Patrice Rushen is a wonderful musician
Patrice Rushen is a wonderful musician Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, music director and vocalist. She is best known for the 1982 hit, “Forget Me Nots”, for which she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Patrice has a […]
Quote # 26 by Ray Charles
“My music had roots which I’d dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.” – Ray Charles Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, […]
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 […]
George Duke
George Duke is a wonderful musician who I will come back to several times later on. I have listened to him since my teens and also seen him live many times. Miles Davis said about George Duke that he is almost to funky. Below you have some teasers to start with. Cannonball Adderley […]
Quote # 10 by Miles Davis
“If they act too hip, you know they can’t play shit”. — Miles Davis
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