2 November 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of Eva Cassidy’s death. In the Radio 1 studio, Patrick Lodiers spoke to Johan Bakker, the author of the Eva Cassidy biography. You can watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTXTvf1wrZk Eva Cassidy’s velvety voice makes the classic ‘Autumn Leaves’ feel even more autumnal. Today marks …
Tag: Nightbird
22
Nov
2023
Mini documentary on Live at Blues Alley
YouTube features a fascinating mini-documentary (or let’s say a podcast with pictures) on Eva Cassidy’s Live At Blues Alley. The recording for this album was hindered by technical setbacks. Consequently, Eva Cassidy initially did not want the album to be released at all. The live album released in 1996 features …
01
Jan
2021
Eva Cassidy Live At Blues Alley: 25 years ago
Twenty-five years ago, on 2 and 3 January 1996, the Eva Cassidy band performed two nights at Blues Alley, a jazz club in Georgetown DC. The album Nightbird (2015) contains the complete concert that the Eva Cassidy Band gave on the second evening. The musicians had played there before with …
