Jones frequently uses iconic phrasing
from jazz vocalists and instrumentalists as raw material that she fragments, disrupts, and dissolves into associative sounds, which in turn function as distinct installations or in combination with sculpture or installations of her now emblematic Acoustic Paintings.
Not exact matches
After the opening segment on Wray, the film traces a lineage of pre-rock trailblazers, starting with the Choctaw / African - American blues guitarist Charley Patton and pre-war
jazz vocalist Mildred Bailey — «She was one of the great improvisers of
jazz,» says Tony Bennett —
from the Coeur d'Alene tribe.
This remake of 1941 Ball of Fire, features Danny Kaye as one of a few professors researching
jazz origins, and Virginia Mayo as a
vocalist hiding out
from her gangster boyfriend.
December 13, 2017 • Watch the
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and guest
vocalists Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington perform soulful renditions of holiday classics
from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Nubia was one of six finalists in the contest, which was established to engage high school
jazz vocalists and instrumentalists
from Central New York.