree in Political Science.
She was one of three creators of the Back Porch Cafe in Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, the seaside resort for Washington natives. The Cafe is still a fixture on the eastern shore after thirty years.
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Vocalist Libby York makes an auspicious BluJazz recording debut with her CD, "Sunday in New York." John McDonough of Downbeat Magazine has awarded the recording 4 stars and says, ''Stylish and cosmopolitan, with a broad streak of lush life urbanity, Libby York has a sound that recalls, without any condescension or gratuitous nostalgia, the slightly world weary, been around the block ennui of post war Anita O'Day, Chris Connor, and Sarah Vaughn.''
Chicago jazz radio personality Neil Tesser intones in his liner notes to the CD, "York finds the complicated emotional center of a lyric, and sets it out with disarming simplicity." Gary Walker, the Music Director of WBGO, arguably the nation's foremost jazz station, remarked, "'Sunday in New York or anytime, anywhere, Libby York's voice leads outstanding musicians on new paths through the jazz evergreens.''
York was born and raised in Chicago. Her grandfather was a prominent florist there. She went east to college at American University in Washington, DC, and graduated with a degree in Political Science.
She was one of three creators of the Back Porch Cafe in Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, the seaside resort for Washington natives. The Cafe is still a fixture on the eastern shore after thirty years.
The 1980's found York dividing her time between New York City and Key West Florida, where she bought a house. She began studying piano with Yehuda Guttman, a superb pianist who had taught at Julliard. She joined a reggae band called The Survivors, doing three-part harmony with two other girl singers behind the lead singer.
While in Key West, York opened a restaurant called The Rose Tattoo, named for the Tennessee Williams play. Over a period of two years, she hosted various important writers who dined there, including Williams. She also worked as stage manager and ran the lights at the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center.
At one memorable dinner party York sang the blues with the celebrated composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein at the piano. She also performed at several Valentine's Day extravaganzas at Little Palm Island, an exclusive resort in the Florida Keys.
During her dozen years in New York City, York studied with the renowned jazz singer Abby Lincoln, who she says, "taught me about the truth and soul of a song." She was also the featured vocalist with Swing Street, an eight-piece band that performed in concerts all over New York. While there she had a brief stint as a production assistant at "Saturday Night Live."
At this time, she met pianist Renee Rosnes and started working with her in various nightclubs, including The Orchid, an Eastside boite, where she also booked performers.
In 1994 she moved back to Chicago and began singing in clubs there. Five years later, her 1999 CD debut release, Blue Gardenia, received a number of highly favorable reviews, as well as international radio airplay. Jazz Times magazine referred to her as having "A seasoned and languorous voice, York breathes feeling into all these numbers." Jazziz called her, "One of the important women in jazz." UK Jazz in London said, "Laid back, cool... a knockout first recording."
With "Sunday in New York," York provides evidence that she is ready to be considered among the foremost jazz singers on the scene today. She is obviously very much at home with a wide range of material, including two often overlooked songs out of the Sinatra canon - "All My Tomorrow's" and "In the Wee Small Hours." Recent appearances have included Philadelphia's Zanzibar Blue and The Vic in Los Angeles.
York identifies with Rosemary Cloony's remark about being ''a singer of fine songs who works with jazz musicians.'' What she most offers is a combination of intelligence and know-how with lyrics, and the overriding influence of jazz in her singing.
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Review: Al "Tootie" Heath Trio June 10, 2022, Concert at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington by Larry Reni Thomas
The Al "Tootie" Heath Trio, which consisted of pianist Emmett Cohen, bassist Russell Hall, and Heath on drums, performed to a full house at Kenan Auditorium, June 10, 2022, on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina. It was a joyous special ... (June 21, 2022 - 14:49:47) [read more]
THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (NJPAC) OPENS REGISTRATION FOR THE ANNUAL GERI ALLEN JAZZ SUMMER CAMP When: Four workshops take place July 11 & 14 and August 18 & 22 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. EST
Where: Via Zoom (link provided upon registration)
Who: Students ages 14-26 who identify as female or non-binary
Register: $200 per workshop or $600 for all four workshops. Registration is required and ... (June 15, 2022 - 10:18:06) [read more]
The Louis Armstrong House Museum and Archives Rolls Out Armstrong Now! - A New Interdisciplinary, Multi-Sector Initiative Featuring work from contemporary artists and innovators while honoring the jazz legend's legacy, Armstrong Now! is a creative series that responds to the newly digitized Armstrong Archives
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Alain Lauture named 2022 Artists in Residence
The Louis Armstrong House Museum ... (June 10, 2022 - 16:02:29) [read more]
Anna's Dollhouse by B. Koppel feat. Caecilie Norby, Kenny Werner, J. Weidenmueller, Peter Erskine - A strong female musician's tale of the last century Anna's Dollhouse is a new masterwork by Benjamin Koppel, featuring Blue Note recording artist Caecilie Norby and jazz legends Kenny Werner and Peter Erskine, Anna's Dollhouse tells the fascinating story of Anna, the aunt of renowned Danish saxophonist-composer Benjamin Koppel.
Her life ... (June 10, 2022 - 04:30:46) [read more]
World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Celebrates
its Highly Anticipated Reopening and Expansion SMOKE Grand Reopening Concert Celebration
What: George Coleman Quartet plus special guest Peter Bernstein: George Coleman (tenor saxophone), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Davis Whitfield (piano), Peter Washington (bass),
and Joe Farnsworth (drums)
When: Thu-Sun, July 21-24, 2022, sets at 7:00 ... (June 06, 2022 - 10:29:54) [read more]
In-Demand Bassist Matt Aronoff Celebrates His Debut Album Featuring Performances by Jason Rigby, Yago Vazquez, and Henry Cole Composer: Matt Aronoff (b. 1980)
Label: Adhyâropa Records
Release Date: June 3, 2022 (digital only release)
TRT: 52:53
Works: 1. Morning Song, 2. El De Lun, 3. Bass Interlude, 4. Hodgman, 5. June 25th, 6. Blue Quokka
Performers: Matt Aronoff (bass), Jason Rigby (tenor sax), Yago Vazquez ... (June 03, 2022 - 09:14:36) [read more]