Richard Bona was born in Cameroon. He was 10 years old when he built his first bass guitar out of a cardboard box and bicycle brake cables. Now based in New York, this collaborator of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Sting has won over audiences with his Afro-influenced music and his multilingual vocals. The Frankfurt Radio Big Band is conducted by Michael Philip Mossman.
American Robben Ford started out playing jazz saxophone because he admired Paul Desmond. But he soon swapped this instrument for an electric guitar. A few years later, Musician magazine named him one of the 100 best guitarists of the 20th century. Big names in jazz, rock and pop, including Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Bob Dylan, asked him to join their bands.
Multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, conducted by Dary James Argue, present Grand Vibes. A number of tracks are taken from Warren Wolf's album History of the Vibraphone (2024), a fine demonstration of the eclecticism and virtuosity of this internationally acclaimed musician.
Prolific jazz guitarist Metheny and his group launch a tight, intense, uplifting and musically complex assortment of sounds in this fine concert performance. The band features Metheny, Lyle Mays, Steve Rodby, Richard Bona, Cuong Vu, Antonio Sanchez. One of the most acclaimed jazz guitarists of his generation, Pat Metheny is captured here live in concert. Always pushing himself to the very boundaries of musical invention, Metheny and his band pull together a taut, intense set of songs that are both complex and highly enjoyable. Tracks include "Go Get It," "The Gathering Sky," "Scrap Metal," "Are You Going With Me?" and many more.
Quincy Jones, accompanied by a symphony orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley, brings together nearly 100 musicians and special guests to celebrate his 70-year career.
Brad Mehldau is one of the most important jazz pianists of our time. The Frankfurt Radio Big Band and its composer in residence Darcy James Argue present some of Mehldau's pieces for the ensemble at Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie.
Recorded at Auditório Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo , on 24 and 25 June 2006 , the album features the biggest hits singer-songwriter Lenine's career such as "Paciência" (Patience), "Jack Soul Brasileiro" (Since I am Brazilian), "Na Pressão" (On The Pressure), "A Rede" (The Net), "Hoje Eu Quero Sair Só" (I Want Go Out Alone, Today) and "A Medida da Paixão" (The Measure of Passion), plus new songs like "Tudo Por Acaso" (All By Chance). The album features special participations from musicians such as the Chilean Victor Astorga (the first English horn soloist with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra), Cameroonian bassist and singer Richard Bona, Mexican singer Julieta Venegas, harpist Cristina Braga, the rapper Gog, and drummer Iggor Cavalera (ex-member of Sepultura). The DVD includes bonus material, plus making-of scenes, reviews, testimonials about the project, the guests and also footage of the 2006 World Cup, since the performance was recorded concurrently with it.
This is dvd is a full unedited concert held at a Jazz Festival in Montreal. It features mostly solo songs by Bobby McFerrin and improvisations with featured guests Jorane, Richard Bona and others. Chapters: 01. Improvisation Style „little Red Book“ 02. Improvisation With The People On Stage 03. Improvisation With йvelyne Lamontagne On 04. Improvisation With The Audience 05. Improvisation With Jorane: "riopel" 06. Improvisation: "gonna Move" 07. The Jump 08. Drive 09. Ave Maria 10. Dina Lam With Richard Bona 11. Improvisation With Richard Bona 12. Improvisation: "country Stuff" 13. Baby 14. Improvisation With Tamango "well You Ne 15. Bwee Do 16. It's A Wonderful World With Le Grand Cho 17. Circlesong One 18. Somewhere Over The Rainbow 19. The Wizard Of Oz Medley 20. Melody From Sun Concert 5
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