Aug 9, 2021 10:28 PM
Jazz Fest Canceled; New Orleans Reacts
New Orleans musicians reacted with distress and disbelief — along with some relief — to the latest COVID…
A scene from Jacob Collier and Becca Stevens music video “Bathtub”
(Photo: YouTube)Singer-songwriter Becca Stevens has garnered numerous accolades during the past year. Her album Regina (GroundUp) was the subject of a 5-star review in the May issue of DownBeat, and she was the co-winner (along with Jen Shyu) of the category Rising Star–Female Vocalist in the 2017 DownBeat Critics Poll.
Now she has teamed up with another talented young artist, singer/multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, for a whimsical, amazing music video: “Bathtub.” Collier, a two-time Grammy winner who’s known for his dynamic shows in which he loops tapes, allowing him to accompany himself, released In My Room (Membran) in 2016.
To see Collier and Stevens’ music video for “Bathtub,” which incorporates thousands of stop-motion photographs, click here. DB
This year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been canceled. It was scheduled to take place in October.
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Carla Bley, the 2021 critics’ choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame
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