“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, that’s creativity.”
*Charles Mingus
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Check out 3 year old Howard Wong on the drums. The kiddo is right in the pocket, both rhythmically and conceptually. He also has the spark that all musicians want surging through them when it comes to playing music; moreover, the kiddo didn’t miss a beat even when he flubbed control of the sticks. And, get a load of his facial expressions! He’s having the time of his life and giving everything he has before his audience members.
Getters generally don’t get happiness; givers get it. You simply give to others a bit of yourself, a thoughtful act, a helpful idea, a word of appreciation, a lift over a rough spot, a sense of understanding, a timely suggestion. You take something out of your mind, garnished in kindness out of your heart, and put it into the other fellow’s mind and heart.
*Charles H. Burr
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Bobby McFerrin (born New York City, March 11, 1950) is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world’s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, the creator of “Don’t Worry Be Happy”, one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century, and a passionate spokesman for music education. His recordings have sold over 20 million copies, and his collaborations including those with with Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, the Vienna Philharmonic, and Herbie Hancock have established him as an ambassador of both the classical and jazz worlds.
With a four-octave range and a vast array of vocal techniques, McFerrin is no mere singer; he is music’s last true Renaissance man, a vocal explorer who has combined jazz, folk and a multitude of world music influences – choral, a cappella, and classical music – with his own ingredients. As a conductor, Bobby is able to convey his innate musicality in an entirely different context. He has worked with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic.
‘Unconventional’ is a good way to describe the career of Bobby McFerrin. Those familiar with McFerrin’s shows, whether as a conductor or a vocalist, know that each one is a unique event that resonates with the unexpected. He is that rare artist who has the ability to reach beyond musical genres and stereotypes for a sound that is entirely his own. As one of the foremost guardians of music’s rich heritage, he remains at the vanguard with his natural, beautiful and timeless music that transcends all borders and embraces all cultures.
“When I’m on stage by myself, I don’t have to think about anything. I don’t have to worry about anything because I’m not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out.”
*Bobby McFerrin
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Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream. You dwell in your own enchantment. Life throws stones at you, but your love and your dream change those stones into the flowers of discovery. Even if you lose, or are defeated by things, your triumph will always be exemplary. And if no one knows it, then there are places that do. People like you enrich the dreams of the worlds, and it is dreams that create history. People like you are unknowing transformers of things, protected by your own fairy-tale, by love.
Stevie Wonder’s 1976 album, “Songs in the Key of Life,” was the last of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his classic period. Songs in the Key of Life became among the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of his career. Stevie has enriched the music world since the 70s. Where he lacks in sight, his visions come from within his heart felt love songs in every sense of the word’s meanings and understandings.
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Guten Abend Welt!
Good Evening World!
Über Musik zu reden ist wie über Architektur zu tanzen.“
–Frank Zappa
Alfred F. Simkovics lädt sie zu einer musikalischen…
Congratulations to Alfred on his 5th radio music show. His voice is delightfully smooth and substantially sexy and is recorded live from Austria! Be sure to tune in every Thursday at 11am Pacific Standard Time. Personally speaking, I couldn’t ask for a better friend.
“‘Tchamantch’ stems from a simple inspiration the sound of an old Gretsch guitar and employs a traditional pop rhythm section. The instrumentation is often sparse, contrasting the Gretsch or the classic Silvertone guitar with subtle percussion effects provided by human beat box and hip-hop artist Sly Johnson, or the nagoni, the tiny, sharp-edged West African lute that has always been an integral part of her sound, played alongside the Western classical harp.” There is plenty more on the page. The whole album is excellentay!
h/t goes to two very sensational kiddos, YA and Aline.
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“But cheerfulness kept breaking through,” he said and with a mischieviously delicious smirk on his face.
Yet another noteable quote is:
‘You’ll never untangle the circumstances that brought you to this moment.”
Chew on that one awhile and see how it tastes.
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“But cheerfulness kept breaking through,” he said with a mischieviously delicious smirk on his face.
Yet another notable Leonard Cohen quote: ‘You’ll never untangle the circumstances that brought you to this moment.”
Chew on that one awhile and see how it tastes.
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Tim Minchin has to be one of the hottest numbers in the world of live entertainment today. He combines his music in a word jazz style in his stage performances that only Tim can perform. Additionally, Minchin’s poem, Storm, has been used in an animated movie created by UK animator Fraser Davidson. It may be released to the public shortly it seems since the trailer has been uploaded onto YouTube. If you have a few minutes to spare, check it out. Tim Minchin rocks! Also, Fraser Davidson has a blog that is all about the production of Storm. Uploaded, it has some of Storm’s character art and early test animations and once the movie is released, I will link to it, once it is released.
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