Garanti Caz Yeşili 2018 Konserleri
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5 – 6 Nisan 2018
Willie Jones III Quintet
Jim Rotondi (tp), Ralph Moore (ts), Dado Moroni (p), Alex Claffy (b), Willie Jones III (d).
8 Haziran 1968’de Los Angeles, California’da doğan Willie Jones III, müziğe tanınmış piyanist babası Willie Jones II’nin yetenekli oğluna verdiği rehberlik ve ilham ile adım attı. Kendini geliştirmek için çok genç yaştan itibaren önemli davulcu ve müzik öğretmenleriyle çalıştı ve bu sayede henüz ergenlik yaşlarında kendini kanıtlamış müzisyenlerle sahne almaya başladı. California Institute of Arts’ta tam burslu eğitimini efsanevi Albert ”Tootie” Heath’in altında tamamladı. 1992 yılında Thelonious Monk Jazz Davul Yarışması’nda yarı finalist olmadan önce Black Note isimli grubun kurucularından biri oldu. Batı yakasının zengin, hisli enerjisinden etkilenen grubun güçlü swing’i onlara 1991 yılında John Coltrane Genç Sanatçı yarışmasında birincilik getirdi. ”43rd & Degnan”, ”L.A. Underground”, ”Jungle Music”, ”Nothin’ But the Swing” isimli Black Note albümlerinde hem müzisyen hem de yapımcı olarak yer aldı. 1994’te grup ABD ve Amerika’yı turlamıştı ve Wynton Marsalis’in açılış grubuydu.
1994’te artık kendini kanıtlamış bir davulcu olan Willie Jones III efsane vibrafonculardan Milt Jackon’a eşlik ediyordu. 1995-1998 arasında Arturo Sandoval’ın grubunda yer aldı ve Grammy ödüllü ”Hot House” albümünde çaldı. Daha sonra ise Horace Silver’ın ”Jazz Has a Sense of Humor” albümündeki eşlik eden grubun bir parçasıydı.
1998-2005 arasında ise Roy Hargrove’un ”Moment to Moment”, ”Hard Groove”, ”Nothing Serious” ve Hargrove’un projesi RH Factor’ın ”Distractions” albümlerinde çaldı. Jones’un diğer performanslarının duyulabileceği albümler Kurt Elling’in Grammy adaylığı bulunan ”Night Moves” ve Eric Reed’in ”Here” yer alıyor. Jones’un çalıştığı diğer isimlerden bazıları Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wynton Marsalis, Cedar Walton, Frank Wess, Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Houston Person, Billy Childs, Eric Reed, Ryan Kisor, Eric Alexander, Bill Charlap, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock ve Hank Jones. Kendi adına ilk albümü ”Vol 1 …Straight Swingin” 2000 yılında piyasaya çıktı. Daha sonra besteci ve yapımcı olarak ”Vol II…Don’t Knock The Swing” (2002); Volume III (2007) albümlerini yayınladı. ”WE 2” albümünde ise tromboncu Wycliffe Gordon ve piyanist Eric Reed sanatçıya eşlik etti. Son albümü ”The Next Phase” ise 2010’da çıktı.
With an unparalleled style of rhythmic expression, drummer Willie Jones III is one of the world’s leading jazz drummers. In addition to honoring his monumental influences the late greats Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey and Billy Higgins Jones’ bold articulation and constantly innovative sense of swing are results of his lifelong musical experience. Born in Los Angeles, California on June 8, 1968, Jones’ earliest exposure to music was through his father, Willie Jones II, an accomplished and notable jazz pianist, who offered guidance and inspiration to his gifted son. Dedicated to the further development of his skills, the younger Jones spent the next few years working diligently with acclaimed drummers and music instructors and began performing with distinguished musicians by the time he was in his teens. He completed his academic training after receiving a full scholarship to the California Institute of the Arts where he studied under the tutelage of the legendary Albert “Tootie” Heath. Before he was a semifinalist in the 1992 Thelonious Monk Jazz Drum Competition, Jones cofounded jazz band Black Note. Influenced by the rich soulful energy of the West Coast bop movement, Black Note’s hardswing sound propelled them to first place in the prestigious John Coltrane Young Artist Competition in 1991. Jones contributed his skillfulness as both musician and producer on all four Black Note recordings: 43rd & Degnan and L.A. Underground (World Stage Records), Jungle Music (Columbia) and Nothin’ But the Swing (Impulse!). By 1994, the band had toured Europe and across the U.S. and was the opening act for Wynton Marsalis. Near the end of 1994, while Jones was reaching for a higher level of drumming dexterity, he gained the privilege of playing sideman to the renowned vibist Milt Jackson, where Jones learned the importance of pacing and sensitivity. Meanwhile, his musical career continued to unfold. From 1995 through 1998, he was a member of Arturo Sandoval’s band and is featured on Sandoval’s GRAMMY® award winning release Hot House (N2K).
Subsequently, Jones recorded with Horace Silver on Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (Impulse!). From 19982005, Jones was a member of Roy Hargrove’s Quintet and is featured on Roy Hargrove’s CD releases on Verve: Moment To Moment, Hard Groove, Nothing Serious and RH Factor’s Distractions. Jones can be heard on a host of recordings including Kurt Elling’s GRAMMY® nominated Night Moves (Concord) and Eric Reed’s Here (Max Jazz). Jones has worked with Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wynton Marsalis, Cedar Walton, Frank Wess, the Dizzy Gillespie AllStar Big Band, Houston Person, Billy Childs, Eric Reed, Ryan Kisor, Eric Alexander, Bill Charlap, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock and Hank Jones. In 2000, Jones’ released his debut CD, Vol 1…Straight Swingin’ on his own label, WJ3 Records. He continues to reveal his proficiency as a composer as well as a producer on Vol II…Don’t Knock The Swing (2002); Volume III (2007); WE 2 (2008), a trombone and piano recording featuring Wycliffe Gordon and Eric Reed; and Jones’ latest release The Next Phase (2010).
30 Nisan 2018
ULUSLAR ARASI DÜNYA CAZ GÜNÜ
Susanna Aleksandra & Matt Hall Quartet
Susanna Aleksandra (vo), Kaan Bıyıkoğlu (p), Matt Hall (b), Ekin Cengizkan (d).
Estonyalı jazz vokalisti, besteci ve söz yazarı Susanna Aleksandra müzisyen bir aileye doğdu. Aile evinde yapılan jam session’larla büyüdü, on yedi yaşında kendi grubuyla sahne almaya başladı. Yabancı dillere olan tutkusu onun kolayca kelimeler ve melodilerle oynayarak geleneksel, Kuzey Avrupa ve latin jazz tarzlarında gezinmesine olanak sağlıyor. Doğal bir hikaye anlatıcı olan Susanna karizmatik bir şekilde jazz sevmeyenleri bile müziğine çekiyor. Şu anda Helsinki’de prestijli Sibelius Academy’de jazz eğitimine devam ediyor. 2015’te kendi bestelerinin yer aldığı ‘Miracles’ piyasaya çıktı. 2016 yılında Lutz Krajenski Big Band ile ‘Estonian Evergreens’ albümünde yer aldı. 2017’de ise Fin müzisyenlerle soul jazz’dan etkilenmiş tekli ‘Golden Boy’u piyasaya çıkardı. Müzik dışındaki en büyük tutkusu yabancı diller olan sanatçı üniversitede Fransız Dili Edebiyatı okudu ve altı dil biliyor. Müzik vasıtasıyla farklı yerlere seyahat edip izleyiciyle kendi dillerinde konuşmaya çalışıyor.
Susanna Aleksandra is an Estonian jazz singer, lyricist and composer. Passionate for languages, she effortlessly plays with words and melodies, navigating through traditional, Nordic and Latin Jazz. A natural storyteller, the charismatic singer holds the listener spellbound, making jazz approachable not only for jazz lovers.
Susanna is currently based in Helsinki where she studies jazz music in the prestigious Sibelius Academy. In 2017 she released the soul jazz inspired single Golden Boy in cooperation with Finnish musicians. In 2016 she appeared on the album Estonian Evergreens with the Lutz Krajenski Big Band. Her debut album Miracles consisting of her original music was released in 2015.
Susanna’s other passion besides music is languages. She holds a degree in French language and literature and is a fluent speaker of 6 languages. She loves to travel from place to place through music as well as communicating with the audience in their own language.
Susanna grew up in a family of musicians. She used to fall asleep with people jamming in the house, making jazz an essential part of her childhood. She started performing jazz classics with her band at the age of 17.
15 – 16 Mayıs 2018
Martin Taylor & Alison Burns Sings Ella
Martin Taylor (g), Alison Burns (vo).
Efsanevi vokalist Ella Fitzgerald’ı düşündüğünüzde aklınıza gelmiş geçmiş en iyi icra edilmiş parçalardan bazıları aklınıza gelir. Bu yıl büyüleyici Ella Fitzgerald dünya çapında farklı etkinliklerle anılacak. Bu etkinlikler kapsamında ödüllü gitarist Martin Taylor ve İskoç/Kanadalı jazz vokalisti Alison Burns Nardis’te iki konser verecek. Bu konserlerde Ella ile Joe Pass’in Grammy ödüllü iş birliklerinden esinlenen bir projeyi dinleyicilerle buluşturacaklar.
Martin Taylor’ın Jeff Beck, Tommy Emmanuel, Jamie Cullum ve Bill Wyman ile yaptığı çalışmalar sanatçıya iki fahri doktora ünvanı, bir BBC yaşam boyu başarı ödülü, ABD ve Avrupa’da Top 10 listelerine girmiş albümler, rekor sayıda olan on dört Britanya Jazz Ödülü ve jazz müziğine yaptığı katkılardan dolayı İngiltere kraliçesi tarafından ”MBE” ünvanı getirdi. Dünyanın en önde gelen çevrimiçi gitar öğretmenlerinden biri olan Taylor bu konuda uluslararası üne sahip ve elli sekizden fazla ülkeden katılan öğrencilere ulaşıyor.
Vokalistler ve jazz vokalistleri farklıdır. Jazz vokalistleri ile mikrofona hayatlarını, aşklarını, kalp acılarını, neşelerini getirenler de farklıdır. Alison Burns de bu tipte bir vokalist. İlk albümü olan ”Kissing Bug” uluslararası başarıya ulaştı ve bir İskoç vokaliste ait jazz Top 10 listesine giren ilk albüm oldu. Dünyanın bir çok farklı yerinde konserler vermiş olan sanatçı ayrıca The Royal Liverpool Philarmonic ve BBC Big Band’e konuk oldu.
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When you think of legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald, you think of the some of the greatest music ever performed. This year marks a very special year as one of the most loved entertainer of all time Ella Fitzgerald will be celebrated around the world with a series of commemorative centennial events. As part of these celebrations multi-award winning guitarist Martin Taylor and Scottish-Canadian jazz singer Alison Burns will be performing a series concerts highlighting the Grammy-award winning collaboration between Ella and jazz guitarist Joe Pass. Taylor and Burns who have performed for Prince William and whose fans include Sir Michael Parkinson and Downtown Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, will present a concert inspired by the intimate 1960’s duo recordings of Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald.
Artist Biographies
Martin Taylor
Collaborations with artists including Jeff Beck, Tommy Emmanuel, Jamie Cullum and Bill Wyman have seen him garner two honorary doctorates, a BBC lifetime achievement award, Top 10 albums in both the USA and Europe, a record 14 British Jazz Awards and in 2002 he was appointed MBE ‘For Services to Jazz Music’ by Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain. As one of the world’s most recognized online guitar teachers his innovative online guitar school with its headquarters in Napa, CA has been featured on NPR, BBC, Fox News and the LA Times and is subscribed to by guitarists in over 58 countries.
Alison Burns
There are singers and there are jazz singers. There are jazz singers and there are a few artists who bring more to the microphone – their life, love, heartaches and joy. Alison Burns is one of those artists. Her debut album, Kissing Bug, was received with universal acclaim and became the first album by a Scottish jazz singer to reach the Jazz Top 10. So far she has played in far-flung destinations such as Tokyo, New York, Cannes, Italy and Shanghai and guested with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and BBC Big Band.