Show Review & Photos: Grace Kelly @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley

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Grace Kelly at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – 10/5/22
Show Review & Photos by Lisa Hagen Glynn

Grace Kelly – photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn

Award-winning saxophonist, vocalist, and composer Grace Kelly took the stage for the second of two nights at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. Backing Kelly were Adam Bravo (piano), Cooper Appelt (bass), and Julian Allen (drums).

The show celebrated the pre-release of her latest CD, All That I Need. Kelly played originals from that album, along with some funky disco-inspired jazz standards, a tender acoustic duet with Appelt on Thelonious Monk’s “‘Round Midnight,” a tribute to Maya Angelou called “We Will Rise,” and a Billy Joel Cover of “And So It Goes.”

It was a crowd-pleasing set that highlighted Kelly’s charismatic stage presence and personal style, and included an energetic walkabout through the audience.

Grace Kelly – photos by Lisa Hagen Glynn

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Set list:

A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie)
Good to See You Again
Trying to Figure It Out
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby (Louis Jordan)
Feels Like Home
All That I Need
The Night Time
Queens
We Will Rise
‘Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)
Shut Up and Dance
And So It Goes (Billy Joel)

Photos: SXSW 2023 – Day 6

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SXSW 2023 Day 6 – A combination of official showcases and day parties at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas.
Photos by Kirk Stauffer

Emily Nenni @ Mohawk

Luciia @ Augustine

Her Skin @ Las Pearlas

The Scratch @ International Day Stage

Ruthie Craft @ Banger’s

Mary Scholz @ San Jac Saloon

Rachel Ana Dobken @ San Jac Saloon

Jessica Carter Altman @ Icenhauer’s

Layzi @ Las Perlas

Anne Eliza @ San Jac Saloon

Isabella Lovestory @ Creek & the Cave

Sophia Galaté @ Augustine

Winona Forever @ Seven Grand

Photos: SXSW 2023 – Day 5

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SXSW 2023 Day 5 – A combination of official showcases and day parties at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas.
Photos by Kirk Stauffer

Havanna Winter @ Jackalope

Elaina Kay @ San Jac Saloon

Zella Day @ Half Step

Devon Cole @ Mohawk

Aoife Nessa Frances @ Radio Day Stage

The Tiarras @ Cooper’s BBQ

Indigo De Souza @ Half Step

Gloria de Oliveira @ The 13th Floor

Shaina Hayes @ Stephen F’s Bar

Pearla @ Central Presbyterian Church

Shelly Fairchild @ Cheer Up Charlies

Annabel Lee @ Half Step

Cool Cover: Sophie Powers’ “Nosebleed”

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Artist: Sophie Powers
Single: “Nosebleed”
Details: This is Sophie Powers’ debut single with Atlantic Records. Congrats! The cover, with a photo by Anya GTA, looks like Powers is in a very fun game. Except for the nosebleed, of course. I like the bubbles, and Powers’ expression is spot on with the song’s lyrics: Yeah, we don’t care at all/And we feel nothing, even though we feel it all/We stay running off of no sleep/Stay running like a nosebleed.

Sophie Powers‘ “Nosebleed” – photo by Anya GTA

Photos: MARIS @ Barboza

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MARIS @ Barboza – 4/2/2023
Photos by Kirk Stauffer

Pop singer-songwriter MARIS recently performed at a sold-out show at Barboza.  She’s been on the road with Anna of the North and this was the last stop of their tour.  Originally from Montana, her family drove hundreds of miles from Missoula to see her onstage in Seattle.  Backed by Jessica on the keys, the now LA-based powerhouse vocalist clearly has a bright music future ahead of her.

MARIS – Photos by Kirk Stauffer