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Alex Coke-Carl Michel Sextet Release 'Situation' on Play On Records
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All About Jazz
The Alex Coke-Carl Michel Sextet features Coke (woodwinds) and Michel (guitar) with Elaine Barber (concert harp), Bob Hoffnar (pedal steel guitar), James Suter (acoustic bass) and Carolyn Trowbridge (vibraphone). This distinctive six piece composer’s forum from Austin, Texas, breaks down barriers of musical genres, fearlessly exploring the possibilities involved in combining musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. The music is consistently cinematic and offers listeners a warm, modern, propulsive sound expressed through colorful timbres and solid musicianship. For their third recording, ...
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Caterina Valente and Michel Legrand in Concert, 1972
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Caterina Valente is one of the most prolific and exceptional all-around entertainers in the second half of the last century. An Italian who was born in France in 1931, Valente grew up in a musical family. She played guitar, was well versed in jazz, danced and spoke six languages and sang in 11, which helped her become one of the most recorded global vocalists and most in-demand performers in Europe. Michel Legrand, of course, was one of the finest composer-pianists ...
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In Support Of Music For Love, Son Of Michel Petrucciani Speaks About 'Cantabile 2.0'
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Katrina Yang
Earlier this year, Music For Love released a charity project entitled Music For Love Vol. 1. The opening track “Cantabile 2.0” by Fabrizio Bosso and Pablo Nannucci, aka Roc Flowers is inspired by the late great jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani “Cantabile.” “Cantabile 2.0" adapted modern hip-hop texture on top of existing melody ideas, drawing influences from jazz standards and funk. Soon after its release, the tune received support from Michel Petrucciani’s family. Alexandre Petrucciani, the younger son of the jazz ...
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Five Michel Legrand Duets
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
For some reason, I felt like hearing the music of Michel Legrand yesterday, but I couldn't figure out why. The more I thought about it, though, the more I realized that with snow falling here, the ending scene from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (above) were likely projecting on the walls of my mind. Movies aside, here are five fabulous duet performances with Michel Legrand... Here's Legrand and Tony Bennett in 1982... Here's Legrand and Kuh Ledesma, a wonderful Filipina pop ...
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Michel Maurer releases 'The Shape Of Noon' on Outside In Music
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Outside in Music
Michel Maurer’s debut jazz album as a leader The Shape of Noon captures his ensemble Meridian in peak form while also commanding the listener’s attention through a pure uncomplicated sound and intriguing shapes. Maurer’s compositions are influenced by shapes, colors, textures and reflect a natural compositional style. In addition to the clear musical imagery, the song titles themselves beckon a thought provoking imagery of the shapes and stories behind each track. Maurer explains that “one cannot see music when listening, ...
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Michel Legrand (1932-2019)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Michel Legrand, a French pianist who began writing arrangements for jazz musicians in the early 1950s before becoming one of the new sophisticated sentimentalists of American film in the 1960s and beyond as a composer, arranger and conductor, died on January 26. He was 86. Legraand's jazz recordings began with Dizzy Gillespie and the Paris Operatic Strings in Paris in 1953 and then Blossom Dearie and Les Blue Stars mid-decade. His jazz turning point came in June 1958 when he ...
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Michel Legrand, 1932-2019
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Michel Legrand, the pianist, arranger and prolific composer of film scores, died today at his home in France. He was 86. Dozens of Legrand’s melodies became popular hits, among them “The Windmills OfYour Mind,” “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?” and “Watch What Happens.” The wide range of performers who collaborated with him includes such diverse stars as Miles Davis, Barbara Streisand and Kiri Te Kanawa. Early on, Legrand was the piano accompanist for Sarah Vaughan and ...
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Brazilian Saxophonist Michel Nirenberg Announces Fall 2018 U.S. Tour
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Jazz Beyond Borders
Brazilian saxophonist and composer Michel Nirenberg launches his third U.S. tour in October. With his programs of Brazilian jazz and instrumental music reflecting the fascinating history of Brazil and the rich mix of cultures feeding into its music, Nirenberg serves as an able ambassador to bring this entrancing music to America audiences. The tour begins on October 21 with an appearance at 49 West in Historic Annapolis, Maryland. From then through the first week of December, fans of world music ...
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Guitarist Carl Michel Celebrates the music of Paul Motian with "Music in Motian" on Play On Records
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All About Jazz
The music of drummer/composer Paul Motian is revered in certain circles of jazz, while resting in obscurity among others. The performing credits of Motian run deep and are extensive, but as a author of highly original music, he lies in the under-documented category. This will not last much longer as, in the years since his passing, his followers are carrying the torch, one such notable being guitarist Carl Michel. Michel (pronounced Michael) has recognized the contributions of Paul Motian, and ...
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Michel Sardaby: Gail
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of France's best kept secrets is pianist Michel Sardaby. Born in Martinique in 1935, Sardaby moved to Paris in the early 1960s and has recorded there as well as in New York and Tokyo with a range of leading American and French jazz artists. A bluesy, soulful player, Sardaby gently coaxes all of the feeling out of a song, especially his originals. According to Choc's, a French blog, Sardaby lives in Paris and still has the piano his father ...
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