{"id":600,"date":"2008-10-20T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T16:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2008-12-31T12:50:44","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T19:50:44","slug":"amel-larrieux-coming-to-anthology-oct-29-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/2008\/10\/20\/amel-larrieux-coming-to-anthology-oct-29-30\/","title":{"rendered":"AMEL LARRIEUX COMING TO ANTHOLOGY OCT. 29 & 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRAMMY-NOMINATED SOUL\/R&B SINGER-SONGWRITER, KEYBOARDIST <\/strong> <\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO, CALIF., Oct. 12 \u2013 Grammy-nominated soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist Amel Larrieux<\/strong> will seduce listeners with her distinctive sound and virtuosic vocal style for two nights at Anthology: Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., and Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Amel’s collaboration with Stanley Clarke and Glenn Lewis, a cover of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s 1972 song “Where Is the Love”, was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 2004 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in New York, Amel honed her musical sensibilities in her diverse, artistic neighborhood of Greenwich Village. In the 1990s, she found fame as co-founder of the R&B\/hip-hop duo Groove Theory<\/strong> with Bryce Wilson. The pair\u2019s debut album, \u201cGroove Theory,\u201d included radio hits \u201cTell Me,\u201d Keep Tryin\u2019\u201d and \u201cBaby Luv.\u201d In 1996, Amel was featured as a guest vocalist on the debut album of Sade\u2019s band, Sweetback. <\/p>\n

Amel released a solo album, \u201cInfinite Possibilities,\u201d in 2000. Her solo debut saw her expanding her musical horizons\u2014it included a few tracks (such as the song \u201cDown\u201d) that could be described as \u201cacid jazz\u201d: a fusion of jazz, soul and funk. <\/p>\n

She\u2019s released three albums on her own independent label, Blisslife Records, which she founded in 2003. One of these releases, 2004\u2019s \u201cBravebird,\u201d includes the track “For Real,\u201d which inspired Ebony magazine to rave about her “ethereal high-octave vocals that bring to mind Minnie Riperton.\u201d <\/p>\n

Her third solo record, 2006\u2019s \u201cMorning,\u201d is Amel\u2019s highest-charting album to date, peaking at #74 on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart. <\/p>\n

In May 2007, Amel released her fourth solo album, \u201cLovely Standards,\u201d an album of jazz covers, which made it into the Top 5 of Billboard\u2019s Top Jazz Albums. Her single “No One Else” appears on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry’s 2007 film \u201cWhy Did I Get Married?\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT ANTHOLOGY<\/strong>
\nAnthology is San Diego\u2019s premier, award-winning live music venue and fine dining restaurant, located in the vibrant neighborhood of Little Italy in downtown San Diego. Inside, Anthology comes to life in the spirit of a 1940s supper club\u2014with a decidedly swank and modern spin\u2014to deliver a harmonious gathering of food, music and world-class ambience. On the stage, Anthology plays host to local, regional and international recording artists in jazz, rock, blues, Latin, singer-songwriter and world music in a performing space that boasts a state-of-the-art sound system and immaculate acoustics. <\/p>\n

Anthology\u2019s New American cuisine is inspired by consulting chef and award-winning culinary superstar Bradley Ogden. In just over a year, Anthology has garnered such acclaim as \u201cBest New Jazz Club\u201d by CityBeat, \u201cBest Restaurant Design\u201d by Riviera Magazine and \u201cBest Live Music Venue\u201d by CitySearch. <\/p>\n

For a complete listing of upcoming events, with more details about and tickets and artists, and to find more information about private party events, visit www.AnthologySD.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Anthology is located at 1337 India Street (between A and Ash Streets).<\/p>\n

Tickets are available at the Anthology Box Office, by calling 619.595.0300 and at www.AnthologySD.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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GRAMMY-NOMINATED SOUL\/R&B SINGER-SONGWRITER, KEYBOARDIST SAN DIEGO, CALIF., Oct. 12 \u2013 Grammy-nominated soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist Amel Larrieux will seduce listeners with her distinctive sound and virtuosic vocal style for two nights at Anthology: Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., and Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Amel’s collaboration with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,14],"tags":[87,98,102,100,96,89,88,97,101,103,104,93,90,92,91,95,94,99],"class_list":["post-600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past-shows","category-press-releases","tag-amel-larrieux","tag-bryce-wilson","tag-funk","tag-fusion","tag-glenn-lewis","tag-grammy","tag-grammy-nominated","tag-groove-theory","tag-jazz","tag-jazz-covers","tag-jazz-fusion","tag-keyboardist","tag-rb","tag-singer-songwriter","tag-soul","tag-stanley-clarke","tag-vocal-style","tag-vocalist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":872,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions\/872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}