Smooth jazz sax player Mindi Abair has just released her newest CD entitled, In Hi-Fi Stereo, and it’s definitely going to be a major hit from the sound if it. From start to finish, In Hi-Fi Stereo is something classic and something new at the same time. Abair re-introduces vintage jazz, R&B and soul on her new album along with solid performances from a stellar line up to chill with. The phrase 'in hi-fidelity stereo' was used a lot back in the 1960s, and this 48-minute CD often recalls the improvisatory soul-jazz recordings of the '60s and '70s. Direct or indirect influences like the Crusaders, the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Tom Scott's L.A. Express, Grover Washington, Jr., David 'Fathead' Newman, and Hank Crawford serve Abair well on an album that is mostly instrumental but also contains a few vocal offerings. The most memorable is a remake of James Brown's 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World,' which boasts a bluesy performance by singer Lalah Hathaway (daughter of the late soul legend Donny Hathaway).
MINDI ABAIR TOUR SCHEDULE
May 29 - San Diego, CA @ The KIFM Smooth Jazz 98.1 Gaslamp Festival
June 10 - Wichita, KS @ Bradley Fair Shopping Center
June 11 - Overland Park, KS @ Jazz In The Woods
June 19 - Big Bear Lake, CA @ Big Bear Lake JazzTrax Summer Music Festival
July 10 - St. Joseph, MI @ Pavilion Stage At Silver Beach
July 18 - Dundee, NY @ Glenora Wine Cellars
July 22 - Walnut Creek, CA @ Broadway Plaza Summer Jazz Series
July 23 - Newport Beach, CA @ The Wave’s Summer Jazz Series Hyatt Regency
Aug 24 - Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere
Aug 25 - NewYork, NY @ Smooth Cruises Spirit Cruise Ship Pier 61
Aug 26 - Boston, MA @ Scullers Jazz Club
Sept 12 - Temecula, CA @ Thornton Winery
Sept 25 - Camarillo, CA @ Caramillo Art & Jazz Festival
Oct 9 - Avalon, CA @ Catalina Jazz Fest Avalon Ballroom
Oct 14 - Catalina Island, CA @ Unplugged At The Wrigley Ranch
Oct 15 - Crystal Bay, NV @ Crystal Bay Casino
Aug 26-Sept 2, 2011 – Dave Koz Friends At Sea Alaska on the Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas
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