Vince Outlaw: Playboy Jazz Festival WeblogAnnually Covering the Playboy Jazz Festival. The 25th Playboy Jazz Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15, 2003 at the Hollywood Bowl. Stay tuned for all the happenings!Nnenna Freelon Performs At The Playboy Jazz Festival 2002- June 16, 2002 Nnenna Freelon flew like a bird of paradise, debuting tunes from her new album "Tales of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder" at the 24th Playboy Jazz Festival, June 15, 2002. Click for the large version, recommended Great picture of Nnenna by Leroy Hamilton, a nice chap that I met back in the press room. He was previewing and doctoring shots when I barged in to ask him some questions about his setup (picture taking and editing on site, but no real-time upload for publication). He was nice...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/16.html#... Lee Ritenour Previews Playboy Jazz Festival 2002- June 15, 2002 "Hip-Hoppin' All Over The Place" is how Lee Ritenour summed it up, in a preview of his Sunday, June 16, 2002 set at The Playboy Jazz Festival 2002 on The New Jazz Thing (662002 version) with Vince Outlaw (me). Check it out as it was experienced live and New! Listen to the MP3 (680Kb, 1 min 24 seconds) I won't be seeinghearing Lee, as I'm not taking in Sunday this year. Dad stuff and all. Gotta love going any days, me thinks.http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/15.html#... Pre-Fest Preparations Complete- June 15, 2002 Just putting on the finishing touches before getting a couple Z's and then... Road Trip To The Bowl For The Fest! Preparations include beers and other assorted refreshments for the lug up the hill with the rest of the party people. Getting the digicam all ready with fresh rechargeables and clean disks to capture the day on...mostly pics, but maybe some videoaudio (if the bunny gods allow). A fresh ID to pass on to new friends. And reporting to the blog as much as the party allows!!http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/15.html#... Don Heckman: United States of Jazz- June 14, 2002 "A stroll around the grounds of the Bowl during one of the festivals provides an illuminating view of the sociology of the event. Up in the nosebleed section, the walkway that runs above the top level of seats is always filled. Picnic baskets, coolers, folding chairs, even large beach umbrellas line the upper side of the path. Strangers laugh and drink together as the music reverberates from the stage below. Directly in front of that stage, in the high-priced boxes, somewhat more refined...http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Music-X!ArticleDetail-62632,00.html Historical: Playboy Jazz Festival 2001 - Pictures (Webshots)- June 13, 2002 Historical: Playboy Jazz Festival 2001 - Pictures (Webshots): Here are some pictures The New Jazz Thing crew took at last year's festival. We hope to have lots more (plus some backstage interviews and pics) by the end of the weekend.http://community.webshots.com/album/40649424loNDJG The Playboy Jazz Festival Weblog Get Blogged by Scripting News- June 13, 2002 Dave just blogged our Playboy Jazz Festival weblog. And that page is getting lots of hits: http:subhonker6.userland.comrcsPublicranking (17 on the left side list). Here's where all of those hits are coming from: http:subhonker6.userland.comrcsPublicrefererssite=0101235&group=radio1 Gotta let the playboy folks know they are getting some weblog press! Thanks Dave!!http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/13.html#... Playboy Jazz Festival 2001 Panorama- June 13, 2002 The crowd at last years Playboy Jazz Festival, Saturday. Click the picture for a bigger version. Can't wait to see the place again this weekend!http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/13.html#... Nnenna Freelon on Stevie Wonder's Music of Her Generation- June 13, 2002 Nnenna Freelon tells The New Jazz Thing about the impact of Stevie Wonder's music on her generation. She's feels ownership of Stevie's music as it is part of her generation, just as the music of Kern and Rodgers and Hart were of her parents. Listen to the MP3 (670KB)http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/13.html#... Nneena Freelon Does the Stevie Wonder Songbook on "Tales of Wonder"- June 13, 2002 Nnenna Freelon talks about her new disc, "Tales of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder", and why she chose now to do her "Stevie Wonder Songbook" in the tradition of Ella Fitzgerald and her famous 'songbook' albums. She will be debuting tunes from the new disc during her live set on Saturday, June 15, 2002 at the Playboy Jazz Festival. Listen to the MP3 (840KB)http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/13.html#... Nnenna Freelon Previews Her Set at Playboy Jazz Festival 2002- June 13, 2002 Nnenna Freelon previews her set at this weekends Playboy Jazz Festival 2002. She plays the Saturday June 15 day of this two day fest and will be debuting tunes from her new album "Tales of Wonder: Celebrating Stevie Wonder. Listen to the MP3 (837KB, 1 min 50 seconds)http://radio.weblogs.com/0101235/categories/playboyJazzFestival2002Weblog/2002/06/13.html#... |