Posts Tagged ‘Ronnie Laws’

Devotion: Jazz Fest, Day 3

Monday, July 8th, 2013
Ronnie Laws (sax) and Perry Hughes

Ronnie Laws (sax) and Perry Hughes

Day Three of the 2013 Syracuse Jazz Festival kept it hot. Ronnie Laws (with a voice every bit as rich as Lou Rawls) and Taylor Dane gave the fans all they could handle. Laws provided a great East Coast vs. West Coast love fest by blowing a tribute to the late Grover Washington, Jr. And from the looks of it, you’d never know Dane had her breakout hit, “Tell it To My Heart” over two decades ago. She announced that she’ll be returning to Central New York later to play a role in the Musical Cats.

Also, one of the cool things about the final installment of this year’s edition was getting to see collaboration with folk from the local scene such as Neva Pilgrim (co-founder of the Society for New Music).  Fans also got to hear the superior skills of supporting musicians like Chuck Lamb (Brubeck Brothers Quartet) and Perry Hughes (Michigan State University educator and guitarist for Ronnie Laws).

 

Brubeck Brothers Quartet (pictured Mike DeMicco, Dan Brubeck and Chris Brubeck) playing Jamesville Beach.

Brubeck Brothers Quartet (pictured Mike DeMicco, Dan Brubeck and Chris Brubeck) playing Jamesville Beach.

Vintage: Taylor Dane first hit the pop music scene 25 years ago.

Vintage: Taylor Dane first hit the pop music scene 25 years ago.

Neva Pilgrim on stage with Frank Malfitano before the Brubeck Brothers set.

Neva Pilgrim on stage with Frank Malfitano before the Brubeck Brothers set.

Below check out a clip from the gospel sounds of Five to Life, who provided a spiritual set with the sounds from the sanctuary.

Chuck Lamb plays during a hot sunset, then visits with fans.

Chuck Lamb plays during a hot sunset, then visits with fans.

Taylor Dane's told the crowd she was born to sing.

Born to Sing: Taylor Dane

Ronnie Laws goes double barrel in a short tribute to Grover Washington, Jr.

Ronnie Laws goes double barrel during a short rendition of Grover’s “Mr. Magic.”

Sons of the South: Friends & Strangers

Sunday, July 7th, 2013
Old School Sunday Host Rick Wright (born in North Carolina) meets up with Saxophonist Ronnie Laws (born in Texas) after a set at the 2013 Syracuse Jazz Festival.

Old School Sunday producer/host Dr. Rick Wright (from North Carolina) meets up with saxophonist Ronnie Laws (from Texas) backstage at the 2013 Syracuse Jazz Festival.