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The View - :Original at vodpod.com
• Wed, Dec 9
Norah Jones performs her hit song Come Away with Me. vodpod.com
"" byOriginal at theview.abc.go.com
• Mon, Nov 23
Norah Jones performs her hit song Come Away with Me for the audience. theview.abc.go.com
Smokey Robinson opens the Rochester International Jazz Festival
Original at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
• Sun, Jun 7
NY He wrote all of the songs, except for one, Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why." Very little seems to have changed from that Top 10 list. "I write about love," Robinson says. "Love is everlasting. Everything else, as far as I'm concerned, is trendy. ...
Diana Krall: Live in Rio on Blu-ray Disc: Review By Brandon A. DuHamel
Original at Bigpicturebigsound.com
• Wed, May 20
NY She is far less palatable than some of the more crossover ready artists that have come along in her wake, such as Norah Jones or even the Billy Holiday imitator Madeline Peyroux, but unlike Jones, in particular, Krall is far more steeped in Jazz ...
POP NOTES : Four with Norah Jones pipes and distinct styles due a ...
Original at Arkansas Democrat Gazette
• Sun, May 17
AR BY ELLIS WIDNER Norah Jones' jazz-imbued music, with its elements of blues, pop and country, quickly found an audience for the singersongwriter, propelling her 2002 album Come Away With Me (Blue Note) to the top of the charts. ...
Folky R&B man brings his 'Last Days' tour to City Club
Original at Tri Parish Times
• Mon, May 11
LA And he's opened for Norah Jones, who happened to be in the office the day Blue Note Records executives happened upon Lee's music. Jones knew a good thing when she heard it and was quick to tap Lee to open her 2004 European tour with songs off his ...
Album Review: Katie Melua "Pictures" (Dramatico)
Original at LiveDaily.com
• Thu, May 7
She arrived when Norah Jones was the closest model--they shared the sincerity, the calmness, the photogenic looks--but in some musical universes five years can be a long time. "Pictures" captures Melua veering toward proven pop styles and away from ...
New shows, hot tickets
Original at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
• Thu, May 7
NY Also at Water Street, Richard Julian and Jesse Harris have an 8 pm July 17 show. Both of these guys played a major role in helping Norah Jones rise to prominence by playing in her band and helping to write material, and are really fine songwriters in ...
Meet an Artist: Steve Haines
Original at goTriad.com
• Thu, May 7
NC I got married, and we came down to the University of North Texas where I received my master's in jazz. Since then, I've played with Alanis Morissette, Norah Jones and Joel Williams. My music sort of evolved from there. I started to work more, ...
MUSIC: Shankars classic in sitar virtuosity
Original at Washington Times
• Sun, Apr 26
DC She's the popular Grammy-winning American chanteuse Norah Jones, Anoushka Shankar's older half-sister. That's a long and sometimes painful story the family declines to talk much about. But happily, Miss Jones and Miss Shankar have become good friends ...
Houston Jones live Americana arcade at the Sanchez
Original at Pacifica Tribune
• Thu, Apr 23
CA - Jean Bartlett, Jean Bartlett He has recorded and/or shared the stage with such folks as Norah Jones, Peter Rowan, Lyle Lovett, Los Lobos and Bela Fleck. Henry Salvia said his job is to stay out of the way. However further investigation reveals he is the piano player for the Johnny ...
Fat Freddy's Drop
Original at Stuff.co.nz
• Sun, Mar 8
New Zealand I felt that way when I first saw Norah Jones. Her phenomenally successful debut album was boring but I had this feeling, when sent along to review her show, that it might be a ripper. She might have a slick jazz backing unit and the songs might come ...
Norah Jones in New Brooklyn Home?
Original at Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Tue, Mar 3
NY Jones also plays small, usually packed gigs with her country band, The Little Willies. Of Anglo-American and Indian-Bengali descent, Jones was born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar in Brooklyn on March 30, 1979. She is related to two sitar virtuosos, ...
Neko Case Middle Cyclone
Original at PopMatters
• Mon, Mar 2
IL “Magpie to the Morning” has no quirks, but ends up sounding more or less like a Norah Jones song. Jones, like Case, has a great voice and is astoundingly good looking, yet much of her musical output classifies as underwhelming: It’s quiet, pleasing and ...
Melody Gardot: My One and Only Thrill
Original at Times Online
• Sat, Feb 28
UK If Worrisome Heart deservedly won over members of the Norah Jones fan club, her latest, again pitched between jazz, blues and pop, is the work of an artist growing in confidence and range. Gardot may only be in her early twenties, but there is a ...
Opinion: Aftermath: Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and Norah Jones at Jazz ...
Original at blogs.houstonpress.com
• Wed, Feb 11
New York Times TX Dallas-raised Norah Jones then walked onstage sporting a strapless dress to duet with Nelson on "You Are My Sunshine," played almost unrecognizably with a Latinesque beat. Jones seemed quite at ease belting this standard - gone was her ballads' usual ...
Music Review Much Brass, a Bit of Twang and Plenty of Ray Charles
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Feb 11
United States - This was a fine idea made finer by the inclusion of Norah Jones, whose style can suggest a well-tended middle ground between the home bases of Mr. Marsalis ... Aftermath: Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and Norah Jones at Jazz ... Houston Press all 5 news articles
Adele shows great promise at LA show
Original at OCRegister
• Sat, Jan 31
CA - That's understandable, for Adele is currently in the grip of what might best be called Norah Jones Syndrome. Like Jones, albeit not yet to the same level of ...
Podcast: Guilty Pleasures Week ∞ Sonya Kitchell
Original at The Late Greats
• Wed, Jan 7
By dukeofstraw@gmail.com (Duke of Straw) If Jessie Baylin is a twangier Norah Jones, than Sonya Kitchell is Jessie’s jazzy sister. Sonya’s 2008 release The Storm was a reviewed by Blogcritics and they did a better job than I ever could. Listen: Sonya Kitchell ∞ For Every Drop More: Guilty Pleasures Week More: Guilty Pleasures
Podcast: Herbie Hancock - River "The Joni Letters"Original at ronclegg (WordPress)
• Tue, Jan 6
By ronclegg Reviewer Marshall Bowden adds: ” Mitchell’s music will continue to be of interest to jazz singers and songwriters (see my piece The New Singer-Songwriters) as well as musicians who value music that responds well to a deep reading. River: The Joni Letters is a valentine from the world of ja...
Podcast: Guilty Pleasures Week ∞ Jessie Baylin
Original at The Late Greats
• Tue, Jan 6
By dukeofstraw@gmail.com (Duke of Straw) If Erin McCarley is Sheryl Crowe then Jessie Baylin’s a twangier Norah Jones. Jessie’s album “Firesite” was a collaborative effort with Jones’ best songwriter Jesse Harris. It includes help from other “it” men like Brett Dennen and Carry Brothers. Listen: Jessie Baylin ∞ Was I On Your Mind
Another Side of Norah JonesOriginal at joelfrancis.com
• Sun, Jan 4
By thedailyrecord Above: Norah Jones strolls through Wilco’s “Jesus, Etc.” at the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert. When Beyonce sang “a diva is a female version of a hustler” she probably wasn’t thinking of Norah Jones. “Any Other Day” with Wyclef Jean, from “The Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant”
heartbeatlover reviews Talk Is Cheap by Keith Richards
Original at Rate Your Music
• Fri, Dec 19
I think Keith Richards is a pretty enjoyable rhythm guitarist and songwriter but as a singer he's hard to listen to over a whole album. Contrary to what the bible of rock and roll cool makes out, Heroin addiction isn't very good for vocal delivery, let alone the liver, sense of ethics or bank...
Norah Jones to join Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis in Concert (2/09)Original at stillisstillmoving.com
• Thu, Dec 18
By LindaLee In January 2007, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis performed live in The Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the event was recorded for the CD Two Men With The Blues released on Blue Note Records and for the DVD Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York...
snl star recruits major stars
Original at worldofjustin.com
• Thu, Dec 11
By Jess It takes a lot of, um, guts, to name your first single “Ji– in My Pants.” But that’s the plan for the unabashedly raunchy debut album from Lonely Island, the three-man musical wrecking crew led by “Saturday Night Live” It Boy Andy Samberg and his writing buddies, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Scha...
'SNL' Star Andy Samberg Recruits T-Pain, Justin Timberlake, Norah Jones For New Album
Original at MTV
• Wed, Dec 10
It takes a lot of, um, guts, to name your first single "Ji-- in My Pants." But that's the plan for the unabashedly raunchy debut album from Lonely Island, the three-man musical wrecking crew led by "Saturday Night Live" It Boy Andy Samberg and his writing buddies, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Sch...
Feminist Review: Ximena Sariñana - Mediocre
Original at Feminist Review
• Sun, Nov 23
Rolling Stone, who recently gave the album four stars, calls Mediocre “one of the strongest debuts from a female singer-songwriter since Norah Jones' Come Away With Me.” I’ll go further. Sariñana's music is better than Norah Jones – not ...
Podcast: A Beta-Alpha-Cal Glance At My Favorite 10 Albums From 2008
Original at The Late Greats
• Sat, Nov 22
By dukeofstraw@gmail.com (Duke of Straw) Jenny Scheinman plays the violin. She has played the violin in the jazz world for years. Her string strumming has been featured on albums by Norah Jones, Bill Frisell and Leni Stern, to name a few. Only recently has she traded in trading fours for singing folk songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, Luc...
CD Review: Beth Rowley
Original at NewBeats
• Tue, Nov 18
By NewBeats(newbeatsmag@yahoo.com) Beth Rowley’s jazz-inflected vocals and eclectic musical approach will inevitably draw comparisons to Norah Jones. While that maybe true, there are also a few characteristics showcased on this wonderful that make this English singer stand out from her American counterpart. For one th...
DVD Verdict Review - Live From Abbey Road: Best Of Season One
Original at DVD Verdict
• Sun, Nov 16
Norah Jones: "Thinking About You". Disc Two • David Gilmour: "On an Island" • The Good, the Bad & the Queen: "Nature Springs" • The Kooks: "Naïve" • Gnarls Barkley: "Smiley Faces" • The Goo Goo Dolls: "Iris" ...
New Q-Tip (Feat. Norah Jones) - "Life Is Better"Original at stereogum
• Mon, Nov 3
This slinky funk, sample-stitched new song from Q-Tip is pretty much the jam. "Life Is Better" features Norah Jones, she of cool covers and platinum wigged fame, singing the track's main motif as if she's already years deep in the new soul/hip-hop-hook racket. Actually it's NoJo's first s...
'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...' Announces Guest Lineup for Remaining Episodes Taping In September...
Original at ThePolice.com . What's New
• Wed, Sep 10
Confirmed guests of 'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...' episodes to tape in September at Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater in New York City are: iconic American singer-songwriter James Taylor; jazz legend and winner of this year's Grammy Award for Album of the Year Herbie Hancock; on...
Singer (Various) - Review
Original at IndieLondon
• Thu, Aug 28
By Rob Likewise, the selections from Norah Jones (Come Away With Me), Daniel Powter (Bad Day), Van Morrison (Brown Eyed Girl), and Katie Melua (Nine Million Bicycles). Surely, if you really want to showcase the brilliance of these singer-songwriters, the selections should be a little more su...
Opinion: My Blueberry Nights
Original at The Age
• Wed, Aug 27
Australia - Singer Norah Jones plays a young woman who handles romantic trauma by leaving New York to work in diners and bars throughout the country. ... Film review - My Blueberry Nights Melbourne Herald Sun ABC Online all 3 news articles
Film review - My Blueberry Nights
Original at Melbourne Herald Sun
• Wed, Aug 27
Australia - Singer Norah Jones actually acquits herself quite well in playing Elizabeth, an itinerant waitress who embarks on a whistle-stop tour of American eateries ... My Blueberry Nights ABC Online all 2 news articles
DVD Review: My Blueberry Nights - Singer Norah Jones Debuts in ...
Original at Cinema Viewfinder
• Mon, Jun 30
By Tony Dayoub Wong Kar Wai's films live in the space between romantic daydreaming and obsessive longing. His films dwell in the ether that hangs over nostalgia for an ex-lover, where one idealizes all of that person's qualities and flaws fade away. ...
Movie Review: My Blueberry Nights
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Jun 30
OH - Conceived as a vehicle for singer Norah Jones after Wong had enjoyed a meeting with her, it is a reworking of one of his short films. ...
Opinion: Side gig comes out of blue for singer Jones
Original at Knoxville News Sentinel
• Thu, May 15
Novice actor Norah Jones, left, shares the screen with Natalie Portman in “My Blueberry Nights.” NEW YORK - It was the kind of offer that most Hollywood ... ‘My Blueberry Nights’ serves tasty tunes, crust of thin acting Columbia Daily Tribune Movie Review: 'My Blueberry Nights' goTriad.com
Review: My Blueberry Nights - The Gazette (Montreal)
Original at Montreal Gazette
• Thu, May 15
Review: My Blueberry Nights A stylish but finally unsatisfying story of lost souls, My Blueberry Nights features singer Norah Jones as Liz, a young woman who walks into a cafe with a ... ‘My Blueberry Nights’ serves tasty tunes, crust of thin acting Columbia Daily Tribune
Norah Jones Splurges on Her Friends
Original at www.gabbybabble.com
• Mon, Feb 11
By gdaysunshine Monday, February 11, 2008 Norah Jones Splurges on Her Friends photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.com Although Norah Jones doesn't really live extravagantly, she does splurge on her friends who struggle with money with gourmet meals and holidays. She said: "I don't really have a ma...
Kelly Sweet's We Are OneOriginal at berglovespizza (WordPress)
• Thu, Dec 20
By berg Here's someone I initially dismissed as a Norah Jones clone... but how wrong was I! If you listen to her debut single "Raincoat" which features Dave Koz on saxophone, you'll probably make the same judgment. I did like that song, and Kelly Sweet's voice pleased me so much that I decided to hunt do...
CD Review: Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary Pop
Original at Blogger News Network
• Sun, Dec 9
By Zach Freeman With breakout hits such as Norah Jones’ ”Don’t Know Why” and Los Lonely Boys’ “Heaven” playing along with singles from long lines of hits, like Eric Clapton’s “Change the World” and Madonna’s “Ray of Light,” the compilers have managed a ...
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
Original at my.opera.com
• Wed, Oct 10
By address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid () Multiple Grammy winner, owner of many other respectful awards, legendary jazz pianist and experimentator Herbie Hancock was born in 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. Being a talented kid he started playing the piano at age 7, and being 11 he already played Mozart with the Chicago Symphony at co...
Interview: Band Of The Week - Sam Yahel
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Jul 1
By Pico Whether it's for gigging with Joshua Redman, opening for Steely Dan, sessioning with Norah Jones or forging a new approach to the jazz organ, Sam Yahel deserves your notice. Find out what sets Yahel apart from other Hammond B-3 players and get his insights on why his just-released CD Truth...
Concert Review: Norah Jones proves why she's a top-seller - San Antonio Express
Original at San Antonio Express
• Sun, Jun 17
Concert Review: Norah Jones proves why she's a top-seller TX - Norah Jones hit the pop music world five years ago without a lot of fanfare, with a lot of buzz, but not a lot of fanfare. That's the way the pianist/singer ... Norah Jones, M. Ward Austin 360 (subscription) all 2 news articles
Live Music Calendar
Original at Houstonist
• Tue, Jun 12
By Eric Wilson Tuesday • Norah Jones/M. Ward – pop/vocal/singer-songwriter | 7:30 p.m.at Jones Hall • Beppe Gambetta – folk | 8 p.m. at Mucky Duck • Maserati/*Sharks and Sailors/My Education – rock | 8 p.m. at Walter's on Washington
Live Music Calendar
Original at Houstonist
• Tue, Apr 24
By Eric Wilson Tuesday • Darden Smith – folk/pop | 8 p.m. at the Mucky Duck • Drama for the Masses/Second String Rivals/Another Run/The Lion of Wall-Street/The Midnight Pilots – alternative | 8 p.m. at Walter’s on Washington • Moses Mayfield/Luxurata/Sun Machine – rock | 9 p.m. at the Meridian
LATE BLOOMER
Original at Asbury Park Press
• Fri, Apr 20
It's not as if Norah Jones had never written a song before. On her blockbuster debut, "Come Away With Me," the alluring singer penned three tunes, two of which she wrote all on her own. But it was her interpretation of others' music that really drew listeners — her breakthrough Grammy-winnin...
Podcast: Blogcritics Goodie Bag: Baby Boy da Prince, The Basement, Norah Jones, Diego Redd, and Dragons of ZynthOriginal at Blogcritics
• Sun, Feb 4
By Anna Creech Here's an e-card for The Basement's self-titled EP, as well as the song "Do You Think You're Moving." Check out the third installment in the Norah Jones Not Too Late video podcast.