Hejira

Active since: 2022

‘Hejira’ is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’, ‘Hejira’, ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’ and ‘Mingus’ (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire

Various Artists: Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation

by Neil Duggan
April 24, 2025

In the late 1960s, record labels introduced inexpensive compilation albums that typically focused on specific genres. These collections strategically paired established artists with emerging talents. By doing so, they offered listeners an accessible entry point to discover multiple artists within a particular scene--essentially functioning as an early form of playlist. While such musical curation now primarily ...

Allison Miller, GOGODUCKS, An Pierl��, Allegra Levy & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 21, 2025

Allison Miller front and center in a playlist which features her new big band album and her contribution to the new records by ARTEMIS and Allegra Levy, as well as the architectural jazz of GOGODUCKS, the music without borders of An Pierlé and a heartfelt tribute to Joni Mitchell.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison ...

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Hejira

Featuring the music of Joni Mitchell
Duration: 7:00
November 7, 2010

Hejira

By Joni Mitchell

Label: Asylum Records
Released: 1976