Robert John Godfrey

Robert John Godfrey – Pianist, composer, philosopher and autodidact. Robert John Godfrey (born 30 July 1947) is also founder and member of The Enid. Recently, he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. As a consequence of this, he has revealed that he intends to retire from The Enid and allow the band to continue to perform without […]

Quote # 45 by Christina Aguilera

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“Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.”   – Christina Aguilera   Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. Just listen to her performance with Herbie Hancock and you understand how great she is.   Herbie Hancock […]

Thierry Eliez is a wonderful French musician, composer and singer

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Thierry Eliez (born 1964) is a wonderful French musician, composer and singer. Thierrys main instruments are keyboards and piano. The first time I heard Thierry was with the great French drummer (composer, arranger and producer) André “Dede” Ceccarelli.   I will also write about “Dede” in the future. Personally I think “Dede” have the same […]

Quote # 16 by Thelonius Monk

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“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 […]

Quote # 12 by Oscar Peterson

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“It’s the group sound that’s important, even when you’re playing a solo. You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That’s jazz.”   – Oscar Peterson   Oscar Peterson with two different versions of “Teach Me Tonight”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhlvHa14Ds   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLGqGnP9b4