Cassandra Wilson: Renowned Jazz Singer in Valentine's Week Concerts at the Blue Note
Blue Note Jazz Club (131 West 3rd St New York City, NY 10012)
- Full Price:
- $55.00
- Our Price:
- $27.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Cassandra Wilson have expired.
The last date listed for Cassandra Wilson was Sunday February 15, 2009 / 10:30pm.
3 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
Very nice show. The band was excellent and Cassandra sounded great. The instrumentation and her voice made it a great night.Written on Feb 17 2009
Early arrivals for the second set are not treated great in the cold weather. They want everyone to stand outside while the room is turned over. Not the best experience. The seating is very very tight.
Nonetheless it was a nice show and I would go back. The $5 minimum per person is VERY REASONABLE. No pressure on the non-drinker.
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I lovedd it!!!! This is a wonderful venue for her specialvoice...Her band was great also..Written on Feb 17 2009
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Ms. Wilson's musicians are good... too bad the event was advertised as Cassandra Wilson's. She hardly sang four complete songs (5 if you consider she sang a happy birthday song for the drummer) in about 1 hr. she was on stage (waiting to get in took longer).Written on Feb 16 2009
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More Information About Cassandra Wilson
Website
http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=6497
Description
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Cassandra Wilson returns to the Blue Note on Valentine’s week to perform songs from her romantic album on Blue Note Records, titled Loverly, released in June, 2008. Loverly, called “her best work in a long time” by the New York Times, is a collection of standards, her first full album of standards since her 1988 JMT album Blue Skies. "I decided to dig back into standards with a small, compact group of musicians. I don’t record the typical jazz standards a lot, but I love them and that’s how I honed my craft. I studied the standards, listening to how other singers put their swing into them. But it’s hard to do standards. You can’t really sing them until you understand them." Loverly received a nomination for Best Vocal Album at this year’s upcoming Grammy Awards, to take place just two days before her Blue Note run..</p>
<p>Read any of the dozen or so biographies on Cassandra Wilson and you'll discover some basics: born and reared in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960's and 70's by musician and educator parents. She studied piano for 13 years and played clarinet in the concert and marching bands of junior high school. During the 70's, she could be found performing Joni Mitchell songs behind an acoustic guitar, or in front of a large funk band, or in the company of long-time friends in an all-girls band.</p>
<p>In the eighties, Cassandra moved to New Orleans, and performed with Earl Turbinton and Ellis Marsalis. Quite by accident, she was relocated to East Orange, New Jersey where she made a decision to take her chances on the New York Jazz scene. After a stint as the main vocalist with Steve Coleman's M-Base Collective, Cassandra began recording on her own. Her development can be tracked through her discography. From the standards on Blue Skies to the Grammy-winning New Moon Daughter, to the combination of originals and interpretations played by a collection of Mississippi and New York musicians on both the 2001 release, Belly of the Sun, and 2003's Glamoured, cassandra continues to evolve as a vocalist, songwriter, and producer.</p>
<p>In 2000, Wilson returned to Mississippi to establish Ojah Media Group. Ojah, a Youruba word meaning, "the marketplace," is an independent multi-media entity dedicated to documenting and marketing the unique sounds emanating from Mississippi's fertile soil, and its multi-cultural influences. Ojah's premiere artist, singer-songwriter Rhonda Richmond, released her first CD, Oshogbo Town (produced by Wilson and engineered by Sean Mackie) in 2003. Richmond's second CD, Rhythm and Strings, another Wilson/Mackie collaboration, released Spring 2006/ Inspired by the Yoruba Deity, Oshun, both Oshogbo Town and Rhythm and Strings feature the original compositions and arrangements for which Richmond is celebrated.</p>
Cassandra Wilson is a world renowned vocalist, songwriter and producer, with an extraordinary following, but at heart she is still a Mississippi girl whose art reflects her deep musical and cultural roots, anchored in the fertile Mississippi soil.
Cassandra Wilson (vocals)
Marvin Sewell (guitar)
Jonathan Batiste (piano)
Reginald Veal (bass)
Herlin Riley (drums)
Lekan Babalola (percussion)