Tag Archive for fusion

Lizz Wright to Bring Soul-Gospel Fusion to Helsinki Hudson

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Critically acclaimed soul-gospel vocalist Lizz Wright, whose music spans jazz, gospel, and R&B, will perform an intimate gig at Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 9pm. Wright can sing a loty spiritual like “Amazing Grace,” and then turn on a dime and render a steamy rendition of “(I’ve Got…

(Concert Review) Brad Mehldau and Chris Thile, Mahaiwe, 4.13.13

BRAD MEHLDAUD and CHRIS THILE MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Saturday, April 13, 2013 Review by Seth Rogovoy (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – There was one perfect moment in the unusual duo concert featuring pianist Brad Mehldau and mandolinist-singer Chris Thile at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Saturday night. It occurred right at the beginning of…

Free Outdoor Band Concert Series at The Clark Features Incendio

(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 6 pm, The Clark presents the Latin world-fusion group Incendio as the final concert in its series of free, family-friendly outdoor summer band concerts. With a unique alchemy of composition, technique, and performance that combines seductive melodies with explosive improvisatory journeys, Incendio takes instrumental Spanish guitar…

Jazz Fusion Legends Spyro Gyra to Play Xmas Concert at Mahaiwe

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Jazz fusion legends Spyro Gyra bring a smooth-jazz twist to the holidays with A Night Before Christmas on Sunday, December 11, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. The eight-time Grammy Award nominated outfit, founded in Buffalo, N.Y., in the mid-1970s, is one of the longest-running and most…