Francesco Amenta –
Midtown Walk (Amenta Music International): “New album for the saxophonist and composer Francesco Amenta, with his New York Quartet’s, with Kimon Karoutszos on double bass and Gary Kerkezou on drums. Guest of the band is the American pianist, Cyrus Chestnut, famous musician and well known for years on the American and European jazz scene. The album was recorded and produced by Jhon Lee, legendary double bass player Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and many other jazz legends.There are 8 tracks on the album of which 7 are original compositions and an arrangement of a Duke Ellington song,”Come Sunday”….” (http://republicofjazz.blogspot.com/2021/03/francesco-amenta-midtown-walk-march-2021.html) The performance is truly inviting and beautifully presented. Click here to listen to the songs on this disc.
Andra Day –
United States vs Billie Holiday (Warner Bros): “Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, “Rise Up”, was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote “Rise Up”, she performed the song on The View, the performance earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2021, she portrayed Billie Holiday in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her stage name was inspired by Holiday, whose nickname was “Lady Day”. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andra Day) Her
Maryland Food Bank predicts another record-year in buying, distributing food to people in need
Looking to raise $28 million in 2021
Maryland Food Bank predicts another record-year in buying, distributing food to people in need
and last updated 2021-01-29 17:26:44-05
HALETHORPE, Md. â If 2020 was the year of pivoting, then 2021 is the year of holding steady.
That is the plan for the Maryland Food Bank. Weâve been accustomed now to operating at this heightened level, said Carmen Del Guercio, CEO of the Maryland Food Bank. Weâve gained some muscle around that, weâve organized ourselves around that heightened level of demand so to some extent weâve hit our stride in regard to that.