Anne Ducros - Close Your Eyes

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:13
Size: 111,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:37)  1. You've Got A Friend
(2:54)  2. L'eau À La Bouche
(4:47)  3. Lately
(3:24)  4. In your Eyes
(4:58)  5. Faded Roses
(4:26)  6. Blackbird
(2:42)  7. Taking A Chance On Love
(7:05)  8. The Island
(3:09)  9. Close Your Eyes
(4:11) 10. Song Bird
(3:56) 11. Clopin Clopan

Anne Ducros is a French jazz singer born in 1959 in Longfossé ( Pas-de-Calais ). She has recorded seven albums under her name, has taken part in other recordings as a guest and has earned an excellent reputation in the vocal jazz community. She defines her approach in this way: "My quest is to try to find the perfect harmony between the instinctive power that can be developed with jazz and how to channel this instinct with classical erudition with A proper aesthetic will ".  She began her musical studies with classical singing at the Conservatory of Music of Boulogne-sur-Mer with Lyne Dourian. Then, in addition to studying law at the University of Lille , she studied singing with Yuri Lov Anoff and Mady Mesplé . She works on baroque music ( Bach , Couperin , Handel , Rameau ), the solos of the great voices of jazz like Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald , and the scat  . On a heart-stroke and thanks to the baroque and classical music that make her progress, she was introduced to jazz in 1986  and founded a quartet with which she presented herself in different competitions. In 1989 , with several awards, she recorded her first album, Do not You Take a Chance . His stage activity gained momentum, in the circuit of jazz clubs as in certain international scenes, sometimes in the company of René Urtreger ( 1992 ). Several encounters, such as the one with the bassist Ray Brown reinforce it in its artistic orientations .

His repertoire is eclectic, mixing modern and original arrangements of jazz standards , pop songs or compositions of classical musicians. During the years 1992 - 1993 she teaches vocal jazz at the ARPEJ of Paris and since 1994 she is director of Prélude , the first vocal jazz school in Paris. She also teaches courses and master classes around the world ( Aix-en-Provence , Le Havre , Chicago , Calvi , Brussels ...). It is within the community of musicians that its reputation spreads: one greets its stamp of contralto, its energy, its sense of the swing. The recognition comes thanks to the support of the violinist Didier Lockwood , which allows him to record Purple Song , accompanied by pianist Gordon Beck , published on the label Dreyfus Records in 2001 . Since then, she has recorded a new album on the same label every two years, but at the same time, she participates in many other recordings as a guest. In 1995, for example, Anne Ducros participates in the recording of Friday 14 with Luigi Trussardi and poses her voice on certain tracks of this album, released on the label Elabeth. In 2008 , she was hired as a singing teacher for Season 8 of Star Academy on TF1 (September 19 to December 19, 2008). When asked, on a special radio station ( TSF Jazz ), during a live interview of the Duke of Lombards on September 8, what can be the relationship between this reality show and jazz, she replies "I will Bringing jazz to an hour when, in general, it happens so little (...) The place of a jazz musician is wherever you want to share emotion, love, Happiness and joie de vivre (...) We were forced to move a few concerts, but it was extremely easy . In 2010 , Anne Ducros recorded Ella ... my dear , an album in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald which she particularly likes, whose arrangements are written by Ivan Jullien . In 2013, she released under the label NAÏVE Either way ... from Marilyn to Ella. In 2016, she meets the pianist and composer Robert Kaddouch in Paris, during a concert at the Sunside. It seems that the sound universe brought by the arrangements of this pianist opened new ways (voice). Translate by google https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Ducros

Close Your Eyes

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Alex Sipiagin Extreme Trio - Grizzlies

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:19
Size: 152,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:45) 1. Lady Jazz Is Back In Town
(2:00) 2. Thank You, Mr. Brooks
(7:04) 3. Waltz For My Parents
(6:01) 4. Cherokee
(3:17) 5. Misha
(6:21) 6. Micro Steps
(7:55) 7. Grizzly's
(2:16) 8. The Japan Trilogy - Kodai-Ji
(2:32) 9. The Japan Trilogy - Thoughts
(5:42) 10. The Japan Trilogy - Osaka No Basu
(3:32) 11. CR
(6:23) 12. Ballad For Beslan
(7:25) 13. Le Duc De Fontcaude

Alex Sipiagin was born on June 11, 1967 in Yaroslavl, Russia, a town known for being home to one of Russia's most famous opera singers, Leonid Sobinov, also Alex's great-grandfather. Following in the footsteps of his musical relatives (his great uncles were both string players), Alex began playing the trumpet at age 12, studying with one of Yaroslavl's best teachers, Mikael Tsamaev, and later continued his classical training and music studies at the Gnessin Conservatory in Moscow for a total of 8 years. During that time, he served the mandatory 2 years in the Russian army, then returned to the Conservatory to finish his studies.

It was around in 1985 that he became inspired by what few and rare taped recordings were available in Russia of bebop and other jazz music and, beginning in 1988, began working professionally in Russian jazz groups, touring and recording steadily. In 1990, Alex won first place in a Russian young jazz players' competition in Rostov City. That same year, he visited the United States for the first time, performing with a Russian student jazz band, Green Wave, when they were asked to headline the Corpus Christi Jazz Festival in Texas. He caught the attention and ears of many, leading him to become invited to participate in the International Louis Armstrong Competition sponsored by the Thelonius Monk Institute in Washington D.C. Other trumpeters competing were such prominent players such as Ryan Kaiser, Scott Wendtholt, Nicolas Payton, and others.

Alex placed 4th in the competition, and was presented a Bach trumpet by the legendary Clark Terry, which he still plays today. Following a challenging year, in 1991 Alex decided to pursue jazz to the next level and moved to New York City. He sat in on jam sessions while working in a house band in a Russian club in Brighton Beach until he snagged his first jazz gig in 1992, playing every Monday night at Sweet Basil with the Gil Evans Band directed by Miles Evans, which he still occasionally plays with, then in 1993 he became a member of Gil Goldstein's Zebra Coast Orchestra, which replaced the Gil Evan's Band slot on Monday nights at Sweet Basil.

In 1994, Alex became a regular member of the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band while performing also with drummer Bob Moses' band, Mozamba. In 1995, Alex became a regular for the Mingus Big Band, which still performs every Thursday night at The Fez in the Time Cafe located in downtown, NYC, and later the Mingus Orchestra from 1998. He also performed with Eric Clapton, Dr. John and Elvis Costello. In 2000, Dave Holland invited him to be a part of his newly formed big band. Today Alex regularly performs, records and tours worldwide with the Mingus Big Band, the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, and the Dave Holland Big Band, is the bandleader for Monday Michiru's band, arranges, composes, and has several solo CDs out.
https://www.amazon.ca/Grizzlies-Extreme-Trio/dp/B000BPLPNA

Personnel: Regina Litvinova - piano, writer; Alex Sipiagin - trumpet, flugelhorn; Reiner Witzel - alto saxophone; Claus Kießelbach - vibraphone; Markus Schieferdecker - bass; Christian Scheuber - drums.

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Nicola Sabato & Jacques Di Costanzo Quartet - Live in Capbreton (The Music of Ray Brown and Milt Jackson)

Styles: Be-bop, Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:42
Size: 148,7 MB
Art: Front

(7:19) 1. Now Hear My Meaning
(6:17) 2. Small Fry
(7:15) 3. Once I Loved
(4:59) 4. Back To Bologna
(5:58) 5. The Nearness Of You
(6:53) 6. Think Positive
(5:50) 7. Sad Blues
(6:14) 8. Be-bop
(7:25) 9. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(6:28) 10. Captain Bill

Born 23 April 1973, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France. Nicola Sabato is a double bass player capable of developing with harmony and coherence his own path and proposal, which are well rooted in the history of jazz and of his own instrument, without neglecting “modernity” and appeal. As high-value sideman with a great personality, Nicola Sabato has refined his own skill thanks to a legend of double bass as Pierre Boussaguet, whom here in Italy we have maybe somewhat overlooked, and he met along his way two real giant artists like Ray Brown and John Clayton, surely some of the most decisive encounters for Nicola’s musical career.

There are three albums that came out under his name, one of which ‘Lined with a groove’ can count on the extraordinary support of Jeff Hamilton on drums; while ‘Cruisin’ with the Nicola Sabato Quartet’ is a cool work based on a very personal retrieval of an elegant jazz which is certainly not lacking in any flashes. Nicola Sabato is undoubtedly a musician to monitor with a great attention and interest in relation to his own clever and sensible approach to a kind of music, jazz, that is able to look forward in the best way when it doesn’t forget its basic principles, structural debts and the beauty of what has been left to build on itself and beside. We have told with Nicola Sabato so as to know more datails about his music, his own personal path as well as his undeniable Italian origin.
https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/nicola-sabato

Live in Capbreton (The Music of Ray Brown and Milt Jackson)
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Shannon Warto, Bob Phillips - A Moment with Bob

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:41
Size: 110,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:32) 1. Embraceable You / I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
(3:13) 2. That Old Black Magic
(3:10) 3. Somewhere Over The Rainbow Connection
(3:31) 4. Blues In The Night
(2:16) 5. I Got Rhythm
(4:22) 6. Cry Me A River
(3:44) 7. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
(2:24) 8. My Baby Just Cares For Me
(3:54) 9. My Funny Valentine
(3:54) 10. Stardust
(3:59) 11. Till There Was You
(4:22) 12. What A Wonderful World
(3:14) 13. Smile

A recording documenting the beloved musical relationship between Shannon Warto and Bob Phillips. Featuring jazz standards, this album weaves together piano and voice beautifully, making for easy listening.

Shannon Warto has been singing on the Monterey Peninsula, throughout the central coast, as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 20 years. Although her main focus has been in traditional Celtic music she also loves to sing jazz, folk, country, pop, bluegrass, and more recently EDM (electronic dance music).

In 2006 Shannon co-produced her first CD under her former name Shannon Miller with the band Sweetfire. This CD features traditional Irish music and can be found on ITunes and CDbaby.

Her voice can be heard with various musicians and bands including Amy Krupski, Bright Side Band, Laurel Thomsen and Dan Frechette, Grumbling Ginger, Swingin’ Synapses, and SpekrFreks. She is currently recording her first jazz album with jazz pianist Bob Phillips.

In addition to singing cover songs, Shannon has also written her own material, and released her lullaby "Oh Hurley" in 2019, which accompanies her children's book Hurley the Hippo, published in 2017.

With a keen ear and quick ability to learn new material Shannon has sung for numerous events and weddings. She is also available for studio work, and has the ability to perform new material in a limited number of takes. Shannon is always looking for new musical opportunities and is open to performing with a wide variety of musical artists.

She is currently interested in recording opportunities, musical collaborations, focusing on guitar practice, singing at weddings, private parties, house concerts, and other venues, and hosts singing experiences for those interested in a unifying soul connection through song. https://shannonwarto.com/bio

A Moment with Bob

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