Quote # 24 by Duke Ellington
“Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It’s not an occupation or profession, it’s a compulsion.” – Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was a an American composer, pianist and big-band leader and he wrote over 1,000 compositions. Below are some nice videos and sound clips with […]
Quote # 23 by Charlie Parker
“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” – Charlie Parker Fantastic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clp9AeBdgL0 This is funny! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icgOSGyx3nM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjElQ6Ekr9o Great feeling! The tune “Slim´s Jam” relates to Slim Gaillard. Apart from Charlie Parker (alto sax) and Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), […]
Electro Deluxe is a great band from France
Electro Deluxe is a French band founded in 2001. They mixes jazz, funk and hip-hop and plays with joy, feeling and groove. Their influences ranging from Herbie Hancock to Buckshot LeFonque. Until today they have made four albums (and I can recommend all of them): 2005 – Stardown 2007 – Hopeful 2010 – Play […]
Quote # 21 by Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
“Deep Purple is a damn good band and we’ve made a niche in rock ‘n’ roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of.” – Jon Lord Jon Lord (1941 – 2012) was the co-founder of Deep Purple and a great musician. Here is a great concert […]
Quote # 20 by Billie Holiday
“I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” – Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) was a fantastic American jazz singer and songwriter. Billie Holiday singing “Fine and mellow” in New York, December 8, 1957. The band includes […]
Quote # 19 by B.B. King
“I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.” – B.B. King Below are some examples of what B. B. King meant by his quote. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a wonderful guitarist and singer (1954 – 1990). But we […]
Quote # 18 by John Lennon
“Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.” – John Lennon My first own album was “Beatles For Sale” with the Beatles. John, Paul, George and Ringo gave me the joy for music. The song “Eight days a week” gave me chills throughout the body (when I was […]
Quote # 17 by Maurice White
“There are certain disciplines we apply to our life in respect of diet, living and the way we live. There are certain aspects which have to be kept clean, things that relate directly to the Creator. By adopting a totally positive approach to our life, we can reflect this in our music – we won’t […]
Quote # 16 by Thelonius Monk
“Jazz is freedom. You think about that.” – Thelonius Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer considered as one of the giants of American music. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including “Epistrophy”, “‘Round […]
Yiorgos Fakanas is a Greek musician
Yiorgos Fakanas is a Greek musician, bassplayer, composer, orchestrator, author, producer, publisher, professor of Bass and Jazz theory. To give you a flavor of Yiorgos musicianship, listen to the following videos and sound clips: Y.F.G. performing “footprints” Live @ Cotton Club (Tokyo, Japan, 2011) The musicians are; Yiorgos Fakanas – Bass Guitar, Anthony […]