Live Music Television is excited for Quincy Jones and his new jazz music on demand service called Qwest TV, which is being dubbed The Netflix of Jazz. The channel has officially launched. Get your subscription now at subscriptions.qwest.tv
The video below, from Qwest TV, features the legendary Toots Thielemans performing his own interpretation of Stevie Wonder's classic song titled Isn't She Lovely from his 1976 album titled Songs In The Key of Life. Qwest TV sets up Toots' live filmed performance of the song as follows:
"What happens when you need 馃枑️馃枑️ 2 hands to play the guitar and 馃枑️1 hand to play the chromatic harmonica? ✌️ Just ask for a little help from your pal!"
Live Music Television is pleased to present a unique French act known as St.L么. The group is led by a commanding female vocalist named Miz Walidah backed by three of male musicians: docMau, iOta and Ton’s. Miz Walidah has a strong vocal sound that is all her own, but there have been those who have named Grace Jones, Annie Lennox and Nina Simone to describe the vein she is in.
This live performance below was filmed at a annual French music festival that started in 1979 known as Les Rencontres Trans Musicales, also known as Les Transmusicales de Rennes. It takes place in Rennes, Brittany, France. In 2017, it is happening from December 6th through December 10th.
The song that St.L么 performs is a cover, their own unique rendition, of a classic song titled In The Pines. The song that has unknown authorship, but dates back to at least the 1870's. Artists who have coverd it include Lead Belly, Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain and even Dolly Parton.
The band states the following about their cover version of "In The Pines:
"... With almost every cover, singers have taken license to change the lyrics. In the Pines is a folk song and though it is unclear who originally wrote it, folk songs are made to blow in the wind of time and the public domain. They are susceptible to change. St.L么 reinterprets In the Pines as a two person conversation, a hauntingly soulful story, set to a steady four on the floor."
St.L么 - In the Pines (Live at Trans Musicales Fest in France)
Live Music Television is proud to present a tasty series of live recordings by a young British artist named Jade Bird who records Americana style country songs. She is signed to Glassnote Records. Her band mates include Matt Johnson on drums, Jesske Hume on bass, Will Rees on guitar and David Baron on keyboards. The live videos were directed by Tobias Ross-Southall. (Additional production credits listed below)
Please click the play button of the video below and choose the
high-resolution & full screen options. When this music video
ends, the other four will play automatically and be followed by several hours of excellent
curated music videos.
Jade Bird - Cathedral (Live at Dreamland Studios, NY)
Jade Bird - What Am I Here For (Live in Palenville, NY)
Jade Bird - Something American (Live at Dreamland Studios, NY)
And, the next two videos are live recordings of two cover songs. The first video is of a Son House cover titled Grinnin' In Your Face.
Jade Bird - Grinnin' In Your Face (Son House Cover)
The final recording below is a Johnny Cash cover of his song titled I've Been Everywhere.
Jade Bird - I've Been Everywhere (Johnny Cash Cover)
Live-Music-Television is proud to present Mr. Jukes and a fabulous session band of real players, including a horn section and three additional vocalists, performing live versions of songs from his tasty debut album named God First.
The live films were produced and directed by Louis Bhose.
Mr Jukes - Angels and Your Love (Live At The Church)
Mr Jukes - Grant Green (Live At The Church)
See the official music video to the studio recording of Mr. Jukes song titled Grant Green featuring the late great soul singer, Charles Bradley on The Indies Network site, The Indies at TheIndies.com/2017/11/the-indies-animated-mr-jukes.html
Live Music Television is proud to present the London based act known as Kokoroko Afrobeat Collective and their song titled Colonial Mentality.
Kokoroko is 8-Piece jazz influenced Afrobeat band with three female horn players upfront, led by Sheila Maurice-Grey on trumpet, saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, trombonist Richie SeivWright, bassist Mutale Chashi, Guitarist Oscar Jerome, Keyboardist Yohan Kebede, Percussionist Onome Ighamre, Drummer Eddie Hicks and other friends.
The live performance below was nicely filmed live by Sofar Sounds. The director and editor was Paul S. Matejek. It was filmed by Asafe da Silveira Oliveira and Paul S. Matejek. The sound was recorded by Paul Love. Kudos for a job well done by all!
Sofar Sounds puts on more than 10 shows every month in London. See upcoming dates and sign-up for tickets at SofarSounds.com/signup
About Sofar Sounds in their own words
"Sofar Sounds started in 2009, in a tiny North London flat. Frustrated by the traditional live music experience, we hosted three young artists who played to a carefully selected audience of true music lovers. And after that show, those people went and told their friends... We are now the world’s largest live music discovery community; curating secret, intimate gigs in unique spaces all around the world. Bringing the magic back to live music. If you want to come along, just signup! You'll receive all our show dates in an email, every month and can apply to attend therein. In the meantime, why not Subscribe to our YouTube channel for a chance to win yourself guaranteed entry. See you soon in someone's living room."
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Live Music Television is sad to report that soul great Charles Bradley passed away on September 23, 2017.
In tribute, Live Music Television presents some tasty live performances by Charles Bradley that really capture his true essense.
Some of the best recorded live performances of Charles Bradley were filmed by the fabulous radio station, KEXP-FM in Seattle, Washington.
In the first two videos below, Charles Bradley is backed by The Menahan Street Band, live at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin, Texas on March 17, 2011, during KEXP's broadcast at SXSW.
Charles Bradley with The Menahan Street Band - Why Is It So Hard (Live on KEXP)
Charles Bradley with The Menahan Street Band - The World (Is Going Up in Flames) (Live on KEXP)
Charles had a really hard life. Starting off young, he knew homelessness and hunger. At age 14, he was inspired by James Brown after seeing him perform live at The Apollo. Eventually, Charles Bradley was doing professional music gigs in a band called Black Velvet that was a James Brown tribute act.
Just below is a single camera live take of Charles Bradley performing as Black Velvet.
Charles Bradley as Black Velvet: A Tribute to James Brown
Just below is a video about Charles Bradley's life, in his own words.
Thank you to KEXP-FM, online at KEXP.Org, for posting the first two videos in the above post. The fabulous team that made these recordings happen are host Cheryl Waters, engineer Kevin Suggs, Cameras operators Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen and Christopher Meister. The editing was done by Jim Beckmann.
Ayo hangs her heart over the ledge and sings beautifully. She does many ballads, mostly heart wrenching songs about love and life. She has a strong R&B, soul and pop repertoire in additions to her ballads.
The film of the 1.5 hour concert featured below is titled Ayo - Live At The Olympia. It was directed by Rapha毛l Frydman and presented by Polydor, a division of Universal Music France.
The Olympia is a music hall in Paris, France, and is also known as L'Olympia. In the above promo photo, it says Bruno Coquatrix just underneath "Live At The Olympia". Bruno Coquatrix was the owner and manager of The Olympia. Bruno passed away in 1979, long before this concert was filmed, but his name continues to live on. He was often instrumental being a early recognizer and advocate of great emerging young talent and for bringing leading established stars to his theater for French audiences to enjoy.
Although the concert was filmed ten years ago, the songs are timeless. If you are a new or long time fan of Ayo's, this is a wonderful concert to watch. It was directed by Raphael Frydman. Enjoy!
This refreshing group pours out of the groove jar like killer honey.
Thanks to KEXP-FM in Seattle, which is one of the greatest public radio stations on the planet. Their slogan is: Where Music Matters. The KEXP host and crew did a wonderful job capturing the recordings featured below of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio at Little London Plane during the Upstream Music Fest in May 2017.
The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio consists of Delvon Lamarr on organ, Jimmy James on guitar and David McGraw on drums.
The first video below was uploaded as "the Warm-up Set", but it gets pretty hot and grooves for days.
Songs:
Move On Up (Written by Curtis Mayfield)
Memphis
3rd song is Untitled
The next video is the actual set, and it's too cool for school.
Songs:
Concussion
I Don't Want to Play That
Tacoma Black Party
Top Going Down, Bottom Going Up
Thank you to KEXP-FM, online at KEXP.Org, for posting the above videos. The talented technical crew who made it happen are:
Host: Troy Nelson
Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro and Justin Wilmore
Director: Scott Holpainen
Editor: Alaia D'Alessandro
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Live Music Television is proud to present Ray Charles, a soul music pioneer.
Born in Georgia in 1930 he was one of the first performers to mix gospel, R&B and jazz to create a new form of black pop music that would come to be known as soul. His voice and delivery were strikingly different and instantly recognisable. He had his first hits in the early 1950's and was still hitting the charts into the 21st century. His death in June 2004 from liver disease was front page news around the world.
This concert was filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 19, 1997 and features Ray Charles and his orchestra, led by sax player Al Jackson, and of course The Raelettes.
Live Music Television is very proud to present one more great live performance from Lianne La Havas.
She covers the Burt Bacharach and Hal David penned song titled I Say A Little Prayer (For You) with brilliance. Dionne Warwick first recorded the song in 1966 and it became a very successful hit in 1967. Numerous luminaries including Aretha Franklin have covered the song and this take below by Lianne La Havas is up there in that league as one of the greatest takes ever in our humble opinion.
It was filmed live at Studio Brussel, a radio station in Belgium that consistently and beautifully captures in-studio performances of many great acts.
Jackie Bristow was recently the opening act in New Zealand for Bonnie Raitt
This is a tasty filmed live performance by the independent New Zealand recording artist named Jackie Bristow and her original song titled Whistle Blowin'. The song sounds like a real country hit in the old-school sense. There is strength, depth and a certain stillness that comes from artists like this one who have so diligently honed their craft.
Two Februaries ago, we featured the studio version and the official music video to Whistle Blowin' on our sister site MusicLoad. (Click here to see that). The song was track #1 on her album titled Shot of Gold.
She is backed by Mark Punch on electric guitar, Nick Gaffaney on percussion and Alison Wunderland on bass. Enjoy!