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This album called "The Griffith Park Collection" is an all-star date nominally led by drum master Lenny White. The others involved are Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Chick Corea on piano, Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass. They had completed an album in Los Angeles with the great singer Chaka Kahn and producer Bruce Lundvall got the bright idea to record an instrumental album with this stellar band. Lenny White was the nominal leader and this great album was finished in two sessions. The tunes usually were done with a few exceptions in one or two takes. Everything gelled and we have a latter day classic done in 1980.It is overlooked by some fans and shouldn't be so listen up tonight and hear this fine document by these masters. Enjoy!
JAZZ CORNER, lundi et jeudi à 13h et 18h. Chronique animée par Serge Mariani, Louise Hodé ou Géraldine Elbaz : concerts à ne pas manquer, albums à écouter au plus vite et des artistes à découvrir. Cette semaine, Géraldine nous parle du pianiste Jacky Terrasson. Le célèbre pianiste Jacky Terrasson, salué par le New York Times comme “l'un des artistes susceptibles de façonner la culture américaine”, dévoile “Moving On”. De retour en France après trois décennies passées à New York, il organise un jeu de piste à double nationalité, mêlant Chopin et le jazz, avec des artistes invités tels que Kareen Guiock-Thuram, Camille Bertault et Grégoire Maret. Avec une joie de vivre retrouvée, chaque morceau raconte une aventure, une histoire, une délicate célébration du bonheur. Présenté dans le New York Times en 1994 comme “l'un des trente artistes susceptibles de changer la culture américaine dans les trente prochaines années”, le pianiste Jacky Terrasson honore cette promesse en étant le musicien de jazz français le plus écouté sur les plateformes digitales. Né à Berlin en 1965, d'une mère américaine et d'un père français, il intègre (après des études en France de piano classique) le Berklee College of Music et remporte en 1993 le prestigieux Prix du Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. C'est au côté de BETTY CARTER, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, CASSANDRA WILSON, ou encore CHARLES AZNAVOUR, GUY LAFITTE, BARNEY WILEN et RAY BROWN qu'il débute sa carrière. Il signe avec le légendaire label Blue Note et son emblématique président Bruce Lundvall, pour une longue et impressionnante aventure de 25 ans de succès. © Alexandre LacombeHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
JAZZ CORNER, lundi et jeudi à 13h et 18h. Chronique animée par Serge Mariani, Louise Hodé ou Géraldine Elbaz : concerts à ne pas manquer, albums à écouter au plus vite et des artistes à découvrir. Cette semaine, Géraldine nous parle du pianiste Jacky Terrasson. Le célèbre pianiste Jacky Terrasson, salué par le New York Times comme “l'un des artistes susceptibles de façonner la culture américaine”, dévoile “Moving On”. De retour en France après trois décennies passées à New York, il organise un jeu de piste à double nationalité, mêlant Chopin et le jazz, avec des artistes invités tels que Kareen Guiock-Thuram, Camille Bertault et Grégoire Maret. Avec une joie de vivre retrouvée, chaque morceau raconte une aventure, une histoire, une délicate célébration du bonheur. Présenté dans le New York Times en 1994 comme “l'un des trente artistes susceptibles de changer la culture américaine dans les trente prochaines années”, le pianiste Jacky Terrasson honore cette promesse en étant le musicien de jazz français le plus écouté sur les plateformes digitales. Né à Berlin en 1965, d'une mère américaine et d'un père français, il intègre (après des études en France de piano classique) le Berklee College of Music et remporte en 1993 le prestigieux Prix du Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. C'est au côté de BETTY CARTER, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, CASSANDRA WILSON, ou encore CHARLES AZNAVOUR, GUY LAFITTE, BARNEY WILEN et RAY BROWN qu'il débute sa carrière. Il signe avec le légendaire label Blue Note et son emblématique président Bruce Lundvall, pour une longue et impressionnante aventure de 25 ans de succès. © Alexandre LacombeHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Fareed Haque is a modern guitar virtuoso. Steeped in classical and jazz traditions, his unique command of the guitar and different musical styles inspire his musical ventures with tradition and fearless innovation.Since 2011, Haque has returned to his first loves, jazz guitar and classical guitar. He has been busy performing and recording with his trio featuring legendary B3 virtuoso Tony Monaco, his own trio and jazz quartet, as well as his larger world music group the Flat Earth Ensemble.Recent releases include the critically acclaimed Out of Nowhere featuring drummer Billy Hart and bassist George Mraz, The Flat Earth Ensemble's latest release Trance Hypothesis, and The Tony Monaco/Fareed Haque release Furry Slippers that reached the top 10 in Jazz Radio Airplay.IN addition, Fareed has performed at the Chicago, Detroit, and Java Jazz festivals and was featured as part of the Made in Chicago Series performing with his numerous groups at Millenium Park's Pritzker Pavillion in Chicago. He also performed and arranged numerous classical programs as 2013 artist-in-residence for The Chicago Latin Music Festival, was featured on WBEZ, as well as WFMT's Fiesta! radio programs, and has recorded his arrangement of Piazzolla's 5 Tango Sensations, El Alevin by Eduardo Angulo Leo Brouwer's Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet with the critically acclaimed Kaia String Quartet. Haque continues to tour and record extensively along with documenting his unique teaching methods in a series of best selling interactive video courses through TrueFire.IN 2016, Haque was invited to perform at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival Tribute to Wes Montgomery along with Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Henry Johnson, Will Mathews, Russell Malone, Pat Martino, and Dave Stryker. He was also a visiting scholar at Western Michigan University. Recent projects include artistic directorship of numerous jazz festivals, performances with Tony Monaco, Paquito D'Rivera, Vijay Iyer, pundit Vikku Vinacrayam, long-anticipated reunion concerts with Garaj Mahal, concerts in India, a return to Java Jazz, and concerts and teaching in China. In 2017, Mr. Haque released The Bridge with virtuoso Chilean bassist Christian Galvez and renowned Indian percussionist Selva Ganesh. Haque has also rekindled his duo with Goran Ivanovic. Performances include Canadian Guitar Festival, Winters Jazz Fest NYC, Lotus Music Fest, and many others. Upcoming tours in China and Europe are slated for 2018. Haque has joined drum legend Billy Cobham as a member of his Crosswinds Ensemble featuring Haque on guitars, Randy Brecker on Trumpet, and Paul Hansen on sax and bassoon. Extensive touring and recording are slated for 2019. Haque's most recent release NEW LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND STRING QUARTET was picked by Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune as one of the top releases of 2018. In addition, the release was chosen as Downbeat Magazine Editor's Pick in 2018. 2019 portends to be a busy year, as Haque has retired from 30 years at Northern Illinois University to accommodate extended tours with Cobham, Goran Ivanovic, and his own groups. Highlights to include The Montreux Jazz Festival with Cobham, and appearances with his own groups at The Bluenote Beijing, Louisville, and Minneapolis Guitar Festivals among others. New recordings with his own group and with Goran Ivanovic are scheduled for 2019, under the legendary Delmark Label.Born in 1963 to a Pakistani father and Chilean mother, Fareed's extensive travels and especially long stays in Spain, France, Iran, Pakistan, and Chile exposed Haque to different kinds of music from a very early age. While this natural eclecticism has become a hallmark of Haque's music, it was repeated visits to Von Freeman's Chicago jam sessions that gave Haque a grounding in the Chicago blues and jazz traditions. The 1981 recipient of North Texas State University's Jazz Guitar Scholarship, Haque spent a year studying with renowned jazz guitarist and pedagogue Jack Peterson. Fareed's growing interest in the classical guitar led him to transfer to Northwestern University, where he completed his studies in classical guitar under David Buch, John Holmquist, and Anne Waller.Soon after his transfer to NU, Haque came to the attention of multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy and joined his latin-fusion group Chevere. Thru Levy, Haque was introduced to Paquito D'Rivera and began a long and fruitful relationship with the Cuban NEA Jazz Master. Numerous world tours and recordings including Manhattan Burn, Celebration, Havana Cafe, Tico Tico, Live at the MCG were to follow. Especially notable is the classic and award winning Reunion featuring Haque along with Arturo Sandoval, Danilo Perez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Mark Walker, and David Fink.Thru D'Rivera, Haque was brought to the attention of Sting, who had just begun his record label Pangaea. Sting invited Haque to join the label and he released 2 critically acclaimed recordings, Voices Rising and Manresa. Haque toured briefly with Sting, including notable appearances at The Montreux Jazz Festival, as well as NBC's Michelob Presents Sunday Night with David Sanborn, but his own career demands led Haque in other directions.Haque has been featured on WTTW's ArtBeat and Chicago Tonight, Ben Sidran's New Visions, Michelob Presents Sunday Night with David Sanborn on NBC, his own Lonesome Pines special for PBS, and on BET cable jazz channel. Fareed has twice been selected as Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in Downbeat Magazine. In 1989, Haque also joined the faculty at Northern Illinois University as professor of jazz and classical guitar. He continues to teach at NIU to this day.After a short stint at Warner Bros. recording Majestad (unreleased and featuring John Patitucci, Michael Landau, Russel Ferrante, Grazinha, Lenny Castro, and Carlos Vega!), Bruce Lundvall signed Haque to the legendary Bluenote Records. While at Bluenote, Haque recorded three albums as a leader: Sacred Addiction, Opaque, and Déjà vu. Haque toured and recorded extensively with other artists, including tours and 3 CDs with Javon Jackson: A Look within, For One Who Knows, and Good People. In addition, sideman credits include tours and recordings with Joe Henderson, Herbie Mann, Bob James, Richie Cole, Joey Calderazzo, Kahil El Zabar and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and numerous Bluenote recordings for producer/arranger Bob Belden alongside Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, and many others. Numerous classical recitals, as well as appearances with the Vermeer Quartet and many symphonies across the US and abroad, added to an incredible diversity of performances during this period.Thru Belden, Haque was invited to join forces with Joe Zawinul as part of his Zawinul Syndicate. The group proved to be one of Joe's best and most eclectic. Included were percussionist and vocalist Arto Tuncboyacian, drummer Paco Sery, bassist Mathew Garrison, along with Haque on Guitar and Electric Guitar. A year of extensive touring brought Haque closer to his Jazz/Rock roots.In 2001, Haque's interest in jam bands and the jam scene led him to co-found the jam super-group Garaj Mahal featuring Kai Eckhardt, Eric Levy, and Alan Hertz. This began 10 years of extensive touring across the US, performing in excess of 200 shows per year. Haque also joined George Brooks' group Summit, featuring Zakir Hussain and Steve Smith. Haque was voted ‘Most Valuable Player' at the 2002 High Sierra Music Festival. Haque and Garaj Mahal released 3 Live CDs as well as 5 studio CDs: Mondo Garaj, Blueberry Cave, w00t, More Mr. Nice Guy, and Discovery, which featured Haque's debut of the Moog Guitar.In 2004, Fareed premiered his Lahara Double Concerto for Sitar/Guitar and Tabla with The Chicago Sinfonietta at Symphony Center in Chicago, under the baton of maestro Paul Freeman, featuring tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain, to whom the work is dedicated.In 2006, Fareed was commissioned to compose a classical guitar concerto for the Fulcrum Point Ensemble. His Gamelan Concertowas premiered in May of '06 at The Harris theatre in Millenium Park.In 2007, Garaj Mahal won an Independent Music Award.In 2009 Haque was voted ‘Best World Guitarist' by Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' poll. His acclaimed 2009 release Flat Planetwas twice #1 on the World Jazz Radio charts.After 10 years of over 2000 dates with Garaj Mahal, Haque's interest in electronic music and the Moog Guitar spurred him to leave Garaj Mahal and form Fareed Haque's MathGames, featuring bassist Alex Austin and drummer Greg Fundis.Notable events during this time include Haque performing and assistant directing the first Jazz Festival en la Patagonia in Frutillar, Chile under his mentor and friend Paquito D'Rivera, and appearances with his own groups at Java Jazz, The Chicago Jazz Festival, The Twents Guitar Festival, The Indy Jazz Fest, Coleman Hawkins Jazz Fest, Jazz in June, The Lafayette and South Bend Jazz Festivals, Sophia Jazz Fest, Bulgaria and many others around the world. Haque also performed at both the Aranjuez and Villa-Lobos guitar concertos (in one concert!) with The Chicago Philharmonic, under the baton of Lucia Matos at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
On this week in 1978 Journey released their breakthrough studio album 'Infinity'. After their first three studio albums failed to go gold and barely make the top 100, Journey was about to be dropped from their label. Up against the ropes the band’s manager Herbie Herbert decided it was time to make a change - a big change. That big change came with the addition of a struggling unknown singer Steve Perry who had, himself, given up on his chance of ever making it in music. Bruce Lundvall, who was the President of Journey’s record label, told Herbie that in order for the band to make another record with Perry singing, 'Infinity' would have to sell one million units. The pressure was on. But the songwriting chemistry of Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon would not only breathe life back into the band, it would be the start of one of the most amazing runs in rock history that would stretch all the way into the mid 80s - and it all started with this album.In this episode we’ll get into the story of how Steve Perry joined the band just weeks before he was ready to quit the music business entirely, the singer who almost wound up Journey’s singer before Steve Perry joined, the stories behind the band’s breakthrough singles "Lights" and "Wheel in the Sky", the album cover art and much, much more. DISCovery on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheDISCoverypodcasthome DISCovery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DISCoverySenichThe DISCovery theme song "Woo Hoo" by Reebosound (https://reebosound.bandcamp.com)Please give the show a five-star rating and review wherever you listen to DISCovery!
In Episode 16 Eric talks with Grammy-winning producer turned record executive Don Was. After decades of recording with Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and others, Don accepted his first "real job" when he succeeded the legendary Bruce Lundvall as President of Blue Note Records. Don and Eric discuss how they balance analog and digital methods when recording with younger artists, the influence of Detroit's jazz and motown scene on Don as a kid, the spiritual experience of performing Grateful Dead songs with the original members (which Don does as part of Bob Weir's The Wolf Brothers), and a lot more. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!And please check out the podcast Festival Circuit: New Orleans, a new podcast about the music of New Orleans and the jazz fest from Osiris Media. Eric Krasno Plus One is presented by Osiris Media. All original music by Eric Krasno. Executive Producers are RJ Bee and Christina Collins. Audio Production by Matt Dwyer. Produced by Ben Baruch of 11E1even Group.----------------------------For 15% off from Sunset Lake CBD use the PROMO CODE: KRASNO15 at checkoutEnter to WIN a PRO-GRADE PUTTING GREEN from SYNLawn at: https://www.synlawn.com/plusone See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Michael Cuscuna and Don Was have a lot in common. Both produced Bonnie Raitt, albeit 20 years apart, and more importantly both have played a large part in the legacy of Blue Note Records, with Cuscuna working closely with Bruce Lundvall to produce both new releases and reissues during the 80s and 90s and with Was directing the label as its president since 2012. During Blue Note at Sea, the two sat down with Mark Ruffin at Sirius/XM to talk about their experiences with the label. This episode is sponsored by JazzTimes Magazine. The Jazz Cruise Conversations podcast is produced by Entertainment Cruise Productions, the worldwide leader in music-themed cruises.
As a boy in Detroit, Michigan, Rick Margitza’s mother asked him “do you want to hear a recording of your grandfather playing cello”? Then she put on the Charlie Parker with Strings album. After hearing Charlie Parker play, Rick knew that he wanted to be a jazz saxophone player. Margitza’s paternal grandfather, a Hungarian Gypsy violinist, taught him to play the violin at the age of four. His father also played violin with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (and recorded on classic Motown sessions). So it was almost inevitable that Rick would be a musician, and he was drawn to jazz. He loved the sound of what he calls “the white Jewish tenor player” school of playing: Michael Brecker, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, Bob Berg and (apparent honorary Jew) Jerry Bergonzi. Rick bounced around from music school to music school in his 20s, and ended up in New Orleans playing on the local scene and finishing school. He was thinking about moving to New York and wondering if it was already too late for that. His childhood friend and future record producer Matt Pierson (see Episode 5) encouraged Rick to make a demo tape before making the move, Rick obliged. That demo tape ended up moving a lot of history. Pierson played the tape for the president of Blue Note records, Bruce Lundvall, who signed Rick to a contract based on what he heard on the tape. Pierson also played the tape for Tommy LiPuma (see Episodes 33 and 69) who in turn played it for Miles Davis over the phone, and Miles hired Margitza on the spot based on what he heard on the tape. What was on that tape? Here Rick tells the story of what happened next, what it was like to be thrust into the jazz limelight overnight, working with Miles, moving to France, dividing the octave and choosing the right note. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on iTunes and consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! And now you can also listen to the podcast on Spotify!
Terri Lyne Carrington accepts the 2018 Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award. In Memoriam presentation with music by Ike Sturm (Saint Peter’s Church). Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award introduction: Peter Gordon. Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award presented to Terri Lyne Carrington.
La historia sigue y Blue Note, otrora sello referente del jazz, cuenta con plantilla renovada. "Our point of view" reúne a Lionel Loueke, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Strickland, Kendrick Scott, Robert Glasper y Derrick Hodge, su Blue Note All-Stars, que cuenta con la colaboración estelar de Herbie Hancock y Wayne Shorter. En esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' escuchamos su disco, dedicado al difunto Bruce Lundvall, presidente del sello desde mediados de los 80. El pianista Quinito Mourelle presenta "Suite de las ocho", trabajo de corte clasicista y camerístico junto a su colaborador el clarinetista Roberto Somoza y la Orquestra de Cámara Galega. El bajista canadiense Justin Gray se dedica a la búsqueda de "New Horizons" con un instrumento original en el que incorpora elementos instrumentales propios de la cultura de la India, país de nacimiento de su madre. Junto a su grupo Synthesis procura profundizar en la relación entre jazz y música de este país. "Permiso" es el primer trabajo a su nombre del guitarrista Alfred Artigas. Proyecto en cuarteto, junto a Toni Saigi, Marc Cuevas y Oriol Roca, que Artigas describe como música sobre el amor y la aceptación. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com
La historia sigue y Blue Note, otrora sello referente del jazz, cuenta con plantilla renovada. "Our point of view" reúne a Lionel Loueke, Ambrose Akinmusire, Marcus Strickland, Kendrick Scott, Robert Glasper y Derrick Hodge, su Blue Note All-Stars, que cuenta con la colaboración estelar de Herbie Hancock y Wayne Shorter. En esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' escuchamos su disco, dedicado al difunto Bruce Lundvall, presidente del sello desde mediados de los 80. El pianista Quinito Mourelle presenta "Suite de las ocho", trabajo de corte clasicista y camerístico junto a su colaborador el clarinetista Roberto Somoza y la Orquestra de Cámara Galega. El bajista canadiense Justin Gray se dedica a la búsqueda de "New Horizons" con un instrumento original en el que incorpora elementos instrumentales propios de la cultura de la India, país de nacimiento de su madre. Junto a su grupo Synthesis procura profundizar en la relación entre jazz y música de este país. "Permiso" es el primer trabajo a su nombre del guitarrista Alfred Artigas. Proyecto en cuarteto, junto a Toni Saigi, Marc Cuevas y Oriol Roca, que Artigas describe como música sobre el amor y la aceptación. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com