Besides Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Dee Dee Bridgewater American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford belongs to the most successful female jazz and soul singers. She led R&B veterans the Crusaders on the mega-hit ‘Street Life’ (1979), which was featured in the soundtrack for the films Sharky’s Machine and Jackie Brown. She has sung with Bootsy Collins, Johnny Bristol, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Rick Springfield, Steve Hackett, and Joe Sample amongst others.
Incognito play Baloise Session
The collective ‘Incognito’ has been existing for about thirty years. Almost 1000 musicians have played in his band since then as bandleader Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick proudly explains. The most important thing is that Maunick told each one of these 1000 musicians exactly what he has to do. No one would imagine that this discreet gentleman with the guitar is the boss behind the scenes. The people up front seem to be calling the shots, the singers and the lead male vocalist, the extremely precise horn players and the rhythm machine, that mercilessly nails every beat. In the nineties in London, it was named acid jazz: jazz harmonies over funk beats that get your toes tapping.
2Cellos – Live at Arena Pula
2CELLOS television special, Live at Arena Pula, is an exhilarating live performance filmed in their Croatian homeland at the Roman Coliseum in Pula on July 3, 2013. The concert includes songs from their self-titled debut album as well as their internationally acclaimed second release, IN2ITION. The special features 2CELLOS’ massive YouTube hit “Welcome to the Jungle,” along with a trio of their popular renditions of AC/DC songs “Back in Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Highway to Hell.” Rounding out the set are their unique covers of songs from Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and Sting plus classical repertoire that showcases their unsurpassed virtuosity.