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The Joni Mitchell Renaissance
  + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Last summer at the Newport Folk Festival, fans of the singer Brandi Carlile were treated to a shocking surprise: a guest appearance by Joni Mitchell, who had been barely seen in public since recovering from an aneurysm in 2015. The joyful performance went old-school viral — a cross-generational feel-good sensation. This month came the second wave of the comeback: a nearly three-hour Joni Jam at Carlile’s Echoes Through the Canyon festival in Washington, that featured Mitchell singing and playing electric guitar accompanied by acolytes: Annie Lennox, Allison Russell, Wendy and Lisa, Sarah McLachlan, and others. On this week’s Popcast, a conversation about how Mitchell was received during her career peak, the recent steps she’s taken toward public performance and how she is remaking her own music in her later years.
Persons: Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell, Joni Jam, Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Allison Russell, Wendy, Lisa, Sarah McLachlan Organizations: Newport Folk Festival Locations: Washington
Meet Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam Crew
  + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Out here, the blue highway signs that usually serve as mile markers instead display the types of apple trees you’re driving by: Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp. I made an eager pilgrimage to this corner of the world over the weekend (along with a bunch of other Joni Mitchell fans) to see Mitchell headline the Gorge Amphitheater at her first ticketed concert in more than 20 years. But the so-called Joni Jam at the Gorge was proof that she’s spent the last year — on the brink of turning 80, no less — working hard to strengthen her voice. Like the Newport set, the Joni Jam was communal by nature, spearheaded by Mitchell’s friend Brandi Carlile and designed to have the feel of the musical gatherings Mitchell frequently hosts in her living room. That made the show feel relatively egoless: Though there were some headline-worthy names present, there were no dramatic, please-welcome-to-the-stage entrances or bowed departures.
Persons: Honeycrisp, Joni Mitchell, Mitchell, we’d, “ Amelia, , “ Carey ”, Joni Jam, she’s, Mitchell’s, Brandi Carlile Organizations: Fuji, Newport Folk, Newport Locations: Wenatchee, Washington
After the first few songs — including rousing, singalong renditions of “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Raised on Robbery” — a recognition seemed to ripple through the crowd: Mitchell’s voice had grown even stronger, richer and nimbler in the year since those Newport videos went viral. In that previous performance, Carlile had often guided Mitchell or taken on lead vocal duties herself. But at the Gorge, Mitchell was once again in control. Mitchell held court in pigtail braids, chic sunglasses and a floral silk shirt that billowed in the canyon winds. Part of any Joni Jam is not just singing with Mitchell, Carlile told the crowd, but singing for her.
Persons: , Carlile, Mitchell, Concertgoers, — Mitchell, Joni Jam, Mitchell’s, Sarah McLachlan, ” Annie Lennox, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, ” Melvoin, Prince, Lisa, Joni Organizations: Newport Locations: Japan, San Francisco, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
NEW YORK — Joni Mitchell’s return to the stage in August was a surprise, but fans can plan for the next one. “And she is going to crush it.”Carlile brought Mitchell onstage with her at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island during the summer. Joni, flat out, loves to perform and she’s awesome at it.”Brandi Carlile introduces Joni Mitchell for a special Joni Jam at the Newport Folk Festival on July 24. Carlin Stiehl / Boston Globe via Getty ImagesMitchell left the experience wanting to be back onstage again, Carlile said. Carlile will perform there on June 9 and open for Mitchell the next night, she said.
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