Perhaps the most influential figure in the history of jazz, Armstrong first learned to play the cornet in a New Orleans reform school. Shortly after his release at age fourteen, Armstrong received his own instrument and formal instruction from his long-time mentor Joe “King” Oliver. In the early days of his career, Armstrong played with Oliver’s and Kid Ory’s New Orleans groups and with Fate Marable’s band in St. Louis.
By 1922, Armstrong joined the migration North. He moved to Chicago to join Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, but in short time, he left his mentor to establish a prolific, independent career. From New York to Los Angeles, Armstrong worked with a number of preeminent jazz bands and Blues singers. Read the rest of this entry »
The son of musicians, young Europe first studied violin with Enrico Hurlei, the assistant director of the Marine Corps Band in Washington, D.C. Nearly ten years later, Europe, at age 22, was a featured pianist in a New York caberet. After serving as musical director for Shoo-Fly Regiment (1907) and Mr. Lode of Coal (1909), Europe founded the Clef Club in 1910.
Unique among African American organizations of its time, the Clef Club was both a fraternity and a union that established its own club and booking office. In 1912, the Clef Club Orchestra made the first of three appearances at Carnegie Hall. Shortly thereafter, the famous New York Dancers, Vernon and Irene Castle, hired Europe as their band leader. Before his resignation in 1914, Reese had helped the Castles popularize the fox trot. Read the rest of this entry »
After more than 75,000 albums sold in France of ‘Another Day’ and ‘Molly Johnson, Molly comes back with’ If You Know Love ‘, a third and jazzy pop album, recorded in Toronto with his favorite director, Steven McKinnon.
Always provided its grain rocky vote no, it explores including three songs recorded in front of the American Heritage: ‘Let’ s Do It ‘,’ The Streets of Philadelphia ‘and’ But Not for Me ‘. Three songs signed Cole Porter, Bruce Springsteen and George Gershwin. Three authors capitals, rooted in popular culture. Three ways to portray the United States. His latest album, ‘Lucky’, was released last November. For the present, she will be performing in concert at the Alhambra in Paris in February 2009.
No doubt, Molly Johnson concert years behind. She arrived on scene, casual, relaxed, and uses his voice and rock as if nothing had happened. The singer leans against the piano, with bassist jokes and tells how she “stole” his drummer to Jamie Cullum. It almost feel attend rehearsals as the atmosphere is relaxed; rehearsals where everything is already perfectly in place. Not a false note, and a virtuosity remarkable three musicians like the singer who plays with his voice on the most difficult tracks. We note in particular stunning interpretation of ‘Sister’. Molly Johnson enchaine times compositions, ‘Lucky’ to ‘I Love you Porgy’ through ‘Ode to Billie Joe’. In line with its latest album, the artist remains in a jazz repertoire which we had used to break blithely on these precedents opus. A mixture of freedom and rigor, coupled with a technical point of madness surrounding the concert. Molly Johnson leaves a large place – well deserved, the trio of musicians who accompany (Robi Botos on piano, Sebastiaan De Krom on drums and Mike Dones on bass). The benefit is simple and very successful.
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As usual, Jazz in Mulhouse experienced a challenging but exciting edition. As always improvisational, moments of grace and sputtered but still improvisation as vertebral column and curiosity as credo! Once again, Jazz gathered in Mulhouse time a week the flower of improvisation present.
As usual Jazz a Mulhouse foamed campaign meeting, whenever a great public success.
As usual, Mulhouse hosted musicians in Europe and North America to monitor and masterclass workshops Barre Phillips, Tony Buck and Bertrand Denzler.
In short, until the next edition (probably from 13 to 29 August 2009), you can re-hear the concerts spread and Globe Unity Orchestra on France Musique (unannounced, Anne Montaron issue).
Dates to come.
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Have there been – and still exist – great divas of jazz. But for me the greatest of all was and remains to Billie Holiday. Simply unforgettable! Billie Holliday was the best of jazz singer of his generation and, in the view of his admirers and many critics, the best of all time. Eleanora Holiday was born in the black ghetto in Baltimore. His birth certificate was never found, so the accepted date of his birth was that it costumada say: April 7, 1915. Read the rest of this entry »
It is, next to Duke Ellington, the biggest name in the history of jazz. Among other predicates, Louis Armstrong was the most popular artist and one of the best trompetistas the genre. Innovations such as soil individual and scat (song without words) are assigned him. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s called Vete and was released earlier this year. And ‘the last cd Anthony Santos, a great interpreter of Dominican bachata and merengue. And in this album Anthony Santos has included songs of both genders, in equal numbers: 4 bachate and merengue 4. The first are slow, while the latter are very ballabili, especially La Boquita colour and La Yuma (Yo Me Muero With Jumo Este). Some of these merengue you can define the border between merengue and bachata, in the sense that you can dance like bachate very fast. Read the rest of this entry »
Musically the tango can be considered a relative dell’habanera Cuban son and therefore the merchant bustle between the ports of Spanish dell’Havana and Buenos Aires. Initially it was interpreted by groups that have only flute, violin and guitar (when there was no chance we were using the removal of a comb that is transformed into a wind instrument, using a map from tobacco and a “blower “Expert). The mythical “bandoneòn” arrived later, in 1900 or so, with immigrants Germans, taking little by little the place of the flute. Read the rest of this entry »
Perhaps the most influential figure in the history of jazz, Armstrong first learned to play the cornet in a New Orleans reform school. Shortly after his release at age fourteen, Armstrong received his own instrument and formal instruction from his long-time mentor Joe “King” Oliver. In the early days of his career, Armstrong played with Oliver’s and Kid Ory’s New Orleans groups and with Fate Marable’s band in St. Louis.
