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John Legend to Headline Saint Lucia Jazz Festival

John Legend to Headline Saint Lucia Jazz Festival

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

In celebration of the 20th anniversary, six time Grammy winner and multi-Platinum artist John Legend will headline this year's Saint Lucia Jazz Festival. Singer, songwriter and pianist, Legend has sold more than five million albums worldwide, garnered multiple hit singles ("Ordinary People," “Used to Love U," “So High," “Save Room," “Heaven," “Another Again") and has received countless awards. Legend demonstrates a rare ability to fuse classic old school soul music with the edgy flavor of 21st century hip-hop. From April ...

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John Legend at the Greek Theatre

John Legend at the Greek Theatre

Source: Michael Ricci

The R & B singer offered love songs galore. The best performances were the ones that he didn't try to work too hard at.

Before he found fame as an R&B singer, John Legend labored briefly as a management consultant, and Tuesday at the Greek Theatre he put that business experience to work, waiting until he was a quarter of the way into his 90-minute show to make an offer he'd already fulfilled.

“Y'all wanna hear some love songs?" he ...

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John Legend Old-Fashioned Romantic in a Machismo World

John Legend Old-Fashioned Romantic in a Machismo World

Source: Michael Ricci

John Legend kept his distance from the piano when he started his concert at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night.

He looked like an aggressive R&B star, with a video intro presenting him as a boxer ( la L L Cool J) while he made his entrance down the orchestra aisle in sunglasses and a leather jacket. Booming drumbeats pushed him through his first half-dozen songs as he worked the stage.

But he looked more comfortable once he tossed ...

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John Legend at the Gibson Amphitheatre

John Legend at the Gibson Amphitheatre

Source: Michael Ricci

“John Legend is suave and smooth," read a text message crawling across the jumbo screen before the 13-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter's performance at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Tuesday.

Indeed, with songs so silken and seamless as to be soporific, the 30-year-old R&B balladeer has emerged as the preeminent practitioner of vanilla latte soul for the sport coat-and-cravat crowd, a Brian McKnight for Generation Y.

To his credit, Legend affects a winsome affability on-stage and knows his role, winking at the audience, ...

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John Legend to Perform Live at Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009

John Legend to Perform Live at Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009

Source: All About Jazz

MULTI-PLATINUM GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST AND ACCLAIMED PERFORMER JOHN LEGEND WILL EMBARK SKYWARDS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE-UP FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE ON THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY 2009 AT DUBAI MEDIA CITY OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER. Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival is kicking off on the 18th of February 2009 and tying up on the 27th of the same month with more than 30 performances all hosted at Dubai Media City Amphitheater. “One of the most eagerly awaited shows ….We are delighted to ...

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