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XII FESTIVAL DE JAZZ DE SAN JAVIER
Concert: Christian McBride Quintet
Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue
Scenario: Park auditorium Almansa
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 1909
Time: 21:00 h.
Admission: 12 euros
The great bassist Christian McBride and lead singer Kevin Mahogany two concerts on Wednesday in San Javier Jazz, accompanied by great stars of jazz pianist Eric Reed, drummer Carl Allen, who along with alto saxophonist Steve Wilson and Warren Wolf to vibraphone form the formidable quintet MacBride.
The baritone singer Kevin Mahogany Festival returns to San Javier in a formation that has integrated a living legend of jazz and blues saxophonist Red Holloway, the trio The Godfathers of Groove and vocalist Kathy Kosins, with to pay homage to the myth of the blues, the great Big Joe Turner.
Christian McBride had his first contact with the bass through his father, the musician Lee Smith, and his uncle, Howard Cooper great it was introduced in jazz through in an instrument that has reached the pinnacle of a genre keeping a few secrets to this musician from Philadelphia who has worked with stars such as Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis. Diana Krall and Sting are other major that required the collaboration of Christian MacBride has also led his own bands, like The Christian McBride Band, jazz fusion and funk, or as the exception quintet that will play in the first part of night's Jazz San Javier.
The pianist Eric Reed, one of its components, bring it powerful rhythmic and orchestral piano concept that characterizes the style of this brilliant musician who for years was part of the Wynton Marsalis septet.
Carl Allen on drums, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson and the young Wolf vibráfonoWarren complete this luxury quintet after passing through Monterey Jazz Festival was rated as one of the Top Bands in active Bop, which combines a perfect harmony all the instruments and the virtuous alone components.
The second part of the evening will offer a concert of baritone singer Kevin Mahogony Kansas has been surrounded by a band of emergency for San Javier Jazz offered a tribute to the great Big Joe Turner, the myth of blues and rock and roll to you Mahogany played in the Robert Altman film "Kansas City".
Kevin Mahogany has been said that there is little I can not do.
In addition to his virtuosity with the voice in the scat, stands out as one of the most gifted jazz singers for the blues as demonstrated in the San Javier Jazz concert where he will play in the great saxophonist Red Holloway an authority on blues and jazz, and the trio "The Godfathers of Groove", composed by Bernard Purdie, legendary drummer and perhaps the greatest drummer of jazz-soul of the story, Reuben Wilson, a historic Hammond organ, Grant Green Jr. and son of legendary guitarist Grant Green and continued his musical legacy, which has joined the sensuality and swing that follows the voice of the singer Kathy Kosins.
Kevin Mahogany whose style has been compared to jazz singers like Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, grew up with the sound of Memphis and Motown.
His extensive musical training includes clarinet, piano and saxophone, but was vocal on the field in which surprised the critics when it appeared in the 90's, in a world in which there were many voices of older, predominantly female .
Magohany which released its debut album "Double raimbow" in 1993 brought about a renewal in the jazz vocal influences from recognized himself, Lambert, Hendricks and All Jarreau, among others.
In his career has combined teaching at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston and University of Miami.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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