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Enjoy The Moment
''Enjoy the Moment'' is a 2002 album, a collaboration of guitarist Randy Napoleon and organist Jared Gold Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation. Origin In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre- flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of ..., featuring Quincy Davis on drums. "Enjoy the Moment" is also the name of the title song, written by Napoleon. “The melody came to me walking down Broadway with some friends. It's a song about appreciating friendship,” noted Napoleon about the title song. Later collaborations between the artists include Napoleon's 2006 album, '' Randy Napoleon: Between Friends'', which also features Davis and Gold and includes bass guitarist David Wong and pianist Benny Green. Gold's 2008 album, ''Solids & Stripes,'' features Napoleon on guitar. Tracks # The Nest (Jared Gold) # Enjoy the Moment (Randy Napoleon) # Never Let Me Go (Jay L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Napoleon
Randy Napoleon (born 30 May 1978) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger who tours nationally and internationally. He has also toured with the Freddy Cole Quartet, Benny Green (pianist), the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra led by John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, and Jeff Hamilton, Rene Marie, and with Michael Bublé. He is an associate professor in the College of Music at Michigan State University and has done master classes at universities and music schools throughout the United States and Canada. Early life Napoleon was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 30, 1978. He is the son of Greg Napoleon, a software engineer, and Davi Napoleon, a theater historian and arts journalist, and the grandson of Jack Skurnick, a musicologist and founder of EMS Recordings, and Fay Kleinman, a painter. He has one younger brother, Brian Napoleon. His family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, when he was two years old. He studied violin in the Ann Arbor schools before discovering the guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Gold (organ)
Jared Gold is an American jazz organist who plays the Hammond B-3 organ. He attended William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. In 1988 he won the Governor's Award for Jazz Performance in New Jersey. He has worked with Ralph Bowen, Benny Golson, Bill Goodwin, Bob Mintzer, Ralph Peterson Jr., Benny Powell, John Swana, and John Webber. Gold has been influenced by Larry Young, Jack McDuff, and Don Patterson. In 2004, guitarist Dave Stryker included Gold in his trio with drummer Tony Reedus. Gold appeared at Chez Hanny in 2005 with the Dan Pratt Organ Quartet, and in 2007 he toured the UK with the Randy Napoleon Trio. He recorded his first solo album, ''Solids & Stripes'' (Posi-Tone, 2008) with Randy Napoleon on guitar, Seamus Blake on tenor saxophone, and Mark Ferber on drums. Gold appears on two albums with Napoleon and drummer Quincy Davis. These are ''Enjoy the Moment'' and '' Randy Napoleon: Between Friends''. The first is a collaboration between Gold and Napoleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebop
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, the use of scales and occasional references to the melody. Bebop developed as the younger generation of jazz musicians expanded the creative possibilities of jazz beyond the popular, dance-oriented swing music-style with a new "musician's music" that was not as danceable and demanded close listening.Lott, Eric. Double V, Double-Time: Bebop's Politics of Style. Callaloo, No. 36 (Summer, 1988), pp. 597–605 As bebop was not intended for dancing, it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy Davis (musician)
Quincy Davis (born August 27, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a jazz drummer who has recorded with Tom Harrell, Benny Green, Hank Jones, Kurt Elling, The Clayton Brothers, Gerald Clayton, Russell Malone, Frank Wess, Eric Lewis, Junko Onishi, Ernestine Anderson, Vincent Gardner, and Randy Napoleon. Biography Davis grew up in a musical family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His brother is pianist Xavier Davis. He often played with his brother in their home. In grade school, he also picked up the trumpet and tuba. Near the end of his high school career, he attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan. There he played jazz in a group setting and studied classical percussion and trap-set drumming. Discography As a leader * 2013 ''Songs in the Key of Q'' As sideman With Tom Harrell * 2002 ''Live at the Village Vanguard'' * 2003 ''Wise Children'' With Vincent Gardner * 2006 ''Elbow Room'' * 2007 ''The Good Book Chapter 1'' * 2008 ''Vin-Slidin' '' With Aaron Diehl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Friends
Between Friends may refer to: Film and television * ''Between Friends'' (1924 film), an American film starring Norman Kerry * ''Between Friends'' (1973 film), a Canadian film directed by Donald Shebib * ''Between Friends'' (1983 film), an American-Canadian TV film starring Elizabeth Taylor * "Between Friends" (''Animorphs''), an episode of the TV series ''Animorphs'' Music * ''Between Friends'' (Randy Napoleon album), 2006 * ''Between Friends'' (Tamia album), 2006 * "Between Friends", a song by Captain Murphy from ''Duality'' Other uses * ''Between Friends'', a 2012 collection of stories by Amos Oz * ''Between Friends'' (comics), a syndicated comic strip by Sandra Bell-Lundy See also * Just Between Friends (other) Just Between Friends is a 1986 American drama film. Just Between Friends may also refer to: * Just Between Friends (album) ''Just Between Friends'' is an album by saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter recorded in 2005 and released on . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Green (pianist)
Benny Green (born April 4, 1963) is an American hard bop jazz pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been compared to Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson in style and counts them as influences. Biography Green was born in New York City. He grew up in Berkeley, California, and studied classical piano from the age of seven. He was also interested in jazz from an early point, as his father was a jazz tenor saxophone player. Benny Green was "discovered" by Faye Carroll, and while still in his teens worked in a quintet led by Eddie Henderson. Green attended Berkeley High School, and participated in the school's jazz ensemble. In the later years of his high school career, he had a weekly trio gig at Yoshi's, which was his entrance to the world of professional jazz. After high school, he spent time in San Francisco, but became more successful on his return to New York. Green joined Betty Carter's band in April, 1983, and since 1991 he has led his own trio. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posi-Tone Records
Posi-Tone Records is an American jazz record label founded by Marc Free, a producer and musician who runs the company with engineer Nick O'Toole. The label's first five albums were issued in 1995. The roster includes trombonist Steve Davis, saxophonist Ralph Bowen, guitarist Ed Cherry, trumpeter David Weiss, Jon Davis, Will Bernard, Brian Charette, Walt Weiskopf, Joe Magnarelli and Michael Dease.Elfman, Donald (May 29, 2009)"Record Label Profiles: Posi-Tone Records."''All About Jazz''. Retrieved Dec. 18, 2012. Roster * David Ake * William Ash * Ehud Asherie * David Ashkenazy * Ernie Banks * Will Bernard * David Binney * M. F. Bird * Steve Blackwood * Ralph Bowen * Peter Brendler * Brent Canter * Brian Charette * Ed Cherry * Patrick Cornelius * Jon Davis * Steve Davis * Donald Dean * Michael Dease * Mike DiRubbo * Benjamin Drazen * Edwing * Shauli Einav * Wayne Escoffery * John Escreet * Orrin Evans * Phil Farris * Alan Ferber * Steve Fidyk * Ken Fowser * Champian Fulton * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebop Albums
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early-to-mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, the use of scales and occasional references to the melody. Bebop developed as the younger generation of jazz musicians expanded the creative possibilities of jazz beyond the popular, dance-oriented swing music-style with a new "musician's music" that was not as danceable and demanded close listening.Lott, Eric. Double V, Double-Time: Bebop's Politics of Style. Callaloo, No. 36 (Summer, 1988), pp. 597–605 As bebop was not intended for dancing, it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodies. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
