Sunday, September 24, 2006

Jazz... especially piano!!

This thing is going to grow as I have more time to devote to it. There is so much about jazz Piano that I could put down in here! Performances, scores, theory... so much!

Let's open it with a piece by my favourite player/composer: Thelonious Monk.
This video is him playing my favourite of his compositions: "'Round Midnight"



and again monk in "Epistrophy"



and in "Blue Monk"



Another one of my favourite artists, Herbie Hancock in "Cantaloupe Island" (a fusion version, not bad)



And here is another great, incredible technique!!
Bud Powell (here in Paris in 1959)



Here is McCoy tyner accompanying John Coltrane in "Afro Blue"



Ok, now we expand a little our horizons ;)

This is McSolaar, a french hip-hop singer who's performing with an all-star bass jazz player, Ron Carter. The song is "Un ange en danger"



Listen now to a new raising star of jazz and African music...
Lionel Loueke



In this second video, continuation of the first one, Lionel talks at some length about his technique and background. Very interesting!