Marcus Miller (New York, 1959), which composed with the famous Miles Davis Tutu, one of the landmark albums of Miles' electric period, comes to the Cartagena Jazz Festival on Friday November 13 at 21:30 pm with a concert capital that retrieves this record in the history of jazz and will feature the young figure Christian Scott on trumpet.
In a recent interview, Miller said that 'The Music of Miles Davis energy is more alive than ever', and that was the legendary trumpeter who opened at the beginning of the 80 all the gates of jazz.
Miles Davis represented the essence of jazz and according to Miller 'remains so. "
That same night, in a double bill, also involve Fernando Rubio Cartagena (Cartagena, 1964) with his band to present his first solo album Tides.
Tickets cost 18 euros.
Fernando Rubio will be the first to appear on stage at the Nuevo Teatro Circo Friday night.
It has become hard to get but one of the guitarists and composers of the country has precise solo album.
Born in Cartagena, and self taught, formed in the eighties pop group Prohibition, later became his main project Ferroblues with which he made numerous performances at festivals and jazz and blues clubs in the country.
He was part of other groups, and although it seemed he never had time to shape your own project, now presents his first solo album Tides in which he composes and sings all the songs, imbued with the essence of soul-rock, rhythm'n'blues, the American rock, funk and pop music copyright.
As the music critic Jam Albarracín 'Fernando Rubio, one of the great Spanish music, that which is written from the stage and not from trade agreements, has d isco own.
Let us raise our glasses, broken or not. "
After Rubio, will be the turn of Marcus Miller.
Born June 14, 1959 in Brooklyn, Marcus Miller grew up in Queens.
Playing bass at a young age, soon proved to other instruments, to become one of the most renowned artists live in New York as well as a session player with only 20 years.
He went on tour with his hero Miles Davis and worked with him on the album Tutu and Music from Siesta.
Edited from 80 solo works ranging from jazz to funk and R & B.
Is as versatile as virtuous.
While best known for his superhuman mastery on bass, also a star of the bass clarinet, a sensational saxophonist, a singer and a prolific producer exciting.
He has toured the world, has composed soundtracks for television and film, and has played with notable musicians of the world as Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Paul Simon and David Sanborn.
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Marcus Miller Tutu reportorio addition will include quotes from other two albums he did with Miles, Amandla and We Want Miles.
Adjust his speech to the sound of these works, but with a modern perspective.
Such an argument used by the bearish when justifying the signing of Christian Scott to act as Miles Davis, a talented young trumpet player and a very personal sound, he knows all the work of Miles, but that is not to imitate but to create an exquisite and balanced sense of the modern and traditional.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena