Archive for 'Music'

Dave Brubeck withHeidi Chang 3-21-81

Aloha Dave Brubeck (1920 – 2012)

Hawaii Tales Blog – Remembering jazz legend Dave Brubeck.

Ray Parker Jr.

Third Annual Pacific Rim Jazz Festival

Check out the Third Annual Pacific Rim Jazz Festival, which gets underway today at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu.

Gabe Baltazar

Hawaii Jazz Legend Gabe Baltazar performs Europa in concert

Hawaii Tales BlogHawaii Jazz Legend Gabe Baltazar performs Europa in concert

HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima performs in Hawaii

Hawaii Tales Blog – Hiroshima will be performing two concerts in Honolulu, celebrating the release of the band’s latest CD “Departure.”

Gabby Pahinui

Soundtracking “The Descendants” With “Real” Hawaiian Music

Heard on NPR – The Oscar-winning film “The Descendants” is the first Hollywood movie scored entirely with Hawaiian music.

Honolulu Jazz Quartet

Honolulu Jazz Quartet Live at Gordon Biersch

Honolulu Jazz Quartet | Photo © Heidi Chang The Honolulu Jazz Quartet put on a great evening of music at Gordon Biersch at Aloha Tower Market Place last night, celebrating their 10th anniversary and new CD, “Remembrance, Live At The Triple Door.”   Many happy fans, who’ve  followed the group over the years, and other […]

Honolulu Jazz Quartet

Honolulu Jazz Quartet Celebrates 1oth Anniversary and new CD

Honolulu Jazz Quartet | John Kolivas (bass), Dan Del Negro (keyboards), von Baron (drums) and Tim Tsukiyama (sax) It’s a milestone, alright. The Honolulu Jazz Quartet is celebrating ten years of creating music together with a performance tonight at Gordon Biersch, and releasing it’s third CD. Kudos to bassist John Kolivas, who founded the band, […]

Hawaii Ukulele Festival

All Things Ukulele Happening in Waikiki

Looking for something fun to do? Grab your family and friends, and your ukulele, and head on over to the 41st Annual Ukulele Festival happening today at Kapiolani Park Bandstand in Waikiki. Thousands of ukulele players from all over the world will gather to celebrate the music and joy created by the tiny four-stringed instrument. And it’s free. Hundreds of island children will perform, as well as guests from Italy, Thailand, Australia, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. As always, there’s a great line-up of talent from Hawaii, including Ohta-San and the group Hookena. Jake Shimabukuro will close out the show.

Singer Terry Steele | Photo © Heidi Chang

Terry Steele & Kimo Cornwell perform God Bless America

Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Terry Steele and keyboardist Kimo Cornwell perform their own rendition of God Bless America with a lot of heart and sou, inspired by an earlier version by Marvin Gaye sang.

Kim Cornwell © Heidi Chang

Kimo Cornwell & Terry Steele perform The Star Spangled Banner

What happens when Kimo Cornwell, the talented keyboardist for the band Hiroshima, and Terry Steele, a gifted singer and hit songwriter for Luther Vandross, team up for the 4th of July? They create some amazing music. Listen to Kimo Cornwell and Terry Steele perform The Star Spangled Banner: [audio:https://heidichang.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/01-The-Star-Spangled-Banner.mp3|titles=The Star Spangled Banner] (Time: 2 min […]

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