A brightness haunts the shadows of “How I Weep,” the opening track of Norah Jones’ seventh album, Pick Me Up Off the Floor. Jones’ voice floats above the interplay among viola, cello, and piano, belying the melancholy of the sound […]
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This week’s 17th edition of WXPN’s Non-COMMvention drew hundreds of programmers, managers, publicists, and a variety of Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) radio and music insiders from across the US. The iconic Philadelphia station, which is the home of the […]
Okay, the obvious answer is “no.” But we have entered the time of year when the Christmas music starts a-flowing, as artists chip in their holiday releases in time for people to spin them when the time is right. There’s […]
Though the latest from Norah Jones has been promoted as a full-circle return to the breakthrough sound of her multiplatinum debut (2002’s Come Away With Me), Day Breaks (out October 7 on Blue Note) suggests that the artist really can’t […]
I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing highly esteemed songwriter and vocal coach Tina Shafer after her annual Holiday New York Songwriters Circle on December 15, 2014, at The Bitter End in New York City. Here, Ms. Shafer shares her […]
There are changes in the modus operandi for Norah Jones’ third album, her first not produced by Arif Mardin (recently deceased), and the only one that includes no covers. Neither of these aspects heralds a change of great significance, though. […]
Give the young woman with the pleasing smile some serious credit. The pressure to simply supply Come Away With Me — Again, with all of that moved-to-New York ambience merely replicated, or even exaggerated, must have been enormous. But Feels […]
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