Judy Carmichael

Who’s Here: Judy Carmichael, Jazz Musician

Posted on January 3, 2013 by md in Press, United States

Dan’s Hamptons
December 22, 2012 by Daniel Koontz

Sag Harbor’s Judy Carmichael plays some mean “stride” piano. Stride is a piano style that comes from an early era in jazz, ’20s jazz that people partied and danced to. It’s a joyous, rollicking sound that evokes Kansas City, Chicago and the rich musical culture of the American South. It’s the kind of music you might expect to hear in a smoky juke joint in Memphis.

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Live Jazz: Judy Carmichael at Vitello’s REVIEW

Posted on March 1, 2012 by md in Press, United States

By Don Heckman
The International Review of Music

There’s a long history of great jazz artists, reaching as far back as Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller, who understood the value of communicating, connecting and – yes, here’s that awful word – entertaining an audience. It’s a history that hasn’t had much impact upon recent jazz generations.
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