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Two of the most interesting current jazz vocalists Kurt Elling and Joseph James, one of the greatest exponents of jazz when Esperanza Spalding, the exquisite Iron & Wine, and two of the most important jazz musicians today, together on the same scenario, John Scofield on guitar and Joe Lovano on sax, are the first names that are ahead of the schedule of Cartagena Jazz Festival.
Who turns 35 event, organized by the City of Cartagena, and from October 31 to November 22 held 16 concerts.
The complete program will be announced in early September.
On Friday November 6th on the stage of the New Theatre Circus, headquarters of the Cartagena Jazz Festival, you can hear the delicacy of American folk hand Iron & Wine.
Compared with artists like Nick Drake, Neil Young and Elliott Smith, Iron & Wine will come to Cartagena accompanied only his acoustic guitar and his warm voice to provide an intimate concert in which he will enjoy his exquisite repertoire folk, from their classics to new compositions.
Sam Beam has more than a decade making music as Iron & Wine and comes to present Volume No.1 Series Archive, a collection of rarities released on his own label, and whose songs were born before his time as Iron & Wine.
All albums of this American, a native of South Carolina, have always been received as jewelry.
Developed concerts will be held the second in the John Scofield and Joe Lovano in a quartet, accompanied by Ben Street and Bill Stewart.
It will be on November 7 in the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
Scofield is a jazz legend.
Guitarist and composer with an exceptionally open musical mind, is a masterful improviser whose music moves between post-bop, funk, jazz and R & B.
Born in Ohio in 1951, he began playing guitar at age eleven, and since the 70s his musical influence has not ceased.
¿In 80 he joined the Miles Davis band.
His discography is over thirty albums, some jazz standards.
Among the projects proposed for 2015, he is touring with his friend and musician Joe Lovano.
Framed stylistically in the currents of post-bop and hard-bop, Lovano out as one of the most innovative saxophonists of the languages ​​of jazz, with a great capacity for improvisation.
Everyone agrees, critics and audiences, where Lovano is one of the best saxophonists not only of the past generations, but the entire history of jazz.
Great duel.
A week later, Saturday November 14 will be the turn of Esperanza Spalding, singer, songwriter and bassist comes to Cartagena to present his new project Emily¿s D + Evolution.
Returning interest since childhood in theater, poetry and movement, this large project the concept of a performance on stage.
Originally conceived the day after his birthday, during a sleepless night with full moon and inspiration, Hope Emily¿s D + Evolution defined as a series of musical vignettes that unfold live.
Singer and bassist is considered despite his youth one of the great jazz artists of today.
The first performer of jazz that won a Grammy for best new artist in 2011. She snatched the prize at the last moment Justin Bieber.
On Friday 13 November the New Circus Theatre will host two of the most interesting current jazz vocalists Kurt Elling and Jose James. His first album bearing the revealing title of The Dreamer (2008) and this young talent really Jazz Vocal has continued dreaming since.
He has dreamed admired masters like Johnny Hartman, who has had occasion to pay tribute record right;
He has dreamed of two stamps gender history, Impulse and Blue Note, whose recent history has helped revive;
and she has dreamed of having its own creative personality, above the influences.
His name is James and Joseph, along with Kurt Elling, is probably the most interesting current jazz male voice.
His latest achievement: get away from the hackneyed songs of Billie Holiday, which reminds on his new album Yesterday I had the blues, the centenary of the birth of Lady Day.
You need little introduction meanwhile Kurt Elling and is considered the number one jazz vocalists of modernity;
the last link in a chain almost nonexistent: the male jazz singers.
Faced with the ambiguity of some, Elling claimed as a jazz singer in her own right.
He comes to the festival with his latest album Passion World.
Everything about it is beautiful and as in his performances always puts emotion to art.
The complete festival program will be announced the first week of September.
The festival will be held from 31 October to 22 November 16 concerts scheduled.
Ticket sales and payment for all Cartagena Jazz Festival concerts will go on sale from its presentation.
Developed concerts will be held the second in the John Scofield and Joe Lovano quartet, accompanied by Ben and Bill Stewart Street. It will be on November 7 in the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
Lovano out as one of the most innovative jazz saxophonists.
Two current jazz vocalists Kurt Elling and Jose James will perform on Friday 13 November at the Nuevo Teatro Circo.
His first album bearing the revealing title of The Dreamer.
Kurt Elling is considered the number one jazz vocalists of modernity;
the last link in a chain almost nonexistent: the male jazz singers.
Saturday November 14 will be the turn of Esperanza Spalding, singer, songwriter and bassist comes to Cartagena to present his new project Emily¿s D + Evolution.
It is the first jazz artist won a Grammy for best new artist in 2011, being overcome at the last moment Justin Bieber.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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