Concert Reviews – TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Music Reviews! https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:41:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TUMS-Icon-150x150.jpg Concert Reviews – TheUrbanMusicScene.com | Music Reviews! https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com 32 32 Kirk Whalum LIVE at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Seattle, Washington | October 26th, 2023 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/11/kirk-whalum-live-at-dimitrious-jazz-alley/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/11/kirk-whalum-live-at-dimitrious-jazz-alley/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:21:08 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5744   Kirk Whalum Concert @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley October 26, 2023   One of many Seattle-Based Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley favorites, Kirk Whalum, launched his annual appearance honoring numerous soul/R&B and jazz icons, saluting he music that fueled his birthplace, and showering gospel nuggets.]]> Kirk Whalum Concert @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley October 26, 2023 One of many Seattle-Based Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley favorites, Kirk Whalum, launched his annual appearance honoring numerous soul/R&B and jazz icons, saluting the music that fueled his birthplace, and showering gospel nuggets. His near four-decade multi-award decorated body of work (highlighted by a Brass Note on the Memphis Walk of…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/11/kirk-whalum-live-at-dimitrious-jazz-alley/feed/ 1 Marvin Gaye Greatest Hits Live In ˜76 (CD & Vinyl) https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/01/marvin-gaye-greatest-hits-live-in-%cb%9c76/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/01/marvin-gaye-greatest-hits-live-in-%cb%9c76/#respond Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:02:21 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5718   Marvin Gaye’s Greatest Hits Live In ˜76 is finally available on CD and vinyl   The superlatives and accolades are too numerous for one of Motown Records’ driving forces. As he transcended R&B and Soul music for over two decades, Marvin Gaye’s songwriting abilities embraced empowering love songs like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” while addressing urgent social matters on “What’s Going On.”]]> Marvin Gaye’s Greatest Hits Live In ˜76 is finally available on CD and vinyl The superlatives and accolades are too numerous for one of Motown Records’ driving forces. As he transcended R&B and Soul music for over two decades, Marvin Gaye’s songwriting abilities embraced empowering love songs like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” while addressing urgent social matters on “What’s Going On.

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/01/marvin-gaye-greatest-hits-live-in-%cb%9c76/feed/ 0 Charlie Wilson and The O’Jays’ Polar Extremes of Soul https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/08/charlie-wilson-the-ojays-at-the-hollywood-bowl-concert-review/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/08/charlie-wilson-the-ojays-at-the-hollywood-bowl-concert-review/#respond Sun, 05 Aug 2018 15:13:09 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5103 “Party Train” Meets “Love Train” at Historical Charlie Wilson & O’Jays Double Bill   A Concert Reflection by A. Scott Galloway August 3, 2018     The world-famous Hollywood Bowl was the venue for a bittersweet time capsule of Black Music History on Friday, August 3, as former GAP Band lead singer Charlie Wilson headlined a triumphant generations-leaping show – his first time with an orchestra – with the mighty O’Jays trio celebrating its 59th anniversary as the opening act and what may be their final time performing in Los Angeles as they are said to be retiring at the end of 2018.]]> “Party Train” Meets “Love Train” at Historical Charlie Wilson & O’Jays Double Bill A Concert Reflection by A. Scott Galloway August 3, 2018 The world-famous Hollywood Bowl was the venue for a bittersweet time capsule of Black Music History on Friday, August 3, as former GAP Band lead singer Charlie Wilson headlined a triumphant generations-leaping show – his first time with an orchestra…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/08/charlie-wilson-the-ojays-at-the-hollywood-bowl-concert-review/feed/ 0 Ramsey Lewis, Tower of Power, Anthony Hamilton and More Help Playboy Jazz Festival Turn 40. https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/06/playboy-jazz-festival-2018-review/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/06/playboy-jazz-festival-2018-review/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2018 18:50:23 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=5075 Playboy Jazz Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary at The Hollywood Bowl   by A. Scott Galloway   Under clear blue skies, 80-degree temps with a sweet breeze blowin’ on both days, the “Playboy Jazz Festival” celebrated its 40th anniversary with days split almost squarely between World Music leaning on Saturday and Jazz on Sunday.   Saturday June 9 began with the traditional Los Angeles County High School For The Arts Jazz of promising young students followed by Columbian party band Monsieur Perine'. Things got really interesting when blind 17 year-old organ prodigy Matthew Whitaker and his trio wowed the crowd with the passionate and eclectic set list of his original “Play it Back,” the `60s pop hit “More Today Than Yesterday” by Spiral Staircase made famous on the jazz side by Charles Earland, the Brazilian gem “Mais Que Nada,” John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” and the finale of a dual medley of Earth Wind and Fire’s “In the Stone/September” with Stevie Wonder’s “As/I Wish” – what a prodigious talent and people-pleaser.   Matthew Whitaker]]> Playboy Jazz Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary at The Hollywood Bowl by A. Scott Galloway Under clear blue skies, 80-degree temps with a sweet breeze blowin’ on both days, the “Playboy Jazz Festival” celebrated its 40th anniversary with days split almost squarely between World Music leaning on Saturday and Jazz on Sunday. Saturday June 9 began with the traditional Los Angeles County High…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2018/06/playboy-jazz-festival-2018-review/feed/ 1 Celebrating the Passion of 13 Y.O. Jazz Pianist Joey Alexander https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/11/celebrating-the-passion-of-13-y-o-jazz-pianist-joey-alexander/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/11/celebrating-the-passion-of-13-y-o-jazz-pianist-joey-alexander/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2016 22:05:48 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=4716 A Place for Joey: Celebrating the Passion of 13 Y.O. Jazz Pianist Joey Alexander by A. Scott Galloway   There’s a very tricky tightrope that young jazz musicians come upon when thrust into the public eye. It is a hurdle that has tripped up many a prodigy over the eras. That is when a teenage or pre-teen wonder arrives at 18 or 21 and no longer has youth as a hype mechanism. Usually what happens is a player who develops or happens upon a lot of chops and ability early on winds up sounding like everybody else when they reach adulthood. What they failed to develop was individualism, adventure and heart. It’s like a young runway model that gets by on youthful freshness yet never develops a style of their own as an adult. In those cases, you just pray their parents saved her money.   joey-alexander-on-piano-photo-1 Joey Alexander, at 10, Lincoln Center Gala]]> A Place for Joey: Celebrating the Passion of 13 Y.O. Jazz Pianist Joey Alexander by A. Scott Galloway There’s a very tricky tightrope that young jazz musicians come upon when thrust into the public eye. It is a hurdle that has tripped up many a prodigy over the eras. That is when a teenage or pre-teen wonder arrives at 18 or 21 and no longer has youth as a hype mechanism.

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/11/celebrating-the-passion-of-13-y-o-jazz-pianist-joey-alexander/feed/ 0 L.A. Soul Music Festival Boasts Victorious First Year https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/07/l-a-soul-music-festival-review/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/07/l-a-soul-music-festival-review/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:06:09 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=4590 Inaugural L.A. Soul Music Festival Provides Top Talent In A Casual Outdoor Atmosphere Concert Reflections and Photographs by A. Scott Galloway   Southern California inaugurated another 3-Day outdoor summer music weekend event with “The L.A. Soul Music Festival” last week – a program targeting grown folks that love their soul music on the smooth, sexy and contemporary side. It took place on an under-utilized area of Griffith Park near the Gene Autry Western Museum, conveniently just off the 5 Freeway with plenty of blessedly free parking. Reasonably priced and punctually executed, each day of the festival from Friday to Sunday delivered 5 name acts between 6pm and 11pm with a DJ and emcee between each act keeping things lively and flowing.   Photo 1 Crowd Crowd]]> Inaugural L.A. Soul Music Festival Provides Top Talent In A Casual Outdoor Atmosphere Concert Reflections and Photographs by A. Scott Galloway Southern California inaugurated another 3-Day outdoor summer music weekend event with “The L.A. Soul Music Festival” last week – a program targeting grown folks that love their soul music on the smooth, sexy and contemporary side. It took place on an…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/07/l-a-soul-music-festival-review/feed/ 0 Kandace Springs Forward Like a Gazelle For The Long Run https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/07/kandace-springs-concert-review-soul-eyes/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/07/kandace-springs-concert-review-soul-eyes/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:12:59 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=4558 Kandace Springs Hotel Café’ (Hollywood) Concert Reflections and Photographs by A. Scott Galloway   With no verbal introduction but instead a cool driving bass/drums groove that lures her to the stage like a lovely moth to a flame, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Kandace Springs stepped into the light a tall, confident and dazzling drink of something sparkling. Flashing a smile and striking a playful diva pose, she immediately sat down to her keyboard, politely introduces herself and where she’s from (Nashville, Tennessee), then commenced to getting’ busy, speaking of pending revolutions and the masses being far from ready.   “Why it gotta be like that, why it gotta be / Why it gotta be like that / Some dreams will live and some will die…”   Photo 1 (5)]]> Kandace Springs Hotel Café’ (Hollywood) Concert Reflections and Photographs by A. Scott Galloway With no verbal introduction but instead a cool driving bass/drums groove that lures her to the stage like a lovely moth to a flame, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Kandace Springs stepped into the light a tall, confident and dazzling drink of something sparkling. Flashing a smile and striking a…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/07/kandace-springs-concert-review-soul-eyes/feed/ 0 Near-Perfect Playboy Jazz Festival Sunday Covers The Full Spectrum https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/06/38th-playboy-jazz-festival-sunday-review/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/06/38th-playboy-jazz-festival-sunday-review/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:01:57 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=4509 38th Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl Sunday June 12, 2016 Festival Reflections by A. Scott Galloway   Day 2 of the 38th “Playboy Jazz Festival” at the Hollywood Bowl was by far the more star-studded and highly anticipated of the weekend. Not only that, the cross section of artists provided a near-perfect representation of all the music that appropriately falls under the cornucopia of the art form – from New Orleans roots, Blues and Big Band to Latin, Funk-Rock, Contemporary and Ancient-Future takes.   Photo 1 - George Lopez (1) George Lopez (Photo: Matthew Imaging)]]> 38th Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl Sunday June 12, 2016 Festival Reflections by A. Scott Galloway Day 2 of the 38th “Playboy Jazz Festival” at the Hollywood Bowl was by far the more star-studded and highly anticipated of the weekend. Not only that, the cross section of artists provided a near-perfect representation of all the music that appropriately falls under the cornucopia of the…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/06/38th-playboy-jazz-festival-sunday-review/feed/ 1 Ronnie Foster Sets Organ Ablaze in Smokin’ Rare L.A. Concert https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/05/ronnie-foster-live-in-concert-los-angeles-2016/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/05/ronnie-foster-live-in-concert-los-angeles-2016/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 16:30:04 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=4442 127   Ronnie Foster Trio Baked Potato Saturday May 14, 2016 Concert Reflections and Photographs by A. Scott Galloway   I first got turned onto Ronnie Foster when he was part of George Benson’s incomparable mid-`70s Breezin’ band trading electric keyboard and acoustic piano chairs with the late, great Jorge Dalto. From that association I appreciated Ronnie not only as a player but also a composer (“Lady,” “The Wind and I”). Even though I eventually heard his earlier Blue Note solo LPs on which he was featured on organ and his post-Benson work primarily on Fender Rhodes, I’ve always thought of Ronnie as a sideman who came up thanks to a high profile situation.]]> Ronnie Foster Trio Baked Potato Saturday May 14, 2016 Concert Reflections and Photographs by A. Scott Galloway I first got turned onto Ronnie Foster when he was part of George Benson’s incomparable mid-`70s Breezin’ band trading electric keyboard and acoustic piano chairs with the late, great Jorge Dalto. From that association I appreciated Ronnie not only as a player but also a composer…

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]]> https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/05/ronnie-foster-live-in-concert-los-angeles-2016/feed/ 0 Kenny Lattimore LIVE in Concert at Jazz Alley in Seattle, WA | March 2nd, 2016 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/03/kenny-lattimore-live-in-concert-at-jazz-alley/ https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/2016/03/kenny-lattimore-live-in-concert-at-jazz-alley/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:05:29 +0000 https://musicreviews.theurbanmusicscene.com/?p=4301 Kenny Lattimore - 2016   Kenny Lattimore LIVE in Concert Jazz Alley in Seattle, Washington, March 2, 2016   Jazz Alley is a long-time Seattle, WA establishment, who have prided themselves in welcoming a diversified and expanding family of vocalists and musicians from jazz, world music and the contemporary urban market. Many of those artists have made the rounds back to the Alley on several occasions include Kenny Lattimore, who burst onto the scene in the nineties with other smooth soul-sters...]]> Kenny Lattimore LIVE in Concert Jazz Alley in Seattle, Washington, March 2, 2016 Jazz Alley is a long-time Seattle, WA establishment, who have prided themselves in welcoming a diversified and expanding family of vocalists and musicians from jazz, world music and the contemporary urban market. Many of those artists have made the rounds back to the Alley on several occasions include Kenny…

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