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Jill Scott is featured artist on the new MAMi Magazine Interactive Global Edition. …[includes unofficial “North Philly Remix” of Jill Scott’s smokin’ “Epiphany”
Check out the online magazine.. it’s really cool.
Check out Jill’s performance a few weeks ago from Ellen. She kills it.
Jill Scott in Atlanta
By Sonia Murray | Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 06:00 AM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
First R&B singer Jill Scott did a dynamic private show at the Georgia Freight Depot Monday evening, and then the following night many of her 11 band members - including drummer Lil John Roberts - took part in the weekly Tuesday Jam at Sugar Hill in Underground Atlanta.
Those two performances combined made for an exceptional way to start a week in live music on the Atlanta scene. And while many at Sugar Hill were expecting Scott herself to grace the stage - as she did earlier this year when she was in town filming Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married? ” - the line-up of folks in the audience and on the microphone were still worthwhile. If not remarkable, including: Anthony David, Keisha Jackson, Nicci Gilbert of Brownstone, Scar, Trina Meade of Three5Human, Phillipia, Kelsy Davis and Kerisha Roi. Backing them up were an ever-changing line-up of musicians including Roberts, guitarist Billy Odum and Phil Davis on keyboards. And of course there was the electric weekly hostess, Joi and local legend DJ Kemit on the turntables.
Photos and story by www.accessatlanta.com
Jill’s buzz tour landed in Miami a few days ago and we a happy to share a few pics from the show from a fan. Enjoy the photos. Most of you have been wondering when Jill will be doing her full blown tour…. Look out for a huge US Tour at the beginning of 2008. These private shows are closed the public but she will be back after she tours Europe. Enjoy…
Jill sipping on ’soda’… having fun at her own show…. go Jill!
By M.Baker
Jill took the stage shortly before 9:30P to a crowd of 600+ lucky fans, and started her set with “The Real Thing” – it was so hot it literally set the fire alarms off! She followed with “Ephiphany” and “The Way”. The show was truly amazing, especially since she performed in front of a full band and horn section – which surprised a lot of people in attendance considering it was a free event. The big songs of the night were definitely “Crown Royal” – which was funny she sang since it was a Bailey’s sponsored show – but in her words “we have to live in the now…and it’s a metaphor song”! Other crowd favorites were “How It Make You Feel” – of course “Hate On Me” and “A Long Walk”. Following a quick break, Jill returned to the stage for an encore performance which included “Golden” and “He Loves Me”.
Following her 1 ½ hour performance, VIP’s were invited to a special room to enjoy more Bailey’s concoctions and a meet-n-greet with Jill. It was a fantastic show…all I can say is I can’t wait until she comes back through Texas again!
Check out this news coverage while Jill was in Botswana while shooting her new film “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (Alexander McCall Smith). This show will air on HBO in the coming months.. stay tuned. Share your thoughts here..
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On the heels of a successful box office movie ‘Why Did I Get Married’ and a new cd project, The talented rhythm and blues singer Jill Scott performs at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Earl Gibson III)
Lots of people have been asking why these tour dates are not for sale or open to the public. The only dates you can see Jill at the moment is this last show on Saturday in Los Angeles. If you want to see Jill she will be doing a full blown tour at the beginning of 2008…. and once we have the full schedule we will send an email blast to our family members. Make sure you’re a part of the Hidden Beach Family.
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Check out this dance troop add their own flavor to Crown Royal.
Jill Scott - Crown Royal (OK, I messed up! Typical! LOL)
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Like any good poet, Jill Scott captures the deeper meaning in everyday moments in her songwriting.
The live show exceeds the album, and the energetic singer’s playful asides exceed what can be published.
October 18, 2007
Jill Scott pauses for a moment, takes a big swig from an imaginary drink and wipes her lip with emphasis. “It’s just a metaphor for something I want more,” she confides to the packed crowd Tuesday at the House of Blues.
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that she’s talking about sex. And she mentions it repeatedly throughout her highly erotic performance. Her ad libs and interludes are so risqué, they can’t be quoted in a family newspaper.
Someone in the crowd whispers that the sexual energy is the emotional byproduct of her recent divorce from Lyzel Williams, who was the subject of some of her past love songs. And the set list does reflect an aching heart: “Hate On Me,” “Celibacy Blues,” and “Crown Royal,” a trio plucked from her new album “The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3.”
Like any good poet, Scott captures the deeper meaning in everyday moments in her songwriting. She sees the pathos of kitchen sinks and collard greens. On “Epiphany,” another new one, she chants about heaving, glistening body parts and squirting massage oil to a syncopated conga drum, only to end with, “But why do I feel so empty?”
Ironically, she’s probably one of the least empty and most substantive vocalists in R&B. Her voice is a magnificent instrument of virtuosity. She transitions from different sonic textures with agility: jazz, gospel, blues, even opera. In one moment she mewls like a vulnerable kitten. Then, the emotion wells up inside of her swaying body, erupts from her mouth and soars to the rafters in a satisfying musical catharsis, a powerful antidote to the antiseptic, digitized nano-noise we’ve grown accustomed to in recent years.
Her massive band — with its brass section, drums, guitar, bass, synthesizer and trio of backup singers — follows her every lead with a sound that is lush and well-oiled. The live show is better than the album in the way the book is usually better than the movie.
The mature, 30-plus crowd eats it up with gusto. Friends and lovers sway and embrace. Some couples kiss to the slower, more romantic songs. Large swaths of the audience sing along. “Hold on, how is it the album has been out only a couple weeks, and you already know the words? Are you showing off?” teases Scott.
By 10:30 p.m., the show has erupted into a full-throttle dance party (concertgoers don’t yet know that they will have to wait more than two hours for their cars in the House of Blues valet). Everyone moves to her 2004 hit single “Golden.” She receives a bouquet of flowers and does a little beauty pageant wave. But wait, the show isn’t over.
A gentle piano solo emerges from the darkness and Scott breaks into an emotional rendition of “He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)” — the song about her ex-husband. She sings, “You tease me/you please me/you school me,” with such searing intensity, it almost seems like every glass in the venue will break. Speaking of which, did anyone ever get her that drink?
Help raise money for a cause. Purchase Jill’s new CD at your local Ashley Stewart store and $5 dollars of the proceeds will go to The Ashley Stewart Foundation.
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Jill lands in Los Angeles and gives her best performance at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. If you were at the concert tell the family ‘How It Make You Feel’. Photos courtesy of Arnold Turner (A.Turner Archives-07). Enjoy…
Jill with Steve McKeever and Sheila’s Husband Richard T. Jones from “Why did I Get Married”.
Jill Scott with Mc Lyte
Jill Scott and Sheila’s Husband Richard T. Jones from “Why did I Get Married”.
Jill Scott debuts on the big screen as a huge star. Lots of new fans have discovered Jill …. finally…. but as an actress. They still don’t know her Words and Sounds.
Team Jill Scott hasn’t seen the movie just yet… but we can tell from all the great comments on her FanBook that lots of fans were touched by her role as Sheila in the movie.
Jill Scott in a new blockbuster film…. “The Real Thing” considered by People magazine as “The Sexiest CD Out This Year”…. What’s next for our rising star?
Be Ready Ready … Be Ready Ready … Be Ready Ready … Be Ready Ready …
Word on the street says that Perez Hilton is requesting an interview with Jill Scott to include her in his Divas Special. The special is supposedly going to include acts like Chaka Khan, Dolly Parton, Gloria Estefan, Tori Amos and Celion Dion. But none of this is confirmed… just the rumors on the street.
Perez wants to highlight Scott as a ‘Modern Day Diva’ on his show ‘What Perez Sez’.
Hopefully Jill’s camp will be able to make the VH-1 Special filming while she is in LA this week.
Thanks to Perez for being a HUGE fan of Jill Scott…. and we would just want to say THANK YOU for all the LOVE and SUPPORT he has given her on his site. Jill is like the only celebrity he doesn’t talk bad about…
Go Perez!
“What happens in Vegas… Stays in Vegas”….. but not this time.
Jill Scott is on a roll and she is feeling better than ever with her band Fatback Taffy. They kicked off the tour at The House of Blues on the Vegas Strip and have arrived in Los Angeles to perform 3 nights back to back the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip!
Lot’s of great energy from Jill’s camp from her #1 Movie Debut with Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?”. Jill Scott is feeling it and she is ready to give it to LA…tonight.. tomorrow.. and the next night..
Don’t miss out on the LA shows… she is feeling good and ready to rock the House… of Blues!
Bailey’s Presents A Night with Jill Scott.
If you were at this show in Las Vegas… Tell the family… ‘How It Make You Feel’
( Photos: Sam Wilson / WENN )
If you missed the show, check out all 5 Videos
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Jill performs “Hate On Me” Live with Regis & Kelly!
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