The nominees have been announced for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. The award ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. The ceremony will air on CBS that evening from 8-11:30 p.m.

Below is a list of nominees for some of the categories.

Record of the Year
Beyonce – “Halo”
The Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Album of the Year
Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce
The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift – Fearless

Song of the Year
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele – “Hometown Glory”
Beyonce – “Halo”
Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
Pink – “Sober”
Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
John Legend – “This Time”
Maxwell – “Love You”
Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”
Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
The Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
The Fray – “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Sara Smile”
MGMT – “Kids”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea Of Heartbreak”
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Herb Alpert – “Besame Mucho”
Bela Fleck – “Throw Down Your Heart”
Imogen Heap – “The Fire”
Maxwell – “Phoenix Rise”
Marcus Miller – “Funk Joint”

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Chris Botti – In Boston
Hiroshima – Legacy
Booker T. Jones – Potato Hole
The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman – Modern Art
Spyro Gyra – Down The Wire

Bets Pop Vocal Album
The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray
Pink – Funhouse

Best Dance Recording
The Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”
Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
Madonna – “Celebration”
Britney Spears – “Womanizer”

Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Crystal Method – Divided By Night
David Guetta – One Love
Lady Gaga – The Fame
LMFAO – Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys – Yes

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett – A Swingin’ Christmas
Michael Buble – Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden
Harry Connick, Jr. – Your Songs
Liza Minnelli – Liza’s At the Palace
Willie Nelson – American Classic

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Bob Dylan – “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’”
John Fogerty – “Change in the Weather”
Prince – “Dreamer”
Bruce Springsteen – “Working on a Dream”
Neil Young – “Fork in the Road”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – “Can’t Find My Way Home”
Coldplay – “Life in Technicolor II”
Green Day – “21 Guns”
Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”
U2 – “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”

Best Hard Rock Performance
AC/DC – “War Machine”
Alice In Chains – “Check My Brain”
Linkin Park – “What I’ve Done”
Metallica – “The Unforgiven III”
Nickelback – “Burn It to the Ground”

Best Metal Performance
Judas Priest – “Dissident Aggressor”
Lamb Of God – “Set To Fail”
Megadeth – “Head Crusher”
Ministry – “Senor Peligro”
Slayer – “Hate Worldwide”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Jeff Beck – “A Day in the Life”
Booker T. Jones – “Warped Sister”
Brad Paisley – “Playing With Fire”
Brian Setzer Orchestra – “Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’”
Steve Vai – “Now We Run”

Best Rock Song
Pearl Jam – “The Fixer”
U2 – “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”
Green Day – “21 Guns”
Kings Of Leon – “Use Somebody”
Bruce Springsteen – “Working on a Dream”

Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best Alternative Music Album
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab for Cutie – The Open Door
Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of it All”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
Pleasure P – “Under”
Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come at Last”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonce – “At Last”
Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”
Boney James & Quinn – “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”
Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
The Foreign Exchange – “Daykeeper”
Robert Glasper & Bilal – “All Matter”
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore – “Pearls”
Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson – “A Tale of Two”

Best R&B Song
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Pleasure P – “Under”

Best R&B Album
Anthony Hamilton – The Point of it All
India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Ledisi – Turn Me Loose
Maxwell – Blacksummers’ Night
Charlie Wilson – Uncle Charlie

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Pleasure P – The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
Trey Songz – Ready
T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz

Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyonce & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On a Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Best Rap Song
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”

Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Miranda Lambert – “Dead Flowers”
Martina McBride – “I Just Call You Mine”
Taylor Swift – “White Horse”
Carrie Underwood – “Just A Dream”
Lee Ann Womack – “Solitary Thinkin’”

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Trace Adkins – “All I Ask For Anymore”
Billy Currington – “People Are Crazy”
Jamey Johnson – “High Cost of Living”
George Strait – “Living For the Night”
Keith Urban – “Sweet Thing”

Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals
Brooks & Dunn – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”
Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”
Rascal Flatts – “Here Comes Goodbye”
Sugarland – “It Happens”

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin – “Beautiful World”
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally – “Down The Road”
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban – “Start A Band”
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis – “I Told You So”
Lee Ann Womack & George Strait – “Everything But Quits”

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Alison Brown – “Under the (Five) Wire”
The Greencards – “The Crystal Merchant”
Sarah Jarosz – “Mansinneedof”
Steve Wariner – “Producer’s Medley”

Best Country Song
Trace Adkins – “All I Ask For Anymore”
Jamey Johnson – “High Cost of Living”
Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”
Billy Currington – “People Are Crazy”
Taylor Swift – “White Horse”

Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band – The Foundation
George Strait – Twang
Taylor Swift – Fearless
Keith Urban – Defying Gravity
Lee Ann Womack – Call Me Crazy

George Benson: Songs And Stories (Concord Jazz 0888072303645)
Ah, it’s the other gorgeous George. For some weak-minded reason every time a new George Benson album comes out I am interested enough to hear it and hope that it will be as good as the early ones – that the guitar playing will match those real jazz discs he made in the 1960s, that he will once more skirt pop music in the subtle way he did on his first few Warner Bros discs.

And every time I am mostly disappointed but still mildly entertained in places.

Well, this time it’s mostly entertainment and only mild disappointment. This is probably the closest Benson has got to the vibe of Breezin’ and  In Flight since, well, Breezin’ and In Flight.

Listen to his solo and skat solo on Show Me The Love, the way the beat changes up a gear for the solo on Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, and his gospel vocal on A Telephone Call Away. The last named is a lovely duet with Lalah Hathaway with sumptuous strings, Hammond and saxophone (Gerald Albright) accompaniment. Other tunes in this soul-pop selection come from Smokey Robinson (One Like You), Tony Joe White (Rainy Night In Georgia) and Christopher Cross (Sailing). And Nuthin’ But A Party is a fine and funky outing with Norman Brown trading guitar and vocal lines with George, while Marcus does his wiry, popping bass thing beneath.

The tastiness of the arrangements, the overall sound and the great grooves are explained in part by the name Marcus Miller in the credits. But there are other solid gold names there too, like Ray Parker Jr, Wah Wah Watson, Lee Ritenour and Steve Lukather on guitars, Greg Phillinganes on piano, Rod Temperton on keyboards, Paulinho Da Costa on percussion and Tom Scott on saxophone.

It’s like the ’80s and ’90s never happened. Nice one George.

Deborah Flores

April Sims A and E Radio

Deborah Flores joins April Sims and Poetry Man on April Sims A and E Radio. Click player above to hear interview.

A little bit about Deborah Flores

DEBORAH FLORES
http://www.DeborahFloresMusic.com

The debut CD for veteran songstress of the performing stage Deborah Flores, has arrived! With a seamless flow of sounds from soulful R&B and contemporary jazz to neo-soul this album has it all! Deborah’s seasoned voice belts out effortlessly in the R&B songs “Movin On” and “Sneakin Around”. “Sneakin Around”, an original composition, filled with a funk filled playful ibe, “Dream on Dreamer” and “Ain’t No Sunshine” (a Bill Withers classic) display the mellow silky flavor of smooth jazz with some unexpected yet warmly welcomed surprise turns along the way. Bassist, Marcus Miller takes it to another level in Deborah’s rendition of, “Do I Do” (By Stevie Wonder). There’s even a touch of some soft rock found in the Lenny Kravitz classic, “I Belong to You”. Adding a more mature vibe to the song list, Deborah sings in sultry elegance the jazz standard, “The Man I Love” featuring a stellar performance by Eric Marienthal on sax. Undoubtedly you will not be able to sit still during Deborah’s original song, “Move Your Body”, which evokes an urban funk sound that commands you to do just that!

Producer, Jeff McCullough, owner of Tree Hill Media, applies his creative soulful talent to every song. With over 20 years in the business, Jeff’s expertise will keep you moving and grooving. Jeff’s musical arrangements take the songs by storm! Each melody, each composition, takes you on another musical journey making this CD an experience of pure joy!

Deborah Flores, in her unique style and soulful vibe, provides something for everyone’s musical pallet.

http://www.wearegreaterthani.com

¡Zaragoza suena a Jazz damas y caballeros!

El ayuntamiento de Zaragpza, con el patrocinio de cerveza Ambar 1900 presenta un año más Jazz Zaragoza, que este año cumple su decimoquinta edición, y lo celebra con un elenco de estrellas de la escena jazzística internacional. Marcus Miller, Madeleine Peyroux, Kenny Garrett o Brad Mehldau son sólo alguno de los nombres que se van a dar cita en la capital aragonesa durante el mes de Noviembre.

Sala Mozart – 29 de Octubre
Sala Multiusos – del 5 al 15 de Noviembre
Entradas a la venta en taquillas del auditorio, cajeros de ibercaja, www.ibercaja.es y fnac
Precio del abono – 125 € (350 abonos a la venta)

David Isaac

April Sims A and E Radio

DAVID ISAAC joined April Sims for a radio interview on Friday, October 23, 2009. Please click above to listen to the interview.

A little bit about David Isaac

Growing up in Detroit in the 60’s when the streets sang and flourished with the sound of Motown and all of its artists, the Soul of Aretha Franklin and Jackie Wilson, and many Gospel artists proved to be the training camp of life for David Isaac. David became involved in the music industry as a young musician as Detroit evolved into the place for Funk bands in the 70’s from the likes of Parliament/Funkadelic (which he briefly worked with) or Rock from Bob Segar, he became an Engineer and Programmer as it became the home of R&B, Techno, and Gospel from artists like Anita Baker, DeBarge, The Winans, or Juan Atkins in the 80’s (all which he worked with), then he became a Producer in the 90’s as Hip-Hop and Rap made its mark in Detroit from such artists as Eminem, and J. Dilla, all which explains the energy int the environment of Detroit. After working with artists like Parliament/Funkadelic, R. Kelly, Stevie Wonder, El Debarge, Aaliyah, KEM, Aretha Franklin, Barry White, The Clark Sisters, Thomas Whitfield, Fred Hammond, Anita Baker and more, David decided (with the influence from top musicians and engineers) to make the move to Los Angeles, California. There he worked with such artists as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Puff Daddy, Babyface, Billy Idol, Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Toni Braxton, and more within his first eight months in L.A.! David met and began to work with Bass Legend and Producer, Marcus Miller, and from there he used all of his talents with such artists as Luther Vandross, Eric Clapton, Wayne Shorter, David Sanborn, and Roberta Flack, to films such as “I Think I Love My Wife”, “Head Of State”, “Love Jones”, “The 6th Man”, “Serving Sara” and more, to television’s “Everybody Hates Chris”, to producing the Funk ride at the opening of Seattle’s “Experience Music Project”. So far, David has earned three Grammy Awards and many nominations. You can hear some of his work on Chris Rock’s latest movie,“Good Hair”. He is also wrapping up his own forthcoming R&B/Funk CD with the help of a many R&B legends, like Patrice Rushen, Marcus Miller, Nathan Leftenant from Cameo, and James “D-Train” Williams. The single, “Let This Party Be” is creating quite buzz around the world. David also is developing tutorials and a website that empowers anyone to be a professional producer or mix engineer online.

Del 18 de octubre al 6 de diciembre de 2009, tendrá lugar el 41 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona. Aunque la primera actuación del festival tuvo lugar el pasado día 18 de octubre en el Parc Central del Poblenou con “Big Band de l’Esmuc”, cabe destacar la presencia y actuación de:

Wayne Shorter, saxofonista miembro del grupo quinteto de Miles Davis de los años 60, actuará en l’Auditori el próximo día 28 de octubre .

Jimmy Cobb, superviviente del disco tótem de la historia del jazz, el magistral Kind of blue, actuará en el Palau el día 7 de noviembre con una banda (Wallace Roney a la trompeta) con la que recrea la magia de una grabación icónica.

Marcus Miller, que compuso con Miles el célebre Tutu, debutará el 11 de noviembre en el Palau de la Música con un concierto que recupera este disco capital de la historia del jazz y que contará con la joven figura Christian Scott a la trompeta. Y el viernes 13 de  noviembre el festival contará con la actuación de Cassandra Mills.

Las entradas estarán a la venta en: 902 10 12 12 y www.telentrada.com

En la web de The Project podréis encontrar más información sobre el festival, o en el blog del festival on en twitter

El Teatro Fernán Gómez y el Circo Price, entre otras salas serán sedes de las XXVI edición del Festival de Jazz de Madrid

24-10-2009 Ayto de Madrid La inauguración oficial del festival tendrá lugar el 4 de noviembre, en el Teatro Fernán Gómez con el concierto de Joe Lovano Nonet El Teatro Fernán González ofrecerá 12 conciertos de artistas como Jimmy Cobb, Richard Bona, Brad Mehldau, Chastang, Larry Willis, Polo Orti, o Cassandra Wilson, entre otros El Teatro Circo Price acogerá los conciertos de Kike Perdomo Quintet & Eric Marienthal y Marcus Miller (12 de noviembre), y Madeline Peyroux (13 de noviembre) Se integran en la programación el Festival de Jazz San Juan Evangelista con las actuaciones de Ron Carter, Dave Liebman, o Javi Colina, entre otros, y el Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal con las de Kenny Barron, Nils Petter Molvaer y John Scofield El programa se completa con ‘Jazz con sabor a club’, con más de 200 conciertos en 15 salas, y el ciclo ‘Música & Cine’, que proyectará sus cintas en el Fernán Gómez, Instituto Francés, Centro Cultural Nicolás Salmerón y La boca del Lobo Joe Lovano Nonet El próximo 4 de noviembre comienza una nueva edición del Festival de Jazz de Madrid con un concierto inaugural a cargo del saxofonista Joe Lovano en el Teatro Fernán Gómez acompañado de ocho instrumentos más. El certamen madrileño, que celebra en esta ocasión su vigésimo sexta edición, está consolidado ya como referente fundamental de la oferta jazzística de la ciudad de Madrid. Este año cuenta con un total de 17 conciertos en su programa central que se desarrollarán en cuatro salas: el Teatro Fernán Gómez que absorbe la mayor parte del programa central con 12 conciertos; el Teatro Circo Price con dos conciertos; la Fundación Carlos de Amberes con un único concierto; y el Centro Cultural Nicolás Salmerón que acogerá dos recitales gratuitos. La delegada de Las Artes Alicia Moreno, junto al director del festival Javier Estrella y al director de Actividades Culturales de Las Artes, Manuel Lagos, ha dado cuenta de los detalles de este programa, en un acto que ha contado además con la actuación de la cantante Edith Salazar y de Zenet. El jazz vocal, llegará al Fernán Gómez de la mano de artistas como Richard Bona, Diane Schuur o Cassandra Wilson. Mientras que los recitales más instrumentales contarán con virtuosos como los guitarristas W. Muthspiel, S. Grigoryan y R. Towner; y los pianistas Brad Mehldau, Larry Willis, y Polo Ortí. En su escenario estarán también las nuevas promesas del jazz en una nueva edición de la Muestra de Grupos Jóvenes de la AMEMM, que tendrá lugar el 15 de noviembre. Otra de las grandes citas con el jazz tendrá lugar en el escenario de la plaza de Colón. Será el caso del concierto Kind of blue, un homenaje en el 50 aniversario de la famosa grabación de Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers y Jimmy Cobb, y que éste último recordará, el 6 de noviembre. La pista central del Teatro Circo Price acogerá dos de las grandes citas del festival. La primera vendrá de la mano de los virtuosos del saxofón los Kike Perdomo y Eric Marienthal. Ambos inaugurarán una “sesión doble” el 12 de noviembre, que se cerrará con el clarinetista y bajista Marcus Miller, que presentará su concierto Tutu revisited. Por su parte la voz y la guitarra acústica de Madeleine Peyroux, visitará el festival, el 13 de noviembre, con la presentación de su último trabajo, Bare bones. La Fundación Carlos de Amberes, repite, por segundo año consecutivo, como sede del festival, con el concierto del Roy Hargrove Quintet, el viernes 6 de noviembre. Completan el programa central los conciertos gratuitos de Patricia Kraus y Edith Salazar, los días 27 y 28 de noviembre, respectivamente, que tendrán lugar en el Centro Cultural Nicolás Salmerón. Más propuestas Un año más destaca la programación del colegio San Juan Evangelista y del Festival de Jazz de Ciudad Lineal. El primero contará con un total de siete conciertos en los que participarán entre otros Dave Liebman & Ellery Eskellin, Ron Carter, Dave Douglas, Tomasz Stanko, y, Raynald Colom, Jerry González y Javi Colina, entre otros artistas. Ciudad Lineal, por su parte, incluirá las actuaciones de Kenny Barron Trío, Nils Petter Molvaer y John Scofield. Con sabor a club Además las salas de música en vivo han querido sumarse de nuevo a las actividades del Festival de Jazz con una programación especial, de más de 200 conciertos que se desarrollará en un total de 15 salas. En clave de cine También se podrá disfrutar en esta vigésimo sexta edición del festival de la aproximación al jazz desde la mirada del cine. El programa Música y cine contará con un total de 15 películas. En esta ocasión el ciclo Música y cine se desarrollará en torno a tres programas fundamentales. La música de Jurgen Kneiper para Win Wenders, repasará a través de cuatro películas, la fructífera relación establecida entre estos dos artistas germanos. Por su parte el programa 1959-2009, 50 años de música en la Nouvelle Vague, recordará la trayectoria de tres compositores de cine de la época: Michel Legrand, Pierre Jansen y Antoine Duhamel. Para concluir el apartado de cine, el programa 20 años de Lets get lost, rendirá un homenaje al trompetista Chet Baker con la proyección de la película Lets get lost de Bruce Weber.

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როგორც იქნა! ეს იყო ჩემი პირველი ემოცია, როცა Eastern Promotion-ის საიტზე აღმოვაჩინე ინფორმაცია 2009 წლის თბილისი საერთაშორისო ჯაზ ფესტივალის შესახებ. დიახ, როგორც იქნა! თითქმის 2 წლიანი პაუზის შემდეგ ჯაზ ფესტივალი თბილისს უბრუნდება, მართალია Black Sea Jazz Festival-ი ყოველ წელს ტარდებოდა, მაგრამ თბილისის ჯაზ ფესტივალი, ხომ სულ სხვაა.

თბილისის რიგით მეთორმეტე საერთაშორისო ჯაზ ფესტივალი 27 ოქტომბერს დაიწყება და 1 ნოემბერს დასრულდება.

27.10.09 – James Carter-ის კვინტეტი. პირადად მე პირველად გავიგე ამ ჯაზ ბენდის შესახებ, მაგრამ რაც ინტერნეტში ესე მოკლე დროში ვნახე, მგონი ნამდვილად ღირს მათი ნახვა.  The Official James Carter Website

ამავე დღეს თბილისი მეორედ ეწვევა ლეგენდარული Marcus Miller, რომელიც ასევე ლეგენდარული მაილს დევისის ალბომს Tutu-ს წარადგენს. მარკუს მილერთან ბენდში იქნება ახალგაზდა ჯაზმენი Cristian Scott.  The Official Marcus Miller Website

28.10.09 – ამ დღეს მარტო ეს ჯგუფი გამოვა Medeski, Martin and Wood, რომელიც პირადად მე ძალიან მაინტერესებს, რადგან ექსპერიმენტალურ ჯაზს ურავენ და სავარაუდოდ მათ ახალ აბომს წარმოგვიდგენენ,  რომელიც 4 აგვისტოს გამოვიდა. მათი ვებ გვერდიდან კი შეგიძლიათ რამოდენიმე სიმღერა სრულიად უფასოდ ჩამოტვირთოთ. The Official MMW Website

30.10.09 – Kurt Elling რომელიც John Coltrane-ისა და Johnny Hartman-ის კომპოზიციებს შეასრულებს. Kurt Elling-ი თავის უცვლელ ბენდთან ერთად წარსდგება სცენაზე. კლავიში – Laurence Hobgood და საქსაფონი – Ernie Watts. The Official Kurt Elling Website

01.11.09 – ფესტივალს დახურავს Kool & The Gang. ლეგენდარული ჯგუფი, რომელიც საქარველოში (და არამარტო საქართველოში) განსაკუთრებული პოპულარულობით სარგებლობდა ‘90-იანებში. The Official Kool & The Gang Website

ეხლა კი ისღა დაგვრჩენია, რომ ბილეთები შევიძინოთ და მოვემზადოთ თბილისის საერთაშორისო ჯაზ ფესტივალისთვის. უფრო მეტი ინფორმაცია ფესტივალზე კი შეგიძლიათ შემდეგ ვებ გვერდზე იხილოთ:

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Marcus Miller (New York, 14 giugno 1959) è un bassista, compositore e produttore discografico statunitense.

Considerato uno dei maestri del funk per il suo stile personale di suonare il basso, Miller viene soprannominato con l’appellativo di “the superman of soul”^[1]. Numerose sono state le sue partecipazioni al fianco di famosi artisti come il trombettista Miles Davis, il cantante Luther Vandross e il sassofonista David Sanborn. Viene annoverato tra i maestri della tecnica slap che adopera in maniera eccellente ed è messa al servizio della melodia e del groove.

Oltre al basso elettrico, Miller suona il clarinetto (strumento in cui ha avuto una vera e propria formazione musicale), il clarinetto basso, le tastiere, il sassofono e la chitarra.

Here are some shots of superstar bassist Marcus Miller. I did some quick portraits before he went on stage at the Shepperd’s Bush Empire in London followed by some live shots during the gig itself. Being a bassist myself I had to remind myself to stop being in awe watching him play and make sure I would get the shots!

Larry Graham, the inventor of the slap technique, is one of the most important contributors to the electric bass.  Everyone from Louis Johnson to Flea to Marcus Miller has been heavily influenced by his heavy right-hand technique.  He played with Graham Funk Railroad in the 1970s.  His ability to groove and sing at the same time is remarkable and he is arguably the first solo bass guitarist.  Pay attention to how close to the bridge he slaps the bass and how much power he puts into each stroke.

Hab mir eben kurzentschlossen Karten für zwei Abende der Leverkusener Jazztage im November bestellt. Beim ersten Konzert spielt Marcus Miller “Tutu Revisited”,  ja genau, Miles Davis’ Tutu. Den Trompeten-Part übernimmt der geniale Christian Scott. Dessen zweites Album “Anthem” ist ein absoluter Hammer. Abschließen wird den Abend Avishai Cohen, hierzulande leider noch nicht sehr bekannter, israelisch-amerikanischer Jazz Bassist, Komponist und Sänger. Seine aktuelle CD “Aurora” hat “Der Schallplattenmann” letztens heftig gelobt und dabei nicht übertrieben.

Das zweite Konzert ist von ähnlichem Kaliber. Erst spielt Tower Of Power. Viel spannender finde ich aber den zweiten Teil. den Julian und Roman Wasserfuhr bestreiten, zwei junge Jazz-Musiker aus Hückeswagen, einem kleinen Ort im bergischen Land nicht weit von Köln. Vor drei Jahren haben die zwei ihr Debütalbum “Remeber Chet” bei ACT Music rausgebracht. Ich kannte die zwei bis vor kurzem nicht. Mein Lieblingsposaunist Nils Landgren hat die beiden gehört und war wohl beindruckt. Er hat sie nach Schweden eingeladen und eine Platte produziert. Rausgekommen ist die zweite CD “Upgraded in Gothenburg”, die ich jetzt schon hätte, wäre Amazon ein wenig fixer gewesen Nils hat gleich noch ein paar Kollegen eingeladen: Lars Danielsson, Anders Kjellberg, Magnus Lindgren und Ida Sand. Natürlich hat er auch selbst zur Posaune gegriffen. Die beiden Wasserfuhrs spielen nun den Abend in Leverkusen zusammen mit Nils Landgren, Lars Danielsson, von dessen aktueller Platte “Tarantella” ich nicht genug bekommen kann, und Anders Kjellberg.

Das werden zwei absolut geniale Jazzabende

Mmk so…I like music that takes me somewhere else…whether its the music or the vocal performance here are my fav. examples of such

First, Jazmine Sullivan’s In Love With Another Man. The vocal performance on this song is just beautiful…the organ in the background, the simple oohs & ahhs, and then the message. You really can’t beat it.  Everytime I hear this song I get chills and its just one of those you have to close your eyes and rock to. Hell you might even end up crying with 1 hand waving in the air…its that powerful of a song. Mmmmmm yes yes! lol….

Next, gotta give it up to queen Bey for Resentment. Ok so lets be real…the first time I heard this song-I played it over and over, and sang it through tears. Has this happened to me? Hell no LOL but Beyonce took me there…I felt HER pain, baby I was looking at Jay-z and Rihanna with *side-eye* for 4 months… This may be my favorite Bey song ever, I really don’t know how she could out-do herself here.  Anybody who ever got cheated on, play this song and see doesn’t it show you the rainbow of emotion from that situation. GLORY!

OK so often times I like music “stripped” probably why I like folk music so much…808s and other background noise just annoys me, get to the point….Here’s a song that I don’t even know the words to lol, because I kind of ignore them. Its almost like an accompanament only Frank McComb’s Intimate Time reminds me of those moments when for no reason your boo asks you to slow dance with them… Good stuff

Keeping in that same boo-loving mood…this next comes from one of my favorite artists, Amos Lee.  His song Arms of a Woman feels like today (Sunday, rainy, lazy)…and I could imagine this being a raspy whisper-the humble beginnings of simple elegence.

Always a fan of karmic warnings… Marcus Miller’s Boomerang damn I wish this was in a movie…Somebody tell me if it is! I kind of love everything about this song, but here I’m definitely in a smoke filled lounge a la The Sanctuary, damn I could live in that movie (love jones).

Most people will associate Me’Shell Ndegeocello’s song Fool of Me with that whack movie Love and Basketball (sorry, not a fan) but whenever I hear it come on, my throat gets all dry and I can just imagine sitting looking through old photos, smelling an old t-shirt that still smells like him…and that horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach…*shivers*

OK yall don’t clown me for this lol, but I love this song. So honest, Nick Lachey’s Resolution I think my favorite part is that it slips into a minor key, which musicians will tell you always sounds “sad”. However, its not really sad, its that *sigh* right before you delete their number from your cell and realize that its over and you’re going to move on.  Don’t sleep on Nick !! lol

And yall know I’m old school to my SOUL-and I love this song, and this group with their holl’n butts LOL. It literally makes me tear up every damn time I hear it…from the first three words…I’ma leave it as a surprise, just press PLAY.

If you love electric bass. Check this out. Three of the best electric bass players of all time: Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten tear it up!!If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at vibe@doctorvibe.com.God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Dr. Vibevibe@doctorvibe.com

De cind  Leo  Fender  a creat prima chitara bass, acest instrument a atras ca un mare magnet artisti mai mari sau mai mici ; amatori si mascarici.

Da impresia ca este usor de invatat, usor de stapinit. De fapt este un Mustang care este foarte greu de dresat. In mina unui neavenit se transforma in ‘’stricalaizer’’, se duce dracului tot ritmul.

Mai nou toata lumea ( cu ceva exceptii ) isi cumpara un anume model de bass pentru ca ‘’x’’ cinta cu acel model.

Nimeni sau aproape nimeni nu-si cumpara un bass pentru ca  apreciaza sunetul  sau pentru ca stie ce vrea de la instrument.

Mai baieti chiar nu vreti sa fiti personali ?, ce mama dracului tot imitati pe cineva.

Apucati-va des studiu si creati-va propriul vostru stil si maniera de a cinta cu bass-ul. Nu ‘’cantitatea’’ de note este relevanta ci ‘’calitatea’’ acestora, note putine si la obiect.

Inainte de a cumpara instrumentul mergeti si probati pe la prieteni , pe la magazine ( pacat ca la noi sunt cam reticenti) si apoi luati o decizie.

FITI VOI.

CAUTATI SUNETUL CURAT DE BASS.

Alegeti cu mare atentie amplificatorul, cabinetul si efectele ( daca este cazul).

Este mare pacat ca in afara de circari care imita Marcus Miller, Pastorius, Harris, Wooten etc. nici un bass-ist nu a aparut cu ceva personal.

Mare pacat.

SMV bis parçası olarak Stanley Clarke’tan “School Days”i seçmiş. Ancak şarkının ortasında Marcus ve davulcu aniden “Beat It”e yatay geçiş yaptı. Victor, melodiyi çalarken Açıkhava’da herkes ayaktaydı, soloyu atmak da Stan babaya nasip oldu.

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