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Lisa Fischer
Ms. Lisa Fischer is stepping into the spotlight at last. After four decades of singing background for icons like the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, and Nine Inch Nails, Lisa is finally offering her own humble, heartfelt song, accompanied by her inventive new band Grand Baton. The past 18 months have been a whirlwind, with performances at the Newport and Monterey Jazz Festivals, at the Hollywood Bowl, and in major cities all over the world. The unexpected success of the Oscar-winning documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013) altered the course of Lisa’s musical journey. The film told her story, complete with clips of her 1991 Grammy-winning R&B hit “How Can I Ease The Pain,” live footage of her legendary duets with Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter,” and glowing testimonials from famous colleagues like Sting, Patti Austin, and Chris Botti
Jackson Plays Dylan
Label: Solid Jackson Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: One for Bob Dylan; Blowin' in the Wind; Hurricane; Gotta Serve Somebody; Lay, Lady, Lay; The Times They Are A-Changin'; Forever Young; Tombstone Blues; Like a Rolling Stone; Tambourine Man; Make You Feel My Love.
Like a Rolling Stone
Album: Jackson Plays Dylan
By Javon Jackson
Label: Solid Jackson Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 5:10
Javon Jackson, Luciano Biondini, Naïssam Jalal, Florian Pellissier & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Recent and new releases in a playlist that crosses borders--whether cultural or musical--with a special focus on jazz renditions of popular music (from Dylan to Radiohead to Pavement).Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Florian Pellissier Quintet “The Movie Critic" Pacifiques Biches (Hot Casa) 0:16 ...
Javon Jackson: Jackson Plays Dylan
by Jack Bowers
On Jackson Plays Dylan, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, an admirer of Bob Dylan, aims his jazz arsenal toward the iconic singer and songwriter in hopes of reworking Dylan's folk/pop music into a framework that jazz enthusiasts might consider creative and pleasing. So how does that play? For the most part, rather tediously, which is ...
Jackson Plays Dylan & Dylan Plays Dylan
by Katchie Cartwright
Spinning Javon Jackson's extraordinary album Jackson Plays Dylan (Solid Jackson Records, 2026) on this edition of Caminhos do Jazz. His outstanding bandmates on the project include Jeremy Manasia on piano and Fender Rhodes, Isaac Levien on bass/electric bass, and Ryan Sands at the drums. Jackson wrote the opener, “One for Bob Dylan." The rest ...
Javon Jackson: Jackson Plays Dylan
by Katchie Cartwright
Bob Dylan without the lyric? Javon Jackson's Jackson Plays Dylan makes a strong case. With two exquisite exceptions, the arrangements are purely instrumental, but Jackson manages to draw us in past the words (he knows we can hear most of them in our heads) to the emotional heart of each piece. More than that, ...
Classic jazz from Hazel Scott, Johnny Griffin, and others; recently released from Christopher McBride, Simon Mogul, and more
by David W. Daniels
Music as described in the title, and additional classics from Cannonball Adderley, Carmen McRae, and others. Recently released music courtesy of Ulysses Owens Jr., Jeremy Pelt, Brian Jackson, and more. Birthday acknowledgements for Booker Little, Dave Stryker, Larry Coryell, and others.Playlist David Leonhardt Trio “Late Night Blues" from Explorations (Big Bang) 00:00 Phineas Newborn ...
Javon Jackson: Jackson Plays Dylan
by Pierre Giroux
With Jackson Plays Dylan, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson delves into one of the great sources of modern song, the work of Bob Dylan. He treats it with reverence, imagination, and a strong respect for jazz tradition. This is not a clever concept album but a heartfelt musician's dialogue with timeless material, influenced by tradition and deep ...
Ms. Lisa Fischer And The Orrin Evans Trio at Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
Lisa Fischer and The Orrin Evans Trio Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA December 7, 2025 This partnership combines Lisa Fischer's soaring, acrobatic vocal power with Orrin Evans' refined, inventive jazz arrangements. It is a meeting of two worlds: the grounded, “barefoot" vulnerability of a singer who has spent forty years backing ...
