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Haley Reinhart “God Bless The Child” With Irvin Mayfield in New Orleans
The limitations of American Idol are so apparent watching Season 10 alum, Haley Reinhart perform “God Bless The Child” with Jazz musician and professor, Irvin Mayfield. Haley and Casey’s Idol duet of the Charles Mingus tune “Moanin” only hints at what she pulls off here in this 11 minute jam with Mayfield that finishes up with an impressive scat duet with the band.
Watch the video after the jump.
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Casey Abrams Talks Frankly About His Ulcerative Colitis
Watch Casey Abrams talk frankly about his medical condition, Ulcerative Colitis before meeting people who also have the condition at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead GA yesterday.
Rodney Ho of the Atlanta Journal Constitution interviewed him for a few minutes before his meeting.
Video after the jump.
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Casey Abrams Raises Awareness About Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Casey Abrams‘ run on American Idol season 10 was nearly derailed when a flare-up of his Ulcerative Colitis sent him to the hospital. He missed a results show, a few functions and Ford commercials, but thankfully, after treatment (which included blood transfusions) he got things under control and was able to compete all the way to 6th place.
Now, Casey is set to launch a nationwide contest to raise awareness about inflammatory bowel disease. US citizens, age eighteen and older who are diagnosed with UC or Crohn’s disease, are encouraged to submit their story showcasing how they’ve been able to pursue their dreams despite their disease now through August 26, 2011 at www.IBDIcons.com.
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Paul McDonald, Stefano Langone, Casey Abrams On Idol, The Tour and The Future!
Check out these great video interviews from Yahoo Music’s Lyndsey Parker, conducted on Idol Press Day last week.
Paul McDonald’s first record post-Idol will be solo. Although he hasn’t exactly lost his too-cool-for-school attitude about Idol, He’s grateful for the doors the monster show has opened for him.
Stefano Langone is hard at work in Los Angeles, networking networking networking, hoping to make an album that is a cross between Stevie Wonder and John Legend. He feels he did really well on Idol, despite not being represented very well on air.
Casey Abrams kinda sorta reveals the tour concert order! He’s also considering shaving his beard again…
Click the jump to watch.
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Casey Abrams & Bill Cunliffe – Playboy Jazz Festival – VIDEO
Casey Abrams took the stage last weekend to perform a tune with Bill Cunliffe and the Resonance Big Band with Marian Petrescu in a tribute to Oscar Peterson at the Playboy Jazz festival at the Hollywood Bowl.
Watch it after the jump.
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Casey Abrams & Haley Reinhart – Playboy Jazz Festival
Season 10’s Casey Abrams not only took in the acts at this weekend’s Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, he sat in on a set with jazz pianist Bill Cunliffe.
Casey tweeted that playing with Cunliffe and his band “was incredible. Thanks for the opportunity guys…Playboy Jazzfest was awesome.”
Photos inside (including Haley Reinhart!)
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