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Fleurine
Fleurine Verloop, known professionally as Fleurine, is a Dutch jazz vocalist. North Sea Jazz. Retrieved December 6, 2016 Biography Fleurine studied at the Amsterdam School of High Arts Conservatory and then moved to New York. Beginning in the 1990s she has lived and worked in the Netherlands and the United States. She performed at the with her band Fleurine plus Five in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000,2004 and 2019. In 1996 she was invited as a guest vocalist with the |
Fire (Fleurine Album)
''Fire'' is the third album by vocalist Fleurine. Background Fleurine and pianist Brad Mehldau had played together on the singer's '' Close Enough for Love''.Loudon, Christopher (March 2005"Fleurine – Fire" ''JazzTimes''. ''Fire'' was produced by Robert Sadin. Music and recording The album was recorded in New York City around 2003. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved December 6, 2016. Two of the 12 tracks are originals. The other tracks include: "Fire" by Bruce Springsteen; "Show Me the Way" by Peter Frampton; "Fruit Tree" by Nick Drake; and Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years." Reception The '' Los Angeles Times'' commented on "her warm, enveloping sound and gentle, rhythmic ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Enough For Love (Fleurine Album)
''Close Enough for Love'' is the second album by vocalist Fleurine. Background John Fordham wrote that "The pairing of the young Dutch vocalist Fleurine and American pianist Brad Mehldau (the most acclaimed jazz pianist of the last decade) seemed an unlikely one. ..Mehldau was the quintessential contemporary jazz heavyweight, a meditative chamber musician of immense sophistication. Fleurine was the photogenic, standards-singing, multilingual, smooth-jazz singer."Fordham, John (March 4, 2000"Empathy the Hard Way" ''The Guardian''. Music, recording and reception The album was recorded at Sear Sound in New York City on June 24 and 25, 1999. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved December 6, 2016. The tracks include compositions by Mehldau and Pat Metheny with lyrics by Fleurine in Portuguese and English and an original composition by Fleurine; i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco (Fleurine Album)
''San Francisco'' is an album by vocalist Fleurine. Background Fleurine's previous recordings had contained ballads, jazz standards, and jazz interpretations of pop music. Music and recording This album focuses on Brazilian music, "including the songs of Chico Buarque, Chico Pinheiro, and Francis Hime plus a lone number ('Memories in Black and White') from Antonio Carlos Jobim". The lyrics are in English or Portuguese. The album was released by Sunnyside Records on February 12, 2008. Reception Scott Yanow concluded that "''San Francisco'' is a program of subtle music that is quietly infectious." The ''JazzTimes'' reviewer commented that "the results are nothing short of splendiferous".Loudon, Christopher (May 2008"Fleurine – San Francisco" ''JazzTimes''. Downbeat Magazine's Fred Bouchard wrote in their May 2008 issue: "Brazilian chic has nudged its way for two generations into pop and jazz, but few insinuate as distinctively candid and original an interpretation as does vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Van Ruller
Jesse van Ruller (born 21 January 1972) is a Dutch jazz guitarist and composer. He won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in 1995 and has recorded several albums as a leader and more as a sideman. Early life Van Ruller was born in Amsterdam on 21 January 1972. He started playing the guitar at the age of seven. "He continued his studies at Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the ..., Ohio (MM 1995), and in 1995 won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in Washington, DC." Later life and career Van Ruller recorded two quintet albums for Bluemusic: ''European Quintet'' in 1996 and ''Herbs, Fruits, Balms and Spices'' two years later. He went on to record three albums for Criss Cross Jazz. These were ''Here and There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnyside Records
Sunnyside Records is an American jazz record company and label established by François Zalacain in 1982 initially to release an album by pianist Harold Danko. Albums by Kirk Lightsey and Lee Konitz soon followed beginning a sequence of releases covering a cross-section of jazz, blues classical and world musics.Sunnyside Records: About Us accessed December 13, 2019 Discography 1000 Series {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Catalog No. ! Album ! Artist ! Details , - , SSC1001 , ''Mirth Song'' , , , - , SSC1002 , '' |
Brad Mehldau
Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Quartet with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade in the mid-1990s, and has led his own trio since the early 1990s. His first long-term trio featured bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy; in 2005 Jeff Ballard replaced Rossy. These bands have released a dozen albums under the pianist's name. Since the early 2000s, Mehldau has experimented with other musical formats in addition to trio and solo piano. '' Largo'', released in 2002, contains electronics and input from rock and classical musicians. Later examples include: touring and recording with guitarist Pat Metheny; writing and playing song cycles for classical singers Renée Fleming, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Ian Bostridge; composing orchestral pieces for 2009's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sadin
Robert Sadin is an American jazz musician, conductor, arranger, composer and producer. He was conductor of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Discography As leader * ''Art of Love: Music of Machaut'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 2009) As producer * Kathleen Battle, ''So Many Stars'' (Sony Classical, 1995) * Kathleen Battle, ''Grace'' (Sony Classical, 1997) * Samuel Blaser, ''Consort in Motion'' (Kind of Blue, 2011) * Dee Dee Bridgewater and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, ''Prelude to a Kiss'' (Philips, 1996) * The Clark Sisters, ''Conqueror'' (Rejoice/A&M, 1988) * Placido Domingo, ''Encanto del Mar'' (Sony Classical, 2014) * Fleurine, ''Fire (Fleurine album), Fire'' (Coast to Coast, 2002) * Herbie Hancock, ''Gershwin's World'' (Verve, 1998)''Jet'' - 1999 3 15 "Herbie Hancock and Robert Sadin congratulate each other on winning Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group, for ''Gershwin's World''. Hancock also won Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying ... * Tom Harrell, ''First I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Potter (jazz Saxophonist)
Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Potter first came to prominence as a sideman with trumpeter Red Rodney (1992–1993), before extended stints with drummer Paul Motian (1994–2009), bassist Dave Holland (1999–2007), trumpeter Dave Douglas (1998–2003) and session work, while also maintaining an active solo career.Huey, SteveChris Potter Biography accessed 10 November 2015 Biography Chris Potter was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he spent his formative years. Potter showed an early interest in a wide variety of different music and learned several instruments, including the guitar and piano. He realized after hearing Paul Desmond that the saxophone would be the vehicle that would best allow him to express himself musically. He has been quoted by Jazz Times as saying that, "'Music has always been a vehicle for me to investigate the things that are importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bernstein (guitarist)
Peter Andrew Bernstein (born September 3, 1967) is an American jazz guitarist. Biography Born in New York City on September 3, 1967, Bernstein began playing piano when he was eight but switched to guitar when he was thirteen, learning the instrument primarily by ear. He studied jazz at Rutgers University with Ted Dunbar, and Kenny Barron. While a student at the New School in New York City, he met guitarist Jim Hall, who offered him a job performing at the JVC Jazz Festival in 1990. He then appeared on albums with Jesse Davis, Lou Donaldson, Larry Goldings, Michael Hashim, Geoff Keezer, and Melvin Rhyne. He released his first album as a leader with pianist Brad Mehldau. He has also worked with Jimmy Cobb, Tom Harrell, Diana Krall, Lee Konitz, Eric Alexander, Joshua Redman, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Walt Weiskopf. In 2008, Bernstein became part of the Blue Note 7, a septet formed that year in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. The group recorded the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian McBride
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. McBride has performed and recorded with a number of jazz musicians and ensembles, including Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Joe Henderson, Diana Krall, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Joshua Redman, and Ray Brown's "SuperBass" with John Clayton, as well as with pop, hip-hop, soul and classical musicians like Sting, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Isaac Hayes, The Roots, Queen Latifah, Kathleen Battle, Renee Fleming, Carly Simon, Bruce Hornsby, and James Brown. Early life McBride was born in Philadelphia on May 31, 1972. After starting on bass guitar, McBride switched to double bass. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and studied at the Juilliard School. Later life and career McBride was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seamus Blake
Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist. Early life and education Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a child and he later attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Career Upon graduation, he moved to New York City. In February 2002, he won the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition. He currently plays with his own quintet (featuring David Kikoski, Lage Lund, Bill Stewart, and Matt Clohesy) and has been a regular with the Mingus Big Band as well as many other New York musicians. In 2022 Seamus became a member of Roger Waters touring band for the This Is Not a Drill tour. Seamus is playing sax on Pink Floyd classic songs as well as Waters solo material. Discography As leader * ''The Call'' (Criss Cross, 1994) * ''The Bloomdaddies'' (Criss Cross, 1996) * ''Four Track Mind'' (Criss Cross, 1997) * ''Stranger Things ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António ( Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
