Jazz
for the Holidays delivers a unique and highly entertaining
spin on popular and mainstream holiday songs while
also bringing attention to the need to fight hunger...
especially during the holiday season.
A hip and entertaining 1 hour television special that
features a number of A-list jazz musicians who have
come together in a music recording studio to discuss
and pefrorm “jazzed up” verision of ‘Do
You Hear What I Hear’, ‘O Holy Night’, ‘Winter
Wonderland’, If It’s Magic’, ‘Let
it Snow’, Christmas Time Is Here’, ‘The
Best Gift I Ever God’,and ‘Jingle Bells’.
The Musicians:
-Gerald Veasley / bass (Host and Musical Director;
has performed and
recorded with Grover Washington, Jr., Joe Zawinul,
Chick Corea, Bela Fleck, Larry Carlton, Charlie Watts,
Michael McDonald and many others)
-Nnenna Freelon / vocals (6-time Grammy Award nominee)
-Chieli Minucci / guitar (member of contemporary jazz
band Special EFX)
-Simone / vocals (Broadway sensation; daughter of jazz
legend Nina Simone)
-Bobby Lyle / piano (ex-Musical Director for Bette
Midler, Anita Baker and Al Jarreau; has performed and
recorded with Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Sly and
the Family Stone and many others)
-Chris Farr / saxophones (has performed and recorded
with Gerald
Veasley, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild and many others)
-James “Biscuit” Rouse / drums (performs
regularly with Gerald Veasley)
-Donald Robinson / keyboards (performs regularly with
Gerald Veasley)
Global
Telemedia, Inc. • 1078 Enbrook Loop, Naples, Florida 34114 USA • Tel:
203-247-3888
