If you appreciate the slick and polished R&B from back in the day, you’ll enjoy this 30-year old classic from Syracuse’s unsung duo of Skipworth and Turner. We are diggin’ the vocal range of Phil Turner on this cut.
The Sitrus on the Hill series continues to be a great place for musical experimentation and eclectic groups, all served with light fare from the lounge menu. On Friday The Djangoners brought their sound string strategies to town.
We don’t know who is on the roster to perform next month, but we hope CNY continues to take chances and maybe bring an a cappella group, reggae troupe, or even someone like former Yankee Bernie Williams to fill up this intimate venue.
Vocalist Sherma Andrews will be appearing at the Legendary Lady Singers Cabaret in Syracuse Sunday. She is pictured here at last year’s Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival with Live Space Entertainment Executive Producer Tom Honan.
Christine Fawcett-Shapiro and Mike Massurin (Syracuse International Film Festival), along with Frank Malfitano (Syracuse Jazz Fest) and Eric Bush (General Manager of Sound Garden) announced that the DVD release and Northeast film premiere of Jaco will take place in Syracuse.
A quartet of Syracuse arts groups, including The Place Theater, Syracuse Jazz Fest, The Syracuse International Film Festival and Sound Garden, held a press event today in Armory Square. The group will collaborate to host a premiere of Jaco, a documentary about bassist Jaco Pastorius. The film was produced by Robert Trujillo and directed by Paul Merchange and Stephen Kijak.
Trujillo will make an appearance at the screening, which will take place at the Palace on Friday, November 27. Earlier in the day he will he will do a in-store DVD signing at The Sound Garden.
The 2007 Syracuse Jazz Fest was dedicated to Jaco Pastorius.
X Ambassadors stopped through Syracuse earlier this week on their VHS tour. Next they will travel to England, Italy, and France before heading back to the East Coast for some more shows.
Tribe Society’s Gavin McDevitt introduces himself to the crowd during Wednesday night’s show at Syracuse University. Tribe will return to Syracuse in November to play The Westcott Theater.
Sure they may have already done the Tonight & Tonight Show and The View, but the Harris Bros: Sam and Casey (along with X Ambassadors) reached new heights during their Syracuse performance last night.
Big Sean is using his celebrity to make a difference.
We heard that rapper Big Sean recently hooked up with SU alum and NBA Hall of Fame player Dave Bing to inspire young black men in Detroit. The Sean Anderson Foundation and Bing partnered with the Ford Motor Company for this “Men of Courage” initiative.
Big Sean was the headliner for this year’s Juice Jam Festival at Syracuse University.
