httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz9W-9A4T-g
Some great jazz crossover albums were released in 2013, but none hit me harder than Gregory Porter's Liquid Spirit. I just got tickets to see Porter in Chicago next month, where he's opening for Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spaulding, & Leo Genovese. I think the last time I was this excited to see someone live, it was Keith Jarrett.
You have to come down to the crescent city, boss.
I'd love to, and when I eventually get down there, I'll look you up.
That good stuff. I usually dig the jazz that people recommend to me, but for some reason I never seem to get into the mode of listening to it on my own initiative.
Any time you want a recommendation, let me know. There's oodles of good stuff out there.
Feb 16: http://www.dakotacooks.com/event/gregory-porter/