Through My Lens: 2019 Newport Jazz Festival - Day 1

Sun Ra Arkestra

The 2019 Newport Jazz Festival took place August 2 - 4. This is what Day 1 looked like through my lens.

Herbie Hancock

Billy Hart

The Bad Plus

Thundercat

Women Of The World

Gary Bartz

Corinne Bailey Rae

Tia Fuller

Domi & JD Beck

Kandace Springs

Mwenso & The Shakes

Corinne Bailey Rae To Release New Album + NY Show

Corinne Bailey Rae is set to release her latest album, The Heart Speaks In Whispers, on May 13. Check out the video for the track "Been To The Moon" from the album below.

You can pre-order The Heart Speaks In Whispers, HERE.

Corinne Bailey Rae is going on the road and making a stop in New York. She'll be at Mercury Lounge on May 24 (tickets go on sale today Friday, 3/18, at Noon). See below for more details plus a list of U.S. tour dates.

Corinne Bailey Rae

Tuesday, May 24

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 7:30PM

Tickets: $25

21+

Tour Dates

• May 20 Non-Commvention Philadelphia, PA
• May 22 U Street Music Hall Washington, DC
• May 24 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
• Jun 02 The Triple Door           Seattle, WA
• Jun 03 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
• Jun 06 The Independent San Francisco, CA
• Jun 09 The Lyric Theatre Los Angeles, CA
• Jun 10 The Lyric Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Video: Corinne Bailey Rae Premieres "Paris Nights/New York Mornings"

Corinne Bailey Rae released a video for her song "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" today. It's the second video from her recently released record The Sea. Check out the video below.

Oh, and New Yorkers, don't forget she's going to pay us a visit. She'll be at Webster Hall on May 3.

The Sea entered The Billboard 200 at No. 7, selling upwards of 53,000 copies in its first week of release. The album was also #2 on the R&B album chart, #3 on the digital album chart and #6 on the internet album chart. Corinne will return to the States for appearances on “Late Show with David Letterman” (March 1st), “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (March 8th) and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (April 4th).

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Corinne Bailey Rae Releases New Album & Announces US Tour Dates

The much anticipated new record from Grammy winning songstress Corinne Bailey Rae was released today, January 26. The Sea, the follow-up to her 2006 self-titled debut, is an intense, emotion filled ride. This is the record you'll put on when you're "goin' through stuff" or "gettin' over stuff." Bailey Rae's vocals are sweet and charming; they're beautiful and skirting the edge of darkness. They're fragile one moment and the next there's a show of inner strength. The highlight of the album for me is "The Blackest Lily."

It has been announced that Bailey Rae will tour North America this Spring. And guess what New Yorkers?! Yep, she's going to pay us a visit. She'll be a Webster Hall on May 3. See below for a list of tour dates.

To promote The Sea, Bailey Rae will be making a number of television appearances. She'll be on Tavis Smiley, January 27; Ellen, January 28 and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 29. Also, prior to her just announced tour, she will appear on Late Show with David Letterman, March 1 and Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 8. Check your local listings for appropriate times in your area.

Back in December, I went to see Bailey Rae at Hiro Ballroom. She was doing one of a handful of live previews of The Sea. That show was recorded for PBS' Live From The Artists Den which will air in the Spring. But, in celebration of the record release, four songs from the performance will be featured on the free online video service Hulu beginning today. Check it out below.

Corinne Bailey Rae – Spring 2010 North American Tour

4/9 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
4/11 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
4/12 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
4/15 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
4/17 Indio, CA @ Coachella Music and Arts Festival
4/22 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
4/28 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
4/30 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
5/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
5/3 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
5/11 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
5/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
5/14 Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live

If you haven't already bought The Sea, you can check out what you're missing. Both AOL and MSN are hosting listening parties.

AOL Listening Party:
music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/2

MSN Listening Party:
music.msn.com/music/listeningbooth

Track Listing

• Are You Here
• I'd Do It All Again
• Feels Like The First Time
• The Blackest Lily
• Closer
• Love's On Its Way
• I Would Like To Call It Beauty
• Paris Nights/New York Mornings
• Paper Dolls
• Diving For Hearts
• The Sea

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Video: Corinne Bailey Rae - "I'd Do It All Again"

Grammy winning songstress Corinne Bailey Rae has premiered the video for "I'd Do It All Again." It's the first single from her upcoming record, The Sea which is set to drop on January 26 here in the States. I caught one of Bailey Rae's album preview performances last week (review and photos here) and not only did she put on a good show, it left me looking forward to The Sea.

The video for "I'd Do It All Again" was directed by Jamie Thraves. I have to say, the video makes me sad! That's a good thing, right? A work that makes you feel a genuine emotion, nice.

Corinne Bailey Rae "I'd Do It All Again"

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Corinne Bailey Rae Charms NYC

Corinne Bailey Rae: December 7 @ Hiro Ballroom, New York, NY

Songstress Corinne Bailey Rae paid a visit to New York's Hiro Ballroom Monday night. Bailey Rae is on this side of the pond for a series of shows to preview material from her upcoming record, The Sea, which is scheduled for release on January 26, 2010 here in the States.

It was my first visit to Hiro Ballroom and my first time seeing Bailey Rae live. Hiro is a nice, warm space with Japanese themed decor. I wasn't sure what to expect from Bailey Rae live. Okay, do you say Bailey Rae or simply just Rae when writing names such as hers? Blast my senile mind for not remembering that rule of writing! But, I digress ... happens from time to time.

Now, back to what I was saying. I wasn't sure what to expect. To be honest, having only heard her on record, I thought she would have a voice that was more on the wispy side live. But, I was wrong! So, needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised by how strong her voice was. Bailey Rae is a charming performer and as a lady near me in the audience exclaimed, "she's adorable" and she is. She has that nice girl next door vibe going on.

Bailey Rae played before a sold out crowd of very happy fans. She and her band performed a fourteen song set (fifteen if you count the do over) informing the audience at some point that with the song she was about to play, it would mean that she had played us all the songs from the upcoming record. The performance was being filmed for the PBS program Artists Den. No word on when it will be aired though it'll probably be sometime next month, around the time her record comes out. Keep an eye on your local listings folks! As a result of the show being filmed, she re-did "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" after her encores of "Put Your Records On" and "Till It Happens To You" because of some mess up. That being one of the song highlights of the night for me, I had no complaints about hearing it again and neither did anyone else in the audience. As a matter of fact, everyone wanted her to do more songs. The other highlight of the night for me was, "Paper Dolls." The set, which also included her cover of "Little Wing," was strong and had a good flow.

It was a fun show and I had a good time. The rest of the audience, the band and Bailey Rae herself all seemed to feel the same way I did. And, after hearing the tunes live, I look forward to visiting The Sea.

Minute Teaser: "Paper Doll"

Set List

• Are You Here
• Paris Nights/New York Mornings
  
• Love's On Its Way
• Closer
• Paper Dolls
• I'd Do It All Again
• Like A Star
• Blackest Lily
• Little Wing
• Diving For Hearts
• I Would Like To Call It Beauty
• The Sea
• Put Your Records On
• Till It Happens To You
• Paris Nights/New York Mornings
  

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