Guitarist lionel loueke torrent

Others who follow include paulinho da costa of brazil and jeff becks young australian bassist tal wilkenfeld. Guitarist lionel loueke pronounced leeohnell louehkeh first came to the united states from his native benin, africa, in 1999, at 26, with a captivating guitar technique and a deep love of jazzs improvisational freedom. Mwaliko has an additional vocalist, or vocalistbassist, on six songs, two trio songs, and three solo songs. The aziza is a small woodland creature who serves as the god of inspiration for the former kingdom of guitarist lionel. Jazz guitarist lionel loueke on the evolution of his. Louekes evocative sound palette combines intricate guitar plucking techniques, undulating pedal effects, and. For one guitarist, jazz is an african dialect by larry blumenfeld may 14, 2008. Jc presents jazz club with lionel loueke jefferson center. Strickland drummer, and artists such as jeremy pelt and robert glasper breathed new life into jazz. With kavita shahs eerie wordless vocals and a lacerating electric guitar solo by lionel loueke in the final section, it stands out for its dark hues and imaginative, slowly unfolding arc.

April 17th, 2020 legendary west african jazz guitarist lionel loueke test drives the all new deluxe brighton limited edition. But the glue that binds this fortuitous meeting is respect. It was produced by blue note label boss don was and cut live in the studio sans overdubs in front of a small invited audience. Lionel loueke warming up, playing naima on his soulezza headless guitar. Similar to the torrent of artists that appeared on the jazz landscape in the early 80s to pull jazz out of the grasp of the fusion era, strickland, his identical twin brother e. Loueke, saxophonist joshua redman and pianist kenny werner join forces with, and in support of, nemeth, forming one of the most potent foursomes on record in 2012. Lionel loueke is a guitarist from benin, africa who incorporates african percussion and jazz along with other genres.

Dave holland explained that the name aziza has come from one of their songs, aziza dance, written by lionel loueke. During the festival, there will be the chance to discover other african musicians, such as percussionist abas dadoo ginger bakers jazz confusion and guitarist lionel loueke jeff ballard fairgrounds. When combined with his voice, louekes unique sound transports the listener even further. Lionel loueke karibu benin jazz the new york times. Jazzworldquest jazz news with a global perspective. For an album polished and created with maximum airplay in mind, radio music society is noticeably missing a key component of successful pop music. Bass player dave holland is an alumnus of davis fusion projects, having joined his band on the day before hancock departed.

Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lionel loueke at the discogs marketplace. In 2008 and 2009, lionel loueke was picked as top rising star guitarist in downbeat magazines annual critics poll. Their music is full of tripwire rhythmic intricacies that register as causal, even natural. Smooth jazz chillout lounge smooth jazz saxophone instrumental. This studiolive reunion with bassist massimo biolcati and drummer ferenc. From 1939 to 2014, the legacy of blue note records was celebrated far and wide this year. Gilles lionel loueke is a guitarist and vocalist from benin. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.

Lionel loueke close your eyes state of the art vinyl release by newvelle records with this fine recording of jazz guitarist loueke. A west african guitarist with a sophisticated sound, blending traditions from his native benin with modern jazz and fusion. An album of duo and trio recordings, mwaliko is the kind of worldinfused smorgasbord that only guitarist lionel loueke could cook upit contains hard swing, makossa, balladry, beninese folk and a jazz standard. This book contains 21 original compositions and 5 solo transcriptions which give the reader insight into the compositional language of guitaristvocalist lionel loueke.

Original compositions by lionel loueke book sheet music. He will help bring together the history of world jazz and afrobeat with the present, with the help of seven musicians. Song freedom dance emerging as a fan favorite in the solidbody. Beninese traditional songs with guest guitarist lionel loueke for the. For ticketsreservations, please call 2124758592 or visit our. He moved to ivory coast in 1990 to study at the national institute of art. And as on her previous efforts, hazama also includes one nonoriginal piece, nodding this time to one of her major classical influences, john williams.

Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Dec 17, 2014 as we come to the end of the blue note records 75th anniversary celebrations, we wanted to take a moment to reflect back upon this incredible year. Drummer vinnie colaiuta has worked with mitchell, while guitarist lionel loueke has collaborated with hancock. Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader marcus strickland is a charter member of the 21st century jazz vanguard. Many of the musicians on my top10 list have been covered in these pages during the course of 2008 guitarist lionel loueke, clarinetist evan christopher, singer cassandra wilson, pianist guillermo klein, the microscopic septet. Page d7 if a film were made of guitarist lionel louekes career to date, the master shot sequence would be his 2001 audition for admission into the thelonious monk institute of jazz performance, then housed at the university of southern california. I am glad because this new collaboration between one of the jazz worlds most innovative and joyful musicians. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Several thenberklee students he has coached include lionel loueke, lage lund, frank mobus, jeff parker, matt stevens and nir felder.

The imaginative guitarist lionel loueke also contributes a bluesy, percussive solo to one of the albums standout tracks afro blues. When combined with his voice, louekes unique soundtransports the listener even further. Wayne shorters nefertiti is loueke with drummer marcus gilmore. The sole piece of canadiana is holly cole singing hum drum blues with saxman javon jackson. Originally from the small west african nation of benin, guitarist lionel loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past several years. Kidjo performed her most famous songs with the luxembourg philharmonic orchestra at the philharmonie luxembourg hall. The williams college department of music presents lionel loueke trio as part of the ernest brown world music series on monday, april 9 at 8 p.

He joined the band of terence blanchard in 2002, with whom he toured and recorded bounce and flow also contributing his own compositions. The verve and precision of guilianas drumming was a primer mover of blackstar, david bowies multiple grammy awardwinning final album. In september, the jeff ballard trio with puerto rican saxophonist miguel zenon and african guitarist lionel loueke brought their hypnotizing sound to jazz dock. I was receiving so much information from terence on bandleading and writing, scott recalls. Lionel loueke has an appealing guitar sound which is vocalizes along with. Praised by his mentor herbie hancock as a musical painter, lionel loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melody, a deep knowledge of african music, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm. He was awarded a scholarship at the berklee college and was accepted at the thelonious monk institute. As of now, we have stopped all restarts of older shows to reduce the cost of running the site. He began playing percussion instruments around the age of 9 but was influenced by. Tracklist and download links elvin jones jazz machine at onkel pos carnegie hall, hamburg. Lionel loueke born 27 april 1973 is a guitarist and vocalist born in benin.

In addition to anchoring james horn section for the past several years, the 33yearold japaneseborn, brooklynbased kuroda has been leading his own bands and has selfreleased and selfproduced three. Disk two opens with west africans richard bona of cameroon and lionel loueke of benin. Oyo was nominated for best contemporary world music album for the 53rd grammy awards. Heritage of the blues the complete hightone sessions. Produced by kidjo and jean hebrail, the album was arranged in conjunction with the beninese guitarist lionel loueke. Never miss a show track your favorite bands and get show alerts for your area. West africa guitarist lionel loueke has developed the perfect framework for his sinuous, effervescent style with his long standing collages. Hailed as a gentle virtuoso by jon pareles of the new york times, guitaristvocalist lionel loueke follows up his acclaimed blue note releases karibu and mwaliko with t. Lionel loueke the journey, the bonuses 2020links hosted on uploaded, rapidgator, nitroflare, mega, openload, free, direct stream is also available via putlocker or torrents.

Initially emerging as a sideman on terence blanchards bounce in 2003, loueke quickly found himself in demand, appearing on a bevy of albums including bassist charlie. Lionel loueke, a guitarist from the west african country of benin, was a spellbinding presence at joes pub a couple of months ago as. Dec 24, 2008 since its inception in 1981, the blue note has become one of the premier jazz clubs in the world and a cultural institution in new york city. Watch video angelique kidjo award and concert filmed by jon hammond. Initially emerging as a sideman on terence blanchards bounce in 2003. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In short, if you are a fan of legendary musicians such as joshua redman, kenny werner, brad mehldau, art blakey and others like them, ferenc nemeth is a must have for your collection. Blending traditions from his native benin with harmonically complex postbop jazz and fusion, west african guitarist lionel loueke has earned praise for his solo work as well as his varied collaborations. Benin guitaristsinger lionel loueke is joined by a crack troup of musicians for an impressively wideranging set, writes john fordham. Loueke grew up in what he has described as a family of poor intellectuals in the west african country of benin.

Jul 29, 2010 an irishafrican account of the times they are a changin with diabate, lionel loueke and the chieftains is too much of a forced marriage, but anoushka shankars sitar and the ghostly whooping. On their third album together and first for blue note, guitarist lionel loueke, who hails from benin, west africa, hungarian drummer ferenc nemeth and swedishitalian bassist massimo biolcati deliver a set of exquisitely played songs that largely lay flat until guests herbie hancock and wayne shorter inject some life into them. He moved to new york in 2003, and raised his profile performing and recording for blue note in trumpeter terence blanchards band with future blue note artists hodge, pianist aaron parks and guitarist lionel loueke. There are multiple vocalists, a choir, a huge horn section, strings, drummers and rappers all over this sprawling record, yet spaldings arrangements are sparse and lacking in energy. Pinetop perkins heritage of the blues the complete hightone sessions 2020 posted by on february 19 2020. Kidjo was one of the performers at the bet honours awards in february 2. Lionel loueke is a guitarist and vocalist born in benin.

Hungarian drummer ferenc nemeth and swedishitalian bassist massimo biolcati. The vampires meet lionel loueke, is a meeting of many things inspirations, approach, attitude and musical vision. July 3 to 5 renowned pianist kenny barron takes over with a first concert alongside scintillating benin guitarist lionel loueke, followed by concerts with dazzling flautist elena pinderhughes, and closing his series with his trio. Snarky puppy is an american instrumental ensemble led by bassist michael league. As students at berklee, guitarist lionel loueke, bassist massimo biolcati and drummer ferenc nemeth formed a read more gilfema. The lionel loueke trio makes its miller debut, with original and inventive compositions that seamlessly blend modern jazz with samba, the instrumental traditions of mali and nigeria, and the folklore of the guitarist s native benin. Hailing from benin in west africa, loueke boasts a curriculum vitae whose scope is similarly impressive. Guitarist lionel loueke brings a presence to jazz unlike any other due in part to his west african upbringing heard in the uniqueness of his playing, vocals and phrasing which have enriched recordings from trumpeter terence blanchard to singers angelique kidjo and luciana souza. Miho hazama dancer in nowhere 2019 official digital. Most of all we want to say a big thank you to you, the fans. Snarky puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms, rock, world music, and funk and has won three grammy awards. I am so glad they called this collaboration the vampires meet lionel loueke, using meet rather than the and which suggests two parts less than their sum or the amicably adversarial the vampires vs. More clicks, fewer bricks upcoming events miller theatre.

The music of italian bassist ferdinando romano beautifully captures the melodicism and relaxation so characteristic of the italian jazz scene, but also ventures outside this scope at some point. Lost tapes germany 19581959 updated april 25, 2019 by jeff tamarkin oscar pettiford is often cited as one of the most important early bopera bassistsas well as a pioneer of jazz cellobut his premature death at age 37 in 1960 robbed him of an even greater legacy. Along with leading his own groups the acoustic mark guiliana jazz quartet and electronicaminded beat music the drummer has appeared on a string of acclaimed recordings with others. Another unforgettable night of music was at jazz time as part of the 6th prague free jazz festival. Lionel loueke whirlwind recordings whirlwind recordings. Guitarist lionel loueke came to jazz via an early immersion in african music in his homeland of benin, a grounding that has contributed to the distinctive style that caught the ears of herbie. Aziza is a studio album by english jazz bassist dave holland together with saxophonist chris potter, guitarist lionel loueke, and drummer eric harland. In 2008 and 2009, he was picked as top rising star guitarist in down beat magazines annual critics poll. The 8time grammy award winning recording artist, songwriter and producer has influenced music artists and a popular culture over the past five decades.

This highly talented singer, songwriter, and keyboardist updates jazz for the modern generation by adding innovative instrumentation and glitzy keys. Gaia finds west african guitarist lionel loueke reunited with his longstanding trio of bassist massimo biolcati and drummer ferenc nemeth for the first time since 2010s mwaliko. Jazz these days has no one single source or sound, and thats a good thing. Guitarist and vocalist lionel loueke is joined by massimo biolcati, bass, and ferenc nemeth, drums, in a performance that. Lionel louekes sinuous serenity the new york times.

He uses drumming techniques and fingerstyle picking along with his vocals to create a very unique style. Philip bailey love will find a way lossless, hi res 2019. Angelique kidjo award ceremony and singing in duo with guitarist dominic james at french embassy new york may 11, 2011 filmed by jon hammond of hammondcast kyou radio special appearance also by blue note recording artist lionel loueke also originally from benin and paris, enjoy. He began playing percussion instruments around the age of 9, but was influenced by an older brother who played guitar, which he. It closes with herbie hancock and the imagine project executing his popular song watermelon man and nine more songs interspersed with interviews. The guitarist lionel loueke grew up in benin, absorbing the guitar traditions of mail and nigeria as well as samba and jazz. Apr 29, 2011 at the same time i wonder about the inclusion of bands like the art ensemble of chicago, chick corea, patricia barber, david axelrod, stacey kent, lionel loueke and, heaven help us, norah jones however good that was for sales. Lionel loueke grew up in what he has described as a family of poor intellectuals in the west african country of benin. Lionel louekes gear consists modern effects and gear to create his palette of music styles. Kendrick scott oracle a wall becomes a bridge lossless, hi. Lionel loueke the journey, the bonuses 2020 releasebb. Spirit rising, the live album from kidjos pbs special performance, was released in north america on february 22, 2012. The aziza is a small woodland creature who serves as the god of inspiration for the former kingdom of guitarist lionel louekes african homeland of benin.