Jazz Articles about Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin in London, May 20-21

by John Eyles
June 1, 2007

Bobby McFerrin with LSO St. Luke's Community Choir Barbican Centre Residency London, England May 20-21, 2007 April in London was the hottest and driest on record. But May was something else: cool, grey and rainy. It felt like the end of a summer that wasn't. So by the time Bobby McFerrin played the Barbican, we needed some sunshine to lift us. And we weren't disappointed. McFerrin was the latest in a ...

Bobby McFerrin: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

by Colin Buttimer
November 24, 2003

Royal Festival Hall London, UK 16 November 2003

One man alone with his voice (no band, no instruments) in a large classical venue is not an entirely promising prospect. Bobby McFerrin’s performance at the Royal Festival Hall, however, was one of those rare experiences whose memory is likely to be savoured long afterward by its audience. Bobby was dressed down: workboots, jeans, black ‘t’, but his music wore many costumes and hinted at an ...

Bobby McFerrin: Beyond Words

by Javier AQ Ortiz
April 12, 2002

How does one write about the ineffable? It is, after all, Beyond Words ... We must, however, reflect on Bobby McFerrin’s Beyond Words

There is a certain degree of serendipity in the fact that this recording is being capitalized upon, in the best economic system the world has ever known, through the marketing efforts of both Blue Note and Angel Records as in Classical music, the “grace note" is what in Jazz is known as a “blue note." Beyond Words ...

Bobby McFerrin: Beyond Words

by Jim Santella
April 12, 2002

As the universal language, music has always had one problem: how to translate the words so that everyone will understand their meaning. French, Portuguese, English, and several African dialects are quite familiar to jazz fans. Some listen to German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese or Spanish singers often. Are we fluent in these languages? It's not necessary. Pagliacci had a passionate story to tell, and even those who don't know Italian understood his message. Priests sing the mass in Latin, and only ...

Bobby McFerrin: Beyond Words

by Jim Santella
March 1, 2002

As the universal language, music has always had one problem: how to translate the words so that everyone will understand their meaning. French, Portuguese, English, and several African dialects are quite familiar to jazz fans. Some listen to German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese or Spanish singers often. Are we fluent in these languages? It's not necessary. Pagliacci had a passionate story to tell, and even those who don't know Italian understood his message. Priests sing the mass in Latin, and only ...

Bobby McFerrin: Beyond Words

by Javier AQ Ortiz
March 1, 2002

How does one write about the ineffable? It is, after all, Beyond Words... We must, however, reflect on Bobby McFerrin's Beyond Words.

There is a certain degree of serendipity in the fact that this recording is being capitalized upon, in the best economic system the world has ever known, through the marketing efforts of both Blue Note and Angel Records as in Classical music, the “grace note is what in Jazz is known as a “blue note. Beyond ...