Quote # 8 by Charles Mingus
“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” — Charles Mingus Listen to Charles Mingus – Cryin´Blues
Quote # 7 by Bill Evans
“…it bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. It’s not. It’s feeling.” — Bill Evans
Eric Gales – Make It There
Eric Gales is a great guitarist, singer and songwriter. If you like Jimi Hendrix, you should listen to Eric Gales. Read more about Eric Gales Below is a video from end of 2012 (his birthday) where he performs “Make It There”. Here is another nice clip (in front of students) with a tribute to […]
Quote # 6 by Leonard Bernstein
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” – Leonard Bernstein
Ivan Lins – Daquilo Que Eu Sei
Ivan Lins a stunning Brazilian composer, singer and musician. In addition for Ivan being a huge star in his homeland, he is incredibly popular in the United States and he has a faithful public in Europe as well. I myself have been a devoted fan since 1983, when my good friend (and also the […]
Quote # 5 by Billy Strayhorn
“All music is beautiful.” – Billy Strayhorn
Quote # 4 by Frank Zappa
“There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we’d all love one another.” Frank Zappa
Quote # 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.” Ludwig van Beethoven
The Gaddabouts – look out now
Steve Gadd formed the band “The Gaddabouts” in 2011. Their new double disc “Look Out Now” was released end of 2012. Steve Gadd is a wonderful drummer and he can play all styles in a very musical way. The list of artists he has performed with is very long. The Gaddabouts are: Steve Gadd […]
Quote # 2 by Jimi Hendrix
“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” – Jimi Hendrix