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Cyrille Aimée - à Fleur de Peau

Read More Cyrille Aimee It's a Good Day is the first album by the widely acclaimed young jazz singer Cyrille Aimee to enjoy domestic release. She has been presented in major jazz clubs and concert halls all over the world … We Heart Music had the opportunity to chat with Cyrille Aimée as she embarks on a world tour to promote her latest album à Fleur de Peau out on Via Recordings March 8th with a stop at the Dakota on March 19th. Born and raised in the town of Samois-sur-Seine just outside of Paris, Aimée’s love of music began early for two prescient reasons: Her mother who is from the Dominican Republic filled the household with the music of salsa, merengue and bachata. Also, Samois-sur-Seine is the hometown of legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. And as a young teenager, Aimée would sneak out of the house to spend time with the performers when they arrived for the annual Reinhardt music festival. I asked Aimée if she would have any time to get back home during her Paris show, but she said there was no time in the schedule. I then asked if there was a music venue where she felt at home and most connected to the audience. She didn’t want to play favorites but did mention the Birdland in New York City for “New Yorkers have high standards.” It was in NYC that a young Aimée studied Jazz at SUNY Purchase and quickly lined up gigs, even recording before graduating in 2009. Aimée lived in New York for ten years, but eventually moved to New Orleans. I said I saw her videos on Instagram dancing in the streets during Mardi Gras recently and asked if she was having as much fun as it looked. Second Line dancing is my most favorite thing “Second Line dancing is my most favorite thing,” she responded. She then told me that Second Line dancing isn’t just reserved for Mardi Gras but happens every Sunday (except during the heat of Summer). What’s not to love in a place that lets you dance in the middle of the street once a week? Listening to Aimée, you could tell she has a deep love of New Orleans. “Not the hustle of New York… Neighbors that are my best friends… Lots of support and love.” She even captures these scenes on her new single “Beautiful Way”. What I gathered chatting with Aimée, listening to her music and watching her YouTube channel is crystalized by Stephen Holden of the New York Times when he described her musical style as: “Everything is connected and integrated into an internationalist concept of jazz that has no stylistic hierarchy.” Aimée is a bright star and wonderful singer, but she doesn’t let it override the music. She is part of the band, and the band is there for the music. I told Aimée that I really enjoyed her bouncy cover of "La Vie en Rose" with the Emmet Cohen Trio, a song performed in the comforts of Cohen’s Harlem living room. I asked her how much preparation went into playing an iconic song in such a different vein. “I told the band Second Line,” she replied. And away they went with Aimée dancing the whole time. weheartmusic ♥ twitter dave

Minneapolis: July 15, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 15, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Femi Kuti As usual, the Cedar does a great job putting together the lineup, showcasing some of the best current African musicians, schedule as follows: 06/26 Femi Kuti & the Positive Force …

FEMI KUTI
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday, 07/15/16, 7pm ($50/$55)
thecedar.org

Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti’s eldest son Femi Kuti and his band The Positive Force will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this Friday, July 15th. Femi was last seen at the Cedar in 2013... although we did see his younger brother Seun Kuti at Rock the Garden 2015.

Zuluzuluu and Worldwide Discotheque DJs to open.

Tour dates:

07/10/16 Summerfest
07/11/16 Chicago, IL Millennium Park
07/14/16 Omaha, NE Slowdown
07/15/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
07/16/16 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
07/17/16 Forecastle Festival
07/20/16 Grand Rapids, MI Frederik Meijer
07/21/16 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
07/22/16 Wayhome Music And Arts
07/24/16 XPoNential Music Festival
07/26/16 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
07/27/16 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
07/28/16 Pittsburgh, PA The Altar Bar
07/29/16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
07/30/16 Floydfest

Read More Mississippi Hot Club Flour & Sawdust by Mississippi Hot Club "Flour & Sawdust" by Mississippi Hot Club features the music of Django Reinhardt and other classic gyspy jazz tunes. The album release will be celebrated at Eagles Club 34 Ballroom …

MISSISSIPPI HOT CLUB
at Eagles Club
Friday, 07/15/16, 8pm ($5)
minneapoliseagles34.org

Local band Mississippi Hot Club (guitarist Joshua Parlanti, violinist Alissa Jacobsen, rhythm guitarist Luke Zupan, rhythm guitarist Ian Stenlund, and upright bassist Joseph Downing) is having their CD release party for Flour & Sawdust, next Friday, July 15th at the Eagles 34 Ballroom. Expect Django Reinhardt and other traditional jazz standards.

The 21+ event is $5 and will also feature special guests for the evening are DJ Kelsey Burns and Jazzland Wonderband.

Mississippi Hot Club’s next gig after this will be at the Icehouse on August 11th.

Additional details:

It's time to celebrate!

We made a limited run of our new album "Flour & Sawdust" in the fall, and now we're ready to share it with the rest of the world!

The event will be held in the Eagles 34 Ballroom, a perfect space for dancing. Vintage fashion and costumes encouraged!

Our special guests Jazzland Wonderband will be gracing us with the sounds of Dixieland.

CDs will be available at the show, and then also available on iTunes and all other digial services shortly after.

$5
21+
8:00pm Doors
8:30pm DJ Kelsey and Swing Dance Lesson
9:30pm Music

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Night and Day

According to Holidays on the Net, today is Fred Astaire's birthday. So, I thought I'd post a song he's made popular that many musicians have covered.

"Night and Day" was written by Cole Porter and is part of the Great American Songbook.  It was written for the 1932 play Gay Divorce and was featured in the 1934 film adaptation, The Gay Divorcee. Fred Astaire sung it in both the play and the film. In 1946, a movie called Night and Day was made starring Cary Grant as Cole Porter and Alexis Smith as Linda Lee Porter. It's about "the fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s." More information about the song can be obtained from the Wikipedia entry.

Now, for the goodies... below is an overload of the various covers of the song including Fred Astaire's and Cole Porter's versions. If you can believe it, there are even more! Sorry for the odd alignment, but I can't seem to get everything aligned the way I intended. Vu came to the rescue.

Fred Astaire - Night and Day

Fred Astaire - Night and Day (from "The Gay Divorcee")

Cole Porter and Esquivel - Night and Day

Frank Sinatra - Night and Day

 

Anita O'Day - Night and Day

Doris Day - Night and Day

Keely Smith - Night and Day

Ella Fitzgerald - Night and Day

 

Billie Holiday - Night and Day

Charlie Parker - Night and Day

Oscar Peterson - Night and Day

Bill Evans Trio - Night and Day

 

Esquivel - Night and Day

Stephane Grappelli & The Rosenberg Trio - Night and Day

Django Reinhardt - Night and Day

Josh Schultz - Night and Day

 

Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down Quartet - Night and Day

Maude Maggart - Night and Day

Bebel Gilberto - Night and Day

Lisa Ekdahl - Night And Day

 

Sondre Lerche - Night and Day (Live)

U2 - Night and Day

Rod Stewart - Night And Day

Bill Anschell - Night and Day

 

Jason :: "Night and Day" on Wikipedia | Lyrics

The Porter Project - Night And Day

The El Orbits - Night and Day

Kymberlie R. McGuire wrote: May 10, 2007 at 11:43 PM

[this is good] I love this song! I posted two of my own covers of it here, if anyone's interested.

Night & Day

lolibrarian wrote: May 11, 2007 at 11:59 PM

Over at We♥Music there are a ton of versions of this song.  Check it OUT.

It's not there, but this one is my favorite.

(this one is by Everything But the Girl)

06 Night And Day

Jellynailwrote: May 14, 2007 at 10:53 AM

I just had to join in on the fun they're having over at the WeHeartMusic blog... hope I'm not too late! This has been my favorite version since forever of this song.

(This one is by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66)