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Aaron Scott (musician)
Aaron Scott (born 1956) is an American composer and jazz drummer from Chicago, Illinois. He has studied at several prestigious music schools. He was one of the founding member of the Orchestre National de Jazz, was awarded Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des, won three Grammy Awards, Grammy awards, and has worked with several well known Jazz artists. Life and career Aaron Scott was born June 19, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. As a child, Aaron learned to play the piano, accordion, trombone, and drums. By the time he was 9 years old, he was primarily focused on the drums. Aaron attended Berklee College of Music in 1982, studying music education and performance. He also studied conducting from 1983 to 1985 at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Conservatory. He was the principal timpanist and assistant conductor of the Brookline Symphony Orchestra. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in 1985, he moved to Paris. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Jeanneau
François Jeanneau (born June 15, 1935, Paris) is a French jazz saxophonist, flautist, and composer. Jeanneau studied flute under René Leroy at the Paris Conservatory, but was an autodidact on saxophone.Michel Laplace, "Francois Jeanneau". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. He began playing professionally in 1960 at the Club Saint Germain, then worked in the big band of Jef Gilson and in a sextet with François Tusques. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he was a member of the band Triangle A triangle is a polygon with three corners and three sides, one of the basic shapes in geometry. The corners, also called ''vertices'', are zero-dimensional points while the sides connecting them, also called ''edges'', are one-dimension ... ( fr). He won the Prix Django Reinhardt in 1980 and was the first leader of the Orchestre National de Jazz in 1986. Discography * ''Triangle'', Pathé 1970 * ''The Paris Quartet'', François Jeanneau, Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Benson
George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, rhythm and blues, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album ''Breezin''' was certified triple-music recording sales certification, platinum, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. Benson has won ten Grammy Awards and has been honored with a List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame#B, star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Biography Early career Benson was born and raised in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of seven, he first played the ukulele in a corner drug s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinity (McCoy Tyner Album)
''Infinity'' is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Impulse! label in 1995. It was recorded in April 1995 and features performances by Tyner with tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Avery Sharpe, drummer Aaron Scott and percussionist Valtinho Anastacio. The album won the 1996 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group), while Michael Brecker won the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for the track "Impressions". Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "There are not a lot of surprises on this quartet matchup except perhaps for how well Tyner and Brecker mesh together... Brecker's presence and consistently powerful playing does inspire Tyner and his sidemen. For a strong example as to why today's saxophonists have such a high opinion of Michael Brecker, his roaring statement on the extended "Impressions" will suffice. Highly recommended".Yanow, S. AllMusic Reviewaccessed March 5, 2009. Track listing All composit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey (McCoy Tyner Album)
''Journey'' is an album by McCoy Tyner's Big Band released on the Birdology label in 1993. It was recorded in May 1993 and fcontains performances by Tyner's Big Band, which included the trombonists Steve Turre and Frank Lacy, alto saxophonist Joe Ford, tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, double bass player Avery Sharpe and drummer Aaron Scott. Dianne Reeves sings Sammy Cahn's lyrics on Tyner's classic composition "You Taught My Heart to Sing". Reception The ''Allmusic'' review by Ron Wynn says, "While this isn't among Tyner's greatest recordings, it's still a rigorous, often exciting big-band date."Wynn, R. ''Allmusic'' review Retrieved March 5, 2009. Track listing # "Samba Dei Ber" (Rangelov) - 4:20 # "Juanita" (Turre) 11:00 # "Choices" ( Mackrel) - 11:17 # "You Taught My Heart to Sing" (Cahn, Tyner) - 6:17 # "Peresina" - 11:15 # "Blues on the Corner" - 9:29 # "January in Brasil" (Sharpe) - 6:04 :''All compositions by McCoy Tyner except as indicated'' :*Recorded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turning Point (McCoy Tyner Album)
''The Turning Point'' is an album by McCoy Tyner's Big Band released on the Birdology label in 1992. It was recorded in November 1991 and features performances by Tyner's Big Band. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states that "Tyner's orchestra (seven brass, four reeds and a four-piece rhythm section) is considered one of the major jazz big bands of the 1990s, a perfect outlet for the leader's percussive and modal-oriented piano". Track listing All compositions by McCoy Tyner except where noted; all arrangements by composer except where noted. # "Passion Dance" (arranged by Dennis Mackrel) – 9:05 # "Let It Go" (Turre) – 9:14 # "High Priest" – 5:14 # " Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis; arranged by Slide Hampton) – 5:15 # "Fly with the Wind" – 11:55 # "Update" (arranged by Dennis Mackrel) – 8:16 # "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills; arranged by Tyner) – 6:08 Personnel * McCoy Tyner – piano, arra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCoy Tyner
Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1960 to 1965, and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Masters, NEA Jazz Master and five-time Grammy Award winner. Tyner has been widely imitated, and is one of the most recognizable and influential jazz pianists of all time. Early life and education Tyner was born on December 11, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest of Jarvis and Beatrice (née Stevenson) Tyner's three children. Tyner was encouraged to study piano by his mother, who had installed a piano at her beauty salon. When he was 13, Tyner began piano lessons at Granoff School of Music, where he also studied music theory and harmony. By the time he was 15, music had become the focus of his life. Tyner's decision to study piano was reinforced when he encountered bebop pianist Bud Powell, a neighbor of the Tyner family. Another major infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Watson (musician)
Eric Watson (born July 5, 1955) is an American jazz pianist. Early life and education Watson was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He began playing piano as a child and performed in rock bands in Massachusetts. He studied classical music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. Career After graduating from college in 1978, Watson moved to Paris, where he performed jazz and classical music and worked as an accompanist for a dance group. is signed to a long-term recording contract with ACT Music. He has worked with double bass player John Lindberg, drummer Ed Thigpen, and Steve Lacy. Discography * ''Bulls Blood'' (1980) * ''Conspiracy'' (1982) * ''Child in the Sky'' (1985) * Piano One (1985) * ''Your Tonight Is My Tomorrow'' (1987) * ''Charles Ives'' (1991) * ''Palimpseste'' (1991) * ''Listen to the Night'' (1994) * ''Punk Circus'' (1994) * ''Silent Hearts'' (1999) * ''Full Metal Quartet'' (2000) * ''Sketches of Solitude'' (2002) * ''Road Movies'' (2004) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Chevillon
Bruno Chevillon (born 23 August 1959) is a French jazz double bassist who is well known in avant-garde jazz as well as in new improvised music. Life Born in Valréas Vaucluse (département), Vaucluse, Chevillon followed a double training since he graduated from the Beaux Arts in 1983 where he studied photography, and at the same time followed Joseph Fabre's classical double bass teaching at the . He made his debut in jazz by following the class of , is a member of the Groupe de recherche et d'improvisation musicales (GRIM), then joined the Lyon collective where he made a decisive encounter: that of Louis Sclavis. Chevillon was then associated with a large part of the clarinettist's projects. In addition to his long collaboration with Sclavis, the double bassist plays with the main actors of avant-garde jazz and Free improvisation : Marc Ducret, Claude Barthélemy, Stéphan Oliva, François Corneloup, François Raulin, Joey Baron, Elliott Sharp, Franck Vigroux, Benjamin de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Robert (musician)
Yves Robert (born 17 January 1958) is a French trombone player of modern creative jazz, who has appeared and recorded internationally. He is the trombonist of the Yves Robert Trio founded in 2014. Early life Born in Chamalières, Robert studied flute and trombone at the Vichy Conservatory until 1976. He was active in jazz clubs of Lyon and Nancy, and got in touch with the Jazz Avantgarde through the Association à la Recherche d'un Folklore Imaginaire (ARFI) and its Big Band Marmite Infernal. Career Robert performed with groups including Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Bernard Lubat's La Compagnie Lubat, and in 1986 with the first Orchestre National de Jazz. He worked with the German-French jazz ensemble, playing with Albert Mangelsdorff and Henri Texier, as well as with Gil Evans, Steve Lacy, Didier Levallet and Louis Sclavis. He also performed with André Jaume, Heiner Goebbels, Marc Ducret, Daniel Humair, Wolfgang Reisinger, Andreas Willers, Daniel Erdmann and Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Benita
Michel Benita (born 1954 in Algiers, Algeria) is a double bass player, prominent in jazz music since the 1980s. Benita moved to Paris in the early 1980s, performing extensively in local jazz clubs and concert venues alongside visiting players, expatriates, and local musicians. In 1986 he was invited to join the inaugural line-up of the Orchestre National de Jazz, under the direction of François Jeanneau. During his career Benita has worked with Aldo Romano, Marc Ducret, Horace Parlan, Martial Solal, Lee Konitz, Andy Sheppard, Dino Saluzzi, Dewey Redman, Erik Truffaz and Archie Shepp, among many others. He formed the ELB trio in 1999 with Vietnamese guitar player Nguyên Lê and American drummer Peter Erskine. In recent years Benita has been closely associated with ECM Records, releasing a number of albums as leader but also as a sideman for saxophonist, Andy Sheppard. Awards * Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015) Discography * ''Preferences'' (Label Bleu, 1990) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
