15th MALLORCA JAZZ SA POBLA. 2009 At 22.30h
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Joe Lovano (Cleveland, 1952), is one of the best tenor saxophonists alive today. He is a spontaneous innovator and great improvisor. In the mid-seventies, he began to perform and record with musicians such as the guitarist George Benson, and play in the orchestras of Woody Herman and Mel Lewis, and by the early eighties he had become one of the major contemporary saxophonists in appearances with Paul Motian and Carla Bley. Since his association with the guitarist John Scofield, his fame has not ceased to grow. Afterwards, he led various quartets with which he recorded outstanding tracks in the New York Village Vanguard and he formed a trio with two authentic greats: Elvin Jones and Dave Holland. With an impeccable technical mind and a fertile musical imagination, Joe Lovano is one of the most appreciated tenor saxophonists of our day. He has taken part in numerous projects, because all the best musicians want to play with him. |
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Tuesday 4th August, Plaça Major, Sa Pobla
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Baldo Martínez, double bass, composition, amendments and direction. Maite Dono, vocals. Chiaki Mawatari, tuba and serpent. Antonio Bravo, electric guitar. David Herrington, trumpet and bugle Alejandro Pérez, tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet. Pedro López, drums and percussion. Marc Egea, hurdy-gurdy (zanfona). Lucía Martínez, percussion and vibraphone. Baldo Martínez is one of the most charismatic Spanish musicians, he plays far from the standard American jazz and more in line with current European jazz. One of his projects, Projecto Miño, which was assigned by the International Jazz Festival of Guimaraes (Portugal), has, with its leading group, become considered one of the most interesting developments of today comparable with the quality of the best in Europe. His collaborations with other European artists include, the Portuguese singer María Joao, the Italian saxophonist Carlo Actis Dato, the French musician Valentin Clastrier, the trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and the Mallorcan pianist Agustí Fernández. He is a founding member of important groups in the history of Spanish jazz (Clunia, Zyklus ...) His concern for initiatives which contribute musical novelties has earned him the title 'the new face of jazz', and in the Spanish Jazz Guide he appears as a prominent musician within the field of experimentation and fusion music. Finally, the Projecto Miño has seen the light as a recording on an album which has received unbeatable reviews and which in 2008 was nominated for and became a finalist in the National Music Awards. The staging of the project is brilliant, for its wealth of style and variety, making all the components, under the direction of Baldo Martínez, show themselves in their best light in each performance. |
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DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocals. Edsel Gomez, piano. Pernell Saturnino, percussion. Thomas Bramiere, bass. Gabriel 'Mínimo' Garay, drums. |
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Tuesday 18th August HUGO SÓCRATE FUNKYTIME |
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Hugo Sócrate Funky Time, is a formation of varied musical genres. Sócrate is considered one of the most sought after percussionists on the music scene on the island and all the group's members have performed in numerous sets of different styles and appeared in many festivals such as the Womad Festival, Doctor Music Festival and Senglar Rock, amongst others, and travelled all over the country in groups including Música Nuestra, Xaloc, La Gran Orquesta Republicana, etc. As its name suggests, it plays basically funk music, but also Blues and Latin Jazz, versions of works by Maceo Parker, James Brown, Herbie Hancock, The Meters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, etc. The unquestionable quality and experience of the members of the band shines out, each one of them has a musical style commensurate with his own character. The group Hugo Sócrate Funky Time live, is a band with passion and strength which leaves no one untouched. |
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Dimarts, 25 d’agost, a la Plaça Major, a les 21,30 hores CONCERT FINAL DEL SEMINARI DE LA TRAVELING SCHOOL |
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Jimmy Weinstein, director de la Traveling School, una associació cultural dedicada a la realització de seminaris creatius de musica en l’àmbit de festivals, escoles i programes socials, és l’ànima i coordinador del Seminari de Jazz. Dirigeix tallers de música on s’utilitza una aproximació única per implicar els participants en una experiència emocional i dinàmica. Els tallers estan dissenyats per animar als músics a improvisar, i posar en èmfasi la interacció de grup. El jazz, els modismes de Rock i Blues són els trampolins per ajudar qualsevol a aprendre a improvisar. Els alumnes conviuen durant cinc dies, amb assajos per grups, idees, s’exposen conceptes d’improvisació, gaudeixen dels consells i assessoraments dels professors, obert a tots els instruments i una experiència de, almenys, dos anys. El Seminari clou amb un gran concert on coincideixen damunt l’escenari alumnes i músics professionals on es posen en directe els conceptes apresos durant aquests dies amb una actuació i “jam session”, acomplint així els objectius d’un projecte educatiu obert a una aposta per nous valors dins la música del segle XXI. |
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From 21st - 25th August
Sala Es Cavallets, Plaça Major. Sa Pobla. From 20h to 22h |
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