Composer and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter is considered one of the most influential musicians in modern jazz. Born on August 25, 1933 in New Jersey, attended the NYU, where he graduated in arts. For a short period, before entering the army in 1956, Shorter comes in banda, Horace Silver, and to get out of there, tours with the Maynard Ferguson Big Band. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the new stars of the trumpet of the 90, Nicholas Payton combines references to its heritage of New Orleans with the hard bop and musicality of the Young Lions. Payton, was born in New Orleans in 1973, and grew up in Treme, in the vicinity of Armstrong Park, he began to 4 years in a miniature trumpet presented by the father, the bassist Walter Payton.
The cool is a music of jazz harmonies with more advanced, with influences from classics like Debussy and Stravinsky. The cool jazz begins to develop more among white performers, with orchestras such as Stan Kenton and Woody Herman. Read the rest of this entry »
Coleman Hawkins Randolph (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), called “Hawk” and sometimes “Bean”, was a prominent jazz saxophonist content. He is generally regarded as the first important and influential jazz musician to use the instrument: Joachim E. Berendt wrote, “there were some tenor that tocavam before him, but the instrument was not a recognized Saxophone.” Read the rest of this entry »
It’s called Group Folk 2000 and its intention is to express, through music and the texts, tradition, history, culture and everything that is hidden deep in the bowels of an entire province, one of Lecce.
And ‘here in fact, and more specifically in the small town of Cannole, that this group was founded in 1976. Since then many songs, many CDs, 22, and many concerts and shows that have sent in Salento and outside, strong emotions to those who have participated. Read the rest of this entry »
There is title from above were present? There are good that at least some people came to the world and never leave us. One of them would undoubtedly Ella. I only had 12 years old in 1971 and could not watch the show, but the goddess of the Jazz was in tupiniquins lands and enchanted everyone.
Hermeto Pascoal (Lagoon of Canoa, June 22, 1936) is a composer and arranger multiinstrumentista Brazil (plays accordion, flute, piano, saxophone, trumpet, euphonium, escaleta and several other musical instruments) Born Eye d’Water and created in the Canoe Lake in the city of Arapiraca season, state of Alagoas, on June 22, 1936, Hermeto Pascoal is the son of Vergelina Eulalia de Oliveira (Divine owner) and Pascoal Jose da Costa (your Pascoal). It was his enlistment in the military who put pre behalf of his father as his surname. Read the rest of this entry »
Inspired by the legendary improvisation of jazz musicians, like Miles Davis and John Coltrane, scientists are studying the brains of modern jazzistas to find out where is the creativity – think the origin of dreams.
The experience not only represent a curiosity of interest primarily to fans of jazz, but a bold experiment in appearance neurocientifico of music, a field that is flourishing as the researchers realize that music serves as a way to illuminate how the brain works. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s called Group Folk 2000 and its intention is to express, through music and the texts, tradition, history, culture and everything that is hidden deep in the bowels of an entire province, one of Lecce.
And ‘here in fact, and more specifically in the small town of Cannole, that this group was founded in 1976. Since then many songs, many CDs, 22, and many concerts and shows that have sent in Salento and outside, strong emotions to those who have participated. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cuban musician Israel “Cachao” Lopez died today – 22-03-2008 – in a hospital in Miami because of a kidney problem, informed the newspaper “El Nuevo Herald” in its digital edition.
“Cachao” of 89 years, who fell ill last week, has become a legend of Cuban music with his phenomenal skill with the low and stood out for his musical performances in mambo and Latin jazz. Read the rest of this entry »