Now, my base of operations is again Utah, having relocated there after my mother’s death several years ago, to be closer to Karen’s family and help care for her ailing mother. Karen decided at this point that she did not care to actively perform live any longer and that wanted devote herself to other pursuits. Not wanting to be creatively idle, I continued to write, record, and perform my music live. I have returned to my love of the blues and have recorded a couple more CDs of original blues and jazz tunes—“Blue Mundy (Part 1)” and “Blue Mundy (Part2)”—with my new performing group, “RANDY MUNDY & THE MUNDY MOURNING BLUES BAND”. I am currently working on a third blues and jazz CD, which I hope to release later this year. Life is good when you can do what you love.
Tag Archives: Jazz Music
John Flanders and Double Helix
John Flanders has been one of the most in demand Jazz Saxophone Woodwind Players in Salt Lake City and the Intermountain West for over a decade. You can hear him on t.v. and radio commercials, as well as television shows and movie soundtracks. In addition to being a renowned bandleader and session player, John’s recordings have received critical and popular acclaim, leading to a growing reputation as a composer and arranger.
John has won numerous prestigious City Weekly Best of Utah awards as an instrumentalist as well as with his classic jazz groups. He has performed the National Anthem solo at NBA games, performs with the Utah Symphony, and toured Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and more. His freelancing has lead to performances with The Temptations, Billy Preston, Solomon Burke, Wayne Newton, Frankie Avalon, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, Patty Andrews, Sam Moore, Ben Folds, and many others. His groups have played main stage at the Park City Internation Jazz Fest, they’ve headlined jazz festivals, in Colorado, and the Salt Lake Jazz Festival.
Sam Payne
Sam Payne fills a number of roles: singer, songwriter, storyteller, teacher, and public speaker. His original music, in the style of contemporary folk, is all about the story of the song, making him a favorite local performer around Utah. He is the son of Marvin Payne.
Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both. The group’s name comes from John Dos Passos’ 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer and refers to their New York origins.
The current group (still together as of 2010) was founded during 1972 by Tim Hauser and singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Massé. Performances at Max’s Kansas City, Trude Heller’s and Reno Sweeney with Herb Abramson’s A-1 Sound engineer Jim Reeves in New York City soon developed for them a cult fan base, and it was at the latter venue that Ahmet Ertegün, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records, saw them and offered a recording contract which resulted in the release, during 1975, of this team’s first album, The Manhattan Transfer. The album included the group’s first successful single, the gospel tune “Operator”. During the summer of 1975, the Manhattan Transfer were showcased in their own hour-long television variety series on CBS.
Their newest CD, “The Chick Corea Songbook” was released in September 2009. This release features Chick Corea’s most recognizable material with an appearance by Chick Corea himself on Free Samba. Other notable musicians on this recording are Airto, Scott Kinsey, Gary Novack, Steve Hass, Alex Acuna, Jimmy Earl, John Benitez, and Christian McBride.
Related Links and Information
- Manhattan Transfer Official Website – Free Music Samples
Chris Proctor with Alicia McGovern
Critics call Chris Proctor’s guitar playing “breathtaking,” “haunting,” and “rich.” They describe his compositions as “spectacular,” “elegant,” and “exquisite.” They trace the roots of his style to folk, jazz, pop, and classical music, and, when all else fails, they try and categorize his playing as “baroque folk,” or “Instrumental Americana.” The guitar press compares him to Leo Kottke and Michael Hedges. Another reviewer ventures this analysis: “In his taut, faceted compositions, Chris gives the guitar sole responsibility for a piece’s rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic components, and in the process creates full-voiced ‘guitar songs.’ His playing illuminates the instrument’s deepest voices and most sonorous qualities, rendering a pop-folk equivalent of the classical guitar sonata.”
Regina Spektor
Spektor has appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (once), Late Night with Conan O’Brien (three times), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (twice), Jimmy Kimmel Live (twice), Last Call with Carson Daly (five times), Late Show with David Letterman, CBS News Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and Australia’s Rove Live. Since January 2005, Spektor has performed on a bright red Baldwin baby grand piano. She plays a seafoam Epiphone Wildkat archtop hollow-body electric guitar.
Buy tickets online for Regina Spektor and you will automatically receive a download of an album video montage, created by Regina Spektor and Director Adria Petty! This exclusive video is included with each ticket purchased online and is available ONLY through this offer. You can’t find it anywhere else!
For each one (1) ticket purchased you will receive one (1) code good for one (1) download of the video. Download code(s) will be emailed to you approximately 3-5 business days after your ticket purchase and are good for 30-days after the tour is completed. You will receive one download code for each ticket you purchased – so if you bought four tickets, you’ll get four downloads of the video.
Regina Carter Jazz Quintet
Grammy-winning jazz violinist Regina Carter’s music spans many styles, ranging from funk, Motown and R&B, to classical to Cuban to East Indian. A dynamic, personable performer, Carter thrills audiences with her unique jazz sounds.
Regina Carter (born August 6, 1966, Detroit, Michigan) is an American jazz violinist. Carter began as a classical violinist at the age of four, studying the Suzuki Method until she was nine. She is the cousin of famous jazz saxophonist James Carter.
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Contact: Gordon Hanks (801) 278-0235
Admission: $30 for general admission and $15 for students with ID
- JazzSLC at the Sheraton Centra
150 West 500 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (801) 401-2000 - Regina Carter Official Website
Amos Lee
Catch Amos Lee with special guest Vusi Mahlasela and tour in support of his newest release, “Mission Bell,”LIVE at The Depot in Salt Lake, City February 1st.
Amos Lee (born June 20, 1978[1]) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His musical style encompasses folk, soul, and jazz. He has released three albums on Blue Note Records, Amos Lee, Supply and Demand and Last Days at the Lodge. He has been on tour with musicians such as Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, John Prine, and Dave Matthews Band. Lee performs with drummer Fred Berman and bassist Jaron Olevsky. Some of his musical influences include Stevie Wonder, John Prine, Bill Withers, and James Taylor._All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License – Wikipedia.
Jazz Night & Swing Dancing
Go back to yesteryear in the 1940’s where swing dancing and jazz was roaring! Enjoy live music or music from the swing era with dancing and fun!
Miner’s Day Park City
Miner’s Day Celebration in City Park will feature great live music from Brooklyn, NY’s The Pimps Of Joytime and Special Guests JEBU:
The Pimps of Joytime are the ultimate desert island band. PJT’s can turn a lifetime in isolation into a party that never ends. This multi-ethnic group hits all the marks and crosses all the barriers, bridging the gap between underground funk, soul, pop, dance, afrobeat and latin, filling every song with soulful harmonies and great vibes.
Brian J is the band’s ringmaster. He started PJT’s in Brooklyn back in 2005, where they cut their teeth while playing clubs in Williamsburg and the East Village. On stage, he’s the lead singer and guitarist, and in the studio, he’s the funkiest one-man-band this side of Minneapolis.
Mixing samples and dance beats with tasty live musicianship and sweet vocal harmonies, The Pimps of Joytime have evolved into the current five-piece that gets crowds on their feet from London to New York to San Francisco. Somehow, PJT’s found a way to put a modern twist on a retro sound, creating dirty, ass-shakin’ grooves like no one else out there!
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