CELESTE

Celeste: Not Your Muse

by Chris May
June 27, 2022

The mega-concert staged in front of London's Buckingham Palace on June 4, 2022 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee was not an obvious save-the-date event for British jazz fans or non-monarchists. It was, however, brilliantly staged, and worth watching for that reason alone. And as it turned out, it contained three-and-a-half minutes of transcendent song which eclipsed top-of-the-bill appearances by Queen, Elton John and Diana Ross. The song was the Louis Armstrong hit “What A Wonderful ...

New Philology Release: "My Reflection" by Andrea Celeste

Source: All About Jazz
February 18, 2008

December 2007 sees the release of “My Reflection", the debut album from the young and enormously talented singer and songwriter Andrea Celeste. The 21 year-old singer, whose voice is deep and mature, signs most of the tracks on the album before entrusting it then to such exceptional musicians as Gianluca Tagliazucchi (piano), Dino Cerruti (double bass) and Rodolfo Cervetto (drums). Produced by Roberto “Robbo" Vigo and edited by the prestigious Philology jazz label, the album will be distributed in Europe, ...
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Royal's 1979 Debut Album Dream Come True with Legendary Pianist Geri Allen to be Re-Issued on Japanese Import Label Celeste

Source: All About Jazz
February 18, 2008

Washington, DC- February 18, 2008- America's Hot Musician judge Gregory Charles Royal has inked a deal with Japanese import label Celeste to re-issue his 1979 debut album Dream Come True. The album which contains the cult classic “Dancer" featured then unknown pianist Geri Allen and bassist Clarence Seay. Seay, who also owns the burgeoning jazz club B-Sharp's in Florida (http://b-sharps.com/), went on to do major recordings with Grammy winners Wynton Marsalis and Wallace Roney, and Billy Harper and the Smithsonian ...
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MusicDish Network Promotes 60's Love Child Astrella-Celeste

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2006

MusicDish, an Internet music magazine publisher and artist marketing/ development firm, is proud to announce the addition of Pop/Jazz singer Astrella Celeste to the MusicDish Network roster. Combining a variety of online viral marketing strategies, the MusicDish Network will be coordinating a broad campaign in support of her new EP Blue Star (the Spanish translation of Astrella Celeste).

The ultimate 60's love child, Astrella-Celeste is the daughter of the “British Bob Dylan" Donovan, who wrote “Catch the Wind," “Mellow Yellow" ...
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