In 2021, Joni Mitchell attended Clive Davis’ Grammy party in her pajamas — but in 2022, she brought the stars out as MusiCares Person of the Year
acted as ringleaders for the evening, which kicked off with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Terrace Martin performing “Hejira,” off of Mitchell’s 1976 album of the same name. Carlile has become a close friend of Mitchell over the years, she tellsdressed in a sharp denim suit she jokingly calls a “Canadian tuxedo.” When she first heard Mitchell’s music, however, Carlile admits that she balked at the lyrics.
St. Vincent performs “Court and Spark” on stage during the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Joni Mitchell at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1, 2022.For Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent — who performed 1974’s “Court and Spark” — Mitchell is a maker of mantras, a guidepost. “Much of my listening to Joni has been being a woman on the road,” Clark tells.
The night was rangy, with performers from all generations and genres. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl’s daughter, 15-year-old Violet, gave a stunningly precise rendition of 1974’s “Help Me” — declining to hit the carpet, likely, to avoid journalists badgering her about the recent death of her father’s bandmate, Taylor Hawkins.
also made an appearance, choosing the very Beckish track “The Jungle Line,” off 1975’s deliciously avant-garde classic,One of the standout performances of the night by far came from Billy Porter, who — decked out in chainmail made of playing cards — made the oft-covered 1966 track “Both Sides Now” entirely his own, despite the fact that the song is at peak saturation point at present after being featured in Best Picture winner,.
Despite the march through the years that the event was, however, Mitchell is far from done. “I want to get a small jazz combo — which would be Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein on bass maybe — and cut some standards,” she tells. When asked what she’d most like to cover, she smiles wide, unable to stop herself from singing a snippet from a track by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, a favorite of Mitchell’s over the years. The Joanettes all laugh at the suggestion.
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