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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Dee Alexander


I heard about Dee Alexander for a while ago and did not pay any attention to it. After I sought a picture of her in a Jazz magazine. She looked so terrific that I had to find her album and finally I did it. I couldn't find proper words to describe her true natural voice. It is forceful yet mellow. Roll your mouse over the image above. You'll find a way to listen to her full album.


Dee Alexander's Official Website





Here's some from her full bio which is downloadable at her site.

Besides being a phenomenal headliner in her own right, Dee has shared the stage with David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, Gerald Albright, Roy Ayers, Joshua Redman, and the O’Jays. Not being one to ever feel that the spotlight has to belong exclusively to her, Ms. Alexander has lent her considerable talents as a backup vocalist to the live performances of an array of many other well known artists i.e., Michael Manson, Michael Bolton, Phil Perry, Willie Clayton, and Zora Young and also performs with Douglas Ewart’s Inventions and Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth and Harambee Projects.


Internationally, Ms. Alexander has performed at the 14th United Nations Conference on Climate Control – Sirens of Song – Tribute to Nina Simone and Dinah Washington- Dec 2008, 2008 INNtöne - Jazz am Bauernhof Diersbach Austria, 2008 Sons d’Hiver Festival in Paris, France with Ernest Dawkins’ Chicago 12 and AACM’s Great Black Music Ensemble “2007 and 2006 Made in Chicago Festival” in Poznan, Poland with Inventions, Maggie Brown, Evolution Ensemble and Nicole Mitchell’s Harambee Project; 2006 Le Labbra Nude Jazz Festival with Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble in Rome, Italy; Banlieues Bleues Festival 2004 in Paris, France with Douglas Ewart and Trio Inventions. She has toured extensively in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and France with Sue Conway and the Victory Singers, and in Singapore and Holland with the Art Porter Quartet at the North Sea Jazz Festival.


Showing a limitless versatility, Ms. Alexander has performed with Muntu Dance Company’s “African Swing” and “46664” stage productions. Dee has been featured on various commercial spots, including Alpo, McDonalds, Pert Plus, the Illinois State Lottery, Diet 7Up, Pillsbury, Buick LeSabre, Commonwealth Edison, Dove, and Amoco. Ms. Alexander’s television performances include WBBM Channel 2 2005 Portraits in Color; WTTW Channel 11Check Please; WTTW Channel 11 Chicago Tonite with Phil Ponce; WTTW Going Home Gospel with Sue Conway and the Victory Singers featuring Patti LaBelle; WTTW Arts Across Illinois 2001 with Malachi Thompson’s Freebop Band; and Bernie Mac’s HBO “Midnight Mac” Special.


Dee’s partial discography includes featured vocals on Orbert Davis’ “Blue Notes”; Corky McClerkin’s “Island of Dreams”; R. Kelly’s “Tp-2.com”and “U Saved Me/Happy People”; Brian Culbertson’s “Secrets”; Malachi Thompson’s “47TH Street”, “Rising Daystar” and “Blue Jazz”; Lines and Spaces’ “Shades of Brown”, Dennis Winslett’s “Soul Journey”, “Dee Alexander Live at the Hothouse” and “Dee Alexander – Unplugged” and Rogueart 2008 Blissful. Dee’s performance on the title track to “47th Street” was also released on the 2 CD set “Delmark Records, 45 Years of Jazz and Blues” featuring some of the best recordings from the company's rich jazz history. Ms. Alexander has also received the 2007 Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz Award and 2008 Jazz Entertainer of the Year by the Chicago Music Awards and UIC CCSB’s Black History Makers. Ms. Alexander is also a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). In January 2009, Dee Alexander’s CD will be released under the BluJazz Label.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Interesting Google presention

A useful presentation on Google strategy. Interesting.

I have been doing a research on online advertising for a week. Such a complicated stuff for me, who have worked on creative side, not a bit business. It looks so complex. urghhh I don't know or maybe I'm too slow.



Remark : people are so strange and not easy to understand. When they can't find what they want, they just flag it. Ummm so funny.

I'm still thinking how to do with my blog. English is not my mother tongue but soon I will quit writing in English... I'm not good at it at all. LOL

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Memories : Thai great short film

A short film by Teerapol Suneta. The story about a young woman goes back to her hometown to attend her mother's funeral. She has a great responsibility on her father who needs a great care because of his age. After watching this short, we'll who loses memories of everything.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Future Of Media Media Futurist @ Plugg 2009

Abother great presention regarding music by Gerd Leonhard.

Future Of Content Free Shared Paid

Check out this presentation. Very knowledgeable.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

My actual blog