Ahmad Jamal - 'Poinciana' Live at The Olympia, Paris, 2012

Ahmad Jamal's classic 1958 signature arrangement of 'Poinciana' was a featured highlight of my 02.17.21 DJ set @ The Cellar. Here he is in a brilliant, joyous and hypnotic rendition of the same song, performing live with his group some 54 years later.

DJ YoYo @ The Cellar 02.17.21

JAZZ. "From the Cellar’s events calendar:

DJ YoYo brings his unique mix to The Cellar; ‘Cool’ Jazz, Bebop & more, from the 50s, 60s & beyond! Riding on 10 years of DJing in SL (and 15 years prior to that as a community radio DJ in the San Francisco Bay Area), YoYo happily shares his eclectic curiosity, enthusiasm and love for music with everyone who stops by!"

Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Charlie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Alice Coltrane & Pharoah Sanders, Chico Hamilton, Roland Kirk, Dr. Seuss (?!?) and so many more. Enjoy!

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Blossom Dearie - I wish you love + Impro blues (Live on french TV, 1965)

 A sweet Blossom Dearie song was featured in the jazz set at LUX, on 12.18.20. Just another opportunity to ask: OMG, how cool is Blossom Dearie??? Check it out...

DJ YoYo @ LUX 12.18.20

JAZZ. The Lux Ballroom was a venue for Big Band Jazz, Swing, Jazz and Pop Vocals. And more. 

Finely-aged vintage music from the 1930s, '40s, 50's and beyond.

This particular set was a bit shortened, following a live singer's performance that was impinged upon by technical difficulties and interweb fails. Still! Tunes were shared, fun was had, and all worked out just fine in the end. As is the norm ;)

Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton. Ellington. Sammy & Dean. Dinah Washington, Blossom Dearie, Peggy Lee, Nat 'King' Cole. Vince Guaraldi, Lalo Schifrin, Stan Getz, Eartha Kitt and others! Enjoy.

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