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Leo Genovese
Leonardo Genovese (born 1979) is an Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer. He has played with The Mars Volta. Life and career Genovese was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, in 1979. He began playing the piano at the age of 5 or 6, but became more interested in playing around ten years later. Genovese began studying music and accounting at the University of Rosario, but soon abandoned accountancy, and in 2001 he began studying at the Berklee College of Music. He graduated in 2003. His first album, ''Haiku II'', was released the following year and was followed by ''Unlocked'' in 2008, but Genovese later talked them down, stating that they were "just a way to document where I was at the time". From 2005 he recorded and toured internationally with bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding. A reviewer for ''The New York Times'' commented on Genovese's 2013 album, ''Seeds'', that, "by refusing to privilege one historical style over another, he strengthens his claim as a pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. However, jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Music Society
''Chamber Music Society'' is the third studio album by American bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding. It was released on August 17, 2010 by Heads Up International. After Spalding's Grammy win for Best New Artist, the album re-entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 34 with sales of 18,000. Background A video was made for the song "Little Fly". The song is a poem by William Blake set to music by Spalding. A vinyl version of the album was released in February 2011. This version of the album included a bonus track titled "Morning" which was to be included on her '' Radio Music Society'' album. ''Chamber Music Society'' was the best-selling contemporary jazz album of 2011. Critical reception Bill Friskics-Warren of ''The Washington Post'' noted "The mood throughout the album's 11 tracks is languid and improvisatory, with Spalding and members of her chamber ensemble weaving in and out of roomy arrangements that afford them as much chance to linger on a note as to take off on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Jazz Pianists
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Argentine. Argentina is a multiethnic society, home to people of various ethnic, racial, religious, denomination, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. As a result, Argentines do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and allegiance to Argentina. Aside from the indigenous population, nearly all Argentines or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries. Among countries in the world that have received the most immigrants in modern history, Argentina, with 6.6 million, ranks second to the United States (27 million), and ahead of other immigrant destinations such as Canada, Brazil and Australia. Ethnic groups Overview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos Del Vacío
is the ninth studio album (eighth of new material, yet labeled as ''II'' on the CD data) by the American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on April 11, 2025 on Clouds Hill Records. Produced by Omar Rodríguez-López and mixed and engineered by Marcel Rodríguez-López, the album is the first to feature drummer Linda-Philomène Tsoungui and bass guitarist Josh Moreau, both of whom joined the band in 2022 to tour in support of the band's eponymous album and its acoustic re-recording, '' Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón'' (2023). The band eschewed a traditional press cycle for the album, giving no interviews prior to its release. Instead, the band performed the album in full each night during their March–April 2025 arena tour in support of Deftones. Artwork The album's artwork, by Adán Guevara, features a mysterious map, designed as a puzzle for fans to solve. Following the album's release, Johann Scheerer, who runs the band's label, Clouds Hill Records, stated: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzwise
''Jazzwise'' is a British monthly magazine focused on jazz, launched in 1997. The magazine covers a range of jazz sub-genres and provides news coverage, a national gig guide, a jazz-on-film page, feature articles, and a review section that evaluates new musical releases, DVDs, books, and live performances. News stories also feature on the ''Jazzwise'' magazine website. ''Jazzwise'' instructs new jazz writers through its ongoing intern scheme and '' The Write Stuff'' workshops held each November during the London Jazz Festival. Awards In 2006, ''Jazzwise'' editor Jon Newey won Journalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. In 2007, ''Jazzwise'' won two awards – Best Jazz Publication at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards and Best Jazz Publication at the Ronnie Scott's awards. In 2009, ''Jazzwise'' writer Kevin Le Gendre won Journalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. In 2010, ''Jazzwise'' won Best Jazz Publication for the second time, gig guide editor Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
''Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón'' () is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta. It was released on April 21, 2023, through Clouds Hill Records, and comprises a complete acoustic of the band's previous self-titled album from 2022. "Blank Condolences" was released as the album's lead single on March 10, 2023; "Palm Full of Crux" followed on March 31. Track listing Notes * All tracks are subtitled “acoustic”. Personnel The Mars Volta * Omar Rodríguez-López – guitar, flute, production, engineering * Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals * Marcel Rodríguez-López – keyboards, Mellotron, piano, additional percussion, mixing * Eva Gardner – double bass * Leo Genovese Leonardo Genovese (born 1979) is an Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer. He has played with The Mars Volta. Life and career Genovese was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, in 1979. He began playing the piano at the age of 5 or 6, bu ... – piano Additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mars Volta (album)
''The Mars Volta'' is the seventh studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released through Clouds Hill on September 16, 2022. Produced by guitarist, songwriter and musical director Omar Rodríguez-López, the album was preceded by the singles "Blacklight Shine", "Graveyard Love" and "Vigil". Self-titled to mark a "clean slate" in the band's history, it is the band's first studio album in over ten years, following their 2012 album, '' Noctourniquet'', and subsequent break-up. After reuniting in secret in 2019, band leaders Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala made a conscious effort to break from their previous progressive rock sound and record a pop-influenced album, with Bixler-Zavala directly addressing his family's recent struggles with the Church of Scientology in his lyrics. Founding bass guitarist Eva Gardner and longtime keyboardist and percussionist Marcel Rodríguez-López returned to the band during the recording process, recording their par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concord Records
Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have won 14 GRAMMY Awards and 88 GRAMMY nominations. The original logo, a stylized eighth note incorporating the C and J of "Concord Jazz", was created by Bay Area graphic designer Dan Buck, who also worked on several album covers for the company. History In 1999, Concord Records was purchased by a consortium led by Hal Gaba and television producer Norman Lear. Its offices were moved from Concord, California to Beverly Hills in 2002. That same year, Concord partnered with Starbucks to release Ray Charles's '' Genius Loves Company'', which won eight GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year. Concord Records purchased the Fantasy Label Group in 2004, and in December 2006 announced the reactivation of the Stax Records label as a forum for n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songwrights Apothecary Lab
''Songwrights Apothecary Lab'' is the eighth studio album by American bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding. Concord Records released the album on September 24, 2021. The album debuted at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, the album won Best Jazz Vocal Album award. Background ''Songwrights Apothecary Lab'' is named after her affiliation of musicians and health practitioners. The release contains 12 pieces of music, called formwelas, written and recorded over several months in Spalding's traveling music laboratory in collaboration with various musicians, researchers, and practitioners. The album is presented as "half songwriting workshop, half guided research practice" that "brings musicians and practitioners of different disciplines, such as music therapy, neuroscience, Black American music, Sufism, and South Indian Carnatic music, together in the spirit of radical healing." Songwriting took place in New York City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
