March 16, 2012 5:00 am by: Peter Babb
Jamaican musician
Jimmy Cliff has been recording and performing music professionally for fifty years now, an incredibly lengthy career by any standards, but especially impressive given the fact that those 50 years started when Cliff was just 14 years old. One of the world's most accomplished reggae musicians, Jimmy Cliff has been instrumental in bringing the genre to heights never thought reachable before. He's been recognized by the Jamaican government and given the Order of Merit, the highest honor they bestow for achievement in the arts and sciences. Listen to Jimmy Cliff live at the Four Seasons RIGHT HERE!...
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Either despite or because of her lack of formal training, Austin based jazz singer Kat Edmonson never fails to amaze an audience. After releasing her first album, Take to the Sky, in 2009, critics and fans alike were astounded by her voice, which sounds almost as if it were straight from jazz's golden age. That being said, she wouldn't be as recognized as she is if she just simply took old songs and sang them well. She sings some original songs, and songs that aren't her own she puts an innovative spin on. Kat Edmonson joined KUT at the Four Seasons and gave us this lovely performance. Enjoy! ... » read more
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