The Jazz Mill (Ramsey Lewis Tribute)

09/21/22 • 51 min

With 80+ records to his credit, numerous charting singlesand 3 Grammy's The Jazz Mill pay tribute to the late Ramsey Lewis. As always, your calls and comments are welcomed or if you'd be more comfortable in our chat room, please do...

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The Jazz Mill (Featuring Nneena Freelon)

Nneena Freelon is a 6 time Grammy nominee, most recently with her release of "Time Traveler." She has 13 records to her credit and collaborations with the likes of Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Ellis Marsalis and Earl Klugh, to name a few. She has been honored at the White House because of her commitment to education, and has served as the National Spokesperson for Partners in Education for the past 4 years. As a singer, songwriter, producer, Nneena is prolific in her output like no other, including her most recent stage production of "The Clothesline Muse," which tells intriguing and inspiring stories through music, dance, spoken word and technology, thus expanding the artistic experience. She has appeared at festivals around the world, and this November, she’ll be one of the headliners at the Palm Springs "Women in Jazz Festival." It’s our pleasure to welcome Nneena Freelon to The Jazz Mill café, so pour yourself a big cup of joe and cozy up with us for an engaging chat with this amazing talent and spirit!

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The Jazz Mill (Featuring Elijah Rock)

Actor/Singer/Writer/Producer/Dancer and self-proclaimed "Artrepreneur" Elijah Rock has left few stones unturned in his quest for performance art excellence since leaving his native Cleveland, Ohio. He not only seeks out challenging creative opportunities, he creates them - in the spotlight and behind the scenes. Winner of the 2014 NAACP Theater Award for Best Male Equity performer in "Breath and Imagination: The Story of Roland Hayes" triple threat Rock sailed into these endeavors on the wings of glowing acclaim for his stage performances that include his 2016 Ovation Award Nomination for his role as the legendary Cotton Club star Cab Calloway in the musical revue "I Only Have Eyes For You" produced by legendary producer/song-writer(s,) Corky Hale and Mike Stoller. Other Notable roles include The Crooner in "Words by Ira Gershwin." The Glendale News raved, "Baritone Rock, with charm to spare, shifts smoothly from crisp jazz phrasings to the operatic..." The Hollywood Progressive proclaimed, "The youthful Rock, who appears in Showtime's TV series 'Masters of Sex,' is establishing himself not only as a fine Actor but one of his generation's foremost interpreters and performers of The Great American Songbook." Hot off the press, Rock's brand new album release "Matters of the Heart" is AVAILABLE NOW! Just to name a few, Rock collaborates with producer Suzi Reynolds and features his original composition "Matters of The Heart" as well as other American Songbook classics such as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "The Shadow of Your Smile, "The Good Life" and more! Sure to be facinating!