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- The Jeff Buckley International Newsletter
The Only Official Fan Club & Newsletter
(Authorized & guided by the family of Jeff Buckley) Vol. 10:04 10/02/08
JEFF BUCKLEY TRIBUTE EVENT
GRACE IN
THE HEARTLAND JEFF
BUCKLEY.COM SCENE & HEARD - [Jeff Mentions From Around The World]
MARY'S MAILBAG (With Love from MG)
- Jeff & WFMU Recordings Available
- Hello From Greece ! - Films "Elizabethtown" & "Four Brothers"
Let Us Know! Help Us Grow!
The 11th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute
Event at Uncommon Ground in Chicago is scheduled to take place on
November 17th & 18th 2008. Event organizers are now accepting
submissions for artists to perform. Artists have come from
countries such as France, Italy, Denmark, Holland, Mexico, UK,
Australia and
many others in past years to perform
at the tribute.
Submission will be accepted until
October 15, 2008. If you would like to submit material
for consideration, for more information check out Sonicbids at www.sonicbids.com/jeffbuckleytribute
This event, which is supported by the Buckley family and featured on the official Jeff Buckley web site, sells out every year in less than 10 minutes for both nights' performances. Jeff Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, has been known to fly in for this event on many occasions. All net proceeds for the night will benefit The Old Town School of Folk Music Scholarship Fund, which allows musicians of all ages who can't afford to pay attend classes. A bit of history: On a snowy night in February of 1994, Jeff Buckley played a legendary set at Uncommon Ground. This performance was lauded "Best Concert of the Year" by Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune, and was later recalled by Mr. Kot as one of the best concerts he's ever attended. Jeff Buckley was born in California's Orange County in 1966 and died in a tragic drowning accident in Memphis on May 29, 1997. He had emerged in New York City's avant-garde club scene in the 1990's as one of the most remarkable musical artists of his generation, acclaimed by audiences, critics, and fellow musicians alike. For more information about Jeff, see the official website- www.jeffbuckley.com Dinner Reservations will be taken on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 10:00 am CDT at: 773-929-0415.
More Online: www.uncommonground.com/buckley.htm
KANSAS CITY TRIBUTE EVENT RECAP
The first ever 'Grace In The
Heartland' tribute to Jeff Buckley in Kansas City was a
gratifying evening
for fans of the iconic star's musical legacy. The creative yet true-to-form adaptations of Jeff Buckley original and favorite cover tunes performed by local-area musicians left the Record Bar crowd well satisfied. Miller Howell kicked off the Tribute with a few tightly-wound verses of Hallelujah. Howell's intense vocals and powerful stage presence set the tone for a remarkable set. His original "Not My Time", written specifically as a tribute to Buckley, was the only exception made on the night for a song never performed by Jeff and was well worth breaking the rules for. Howell left the stage with a great deal of intensity after a rousing performance of Eternal Life.
Following an intense day of
recording for her new album, Anna Cole took stage with performance
of
'Calling You' and 'Be My Husband' and left no doubt that her powerful vocal range is very adaptable to Buckley's anthology.
Joe Garvey earned his tribute
stripes performing in the June, 2007 homage to Jeff Buckley at the
Hard Rock Café in Paris, France. His repertoire includes
enough Buckley compositions for a full evening and a
last-minute line-up change allowed him to complete a seven-song set. He opened with 'Lost Highway' in a format similar to Buckley's 1995 Bearsville Studios release. He was accompanied on 'Last Goodbye' and 'So Real' by his brother Tom on guitar and bassist Ryan Bob of Overland Park. The threesome performance inspired a retro-glimpse of Jeff's early performances sans percussion. Garvey's inflections, voice control and emotion were uncannily true to form in 'Lover You Should Have Come Over.' His set closed with an extended and somewhat original version of 'Hallelujah', following the lyrics of Buckley's Chicago performance and adding verses from Leonard Cohen's original version that Buckley had omitted. The bar was infused with a reverence typical of 'Hallelujah' performed to Buckley's interpretation.
Abigail Murphy and her entourage of
talented musicians brought a feeling of fullness, satisfaction and
conclusion to the evening. Working out some solicitousness through a soft 'Je n'en connais pas la fin' duo with Pat Ables, the full band rocked through New Year's Prayer with Ables providing a captivating flute introduction preceding a powerfully smooth transition to knock-down percussion and guitar and Murphy's hauntingly close vocal connection with the spirit of the song. Stroking the sub-consciousness, a surreal mélange of sound leading into 'Dream Brother' steered the crowd on a power wave of oceanic sound and transparency filled with Buckley memories and fate. Following a performance of 'Forget Her,' the tribute came to a vivifying conclusion with the band's energy packed rendition of 'Grace.' Performing with Murphy and Ables were Drew Sitt on bass and Mark Knickerbocker on guitar.
Each artist expressed thanks to Jeff
Buckley for inspiration as though he were still there among them.
In fact, the sense of closeness the music created among the close-knit community of his fans left a feeling that Jeff himself may have been sitting at a table with friends and a beer, influencing the sound and emotion of the night. Perhaps he was. It should be noted that the Record Bar has excellent acoustical quality and the sound crew is very skillful. The sound expertise is critical when musicians are changing setups throughout the night, and the Record Bar is certainly up to the task in hosting such an event. Now that it's clear that the event can be successfully pulled off in Kansas City, thoughts will gather for organization of an encore.
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Incase you haven't had a chance to
visit, we've launched a brand new online store at www.jeffbuckley.com
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SCENE & HEARD
In a recent New York Times movie
review by Stephen Holden, Jeff Buckley is mentioned in the article
"Serious Pleasures: Season’s Sweet Spots" in regard to
the film, "Tell No One", a French thriller described as
having "everything you would want in a 21st-century version
of a Hitchcock mystery". Holden says, 'Jeff Buckley’s
heartrending version of “Lilac Wine” on the soundtrack gives
the film a wrenching emotional tug.' More Online at: New York
Times - Movie Reviews http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/movies/22slee.html
Chris Martin from Coldplay mentioned Jeff in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. Under a section titled "Martin's Musical Roots" he spoke of Jeff. Also, in the interview, the reporter says, "In Coldplay's early music, there was a lot of soul singing in your voice." Chris responds, "That was probably soul, but through Jeff Buckley's filter, to be ruthlessly honest." Interview Online at: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/21185368/ The August edition of The Australian Stage (Australian performing arts news, reviews & interviews) , reports that during the Ballet at the Regal / West Australian Ballet performance at The Regal Theatre, Britten’s Corpus Christi Carol (sung here by Jeff Buckley) was used in a performance piece featuring Tim O’Donnell and principle artist Jayne Smeulders about loss and grief. Article and photos online at: http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/perth/ballet-at-the-regal--west-australian-ballet-1726.html In the August 17 "Sunday Times In Gear Interview" section, veteran actor Terence Stamp (General Zod - intergalactic nemesis of Superman and Valkyrie with Tom Cruise) says: " On my CD changer, I have Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah and The Who's The Seeker. My brother Chris managed The Who in the 1960s, and this song was later used on The Limey, one of my favourite films in my career." The whole interview (full page) may be accessed via: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article4538165.ece Additionally, Stamp was featured on the BBC Radio Program "Desert Island Discs" and listed Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" as a disc he'd take if on a deserted island. Story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20060312.shtml American idol winner, David Cook was recently interviewed for the CNS/ All Headline News. In the interview, Cook said that his aspirations are to "just be somebody that people look to and respect and maybe not go nuts over," he says. "Somebody who really encapsulates a movement in music, I think, would be amazing." He adds that if he could collaborate with any musician, living or dead, it'd be Jeff Buckley. "I would have loved to sit down with Jeff Buckley and written, I think. One of my favorite songs of all time is 'Eternal Life.' To be able to, I guess, pick such a musical mind's brain, you know, would be amazingly educational." He says, "I think I would love to be somebody that ten years down the road, you ask somebody else that question and then they say me. I think that'd be a huge compliment." Complete interview online at: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012061365 Thanks To: Jessica Baird, Nicole Coates, Sandra Battles, Bert and Adam Bretherton
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If you have a question for Mary, please tell us what City/Country
you are writing from and send them to: Newsletter@jeffbuckley.com
Letters reprinted by permission
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In the previous edition of JBIN
[Vol.10:03 06/26/08], we featured a mailbag letter from Jamie in the
USA. Jamie asked if there would ever be a collection of rarities
of some of Jeff's music put into an album, suggesting some covers Jeff
has recorded or some of Jeff's WFMU performances. As a
follow-up, we have this info from Jack Bookbinder/Fun Palace
Entertainment: Thanks for that, Robert. Go Saxons! xo MG *~*~*~*
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Mary Guibert - (Editor in Chief)
Jacqueline Maylott - (Managing Editor) Fun Palace Entertainment (Contributing Editors) Music Editor Marie Corbeau Micah Eberman- (Website-Majordomo) Contributing Writers
International Correspondents
Bert & Adam Bretherton (UK),Lisa Bulloc (UK),Robert Cullen (Ireland),Nikki Coates (Australia), Sophia Ford (Australia), Anil Kishan (UK),Roberto Letizi (Australia),Sarah Rennix (Ireland), Patricia Pizarro (Chile), Grace Sheehan (Ireland).
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