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Bumbershoot Day 2: Ashleigh Flynn

Published by ejquinn on August 31, 2008 in Artist Feature, Artist News, Festivals and OurStage@. 0 Comments Tags: ashleigh flynn, Beck, Bumbershoot, festival, Gustav, Hurricane Gustav, interview, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Ourstage.com, OurStage@, performance, Pictures, Quinn Strassel, Stone Temple Pilots, video.

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Though we’re in Seattle, Ashleigh Flynn’s thoughts are clearly with the people of New Orleans. With Hurricane Gustav approaching the Gulf coast, Flynn dedicated her song “American Dream” to the people of New Orleans today. It was a poignant moment amid an otherwise upbeat show that won over the early afternoon crowd at Bumbershoot.

Stay tuned for pictures of T.I., Keyshia Cole, and Stone Temple Pilots…

Ashleigh Flynn performs in the OurStage Studio
Interview with Ashleigh Flynn
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Anthony Hamilton & Soulive @ Newport Jazz

Published by ejalyssa on August 15, 2008 in Artist News. 0 Comments Tags: anthony hamilton, festival, jvc jazz, newport jazz, soulive.

Anthony Hamilton took it to the limit on the main stage at the JVC Jazz fest in Newport this weekend. This soul man rocked out in a southern style and even brought his wife out for a song to showcase her amazing vocal skills. The positive energy he brought to the stage flooded the audience and by the end of the first song, all the dancers in the crowd were shakin their booties!

Anthony Hamilton performs with Soulive & Frank Wesley

Anthony’s performance added a soul flavor to the jivin, jazzy vibe at the festival. Imagine my surprise when, less than an hour later, I’m standing backstage for the Soulive performance and Mr. Hamilton walks right in front of us and boogies onto the stage to perform alongside the band and their renowned guest Frank Wesley!

Anthony Hamilton performs with Soulive @ JVC Jazz

JVC Jazz managed to bring together musicians of all shapes, sizes, tones and textures in celebration of this legendary event. Here’s a moment where we can see music’s ability to blur the lines of separation and unite artist, fans and everyone in between. That, my friends, it true power.

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After his show we caught up with Anthony backstage for an interview. He was cool, laid back and super funny – probably one of the most fun interviews I’ve ever done. See what happens when we ‘brush each others shoulders off’ and find out what it’s like for this soul man to jump into the jazz and funk community. Stay tuned for the interview coming soon!

OurStage Artists to Play Newport Jazz Festival

Published by ejalyssa on August 8, 2008 in Artist News. 0 Comments Tags: 2008, festival, jvc jazz, newport jazz, OurStage@.

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Started in 1954 by jazz impresario George Wein, the Newport Jazz Festival has played host to some of the most influential and renowned names in music history. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone and Duke Ellington have all graced the stage at Newport Jazz. This year two luck OurStage bands Ameranouche and Dred Scott Trio have been selected to perform at this historic festival.

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From their bio:The Ameranouche trio features virtuoso guitarist Richard Sheppard, rhythm guitarist Ryan Flaherty, and upright bassist Xar Adelberg. The rip-roaring, fast-fingered, U.S. based ensemble plays acoustic hot jazz and gypsy folk, both original compositions and unique arrangements by American and Gypsy songwriters. Though thier music is not always easy to define, it is often reffered to as Gypsy Jazz, the unique genre created by the great gypsy guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt.

From his bio: grew up in st. louis, went to college in ohio, but the san francisco bay area will always be home. gained a reputation therre as an innovative and eclectic pianist and multi-instrumentalist. recorded six self-produced cd’s as a leader and have performed on over 35 others. co-founder of the ground breaking hip-hop jazz group, alphabet soup. also recorded with anthony braxton, cecil mcbee, andrew cyrille, joe morello, charlie hunter, bob mintzer, dave samuels, don byron, paul mccandless, marshall crenshaw and have performed with zigaboo modeliste, steve smith, mike clark, the paul dresher ensemble, pete seager, arlo guthrie, levon helm, norah jones, moby, bob weir, joe henderson, the berkeley symphony (kent nagano), ricky lee jones, dave garibaldi, larry schneider, nina hagen and peter apfelbaum. currently based in new york city and regularly perform with richard julian, jay collins, rene risque, carol lipnik, sasha dobson, the bari koral family band and the dred scott trio.