Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Monday, June 9th, 2014
Chris Taylor on the Delta Stage at The Taste of Syracuse on Saturday night.
Sammy-award winner Chris Taylor, the man with the coolest microphone this side of Paisley Park, brought some country to the city for the Taste of Syracuse on Saturday night (backed by The Custom Taylor Band). What is always amazing is to see a cool brother wearing jeans and a t-shirt, cowboy hat and boots (custom belt buckle too), serve up a country groove that has the crowds eating out of his hands. Taylor is definitely a local music and fashion icon.
Tags:Chris Taylor, Country Music, Custom Taylor Band, Hats, Singer, Taste of Syracuse
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Friday, June 6th, 2014
Over the Edge: Young female fans jockey for position as the boy band AJR prepared to sing in Destiny USA’s Canyon on Thursday evening.
If you were in the mall last night you couldn’t help but feel the energetic enthusiasm created by the AJR Brothers appearance and performance. The band also shared the HOT 107.9 FM stage with British pop singer Katy Tiz.
As we have stated in the past, the Canyon (which has great views from as far as 80 feet high) is becoming a great spot to see live music.
HOT 107.9 program director and on-air personality AJ interviewed the band.
Tags:AJ, AJR Brothers, Canyon, Destiny USA, Hot 107.9, Katy Tiz, Music, Syracuse
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Monday, May 19th, 2014
A. Travis Reed, aka Renfro Jenkins, performed a Stevie Wonder cover during an open mike night at Transitions 658 on Sunday.
The Sound of Syracuse is alive and well at the new Transitions 658 venue on North Salina Street. We got wind about this joint from one of our friends, and was pleased to see and experience a cadre familiar local musicians letting their hair down and groove everything from Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo, Bob Marley, Erykah Badu, Toni Braxton, and even some H-Town last night.
There was also an open mike segment that included some original poetry that reminded us of the musicology served up at the old OnaJava’s Soul Food Sundays.
Emanuel “never miss a beat” Washington
Tags:2014, Drums, Emanuel Washington, Music, North Salina Street, OnaJava Cafe, R&B, Renfro Jenkins, Syracuse, Transitions 658, Travis Reed
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Thursday, May 15th, 2014
Singer/Actor Vanessa Williams at a fashion show produced by Syracuse University in NYC (circa 2011)
Is it us or does everyone take Vanessa Williams’ vocal ability for granted?
Tags:2014, After Midnight, Broadway, Fashion, I Can't Give You Anything but Love, New York City, Syracuse University, Theater, Throwback Thursday, Vanessa Williams
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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Hot Tones/Warm Reception: Camille Thurman finds a score of new fans after her blazing vocals on the cover of Roy Ayers “Everybody Loves the Sunshine.”
All About Strings: Anthony and Eric McGriff with Mimi Jones
Tags:2014, Camille Thurman, CFAC, Connective Corridor, Eric and Anthony McGriff, Jazz, Mimi Jones, Music, Syracuse
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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Shout out to WAER’s Joe Lee for hooking up with CFAC to bring Mimi Jones and her jazz fusion experience to Syracuse last night. Jones came to CNY previously to play along side Tia Fuller. This time she came with her own band, made up of Camille Thurman (sax and flute), Justin Faulkner (drums) and Luis Perdomo (keys).
In addition to being band leader, Jones is also the head of her own music label.
This show was a great way to put an exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month and adds another great show to the legend of CFAC.
Mimi and Camille
Tags:2014, Camille Thurman, CFAC, Connective Corridor, Jazz, Jazz Appreciation Month, Joe Lee, Justin Faulkner, Luis Perdomo, Mimi Jones, Music, Syracuse, WAER-FM 88.3
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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Philly Justin Faulkner
Justin Faulkner, who played with the Mimi Jones band last night at CFAC, and who is currently a member of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, is DWA: a drummer with attitude. This young cat is definitely one to watch. And don’t let his urbane fashion sense fool you, Faulkner can roll up his sleeves, work those sticks and funk you right out of your chair.
We would love to see him return to Central New York very soon (maybe even with Marsalis, Revis and Calderazzo).
Tags:2014, CFAC, Connective Corridor, Drums, Jazz, Justin Faulkner, Mimi Jones, Music, Syracuse
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Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Here is a short video clip of the McGriff brothers playing one of the songs from the Great American Modern/Pop Songbook during their set at Jazz & Wine (at CFAC) last night. The McGriffs, who have played many venues along the Corridor, opened for Mimi Jones.
Tags:Bass, CFAC, Connective Corridor, Eric and Anthony McGriff, Jazz, Jazz Violin, Michael Joe Jackson, Mimi Jones, Violin
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