Jimmy Scott

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Jimmy and friends (as previously posted) Just heard the sad, sad news that legend Jimmy Scott has passed away, but at 88 years the influential singer with the special, special voice lived a long life and will be remembered forever...

Yasiin Bey on stage with Black Star (more by Zach Pollach) Yasiin says:I hope everyone will have a great 2012! Alot of things to look forward too...

Brian Wilson played the Highline Ballroom night as part of its sister club's month-long Blue Note Jazz Festival, and though the two-set show featured his entire current album of Gershwin standards, it wasn't jazz, really, but no less demanding--and rewarding...

Justin Bond aka Kiki DuRane aka Justin Vivian Bond, will be at Joe's Pub every Sunday through June 26. Tickets are available for 6/12, 6/19, and 6/26...

Nellie McKay playing piano (more by Chris La Putt) Highline Piano Series, eight nights of piano-centric pop and jazz at Highline Ballroom, kicks off Wednesday night (8/18, tonight) with a performances and songwriter Joey Ryan...

Central Park Summerstage (more by Chris La Putt) The schedule for the 2010 SummerStage series, which has music not just at Central Park, is out, and there are some great looking shows to highlight...

We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Southpaw, 2009 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) tonight in NYC * Jimmy Scott @ Iridium * Royal Bangs @ Brooklyn Bowl * Questlove (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Delta Spirit, The Willowz @ Pianos * La Roux, Yes Giantess @ Webster Hall * Phantogram, Junk Culture @ Union Hall * Unsound w/ Jacaszek, ACME @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Shuttle, Booty B, Pharaoh @ Public Assembly * Heavy Hands, Traveling Circle, Sean Griffin @ Zebulon * Gonzales' Piano Talk Show w/ Andrew W...

Charles Spearin (The Happiness Project) (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * Jimmy Scott @ Iridium * Guster @ Beacon Theatre * Kria Brekkan @ Glasslands * The Bones Royal @ Zebulon * Aki Ona & MB Carbon @ The Stone * Life of Agony @ Starland Ballroom * Arlo Guthrie & Family @ Carnegie Hall * Free Energy, Glint @ Santos Party House * David Johansen Band @ Highline Ballroom * Lotus w/ RJD2, Junior Boys (DJ) @ Terminal 5 * Mike Doughty, Vanessa Bley @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Raein, Towers, Black Kites, Tiger Flowers @ ABC No Rio * Audion (Matthew Dear), Clark Warner @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Do Make Say Think, The Happiness Project, Years @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Cheeky, Zombie Dogs, Slingshot Dakota, Shellshag, Stupid Party @ Death By Audio * Idle Warship w/Talib Kweli, Trezure the Empress, Jah C+Antidote,Niles @ Southpaw * Hex Fest w/ Electric Umbilical Cord, Mon Khmer, The Naked Hearts, ZAZA, Das Racist @ Pianos * Hex Fest w/ Matt Vasquez, Your Nature, Hymns, Wild Yaks, Papa, Strangers Family Band @ Living Room * Hex Fest w/ Apache Beat, Naam, Bottle Up & Go, Dirty Fences, Weird Owl, Liquor Store, The Siberians, Pinche Gringo @ Cake Shop Spend Saturday night running between Pianos, Living Room, and Cake Shop for Hex Fest...

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...