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Jimmy Scott performs this weekend @ Iridium Jazz Club
Jimmy Scott & friends (as previously posted)
Jimmy Scott's career has spanned nearly sixty years, and in that time he has performed with a list of artists that read like a history of jazz music in that time, including Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Ray Charles, Wynton Marsalis, and Peter Cincotti. He has also performed with a host of musicians from other genres of music, such as David Byrne, Lou Reed, Flea, Michael Stipe, and Antony & The Johnsons. [Wikipedia]Jimmy Scott plays a total of 6 NYC shows this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Comments (8)
would not hit it
Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2008 12:56 PM
Lou, what in gods name are you wearing?
did you mug Phil Lesh on the way in?
Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2008 1:26 PM
I LOOOVE the fat goth dude who snuck into the picture...
oh, Antony!
Posted by Buzz Toast | October 3, 2008 1:58 PM
I saw Antony at B&H Dairy the other week. That place has the best borscht in the city.
Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2008 2:31 PM
oh man when he sings Under the Sycamore Tree in the final Twin Peaks episode that is such a freaky weird tragic scene -
Posted by jim | October 3, 2008 4:30 PM
jim - you the man. best tv moment ever.
Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2008 10:58 PM
thanks
Posted by chat | October 5, 2008 3:54 PM
Jimmy Scott is a true pleasure to see and to listen to.
He is a legend who reminds us of the days when songs had lyrics and style.
He is a true Gift from GOD.
We need him in our lives.
Posted by Jim O'Neill | November 24, 2008 6:00 PM