Showing posts with label Dominick Farinacci. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dominick Farinacci. Show all posts

Friday, March 3, 2023

Dominick Farinacci - Lovers, Tales & Dances

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:55
Size: 139,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:22) 1. Don't Explain
(6:30) 2. Libertango
(5:52) 3. Estate
(6:27) 4. Vision
(5:09) 5. Ne Me Quitte Pas
(3:32) 6. E Lucevan Le Stelle
(3:53) 7. Erghen Diado (Song Of Schopsko)
(6:19) 8. Silent Cry
(3:54) 9. Love Dance
(3:41) 10. Bibo No Aozora
(6:51) 11. Lonely Woman
(4:18) 12. The Theme From The Pawnbroker

The mass appeal of a jazz recording does not necessarily compromise its value or its artistic integrity; it simply means that the artist has mastered the difficult task of balancing the creative and the commercial. Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci has done just that on his debut album, Lovers, Tales & Dances.

Farinacci sounds a lot like Clifford Brown, with the same lyricism albeit without the same range, mastery and fluidity. Some of the material also hints at Brown's recordings with strings and female vocalists. The tracks with string arrangement are a tad on the smooth side, but Farinacci's trumpet rescues them from becoming mundane through his brilliant improvisations. The vocal number is reminiscent of Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown (Emarcy, 19554), but singer Hilary Kole lacks Helen Merrill's emotional intensity. The leader elevates this track once again if not to the CD's high point then to a level where it does not sound out of place, despite adding little to the whole.

The choice of material again reflects the balance between artistic creativity and popular appeal. Songs vary from Jacques Brel's "Ne me quitte pas" and Astor Piazzolla's "Libertango," to the Billie Holiday standard, "Don't Explain," and Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman," which represents the real high point of this record.

The sidemen include Joe Lovano, Kenny Barron and Lewis Nash, but despite being in the company of masters, Farinacci not only maintains his own but remains the dominant voice throughout, successfully interacting with these seasoned veterans during the ensemble work.

Despite the faults of a few, too-smooth string arrangements, an average vocal number and the debutant style of the leader, this impeccably mastered recording is a very promising first work by an artist who, if he maintains the momentum demonstrated here, may well become one the pillars of jazz in the near future.By Hrayr Attarian https://www.allaboutjazz.com/lovers-tales-and-dances-dominick-farinacci-koch-records-review-by-hrayr-attarian

Personnel: Dominick Farinacci: trumpet, flugelhorn; Joe Lovano: tenor saxophone; Joe Locke: vibraphone; Kenny Barron: piano; James Genus: bass; Marc Johnson: bass; Lewis Nash: drums; Jamey Haddad: percussion; Hilary Kole: vocals; Guilherme Monteiro: guitar; Rich DeRosa: strings and horns conductor.

Lovers, Tales & Dances

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Dominick Farinacci - Smile

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:39
Size: 125,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:16) 1. Who Cares
(6:23) 2. The Nearness Of You
(6:26) 3. Estate
(6:39) 4. Just One Of Those Things
(4:51) 5. I Remember Clifford
(6:25) 6. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(6:41) 7. The Grey Goose
(7:32) 8. Relaxin' At
(5:23) 9. Smile

Recently featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, and at the Amy Winehouse Inspiration Awards, Dominick Farinacci has garnered critical acclaim around the globe. Upon the release of his U.S. debut CD, Lovers, Tales and Dances, the great Quincy Jones stopped by the hip Los Angeles club Vibrato to check out a show by the now 30- year-old trumpeter. Farinacci had recorded an obscure Q composition, “The Theme from the Pawnbroker.” Jones’ classic response: “This kid is 360 degrees!” a reference to the cosmopolitan, culturally expansive range of American and world music influences Farinacci brings to his own music.

Over the years, Farinacci has won numerous awards that speak to his wide-ranging impact and appeal: the International New Star Award (along with Diana Krall and Christian McBride) and Disney New Star Award. He was also invited to perform at the O2 in London, opening for Jamie Cullum and Jeff Beck. In January 2012, he was featured on an hour-long segment of NPR’s “Jazz Rising Stars.” Launching his recording career overseas with an incredibly prolific run of six albums from 2003-2007 on Japan’s Pony Canyon/M&I Records, the NYC based artist blossomed with the full throttle eclectic approach he took to Lovers, Tales and Dances, the first jazz recording produced by legendary three time Grammy winning pop/rock producer Russ Titelman (formerly with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, James Taylor, etc…)

Dominick was personally invited by music legend Wynton Marsalis to headline the newly established Jazz At Lincoln Center Doha in Doha, Qatar. Since then, he has been invited to return for a one-month residency later this year. He is the creator and Artistic Director for a youth outreach program in his hometown of Cleveland, at the Tommy Lipuma Creative Center for the Arts. This unique community program has reached over 5,000 kids in the past year.

Between Cleveland and NYC (where he lives), Dominick initiated a toy-drive campaign to help children devastated by Hurricane Sandy, partnering with the US Marine Toys for Tots. Together they and raised over 3,000 toys which were delivered to kids in affected areas around the Holidays.

Dominick also serves as an artistic consultant to the newly established Amy Winehouse Foundation. from www.dominickfarinacci.com
https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/subgenre/eclectic-fusion

Personnel: Dominick Farinacci - trumpet; Dan Kaufman - piano; Yasuhi Nakamura - bass; Carmen Intorre Jr. - drums; Jon Irabagon - alto, sopranosax

Smile

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Dominick Farinacci - Sounds in My Life

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:34
Size: 154,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:05) 1. The Thing to Do
(6:15) 2. Flamenco Sketches
(6:12) 3. What Is This Thing Called Love
(6:59) 4. The Pursuit
(5:53) 5. I Can't Get Started
(8:58) 6. Visions
(5:47) 7. Peyote
(9:01) 8. My Funny Valentine
(6:00) 9. Memories
(5:19) 10. Mona's Mood

Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci was named the very first Global Ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln Center by Wynton Marsalis, working to further integrate music into communities around the world in culturally collaborative ways. He graduated from The Juilliard School in 2005 launching his career in Japan with a prolific run of eight albums, later releasing four more globally. He has performed in more than 120 cities in 14 countries around the world, was a featured guest on ABC’s Good Morning America, and is a TED Speaker. Music icon Quincy Jones says of Dominick’s accomplishments in performance, recording, education & advocacy, “This kid is 360 degrees!”

Dominick has been successful in his personal endeavors on bringing music into the community through Arts and Wellness & Education. He was invited by TED to be a TED Speaker at the 2014 TED MED conference at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He is a featured performer for the Cleveland Clinic in both Ohio and Abu Dhabi, and organized the very first jazz performance for patients in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic and the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation. For Dominick, music and health go hand in hand, most recently organizing panel discussions around patient-doctor communication through music with Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

Dominick has been a leading advocate in music education development, most recently featured at the Community College Association of America in D.C. He served as Music Consultant to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, and is Artist in Residence at the Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. His educational reach recently expanded to the GCC, in schools such as Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar Music Academy, the American School of Doha among others.

His most recent recording “Short Stories” is produced by four-time Grammy Award winning producer Tommy LiPuma. This was Tommy & Dominick’s first collaboration, and was recorded in their hometown of Cleveland at the Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts. Dominick is signed to Mack Avenue Records.https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/dominick-farinacci

Personnel: Trumpet – Dominick Farinacci; Tenor Saxophone – Stacy Dillard; Bass – Yasushi Nakamura (2); Drums – Carmen Intorre; Piano – Miyako Katakur

Sounds in My Life

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Dominick Farinacci - Adoro

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:23
Size: 140.5 MB
Styles: Bop, Trumpet jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[6:00] 1. Adoro
[7:02] 2. Summertime
[6:30] 3. Adios Nonino
[7:00] 4. Body & Soul
[8:31] 5. Un Cancion Para Matilde
[5:47] 6. Love Dance
[5:47] 7. January
[4:03] 8. Contemplation
[6:08] 9. Mea Culpa
[4:30] 10. I Wish You Love

Ohio-born trumpeter Dominick Farinacci is a technically gifted and lyrical artist with a bent for swinging, straight-ahead jazz. Born in Cleveland in 1983, Farinacci first began playing trumpet in the sixth grade. Along with private lessons, he gained valuable experience attending the Saturday music program at Cleveland's Tri-C Community College. By the time he entered high school, he was already an accomplished jazz musician, performing regularly around the city.

As a teenager, Farinacci was selected as a member of the prestigious High School Grammy Awards All-Star Big Band in California; an honor he earned three years in a row. Also during high school, he attended the Berklee College of Music Summer Jazz Program and opened for trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at the Tri-C Jazzfest in Cleveland. Based off that performance, Marsalis invited Farinacci to appear on the PBS concert special Live from Lincoln Center: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong.

After high school, Farinacci was accepted into the inaugural class of the Juilliard Jazz Program. It was while studying at Juilliard that his performance at another Lincoln Center concert, a tribute to trumpet legends Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard, that Farinacci caught the attention of producer Todd Barkan who signed him to a recording contract. In 2002, he released his debut album, Manhattan Dream, featuring pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Chip Jackson, and drummer Joe Farnsworth. The following year, he won first place in the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition. Several more albums followed, including 2004's Besame Mucho and 2006's Adoro.

After graduating Juilliard, Farinacci remained in New York City and continued releasing albums like 2009's Lovers, Tales and Dancers and 2011's Dawn of Goodbye. He also spent two years living on and off in Qatar in the Middle East as the first Global Ambassador for Jazz at Lincoln Center. In 2016, Farinacci released his first album for Mack Avenue, Short Stories, featuring production from industry legend and fellow Cleveland native Tommy LiPuma. ~ Matt Collar

Adoro

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Dominick Farinacci - Short Stories

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:07
Size: 117.0 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz, Trumpet jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:38] 1. Bamboleo
[6:07] 2. Señor Blues (Feat. Jacob Collier)
[5:34] 3. Soldier's Things
[2:55] 4. Doha Blues
[5:08] 5. Sunshine Of Your Love
[5:28] 6. Tango
[6:00] 7. Somebody That I Used To Know (Feat. Jacob Collier)
[5:28] 8. Afternoon In Puebla
[8:11] 9. Black Coffee
[1:34] 10. Parlour Song

There are so many superlatives thrown around these days that they seem to have lost their effect; but as this unique and deeply grounded album sinks into your consciousness, you will undoubtedly come to the conclusion that Dominick Farinacci is not only one of the truly outstanding musicians of his generation, but also that what is behind the music is nothing short of miraculous.

Short Stories – a compelling suite of music with a repertoire that spans genres and generations united by the trumpeter/composer’s soulful conception. Bringing together songs from Tom Waits, Horace Silver, Dianne Reeves, The Gypsy Kings as well as original compositions, Farinacci has managed to create his own musical universe, aided by musicians of the highest caliber. A short glance at the artists he and producer Tommy LiPuma involved speaks for itself: Christian McBride, Steve Gadd, Larry Goldings, Jacob Collier, Jamey Haddad and Gil Goldstein, for starters. All of the songs have a narrative that any listener can relate to. It might be the eternal duet between people in love, a memory from way back triggered by a chance encounter, an enchanting melody heard from afar that takes over your life or the tremendous empathy that can come from seeing someone else overcome an unimaginable personal struggle.

Farinacci had already achieved enough stature by his mid-teens that Wynton Marsalis offered to help him set his sights on coming to New York, and by 2001, Farinacci was one of only four trumpeters in the world to be selected as the inaugural students in The Juilliard School’s first jazz curriculum. During his school years and afterwards, Farinacci immediately distinguished himself as a soloist/bandleader/composer with a vision.

Short Stories