2010 Summer Jazz

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帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏

邱裘．瓦爾德斯古巴幻想

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約書亞．瑞德曼爵士三重奏

艾蓮．艾莉亞演唱會

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獨一無二的爵士樂現場！ 在歐洲、美國的城市，爵士酒吧散落在不經意的角落；你剛走過的轉角某處，PUB裡說不定就有知名的爵士樂手正在表演。工作了一天的人們，夜晚拋開生活的壓力，無 須正襟危坐，不用全神貫注，只要打開耳朵，就能與台上的爵士樂手互通聲息，用靈魂和音樂彼此對話……。爵士樂的即興精神讓聽覺隨時有驚喜：樂手們使出渾身解 數展現即興功力，聽眾大呼過癮，樂手也起勁忘形，每次的聆聽經驗都是獨一無二。這就是爵士樂現場蠱惑人心的魅力所在，無數死忠樂迷，即使家中已收藏上萬張爵 士經典專輯，仍可能不惜成本飛到地球另一端，就為親炙某個爵士大師的舞台丰采，體驗與爵士樂手心神交會的神奇時刻。 從2003年開始，「兩廳院夏日爵士派對」每年匯聚了名氣和音樂同樣具有份量的超級爵士大師，為樂迷帶來頂級國際水準的爵士樂現場；幾年下來，「兩廳院夏日爵士 派對」已經成為一年一度國內爵士樂迷最期待的盛事。雖然在爵士樂的版圖上，台北不像紐約、東京，有高密集度的爵士俱樂部，但經由兩廳院的努力規劃，樂迷們仍 可以在每年夏天享受最精緻的爵士樂表演。 在熱情洋溢的盛夏，今年邁入第八年的「兩廳院夏日爵士派對」繼續搖擺，來自爵士樂壇的頂尖樂手，巨星魅力閃耀讓人無法抗拒！為活動揭開序幕的是由來自古巴， 風靡美國的拉丁管樂大師帕奎多．德里維拉。德里維拉是同時囊括古典及拉丁爵士樂的葛萊美雙獎座的首位大師。他的音樂完美揉合古巴傳統樂及爵士經典元素，重新 詮釋拉丁美洲的傳統音樂。此次來台，他將為樂迷獻上兼具旋律與節奏美感，色彩絢爛豐富的拉丁爵士。同樣來自古巴，有音樂頑童之稱的天才鋼琴家邱裘．瓦爾德 斯，是六座葛萊美獎得主、國寶級鋼琴家貝波．瓦爾德斯的兒子。傳承自父親高超的琴藝天賦，瓦爾德斯從小便展露鋒芒，他的音樂融合古巴音樂、非洲節奏以及爵士 樂，敏捷有力的雙手敲擊在黑白鍵上的聲響，綿密且厚實、自由而狂放，深具爆發力，令人驚艷！ 新生代薩克斯風好手約書亞．瑞德曼，於1991年的瑟隆尼斯孟克薩克斯風大賽，擊敗眾多強勁對手，勇奪首獎，從此崛起並迅速竄紅：2005年，他以葛萊美獎提名，奠 定爵士樂壇的新地位。瑞德曼多變的樂曲風格，及內斂沈穩的精湛演奏技巧，被洛杉磯時報評為：「新世紀爵士樂領袖中最具有生命力的爵士樂手。」壓軸演出則是樂 壇罕見的爵士女伶與鋼琴奇才艾蓮．艾莉亞。來自巴西的艾莉亞，由於兼擅鋼琴彈奏與演唱，而成為一位無可取代的最佳音樂詮釋者。在這場音樂會中，艾莉亞將用慵 懶富磁性的聲線、細膩咀嚼歌詞意境的吟唱技法，自在感與歌曲詮釋風格，讓樂迷聽見Bossa Nova的神韻精髓。 除了精挑細選的四場世界級的音樂饗宴外，首度於去年在藝文廣場舉辦的夏日爵士戶外派對，更是廣獲聽眾好評。今年延續這股熱潮，夏日爵士戶外派對集結黃瑞豐、 董舜文、魏廣晧、彭郁雯、呂聖斐、莊智淵等國內一流爵士好手，更邀請到知名歌手王若琳與史茵茵參與演出，國外嘉賓則特別邀請到紐約林肯中心非洲拉丁爵士樂團 的首席小號手 — 麥可．菲利浦．摩斯曼，與國內樂手同台競藝。 今年的「兩廳院夏日爵士派對」，同樣由長期支持我們的夥伴─台灣賓士Mercedes-Benz共襄盛舉，帶給國內愛好爵士樂的聽眾一流的節目。在獨一無二的爵士樂現場， 我們可以釋放自己「不安分的藝術靈魂」，隨性搖擺，也隨著爵士樂看見不同的人生風景。

兩廳院藝術總監

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Come and Swing with the Summer Live Jazz!

The spontaneous spirit of jazz always surprises: musicians ecstatically improvise their music, so each listening experience is unique. This is how live jazz charms.

Numerous jazz fans, even with thousands of jazz recordings in his/her collection, may fly across oceans just for the experience of a certain master's unique live performance and the magical moment of improvisation.

Since 2003, the NTCH's Summer Jazz has invited various celebrated jazz masters, presenting jazz fans with premium and international live jazz performances. For these years, Summer Jazz has been the most anticipated annual event for Taiwanese jazz fans. Regarding the popularity of jazz, Taipei, unlike New York and Tokyo where jazz clubs flourish, can still present the fans with sophisticated jazz performances because of the NTCH's programming.

In the passionate summer, the 8th Summer Jazz keeps on swinging, and the top jazz musicians spark with their charismatic stardom. Coming from Cuba, the Latino jazz band master Paquito D'Rivera inaugurates Summer Jazz. He is the first musician who has won in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories of the Grammy Awards. He blends perfectly traditional Cuban music with jazz elements, reinterpreting the musical tradition of Latin America. This time, he will present the fans with melodious and rhythmic Latin jazz in all its colorful splendor. Also from Cuba, the genius pianist Chucho ValdĂŠs is the winner of six Grammy awards and the son of the national treasure pianist Bebo ValdĂŠs. Deriving from his father, talented ValdĂŠs combines Cuban music with African rhythm and jazz elements, and his music is delicate and dense, free and wild, explosive and astounding.

The saxophone master of the new generation, Joshua Redman, since his victory in the 1991 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, has risen up and become quite the celebrated artist. In 2005, nominated by Grammy Awards, he established himself securely in the jazz circle. His versatile style and refined, calm performance skills earned him praise by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most vital figures in jazz of the new century." The finale of Summer Jazz is brought by Eliane Elias, the Brazilian jazz diva and pianist. Due to her proficiency in both singing and piano skill, she is an irreplaceable music interpreter. In the coming concerts, Elias, with her drawling, magnetic voice and singing skill that brings out the essence of lyrics, interprets songs spontaneously and conformably and presents the fans with the spirit of Bossa Nova.

Aside from the annual four international concerts, Summer Jazz Outdoor Party, first held at the Main Plaza in 2009, has also been widely praised. This year, the Outdoor Party invites many Taiwanese first rate jazz musicians such as Rich Huang, Shun-Wen Tung, Stacey Wei, Yu-Wen Peng, Fred Lui, and Eric Chuang, and celebrated singers such as Joanna Wang and Ying-Ying Shih. The Outdoor Party also invites Michael Philip Mossman, the lead trumpeter at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Thanks to Mercedes-Benz, the long time supporter of Summer Jazz. Due to their generosity we are able to presents Taiwanese jazz fans with premium shows and environment to release their "unrestrained artistic soul" and swing with the music in live jazz performances.

Artistic Director

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8.27 Paquito D'Rivera Fri 7:30 PM

Quintet

帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏 薩克斯風暨單簧管／帕奎多．德里維拉 貝斯／奧斯卡．史塔那羅

Paquito D'Rivera, saxophone & clarinet

小號暨長號 ／迪亞哥．厄可拉 鼓手／馬克．沃克

Diego Urcola, trumpet & trombone

鋼琴／亞歷克斯．布朗

Alex Brown, piano

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機票贊助／ 8

Oscar Stagnaro, bass Mark Walker, drums

Photo: R. Andrew Lepley

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薩克斯風暨單簧管

帕奎多．德里維拉 帕奎多．德里維拉的成就無法被歸類。獲九項葛萊美獎的德里維拉，在拉

他最新的協奏曲《與卡巧的對話—給低音大提琴與單簧管／薩克斯風》，

丁爵士與古典作曲的藝術表現都令人激賞。

便是紀念古巴傳奇貝斯樂手 Israel "Cachao" Lopez 的作品。他的作品經常

帕奎多．德里維拉出生於古巴哈瓦那。10 歲與國家劇院管絃樂團演出，曾 就讀於哈瓦那音樂學院，17 歲時擔任主要獨奏家與古巴國家交響樂團同 台。他為古巴現代管絃樂團的創始團員，不僅擔任兩年的指揮，並同時在古 巴國家管絃樂團中擔任單黃管及薩克斯風樂手，首演了許多知名古巴作曲 家的作品。此外他也是知名樂團 Irakere 的創始團員兼副團長，該團融合爵 士、搖滾、古典與傳統古巴元素的新音樂風潮席捲歐美，1979 與 1980 年 榮獲多項葛萊美獎提名並於 1979 年贏得一座葛萊美獎。 除了 30 多張獨奏專輯之外，帕奎多．德里維拉的錄音資料不勝枚舉。1988 年他加入由迪吉．葛拉斯彼所創立的聯合國爵士大樂團中，特色是以爵士 展現了拉丁與加勒比海的混和樂風。日後德里維拉仍受邀擔任該團的客席 指揮，並於 1991 年榮獲一座葛萊美獎，而同年德里維拉更獲得卡內基音樂 廳所頒發的終身成就獎，表彰他對拉丁音樂的貢獻。不僅如此，德里維拉 的各個樂團也廣受各界好評並經常受邀於世界各地演出，包括室內爵士樂 團、帕奎多．德里維拉爵士大樂團以及帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏。 儘管從專輯中可得知帕奎多．德里維拉對於爵士、咆勃與拉丁音樂的貢獻 與熱愛，他在古典音樂的表現同樣令人不可忽視。他曾和眾多頂尖樂團合 作，包括倫敦愛樂、倫敦交響樂團、華沙愛樂管絃樂團、美國國家交響樂 團、巴爾的摩交響樂團、佛羅里達愛樂、紐約布魯克林愛樂、波多黎各交 響樂團、哥斯大黎加國家交響樂團、西蒙波利瓦交響樂團、布朗克斯室內 樂集、以及聖路克室內管絃樂團。2005 年他隨同亞薩德吉他二重奏巡迴世 界演出「新世紀之舞」。而為了推廣拉丁曲目，德里維拉成功地將拉丁元

的音韻，展現了他豐富閱歷的累積。近期作品《新世界的三首詩篇》靈感 源自於三位詩人：Fortunato Villarrondo、José Martí 與 Dana Gioia。此三 人的寫作主題探索著有關種族歧視、人性憎恨、不公不義的社會掙扎，以 及對友誼、愛情與生命的珍惜。這個作品是芝加哥室內樂獨奏家團的委託 創作，2006 年 6 月在葛蘭特公園音樂節中首演。其他委託邀約包括來自林 肯中心爵士樂團、國會圖書館、美國國家交響樂團、鹿特丹愛樂、龜島絃 樂四重奏、殷氏絃樂四重奏、美國國際雙簧管大會、雪城大學、蒙特婁丹 諾維奇薩克斯風四重奏等單位。

2002 年受到美國國家交響樂團與鹿特丹愛樂的委託而創作的長笛協奏曲， 由瑪麗娜．普契尼尼、美國國家交響樂團與巴爾的摩愛樂演出，華盛頓郵報 給予高度評價：「當晚最傑出的為帕奎多．德里維拉世界首演的作品《Gran Danzón》，在拉丁美洲風格的配器寫法下展現了生氣蓬勃且充滿想像的作 品……」「令人眩目的作品……展現德里維拉身為作曲家的超高水準」。 帕奎多．德里維拉有兩本著作出版：【薩克斯風與我】以及小說【喔！哈 巴那】。2005 年他獲頒美國國家藝術獎章以及美國國家藝術基金會「爵士 大師」。其餘眾多的榮譽頭銜包括了波士頓柏克里音樂院榮譽博士、2004 與 2006 年爵士人協會頒發的年度單簧管演奏家，也是首位榮獲過古典與拉 丁爵士葛萊美獎的音樂家。曾擔任紐澤西室內樂協會爵士類節目的藝術總 監，並持續在著名的烏拉圭國際爵士音樂節及華盛頓艾靈頓公爵爵士節中 擔任藝術總監。

素運用在古典音樂創作，其中包括 2003 年與傑出大提琴家馬友友一同演出

2008 年獲得的獎項則包括國際爵士教育協會獎、法蘭克福音樂獎、賓州大

錄製的三首室內樂作品。2004 年他以室內樂作品《Merengue》拿下第七座

學音樂榮譽博士。他在 2008 年日本巡迴演出中，指揮演出莫札特 A 大調單

葛萊美最佳器樂作曲獎，該作品於紐約贊克爾廳的演出實況錄音由新力音

簧管協奏曲以及降 E 大調鋼琴協奏曲。

樂公司發行。

1999 年西班牙阿爾卡拉德埃那雷斯大學於 500 週年慶祝活動中，頒予帕奎

不僅在器樂演奏上的卓越成就有目共睹，帕奎多．德里維拉也快速地成為

多．德里維拉特殊獎項，推崇他在藝術與人文領域上的傑出貢獻，並表揚

聲譽斐然的作曲家，其作品皆由全球樂譜公司龍頭 Boosey and Hawkes 獨

他在全世界捍衛自由與藝術的義舉。美國國家藝術基金會網站如此形容德

家代理發行。近期在作曲上的成就包括了 2007 年獲得約翰西蒙古根漢基金

里維拉：「他是一位技藝絕倫的跨國大使，努力不懈地開創並宣揚跨越文

會的作曲獎；2007-2008 年間擔任卡拉摩爾中心的聖路克管絃樂團駐團作曲

化藩籬的音樂類型，包括爵士、拉丁及莫札特。」

家。德里維拉為卡拉摩爾拉丁美洲音樂促進會 Sonidos Latinos 的成員，而 10

透露其兼容並蓄的音樂理念，擁有古典音樂的背景，延伸至非洲古巴風格

Photo: Alberto Romeu

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Saxophone & Clarinet

Paquito D’Rivera

guest conductor of that group which features such artists as James Moody, Slide Hampton, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Jon Faddis, Steve Turre, and others. A Grammy was awarded the United Nation Orchestra in 1991, the same year D'Rivera received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Carnegie Hall for his contributions to Latin music. Additionally, D'Rivera's highly acclaimed ensembles- the Chamber Jazz Ensemble, the

Paquito D'Rivera defies categorization. The winner of nine Grammy awards, he is celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements as a classical composer.

Born in Havana, Cuba, he performed at age 10 with the National Theater Orchestra, studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and, at 17, became a featured soloist with the Cuban National Symphony.

As a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, he directed that group for two years, while at the same time playing both the clarinet and saxophone with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. He eventually went on to premier several works by notable Cuban composers with the same orchestra. Additionally, he was a founding member and codirector of the innovative musical ensemble Irakere. With its explosive mixture of jazz, rock, classical and traditional Cuban music never before heard, Irakere toured extensively throughout America and Europe, won several Grammy nominations (1979, 1980) and a Grammy award (1979).

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Paquito D'Rivera Big Band, and the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet are in great demand world wide.

While Paquito D'Rivera's discography reflects a dedication and enthusiasm for Jazz, Bebop and Latin music, his contributions to classical music are impressive. They include solo performances with the London Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He has also performed with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, the Costa Rica National Symphony, the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, the Bronx Arts Ensemble, and the St. Luke's Chamber Orchestra, among others. In 2005, he began touring with guitar duo Sergio and Odair Assad, in "Dances from the New World." In his passion to bring Latin repertoire to greater prominence, Mr. D'Rivera has successfully created, championed and promoted all types of classical compositions, including his three chamber compositions recorded live

His numerous recordings include more than 30 solo albums. In 1988 ,

in concert with distinguished cellist Yo-Yo Ma in September 2003. The

he was a founding member of the United Nation Orchestra, a 15 -piece

chamber work Merengue, from that live concert at Zankel Hall, was

ensemble organized by Dizzy Gillespie to showcase the fusion of Latin

released by Sony Records and garnered Paquito his 7th Grammy as Best

and Caribbean influences with jazz. D'Rivera continues to appear as

Instrumental Composition 2004.

Photo: R. Andrew Lepley

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In addition to his extraordinary performing career as an instrumentalist, Mr. D'Rivera has rapidly gained a reputation as an accomplished composer. The prestigious music house, Boosey and Hawkes, is the exclusive publisher of Mr. D'Rivera's compositions. Recent recognition of his compositional skills came with the award of a 2007 John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition, and the 2007 - 2008 appointment as Composer-In-Residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. As part of the Caramoor Latin American music initiative, Sonidos Latinos, D'Rivera's new concerto for double bass and clarinet/saxophone, Conversations with Cachao, pays tribute to Cuba's legendary bass player, Israel "Cachao" Lopez. D'Rivera's works often reveal his widespread and eclectic musical interests, which range from Afro-Cuban rhythms and melodies, including influences encountered in his many travels, and back to his classical origins. Inspiration for another recent composition Three Poems from the New World came from the writing of Fortunato Villarrondo, JosĂŠ MartĂ­, and Dana Gioia. The three poems explore themes of societal struggles regarding racial intolerance, hate, injustice, and the appreciation of friendship, love, and life. The work was commissioned and premiered by the Chicago Chamber Musicians at the Grant Park Music Festival in June,

2006. His numerous commissions include compositions for Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress, the National Symphony Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Ying String Quartet, the International Double Reed Society, Syracuse University, and Montreal's Gerald Danovich Saxophone Quartet.

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Regarding his 2002 commission for the National Symphony Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic, critics had this to say about the flute concerto performed by Marina Piccinini with the National Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony: "…Best that night was Paquito D’Rivera’s, ‘Gran Danzón’ (The Bel Air Concerto) in its world premiere. A spiky and imaginatively colored piece of Latin American orchestral writing…" (Joe Banno, Washington Post, February 11, 2002) "…'Gran Danzón' …this dazzling work…reveals D’Rivera’s sophistication as a composer..." (L. Peat O'Neal, Washington Post, June 3, 2002) Paquito D'Rivera is the author of two books: My Sax Life, published by Northwestern University Press, and a novel, Oh, La Habana, published by MTeditores, Barcelona. He is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award 2005 and the National Medal of the Arts 2005. His numerous other honors include a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Music from the Berklee College of Music in Boston and the Jazz Journalist Association's Clarinetist of the Year in both 2004 and 2006. He is also the first artist to win Latin Grammys in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories-- for Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat and Brazilian Dreams with New York Voices. He has served as artistic director of jazz programming at the New Jersey Chamber Music Society and continues as Artistic Director of the famous world-class Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta Del Este in Uruguay and the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington D.C.

2008 awards include the International Association for Jazz Education President's Award, the Frankfurter Musikpreis, and a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Music from the University of Pennsylvania. A tour in Japan in September 2008 includes Mr. D'Rivera conducting and performing Mozart concerti; the Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra, and the Concerto in E flat Major for Piano and Orchestra.

In 1999, and in celebration of its 500 year history, the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares presented Paquito with a special award recognizing his contribution to the arts, his humane qualities, and his defense of rights and liberties of artists around the world.

The National Endowment for the Arts website affirms "he has become the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and Mozart."

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Bass

Trumpet & Trombone

貝斯

小號暨長號

奧斯卡．史塔那羅

迪亞哥．厄可拉

來自秘魯的奧斯卡． 史塔那羅堪稱當今美國東岸最多才多藝的貝斯

迪亞哥．厄可拉生於阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯，三度獲葛萊美獎提名，

手。他熟悉各種音樂風格，無論是融合爵士、拉丁與巴西爵士、南美

於 1991 年加入帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏。這位相當受歡迎的小

音樂等他都能信手拈來，因此經常與多位頂尖拉丁爵士樂手於全球各

號手也定期與傳奇薩克斯風大師吉米．海斯與迪吉．葛拉斯彼爵士大

地巡迴演出。《貝斯玩家》雜誌曾說道：「史塔那羅不僅貝斯演奏技

樂團合作。知名爵士評論家荷西．瓦雷拉在《Latin Beat》雜誌曾如

巧純熟，和弦知識更是淵博。他本身除了兼具深厚的放克與節奏藍調

此形容：「厄可拉律己甚嚴、技巧高超，集古典與爵士樂大成，然一

基礎外，對拉丁傳統音樂更是投入，這使他在掌握節奏時有極大的彈

釋出內在的 Bebop 爵士靈魂， 旋即徜徉於熱情洋溢的樂海中， 興奮

性與發揮空間，收放自如。」除了平時表演工作外，史塔那羅也在柏

無比。」

Oscar Stagnaro

Diego Urcola

克里音樂學院擔任副教授，並在新英格蘭音樂學院執教。在學院的教 學內容中，他特別融入了自己研發出來的拉丁貝斯課程。史塔那羅於

1990 年加入帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏。

Oscar Stagnaro, originally from Peru, is considered one of the most

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, three-time Grammy award nominee

versatile bass players on the East Coast. His mastery of playing a

Diego Urcola has been a member of the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet

variety of styles ranging from jazz and fusion to Latin jazz, Brazilian

since 1991. This in-demand trumpeter also performs regularly with

jazz and South American music has helped him travel the world

the legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath and the Dizzy Gillespie

performing with the very best Latin jazz artists. Says Bass Player

Alumni All-Star Big Band. "A disciplined technician blessed with

magazine, "Oscar's technical agility, advanced harmonic and melodic

classical and jazz chops - but when he lets his bebop loose, this guy

knowledge, and grounding in funk and R&B - as well as his dedication

is pure excitement, with passionate range and attack." (Jesse Varela,

to Latin traditions - give him the ultimate flexibility when it comes

Latin Beat)

time to lay down a groove." In addition to his performing career he has developed Latin Bass curricula at both the Berklee College of Music, where he is an associate professor, and at the New England Conservatory. Oscar joined Paquito's group in 1990.

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Drums

Piano

鼓手

鋼琴

馬克．沃克

亞歷克斯．布朗

馬克．沃克出生於芝加哥，身兼鼓手、打擊樂手與作曲家三重身分。

鋼琴手亞歷克斯．布朗是帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏中的新進團員。

1989 年帕奎多初抵芝加哥，尋找一位能配合各種節奏風格的鼓手， 於是同年便延攬沃克，加入了帕奎多．德里維拉爵士五重奏。沃克自

2007 年 6 月，在《Down Beat》雜誌舉辦的學生音樂獎中，布朗贏得 了爵士樂獨奏的獎項。他目前仍持續在新英格蘭音樂學院進修，學習

此開始在全球巡迴演出，並錄製了多張葛萊美獎得獎專輯。除了與帕

之餘亦在波士頓與華府地區演出，同時也在眾多音樂節中演奏，如巴

奎多合作外，他還與奧瑞岡樂團、加勒比海爵士樂團、米蓋．卡米洛、

拿馬爵士樂節、加勒比海島的庫拉索爵士音樂節、東岸爵士音樂節與

萊爾．梅斯、西薩．卡瑪哥．馬理安諾、紐約之聲與派翠西亞．巴柏

科羅拉多的特柳賴德爵士音樂節等。布朗是個身經百戰的音樂家，已

等樂手及樂團共同演出。沃克於柏克里音樂學院擔任副教授，並與同

奪得無數次古典音樂比賽冠軍。此外他 13 歲時奪得了安可管絃樂青

事組成「柏克里兄弟」玩編外計畫。

年藝術家比賽冠軍，並與管絃樂團完整演出蓋希文《藍色狂想曲》。

Mark Walker

Alex Brown

Pianist Alex Brown, newest member of the D'Rivera Quintet became a Drummer/percussionist/composer Mark Walker, originally from

June 2007 winner in the Jazz Soloist category of Down Beat Magazine's

Chicago, Illinois, began his tenure with Paquito D'Rivera in 1989,

Student Music Awards. While continuing his studies at New England

when Paquito came to Chicago and needed a drummer who could

Conservatory, he performs in the Boston and Washington D.C. areas

handle a variety of rhythmic styles. Since then Mark has performed

along with festival appearances in the Panama Jazz Festival, the

around the globe and recorded many Grammy award-winning

Curacao Jazz Festival in the Caribbean, the East Coast Jazz Festival,

albums, not only with Paquito, but also Oregon, Caribbean Jazz

and the Telluride Jazz Festival in Colorado among others. A well

Project, Michel Camilo, Lyle Mays, Cesar Camargo Mariano, New

rounded musician, Alex has garnered numerous first place awards in

York Voices, Patricia Barber, and many more. Mark is also associate

classical music competitions. At the age of 13, he won first place in

professor at the Berklee College of Music and has a side project

the Encore Orchestra Young Artist Competition, which gave him the

called the "Berklee Brothers," comprised of Berklee faculty.

opportunity to perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in its entirety with a full orchestra.

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Sun 2:30 PM

邱裘．瓦爾德斯古巴幻想

© Blue Note Records

Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers

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鋼琴／邱裘．瓦爾德斯

Chucho Valdés, piano

主唱／梅拉．佳麗塔．瓦爾德斯

Mayra Caridad Valdés, vocals

貝斯／拉札羅．瑞維洛．阿拉爾孔

Lázaro Rivero Alarcón, bass

鼓手／璜．卡洛斯．羅哈斯．卡斯楚

Juan Carlos Rojas Castro, drums

打擊／亞羅迪．阿布瑞尤．羅布斯

Yaroldy Abreu Robles, percussion

巴塔鼓暨主唱／德萊塞．杜魯西．班波雷

Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé, bata drum & vocals

次中音薩克斯風／卡洛斯．馬努．米亞爾斯．賀南德茲

Carlos Manuel Miyares Hernandez, tenor saxophone

小號／雷納多．梅利安．阿瓦雷茲

Reinaldo Melián Álvarez, trumpet

樂器贊助 ／

Photographer: Jimmy Katz Š EMI Music LTD

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鋼琴

邱裘．瓦爾德斯

作，參加了波蘭爵士音樂節，開創古巴樂團首度參與該類型的外國音樂節的 先例，受到美國爵士鋼琴家戴夫．布魯貝克的推崇，瓦爾德斯並與比爾．伊 文、奧斯卡．彼得森、賀比．漢考克及奇克．柯利亞等鋼琴家享有齊名。

獲六項葛萊美獎的肯定以及世界各地的高度推崇，迪奧尼西奧．赫蘇斯．邱

1972 年與卡洛斯．戴波多及奧斯卡．瓦爾德斯錄製完專輯【Jazz bata】之後，

裘．瓦爾德斯．羅德里格斯是道地的古巴人。身兼鋼琴家、作曲家、音樂老

邱裘決定將樂團擴編，增加銅管樂器及鼓類。隨後他在 1973 年所成立的樂

師、編曲家及樂團總監的邱裘．瓦爾德斯，1941 年出生於哈瓦那的基維坎，

團 Irakere，咸認為是二十世紀下半葉古巴音樂史上最重要的樂團。這種拉丁

早年所受的音樂教育是父親，也是當代爵士大師貝波．瓦爾德斯及母親皮拉．

音樂中空前未見的曲風充分融合了爵士、搖滾、古典與傳統古巴音樂。瓦爾

羅德奎茲的薰陶，皮拉不僅是位鋼琴老師也是歌手。3 歲時瓦爾德斯就能夠

德斯和團員一同創作，供交響樂團與 Irakere 演奏，融合古巴音樂元素與前

以雙手用任何調性彈奏出從廣播上聽到的旋律。由於家中的耳濡目染，使得

衛表現手法的例子包括了經典名曲《黑色彌撒》以及《Shaka Zulu》。1998

他能夠在不同風格及類型的音樂中游刃有餘。

年起他開始以五重奏的形式搭配歌手梅拉．佳麗塔．瓦爾德斯，由鋼琴擔任 主要靈魂角色。

求學過程 邱裘．瓦爾德斯 5 歲時跟隨奧斯卡．穆尼奧斯．布伐提克教授學習鋼琴、樂 理及首調唱名法，正統訓練在他 14 歲時於哈瓦那市立音樂院完成。隨後並 向澤娜達．羅梅烏、羅薩里奧．佛朗哥、佛雷得列克．史密斯等人求教，並

自 2006 年起瓦爾德斯在羅馬梵蒂岡授命成為聯合國糧農組織親善大使，爾 後每年 10 月 16 日世界糧食日當天，他都會在哈瓦那舉辦音樂會。不斷嘗試 音樂創作的瓦爾德斯，在 2008 年成立了以自已為名的專屬樂團，除了歌手 梅拉之外，銅管部分讓新生代古巴樂手來擔任演出。多年來他也擔任國際古 巴爵士大會的常任主席，於古巴國家藝術學院任教並受邀至全球各地大學。

隨李奧．布勞埃學習作曲。 國際演出 職業生涯 邱裘．瓦爾德斯 15 歲時與埃米利奧．蒙特及路易斯．羅德里斯格組成爵士 三重奏。1958 年 12 月在哈瓦那的高級旅館中擔任鋼琴手，1959 年首次登台 參加他父親指揮的 Sabor de Cuba 大樂團演出，與當年許多著名歌手合作， 包括羅朗多．拉薩利、費曼多．亞瓦列茲和皮奧．雷伊瓦。

林肯中心、好萊塢露天劇院、紐約藍調、前鋒村俱樂部和布宜諾斯艾利斯的 科隆劇院等。合作過的知名音樂家則包括賀比．漢考克、比利．泰勒、肯尼． 巴隆、米榭．李葛蘭、法蘭克．艾密利歐、米蓋．卡米洛、夏諾．多明桂茲、 瑪麗安．瑪帕蘭、穆格盧．米勒、約翰．路易斯、奇克．柯利亞、鞏札羅． 魯巴卡巴、布蘭佛．馬沙利斯、溫頓．馬沙利斯、卡洛斯．山塔那、喬．洛

1961 到 1963 年間，瓦爾德斯在哈瓦那理維耶拉旅館的馬帝劇院及哈瓦那管

瓦諾、小格佛．華盛頓、迪吉．葛拉斯彼、休．佛萊瑟、大衛．山契斯、喬治．

絃樂團音樂廳擔任鋼琴手。在最後一年間，經由布勞埃的介紹，他成立了自

班森、泰基．馬哈、馬克思．羅契、傑克．狄強奈、朗．卡特、伊卓斯．穆

己的小型爵士樂團 Guapachá，該團於 1965 年新增了一名歌手阿馬多．波伽

哈瑪、艾迪．戈梅茲、卡多．巴比耶里、喬凡尼．希達戈、狄托．龐特等人。

拉，替古巴流行音樂開創了新頁。1967 年他加入古巴現代管絃樂團，指揮為

並曾和林肯中心爵士大樂團、前鋒村爵士樂團、約翰．克雷頓爵士大樂團以

阿曼多．羅梅烏及拉法葉．索馬維拉。表現穩健的瓦爾德斯擔任首席，同時

及馬其多爵士樂團同台演出。

樂團中也孕育出了五重奏形式的小型爵士樂團。1970 年和該爵士樂團首度合

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邱裘．瓦爾德斯曾在各大知名場地演出，包括卡內基音樂廳、甘迺迪中心、

Š Blue Note Records

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2008 年受邀演出地點包括倫敦、巴黎、土耳其、葡萄牙、希臘，於黎巴嫩與 米榭．李葛蘭同台，並在西班牙隨同音樂家保羅．米拉尼斯宣傳專輯【Más allá de todo】，也在父親貝波的九場巡演中宣傳專輯【和你在一起】。

2009 年年初於巴拿馬市的教堂廣場前演出，觀眾人數多達一萬兩千名；7 月 則受邀於加拿大各地重要爵士音樂節中演出，隨後至荷蘭北海爵士節與瑞士

獲獎殊榮

1997 年 加拿大維多利亞大學榮譽博士學位 1998 年 古巴共和國國務院所頒發第一級藝術勳章 2000 年 哈瓦那高等藝術學院榮譽藝術博士學位

蒙投爵士節演出並擔任其國際鋼琴大賽的評審。此外於西班牙許多城市與當 地知名歌手孔加．布卡進行宣傳專輯【El ultimo trago】與巡演行程。9 月份 他的樂團首度於澳洲布里斯本登台演出。演奏足跡遍及 50 個國家，各界的 高度讚譽都足以證明他是當今最偉大的鋼琴家之一。

2001 年 哈瓦那高等藝術學院傑出教學殊榮 2000 年 古巴國家音樂獎 2000 年 登上洛杉磯的拉丁爵士名人堂

專輯唱片 邱裘．瓦爾德斯至今已錄製 86 張專輯與 33 張合輯。名為【黑色彌撒】的專 輯使 Irakere 在 1979 年成為第一個獲得葛萊美獎的古巴樂團。另外他個人還 曾榮獲了 15 項葛萊美獎提名與 5 項獎座，其中包括：1997 年【Havana】、

2000 年【前鋒村俱樂部現場】、2002 年【Canciones inéditas】、2004 年【新 概念】以及 2009 年【和你在一起】，成果斐然。 他的第一張專輯是 1964 年與他的樂團錄製的【Jazz nocturne】（Descarga vol. 1）。 近 期 的 錄 製 計 畫 則 是 與 西 班 牙 華 納 唱 片 合 作 的【El ultimo trago】，於古巴的 Abdala 工作室錄音，由西班牙歌手孔加．布卡演唱墨西 哥國寶級歌手娃格斯的經典曲目，瓦爾德斯擔任全部的編曲工作。

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，得獎專輯為【和你在一起】 2009 年 西班牙音樂獎（爵士類） 邱裘．瓦爾德斯曾獲得下列各地的市鑰：朋榭（波多黎各）、 洛杉磯、舊金山、紐奧良、麥迪 遜。最近一次 則為 2009 年 1 月獲頒的巴拿馬市市鑰。由於他在音樂上所樹立的傑出典範， 也曾在許多國際音樂節中獲頒獨奏家獎項。

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Piano

Chucho Valdés Winner of 6 Grammy awards and creditor of many doctorates, Dionisio Jesús "Chucho" Valdés Rodríguez natural from Quivican, Province Havana, Cuba.

He was born in 1941, The Pianist, composer, professor of music, musical arranger and director of group, began his musical training in his former years, at home, under his father influence "The great Bebo Valdés" and his mother Pilar Rodríguez, teacher of piano and singer. At the age of 3 he already played at the piano the melodies he listened at the radio by ear with both hands at any tone. The positive musical environment of his family allowed him to enter into the knowledge fluently in several styles and genres of music.

Studies made At the age of 5 he received piano lessons, theory and sol-fa with the professor Oscar Muñoz Boufartique, studies that were finished at the Municipal Music Conservatory of Havana at the age of 14. He improved his knowledge with private lessons with Zenaida Romeu, Rosario Franco, Federico Smith and in composition with Leo Brouwer.

Professional activity At the age of 15 he formed his first Jazz Trio with Emilio del Monte and Luis Rodríguez. In December of 1958 he worked as pianist in the Deauville and St. John Hotels in Havana. In 1959, made his debut with "SABOR DE CUBA" Orchestra directed by his father where he accompanied many important singers of that time like Rolando Laserie, Fernando Alvarez and Pio Leyva.

Between 1961 and 1963 he worked as pianist at the Martí Theatre, International Salon of Havana Riviera Hotel and at the Musical Theatre of Havana Orchestra's. In this last year, by Leo Brouwer recommendation, 24

he simultaneously created his Combo that in 1965 added a singer called Amado Borcela, better known as "Guapachá" work that opened a new way in the Cuban Popular Music: it was like IRAKERE´s preamble where many of its founders accompany him. In 1967 he incursed in the Cuban Modern Music Orchestra under the direction of Armando Romeu and Rafael Somavilla, so matured in Chucho his knowledge consolidated as group leader. Inside it appeared the Combo idea with a quintet format, and in 1970 he made his debut with it at the Jamboree International Jazz Festival in Poland, converting in the first Cuban group that participated in a Festival abroad of that genre where is congratulated by Dave Brubeck and it located Chucho for the first time, among the better 5 world piano players together with Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea.

In 1972 after recording the LP Jazz Bata with Carlos del Puerto and Oscar Valdés, Chucho decided to enlarge the format adding brass session and drums. Then he founded in 1973 , "IRAKERE" considered the most important group in the Cuban Musical history in the second half of XX century, an explosive mixture of jazz, rock, classicism and traditional Cuban Music, a sound that had never been heard before that revolutionized the Latin music. With IRAKERE, he developed a created work that joined the musical Cuban roots with the most contemporary expressive ways, with masterpieces of great transcendence as Misa Negra and Shaka Zulu both for Symphonic Orchestra and IRAKERE. In 1998 he began to work with a quintet format and the vocalist Mayra Caridad Valdés with emphasis of the piano as soloist and leader voice of itself up today.

Since 2006 he is declared FAO's Ambassador of Good Will to the ONU in a ceremony hold at the Vatican, Rome. Since then he gives concerts in Havana each October, 16th World Food Day. New musical experimentations made him conceived in 2008 the "Chucho Valdés Band" conformed by a brass session with different instrumentalists of New Cuban generations added to the quartet and to Mayra Caridad Valdés' voice. During many years, Chucho Valdés has chaired the Organization Committee of the International Jazz Plaza in Cuba. He usually teaches as Titular Professor at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana and also at © Blue Note Records

universities all over the world.

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International tours He has presented at the most famous sceneries as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy

nominations and another 5 Grammy Awards: Havana(1997 ); Live at

Centre, Lincoln Centre, Hollywood Bowl, Blue Note NY, Village Vanguard,

Village Vanguard (2000), Canciones Inéditas (2002) and New Conceptions

Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, among others; sharing them with

(2004) & Juntos Para Siempre (2009) formed his vast discography. In

exceptional musicians like Herbie Hancock by 2 pianos; Billy Taylor, Kenny

1964 he recorded his first LP Jazz Nocturno (Descarga vol. 1) with

Barron, Michel Legrand, Frank Emilio, Michel Camilo, Chano Dominguez,

his Combo (as IRAKERE preamble). El Ultimo Trago is his recently

Marian Marpartlan, Mulgrew Miller, John Lewis, Chick Corea, Gonzalo

discography project registered under the Warner Spain Music Label.

Rubalcaba, Brandford and Wynton Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Joe Lovano,

Recorded at Abdala Studio (CUBA) together with the Spanish singer

Grover Washington Jr., Dizzy Gillespie, Hugh Fraser, David Sánchez,

Concha Buika where Chucho made all the arrangements for the

George Benson, Taj Mahal, Max Roach, Jack Dejonnette, Ron Carter, Idris

Chavela Vargas´s repertoire.

Muhamed, Eddie Gomez, Gato Barbieri, Giovanni Hidalgo, Tito Puente and with the followings Orchestras: Lincoln Centre Big Band, Village Vanguard Orchestra, John Clayton Big Band and Machito's Orchestra.

In 2008 he performed in London, Paris, Turkey, Portugal, Greece and at the Lebanon together with Michel Legrand. In Spain made a promotional

Prizes and recognition Among others distinctions and recognitions he has received: •

Honorary Doctorate at Victoria University in Canada 1997.

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"Felix Varela Order" of first grade for his relevant artistic

tour with Pablo Milanés, presenting the CD Más Allá de Todo and also presented with his father Bebo the CD Juntos Para Siempre in nine

merits in 1998 - given by State of Council of the Republic of

concerts.

Cuba.

At beginning of 2009 Chucho has performed in front of 12,000 people at the Cathedral Plaza Concert in Panama City. In the first days of July he has performed over Canada at the most important Jazz Festivals.

Since July, 10 th he has performed at many prestigious Jazz Festivals over

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Honorary Doctorate in Arts, year 2000.

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Distinction to Pedagogic Merit in 2001, both given by the Instituto Superior de Arte of Havana.

Europe like North Sea, Montreux where he has also been the president of the jury of the International Piano Competition. He was touring for

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many Spanish Cities with Concha Buika for the advanced promotion of the CD El Ultimo Trago. In September, the prestigious quartet will perform for the first time in Brisbane, Australia. Tours for more than 50 countries

its first edition, year 2000.

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He was enrolled in the Hall of Fame of the Latin Jazz in Los Angeles, in a ceremony with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri

in all continents and performances at the most famous sceneries in the

and Lalo Shiffrin in 2000.

world, the support and recognition to his interpretative work which was considered by the specialized critics one of the best pianist in the world.

National Cuban Music Award (shared with Leo Brouwer) in

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- Music Award in Spain in Jazz category, 2009 for the CD Juntos Para Siempre, recorded with his father Bebo Valdés

Discography He has recorded an average of 86 discs and 33 collaborations in another discography projects. IRAKERE has been the first Cuban musical group to get a Grammy award in 1979 for the LP Misa Negra. He has got 15 26

under label Calle 54 Records.

He has received the City Keys of the following places: Ponce (Puerto Rico), Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans and Madison (USA) and the most recently in Panama City in January

2009. For his virtuosity hold in the instrument he has been creditor of many awards as soloist in different international festivals.

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主唱

梅拉．佳麗塔．瓦爾德斯 在古巴當代拉丁爵士樂歌手當中，梅拉．佳麗塔．瓦爾德斯的嗓音算是偏 熱烈而變化多端的。她自小就顯露出儼然天生要當歌唱家的傾向；來自爵 士音樂世家的加持，使她的歌唱不僅有「品牌保證」，更兼具雅俗共賞的 質感。自古巴國家藝術教育學院修習合唱指揮畢業後，原本她朝兩個方向 發展，一方面是歌唱事業，而另一方面則從事音樂指導。然而，在她帶領 學校學生及學生的親戚們共同組成一支樂團之後，就不是這樣了。1979 年 她首次在古巴電視亮相，參加《全世界一起歌唱》節目，以艾佛瑞多．蒙 提的一曲《Eso No Lo Puedo Hacer》 奪得第三名。1980 年美國知名歌手 哈利．貝勒方堤注意到梅拉，並於古巴環島巡迴時邀請她同台表演了幾場， 她也就此展開職業歌手的生涯。 一年之後， 她的首度國際巡演始於日本、 首次參加於波多黎各舉辦的 El Tierrazo 國際爵士音樂節、並擔任 Irakere 樂團的客席歌手。自此之後她數 次至歐洲巡迴演唱，並在德勒斯登 RDA 國際歌唱藝術節得到演唱第三名。 加入哈瓦那著名團體熱帶酒館之後，她仍遠赴歐洲各國巡迴表演。

1989 至 1990 年間她在巴黎住了八個多月，並於 The Meridian 以及其他爵 士俱樂部演唱非洲爵士樂。她與古巴的許多樂團、以及如葛蕾蒂斯．奈特、 芙羅拉．普琳及塔妮雅．瑪麗亞等國際樂手共同登台。近年亦在哈瓦那國

I'm Here】 (Obatalá estoy aquí)， 由 古 巴 音 樂 學 院 的 影 音 公 司 Colibrí

際廣場爵士音樂節演出。

Productions 錄製發行， 並於 2008 年獲得 Cubadisco 大獎的提名。 專輯裡 所有曲子都由邱裘．瓦爾德斯創作、編曲、以及鋼琴伴奏。另一張專輯【難

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這位不凡的歌手於 1994 年加入 Irakere 樂團，同時也展開個人的獨唱事業。

忘的波麗露】，在巴西錄音，與古巴歌手雷歐．貝拉合作，也獲拉丁葛萊

她第一張個人專輯【海洋女神】開啟國際巡演之門（兩次在加拿大），向

美獎提名。由她擔任主唱的邱裘．瓦爾德斯四重奏【前鋒村俱樂部現場】

世界展示她的天籟美聲。這張專輯獲得媒體極高的評價，並因為贏得 2000

得到 2000 年拉丁葛萊美獎的最佳爵士樂專輯以及 2001 年媒體評選為最佳

年 Cubadisco 國際唱片博覽會的最佳錄音獎而聲名大噪。

非洲 - 古巴專輯。

《倫敦自由報》的樂評人詹姆斯 雷尼將她的歌喉與艾拉．費茲潔拉或莎

梅拉．佳麗塔．瓦爾德斯是古巴唯一一位參與世界各大爵士音樂節的古巴

拉．沃恩做比較，而很多人也有同感。傳奇爵士鋼琴家貝伯．瓦爾德斯與

歌手。 關於這一點， 她說：「 我想要為世界獻聲。 我只祈求身體健康， 讓

來自《拉丁節奏雜誌》的潔西．瓦瑞拉談到他女兒梅拉．佳麗塔．瓦爾德

我能持續地唱。對我而言，我這一生的職志，一直以來就是唱歌。」她充

斯時說：「我稱她為古巴的艾拉．費茲潔拉。」她的第二張專輯【Obatalá

滿能量的演唱及質地非凡的歌聲使她的現場表演在世界各個舞台刻下痕跡。

Vocals

Mayra Caridad Valdés Mayra Carisd Valdés is one of the more intense and versatile voices of the

was starting her soloist career. Her first recording La Diosa del Mar opened

contemporary Cuban Latin jazz. Since little, she showed her inclination to

the door to the world through an international tour, twice in Canada,

sing as the result of her artistic career, increased by a family warrant as

that allowed her to expose her virtuous voice. Highly praised by the press,

a quality brand, so much as the popular taste and the specialized critic.

this CD had a huge fame that won the Best Recorded Prize in 2000 in the

Graduated in coral direction in the Instructors School of Art of Cuba,

International Fair disc in Cuba Cubadisco.

she had the possibility to divide her interests in singing and direction of musical groups until she created a group by pupils of school and their relatives. In 1979 she made her first appearance in her country in a TV show All World Sings, where she got the 3rd place with the song Eso No Lo Puedo Hacer by Alfredo Monte. In 1980 , the well known American interpreter Harry Belafonte had heard about her and invited her to share several sceneries along the island. This was considered as the beginning of her professional career as vocalist.

Many people compare her voice with Ella Fitzgerald or Sara Vaughan, as the critic James Reany of the London Free Press has made the same comments. "I call her the Cuban Ella Fitzgerald," said Bebo Valdés, the legendary pianist, when he was talking to Jesse Varela from the Latin Beat Magazine about Mayra Caridad Valdés his daughter. Her second disc Obatalá I'm Here (Obatalá estoy aquí), recorded under the seal Colibrí Productions from the Cuban Institute of Music, was nominated the Cubadisco Prize 2008. Chucho Valdés created, arranged and played piano

One year later, she started her first international tour by Japan, besides

for all the songs in this CD. Her disc Boleros Inolvidables recorded in Brazil

participating for the first time, in the International Jazz Festival "El

with the Cuban singer Leo Vera was nominated to the Latin Grammy

Tierrazo" in Puerto Rico, and she also was presented as invited artist in

award. Live at the Village Vanguard in which she appeared as vocalist of

Irakere Group. Since then, she made several tours to Europe including the

Chucho Valdés Quartet won a Latin Grammy award for the Best Jazz

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International Song Festival of Dresden RDA where she got the 3 place in

Album in 2000 and the Press Jazz Prize for the Best Afro-Cuban Album in

interpretation. After joining the famous Cabaret Tropicana in Havana she

2001.

still toured in different countries in Europe.

Mayra Carisd Valdés is the only one Cuban singer that has participated in

Between 1989 and 1990 , she stayed more than 8 months in Paris,

all worldwide jazz festivals and about this she said, "I want to carry to the

interpreting Afro-jazz in many jazz clubs including the famous "The

world this offer, I only pray health to continue doing it. This is it and it has

Meridian." She performed with several Cuban music groups and also

been all my life: to sing." Her interpretative energy and vocal quality make

shared sceneries with international figures like Gladys Knight, Flora Purim

of her a musical phenomenon that leaves her seal in each scenery of the

and Tania María. Her presentation in the International Plaza Jazz Festival

world.

in Habana is expected and followed by her admirers.

This exceptional singer joined to Irakere Group in 1994 and meanwhile she

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Bass

Lázaro Rivero Alarcón 貝斯

拉札羅．瑞維洛．阿拉爾孔 拉札羅． 瑞維洛． 阿拉爾孔剛入行時為專職樂手兼演員， 之後於 1979 年成 立 La Vieja Guardia 爵士七重奏，詮釋演奏多種類型的音樂。拉札羅於 1987 年開始嘗試音樂創作及編曲。1996 年他搬到哈瓦那，並加入由長笛家及作曲 家歐蘭朵．維拉．馬拉卡領導的 Otra Vision 爵士樂團，並隨團受邀至法國、 比利時、荷蘭、瑞士、英國、奧地利、德國、西班牙、美國、希臘及馬提尼 克島各地參加爵士音樂節的演出。

2000 年間他加入邱裘．瓦爾德斯四重奏，演出巡迴超過 20 個國家，並開始 為藍調之音唱片公司錄製唱片。 他曾與國際聞名的樂手， 如貝伯． 瓦爾德 斯、康葜．布依卡及米榭．勒葛宏等同台。拉札羅為四重奏成員時期錄製的 作品包括與查爾 阿茲納弗合作的專輯【Color de la Vida】、 與梅拉． 佳麗 塔．瓦爾德斯合作的專輯【Obatala】、以及與康葜．布依卡合作的專輯【El Ultimo Trago】。

Lazaro Rivero Alarcón started his professional career as a musician-actor, and since 1979 he formed jazz groups the septet called "La Vieja Guardia" that interpreted music of several genres. In 1987 he started in music composition and arrangement. In 1996 he moved into Habana and joined to the group "Otra Vision" directed by the flautist and composer Orlando Valle Maraca.

The group was invited to the jazz festivals in France, Belgium, Netherland, Switzerland, England, Austria, Germany, Spain, USA, Greece and Martinique.

In 2000 he joined the recognized Chucho Valdés Jazz Quartet, toured for more than 20 countries and started to record for Blue Note Records. He performed with international famous figures like Bebo Valdés, Concha Buika and Michel Legrand. With the quartet he has recorded Color de la Vida with Charles Aznavour, Obatala with Mayra Caridad Valdés, and El Ultimo Trago with Concha Buika.

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Drums

Juan Carlos Rojas Castro 鼓手

璜．卡洛斯．羅哈斯．卡斯楚 1982 年以最優異的成績畢業於古巴國家音樂學院，主修打擊樂器。同一年，他在家鄉維爾克拉拉開始專業樂手生涯， 與老師阿曼多．羅姆同為省府聖克拉拉城的現代音樂樂團成員。之後他陸續加入古巴赫赫有名的一些團體，其中包 括由爵士名家塔塔．基尼斯、法蘭克．艾密力歐、理查．伊古斯和歐瑪拉．波昂多等人所組成的巴拉德羅國際樂隊， 並曾遠赴日本巡迴演出。1995 至 2006 年間他加入由長笛家及作曲家歐蘭朵．維拉．馬拉卡成立的 Otra Vision，並 參與許多重要專輯的錄製，包括獲得 2003 年拉丁葛萊美獎提名的【Trememda Rumba】。 這段期間他曾參加世界知名的爵士音樂節包括瑞士蒙投爵士音樂節、JVC 爵士音樂節、馬西亞克爵士音樂節、巴黎維 雷特爵士音樂節、坎城電影節（並與偉大樂手堤托多．普恩提同台）、比利時安道拉爵士音樂節、洛杉磯花花公子 爵士音樂節、科羅拉多州阿斯本音樂節、加拿大卡加立爵士音樂節與蒙特婁爵士音樂節、波蘭爵士狂歡節、德國露 西亞爵士音樂節、芬蘭波里爵士音樂節、布達佩斯爵士音樂節、 立陶宛爵士音樂節、斯洛文尼亞爵士音樂節、愛沙 尼亞爵士音樂節、墨西哥聖凡提諾爵士音樂節等。他也隨溫頓．馬沙立斯及其樂團至美國、加拿大、歐洲、哥倫比 亞及哥斯大黎加等國巡迴演出。自 2006 年加入知名樂團邱裘．瓦爾德斯四重奏之後，也隨團巡迴世界各地演出，足 跡遍及西班牙、南非、義大利、法國、澳洲、加拿大、阿根廷、香港及韓國。

He graduated with major in percussion with the best quotations in the National School of Music in Cuba in 1982. In the same year, he started his professional career in the Santa Clara's Modern Music Orchestra in Villa Clara, his home town together with the teacher Armando Romeu. Since then he entered several and prestigious Cuban groups like Varadero International Orchestra, an all-stars orchestra with Tata Guines, Frank Emilio, Richard Egúes and Omara Portuondo among others, which made tour in Japan. From 1995 to 2006 he was in the group "Otra Vision" founded by the flautist and composer Orlando Valle Maraca and he participated in many important discography projects, including Tremenda Rumba which was nominated in 2003 Latin Grammy award.

During this time, he participated in the recognized world jazz festivals like Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, JVC Jazz Festival, Marciac Jazz Festival, Villette Jazz Festival in Paris, Cannes Festival (sharing the scenery with the great Tito Puente), Andorra Jazz Festival in Belgium, Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, Aspen Colorado Jazz Festival, Calgary Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada, Jamboree Jazz Festival in Poland, St. Lucia Jazz Festival in Germany, Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, Budapest Jazz Festival, Lithuania Jazz Festival , Slovenian Jazz Festival, Estonia Jazz Festival, Cervantino Jazz Festival in Mexico etc. He also toured with Wynton Marsalis and his orchestra in USA, Canada, Europe, Columbia and Costa Rica. Since 2006 he joined to the famous Chucho Valdés Jazz Quartet which toured the world including Spain, South Africa, Italy, France, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Hong Kong and Korea.

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Percussion

Yaroldy Abreu Robles 打擊

亞羅迪．阿布瑞尤．羅布斯 亞羅迪．阿布瑞尤．羅布斯在學時已贏得許多獎項，並於省內音樂比賽獲獎，展 現他優異的音樂才能。他拿下的獎項包括古巴第七屆國家打擊樂大賽冠軍、以及 古巴音樂學院的演奏獎。未畢業之前，他已受到邱裘．瓦爾德斯邀請，於 2000 年 加入重量級樂團 Irakere。他於 2001 年取得主修為打擊樂器的音樂學士學位，並 於同年加入邱裘．瓦爾德斯四重奏。自 2001 年以來，他曾與大衛．山契斯、喬瓦 尼．伊達格、溫頓．馬沙立斯、奇科．弗裏曼、戴夫．瓦連提、桑尼．羅林斯、 米歇爾．卡密羅、阿爾圖若．山多法爾、塔妮雅．瑪麗亞、及 Changuito 等眾多 知名樂手及團體合作過。阿馬迪多．瓦爾德斯 2003 年榮獲葛萊美獎最佳傳統熱帶 拉丁專輯提名，邱裘．瓦爾德斯四重奏則於 2004 年獲得拉丁葛萊美獎最佳拉丁爵 士專輯獎，兩張專輯皆由亞羅迪演奏打擊樂。 亞羅迪致力發展古巴音樂文化，並於哈瓦那、費城、伯明罕、曼尼札勒及哥德堡 等地教授工作坊及大師音樂課。

Yaroldy Abreu Robles showed his great talent by winning various prizes both in school and in provincial music competitions, including the first prize in the

7th National Percussion Competition in Cuban, and the prize for interpretation awarded by the Cuban Institute of Music. Before receiving his bachelor music degree with major in percussion in 2001, he was invited by Chucho Valdés to join the prestigious Irakere group in 2000 and the Chucho Valdés Jazz Quartet in 2001.

Since then he has worked with many famed musicians and groups including David Sanchez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Wynton Marsalis, Chico Freeman, Dave Valentin, Sonny Rollings, Michel Camilo, Arturo Sandoval, Tania Maria, and Changuito etc.

In 2003 he was nominated the Grammy award in the category of Best Traditional Tropical Album for CD Bajando Gervasio by Amadito Valdés, and in 2004 he got the Latin Grammy award in Latin jazz category with his participation in the CD by Chucho Valdés Jazz Quartet.

He contributes with his talent to the development of the Cuban musical culture, and he has taught workshop and master class in Habana, Philadelphia, 32

Birmingham, Manizales and Gothenburg.

巴塔鼓暨主唱

德萊塞．杜魯西．班波雷 Bata drum & Vocals

Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé 次中音薩克斯風

卡洛斯．馬努．米亞爾斯．賀南德茲 Tenor Saxophone

Carlos Manuel Miyares Hernandez 小號

雷納多．梅利安．阿瓦雷茲 Trumpet

Reinaldo Melián Álvarez 33

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Fri 7:30 PM

約書亞．瑞德曼爵士三重奏 薩克斯風 ／約書亞．瑞德曼

Joshua Redman, saxophone

貝斯／麥特．潘曼

Matt Penman, bass

鼓手／葛瑞格．哈欽森

Greg Hutchinson, drums

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薩克斯風

約書亞．瑞德曼

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1994 至 2002 年：在華納兄弟旗下，瑞德曼發行了【心情變化】、【Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard】、【自由韻律】、【永恆 的故事】、【超『樂』顛峰】、【時光流逝】及【自由伸展】等七張專輯。

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出生時間與地點：1969 年 2 月 1 日出生於加州柏克萊

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母親：蕾妮．施德蘿夫

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父親：杜威．瑞德曼

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瑞德曼由母親扶養，在加州柏克萊長大

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大學前的教育：就讀柏克萊公立學校

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瑞德曼五年級開始吹薩克斯風，年僅十歲

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1982 至 1986 年：瑞德曼參與柏克萊高校爵士樂團演出。

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大學教育：瑞德曼於 1987 至 1991 年間就讀哈佛大學，並以優異成績

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2000 年： 連續七年擔任 SFJAZZ 藝術總監，SFJAZZ 為非營利組織並每 年主辦舊金山爵士音樂節。

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2004 年：瑞德曼與 SFJAZZ 共同策劃組織樂團名為舊金山爵士共同體， 致力於爵士音樂創作及演出。

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2004 至 2007 年：瑞德曼擔任舊金山爵士共同體藝術總監。

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2005 年：首張由 Nonesuch 唱片發行的專輯【動力】獲葛萊美獎提名。

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2007 與 2009 年：瑞德曼分別發行【Back East】與【Compass】兩張以 三重奏為主軸的專輯。

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1991 年至今：瑞德曼至今已與多位藝術工作者同台表演與錄音。合作的 樂界名家包括布萊恩．布萊德、雷．布朗、戴夫．布魯貝克、奇克．柯

取得社會學學士學位。

瑞亞、大衛．麥修樂團、傑克．狄強奈、比爾．伏立索、艾倫．戈德伯格、 •

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1991 年： 瑞德曼取得耶魯大學法學院入學許可， 但要求延後一年入

賴瑞．高丁斯、查理．海登、賀比．漢考克、洛伊．哈葛羅、洛伊．海恩斯、

學，耶魯大學批准。

比利．希金斯、米爾特．傑克森、艾文．瓊斯、昆西．瓊斯、坎恩大老爹、 傑夫．基瑟、B.B. King、林肯中心爵士樂團、DJ Logic、喬．洛瓦諾、馬

1991 年夏天： 瑞德曼休學一年移居紐約市， 決定投入音樂生涯， 放

友友、布藍佛．馬沙利斯、克里斯汀．麥克布萊、約翰．馬德斯基、布

棄就讀法學院。 •

1991 年 11 月：勇奪瑟隆尼斯孟克國際薩克斯風大賽首獎。

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1991 年夏至 1993 年春：瑞德曼以伴奏的身分進行巡迴演出並參與唱

瑞德．梅爾道、派特．麥席尼、馬可士．米勒、保羅．摩遜、自由鳥蜜 雪兒、李昂．帕克、尼可萊斯．派頓、約翰．帕索斯、賽門．拉圖、杜 威．瑞德曼、黛安．瑞芙、梅爾文．雷恩、滾石合唱團、The Roots、克 特．羅森溫克爾、約翰．史考菲、 蘇利文樂團、細起司事件樂團、克拉

片錄製。 •

1993 年： 在華納兄弟旗下， 瑞德曼發行了個人第一、 二張作品。 是

納、Umphrey's McGee、US3、西達．華頓、布格．威塞托夫、史提夫．

年春天發行的【約書亞．瑞德曼】一片獲得葛萊美獎提名；秋天發行

汪達與山姆．亞黑。

的【願望】則有吉他聖手派特曼．席尼、原音貝斯手查理．海登以及 鼓手比利．希金斯跨刀相助。 •

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克．泰瑞、托茲．席爾曼、挪威爵士大樂團、馬克．透納、麥考依．泰

1994 年起：瑞德曼開始帶領樂團大量巡迴演出。

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瑞德曼曾在勞勃．阿特曼執導的電影《堪薩斯情仇》中客串演出，同時 為路易．馬盧遺作《42 街口的凡尼亞》譜寫配樂，也為克林．伊斯威特 電影《熱天午夜之慾望地帶》與《太空大哥大》的原聲帶中演奏。

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Saxophone

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Joshua Redman

Freedom in the Groove, Timeless Tales (for Changing Times), Beyond, Passage of Time and Elastic •

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Born: February 1, 1969 in Berkeley, CA

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Mother: Renee Shedroff

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Father: Dewey Redman

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Raised by his mother in Berkeley, CA

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Pre-College Education: Berkeley Public Schools

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Began playing saxophone in the 5th grade at the age of 10

1994 - 2002: Released a total of seven records on Warner Bros. Moodswing, Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard,

2000 : Became Artistic Director of the SFJAZZ Spring Season, a position held for seven years

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2004: With SFJAZZ, conceived and organized the SFJAZZ Collective (a composer's "workshop" band dedicated to new music)

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2004 - 2007: Served as Artistic Director of the SFJAZZ Collective

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2005 : Released first record on Nonesuch Records, the Grammynominated Momentum

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2007 & 2009: Released Back East and Compass respectively, two albums in the trio format

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1982 - 1986: Played with the Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble

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Undergraduate education: Harvard University ( 1987 - 1991 ),

Blade, Ray Brown, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, The Dave Matthews

graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Social

Band, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Frisell, Aaron Goldberg, Larry Goldings,

Studies

Charlie Haden, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Roy Haynes, Billie

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Higgins, Milt Jackson, Elvin Jones, Quincy Jones, Big Daddy Kane,

1991: Accepted to Yale Law School for matriculation, but requested

Geoff Keezer, B.B. King, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, DJ Logic,

and was granted a year deferment •

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Joe Lovano, Yo Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, Christian McBride, John

Summer 1991: Moved to New York City to "take a year off" - Chose to

Medeski, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, Marcus Miller, Paul Motian,

pursue a life in music and never attended law school

MeShell Ndegeocello, Leon Parker, Nicholas Payton, John Psathas, Simon Rattle, Dewey Redman, Dianne Reeves, Melvin Rhyne, The

November 1991: Won first place in the Thelonious Monk International

Rolling Stones, The Roots, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Soulive,

Jazz Competition •

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1991 - present: Performed and recorded with artists such as: Brian

String Cheese Incident, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, The Trondheim

Summer 1991 - Spring 1993: Toured and recorded extensively as a

Jazz Orchestra, Mark Turner, McCoy Tyner, Umphrey's McGee, US3,

sideman

Cedar Walton, Bugge Wesseltoft, Stevie Wonder and Sam Yahel.

1993 : Released first two records on Warner Bros - The Grammy-

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Appeared in the Robert Altman film Kansas City, wrote the original

nominated Joshua Redman released in the Spring; Wish, featuring Pat

soundtrack to Louis Malle's last film, Vanya on 42nd Street, and played

Metheny, Charlie Haden and Billie Higgins released in the Fall

on the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood films Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Space Cowboys.

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1994 on: Toured extensively as a band leader

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Bass

Matt Penman 貝斯

麥特．潘曼

Matt Penman hails from Auckland, New Zealand where he started playing bass at the age of 14. A scholarship from Berklee saw him move to the States in 1994 and to New York soon after that where he maintains a busy performing, recording and teaching schedule.

麥特．潘曼是紐西蘭奧克蘭人，14 歲開始玩貝斯。1994 年取得柏克里音 樂學院獎學金後，負笈美國，隨後移居紐約開始忙碌的表演、錄音及教學 生涯。

8-piece composer's collective devoted to presenting the original works of its members as well as arrangements by the band of a different jazz great

潘曼為爵士八重奏團—舊金山爵士共同體的資深團員，該團每年致力演奏

work every year. The Collective is in its sixth year and currently features

團員自己的原創音樂，以及改編爵士經典作品。舊金山爵士共同體邁入第

Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas and Stefon Harris. He also performs regularly

六個年頭，喬．洛瓦諾、戴夫．道格拉斯與史蒂芬．哈里斯目前都為樂團

with John Scofield; in his trio-plus-horns formation, and in a quartet with

團員。潘曼定期與約翰．史考菲搭檔，以三重奏加上法國號的形式演出；

Joe Lovano and Matt Wilson. He is also a member of Nils Wogram's Root

或是與喬．洛瓦諾、麥特．威爾森、約翰．史考菲三人搭檔以四重奏的方

70, the Aaron Parks Quartet, a drummerless trio with Hayden Chisholm

式演出。潘曼同時也參與 Nils Wogram's Root 70、亞倫．帕克斯四重奏、

and John Taylor, and the Joshua Redman trio. Past collaborators and

與海登．齊瑟姆及約翰．泰勒組成的無鼓手爵士樂三重奏，以及約書亞．

projects include Kurt Rosenwinkel's Heartcore band, Kenny Werner, Brad

瑞德曼三重奏。他過去曾與柯特．羅森溫克爾的心靈深處樂團、肯尼．維

Mehldau, Chris Cheek, Brian Blade, Seamus Blake, Wolfgang Muthspiel,

納、布瑞德．梅爾道、克莉斯．奇克、布萊恩．布萊德、席莫絲．布雷克、

Mark Turner, Guillermo Klein, Rebecca Martin, Eric Truffaz, Nicholas

沃夫崗．穆斯皮爾、馬克．透納、吉勒莫．克林、芮貝卡．馬丁、艾瑞克．

Payton, and from 2004 - 2006 he toured extensively with the singer

特鲁法兹、尼可萊斯．派頓等樂團與樂者合作，並於 2004 至 2006 年間與

Madeleine Peyroux.

歌手瑪黛琳．蓓荷密集巡迴演出。

As well as composing for the SFJAZZ Collective, Matt continues to release

除了幫舊金山爵士共同體編曲外， 潘曼也持續發行個人作品。1998 年，

his own projects - in 1998 the co-led album Flipside on Naxos, then in 2001

潘曼推出由拿索斯出版、共同製作的專輯【Flipside】；2001 年發行【The

The Unquiet, and 2008 Catch of the Day, both on the Barcelona label Fresh

Unquiet】，2008 年推出【Catch of the Day】。後兩片都是由巴塞隆納出

Sound. He also features on about 85 CDs on various labels.

版的唱片。此外他也參與過 85 張 CD 的錄音演出。

Matt teaches and has taken part in workshops and seminars in Sevilla,

潘曼從事教學工作，亦長期參加在西班牙塞維利亞、葡萄牙塔維拉舉辦的

Spain, and Tavira Portugal, and in 2006 was Artist in Residence at the

工作坊與研討會。2006 年於加州斯托克頓的布魯貝克音樂學院擔任駐校藝

Brubeck Institute in Stockton, California.

術家。

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He is currently an established member of the SFJAZZ Collective, an

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Drums

Greg Hutchinson 鼓手

葛瑞格．哈欽森 葛瑞格．哈欽森自青少年時期就展開職業演奏生涯，擔任小號手瑞得．羅德奈的伴奏，始終展現年輕的熱忱，今日仍滿懷 當年的嶄新創意。不過，他與蓓蒂．卡特及喬伊．韓德森等人寶貴的合作關係，讓他的年輕衝勁透過他們成熟的處世態度 取得了平衡。

1970 年 6 月出生於紐約布魯克林的哈欽森自幼就接觸到 70 年代的靈魂樂，它們成為他之所以將青澀的年輕熱情用在搖擺 樂的根源。哈欽森的父母在他幼時就鼓勵他習樂，後來，他擔任打擊樂手的父親將兒子引入他帶領的雷鬼樂隊。另外，他 繼承了母親娘家收藏了兩代、數量可觀的一批唱片。當哈欽森傾聽過爵士樂、靈魂樂及放克音樂家的演奏之後，他很早就 發展出自己的音樂觀。「影響我最深的是『菲力』．喬伊．瓊斯，」他坦承。「因為他聰明如野貓般將他生活中所有的元 素都加入他的音樂裡。他非常、非常地靈巧。另一位激勵我的是查理．帕克。」哈欽森繼續說道，「我希望能讓我的鼓聲 像他的法國號那樣地吟唱。」 哈欽森自覺他就讀曼哈頓音樂院，私下追隨賈斯汀．狄西希歐，及隨馬文．「史密提」．史密斯及肯尼．華盛頓習樂時， 從這些偶像學到一些東西。「哈欽森的演奏證明他是少數學會傳達出鼓聲內涵及音樂的年輕鼓手，」華盛頓說道。「不像 與他同時代的許多鼓手，」華盛頓強調，「他傾聽，並寧願擔任純粹打鼓的樂隊一員（意指不追求炫技）。」 哈欽森就學期間，已經與羅德奈巡迴全美及國外。隨後，鋼琴手史蒂芬．史考特將他推薦給爵士樂界傳奇性的樂隊帶領者 ─蓓蒂．卡特。在哈欽森與蓓蒂．卡特合作的兩年之中，他迅速崛起，根據他的說法：「孕育出對音色動量及控制的強烈 感覺。」他開玩笑說：「我甚至可以利用蓓蒂休息的那幾個樂節吃頓晚餐（意指他非常清楚蓓蒂演唱的過程）。」 退出蓓蒂．卡特爵士三重奏之後，哈欽森與洛伊．哈葛羅爵士五重奏展開成功的合作，他們之間的密切關係延續至今。這 位鼓手的光芒由他們的兩張錄音及無數音樂會演出中可見一端。當他與耀眼的洛伊．哈葛羅共事之時，哈欽森亦繼續與其 他一些經驗豐富的藝術家，如喬伊．韓德森等演出及錄音。他在韓德森著名的【Lush Life】專輯內的表現被蓋瑞．吉汀斯 譽為「精緻又如舞蹈般的演奏」。1995 年，哈欽森遞補傑夫．漢彌爾頓的位置，成為雷伊．布朗爵士三重奏一員。

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Ever since his professional debut as a teen-aged sideman for trumpeter Red

into his swing. He was musically inspired early by both of his parents. His

Rodney, Greg Hutchinson has offered eloquent testimony that youth must

percussionist father recruited a young Greg into a reggae band he led called

have its say. Today he is still a young man, still thick with the freshness of

the Triadics. From his mother, Greg inherited a vast record collection which had

invention that was evident from the start. However, his youth is balanced with

been in her family for at least two generations. Listening to artists that span

a maturity gained from valuable associations with the likes of Betty Carter

jazz, soul and funk, Hutchinson developed his conception early. "Among my

and Joe Henderson.

primary influences is 'Philly' Joe Jones," he admits, "because he's a streetwise

Born June 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, Hutchisnon grew up on a rich diet of '70s soul-which is undoubtedly the source of that homeboy fire he blends

cat who incorporated all the elements of his life into his music. He was very, very slick. Another inspiration is Charlie Parker," Hutchinson continues, "I want to sing on the drums the way he sings on his horn."

Hutchinson's own analysis of the styles of personal idols was enhanced by private studies at the Manhatten School of Music under Justin Diccicio, as well as lessons with Marvin 'Smitty' Smith and Kenny Washington. "Hutch's playing proves he's one of very few young drummers who's learning the insides of the drums and the music," remarked Washington. "Unlike many drummers of his generation," Washington adds, "he listens, and is more interested in being a team player that just banging the drums."

While still in school, Hutchinson toured the U.S. and abroad with Rodney before pianist Stephen Scott recommended him to one of jazzdom's legendary ensemble leaders - Betty Carter. The young drummer rose to prominence during his two-year stint with Carter and, according to him, "cultivated a strong sense of coloring, dynamics and control. I could literally take a dinner break in between some of those beats Betty laid down," he quips...

After his work in the Betty Carter Trio, Hutchinson began a successful association with the Roy Hargrove Quintet, which continues to this day. The drummer has sparked Hargrove's band on two records and numerous concert performances. During his time with the firebrand young trumpeter, Hutchinson continues to perform and record with more experienced artists, most notably tenor great Joe Henderson. His appearance on Henderson's celebrated Lush Life prompted Gary Giddins to call his drum work "elegant and dancing." In 1995 Hutchinson joined the Ray Brown Trio taking the seat of Jeff Hamilton.

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Eliane Elias Concert 9.10

Fri 7:30 PM

艾蓮．艾莉亞演唱會

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主唱 ／艾蓮．艾莉亞

Eliane Elias, vocals

貝斯／馬克．強森

Marc Johnson, bass

吉他 ／李卡多．沃格特

Ricardo Vogt, guitar

鼓手／拉斐爾．曼德斯．巴拉塔

Rafael Mendes Barata, drums

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主唱

艾蓮．艾莉亞 集鋼琴家、演唱家與作曲家於一身的艾莉亞，以她獨特、易於辨認的音樂風格聞名 於世，其中包含了她來自巴西的背景，富有感情而扣人心弦的聲音，加上對於爵士 器樂、古典音樂高度掌握與精湛的作曲技巧。艾莉亞出生於巴西聖保羅，在她年紀 很小的時候就顯出音樂方面的才華。她 7 歲的時候開始學鋼琴，到 12 歲那年已經 能夠演奏爵士音樂大師的獨奏內容了。艾莉亞從 15 歲就在巴西最著名音樂學校教 導鋼琴與即興演奏。17 歲時艾莉亞在巴西正式出道，與巴西作曲家托清和、 詩人 費尼希斯．迪．摩賴斯等人合作。摩賴斯也為安東尼奧．卡羅斯．約賓的歌曲填詞。 艾莉亞於 1981 年進軍紐約，隔年就在著名的邁步向前樂團中獲得一席之地。 艾莉亞 1984 年與蘭迪．布雷克合作發行她的首張專輯【艾曼達】，此後隨即開始 了她的個人演出事業，至今已有十八張專輯，十五張是透過藍調之音發行，三張則 在 RCA Victor 旗下。 在唱片之中， 艾莉亞收錄了她自己創作的曲目， 以及出色的 鋼琴演奏、編曲技巧，還有柔美的演唱詮釋。她的每張專輯都獲得樂評家讚賞，也 都在 Billboard 及 Jazz Radio 排行榜上奪得佳績。1988 年她獲得爵士雜誌《Jazziz》 樂評票選的最佳新人音樂家。 艾莉亞與賀比．漢考克二重奏於 1995 年所發行的專輯【獨奏與二重奏】獲得葛萊 美獎最佳爵士獨奏演出項目提名，這張專輯獲得《音樂人雜誌》讚為「鋼琴二重奏 的新地標」。她的專輯【The Three Americas】於 1997 年獲《Downbeat》雜誌讀 者票選為最佳爵士專輯，也獲額外五個項目的提名：跨界音樂家、最佳作曲家、爵 士鋼琴家、女演唱家、年度音樂家等。艾莉亞被視為約賓音樂的最佳詮釋人，也發 行了兩張約賓經典名曲專輯。其中，1998 年發行的【Eliane Elias Sings Jobimp】獲 得日本最佳演唱專輯獎，盤踞日本排行榜冠軍長達三個月，更獲得《Jazziz》雜誌

1999 年樂評票選最佳巴西專輯獎。

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她的作曲成果優異，也獲得著名丹麥廣播電台大樂隊演出、錄製，並由傳

釋、演奏與演唱多方面的結合，帶來出眾的音樂。這張唱片獲得日本年度最佳

奇音樂家鮑伯．布魯克梅爾編曲、指揮，該次演出所錄製的專輯【悸動】，

演唱專輯與金碟獎。艾莉亞連續第三張唱片獲得這兩項大獎，加上先前一張，

由 Stunt 唱片發行， 獲得葛萊美獎 2001 年最佳爵士大樂隊專輯提名。 同

總共四度獲獎， 在美國也獲得 Jazz Radio 排名第一、Billboard 第八， 與法國

年由奧斯卡金獎導演費南多．楚巴所拍攝，紀錄艾莉亞演出《憂鬱森巴》

French Jazz Charts 排行第二的優異成績。

的紀錄片《Calle 54》也獲葛萊美獎最佳拉丁爵士專輯提名。 艾莉亞表示：「我製作這個計畫的每個階段，都感覺到與艾文斯的音樂有緊密 【On the classical side】 專輯於 1993 年錄製， 呈現了艾莉亞在古典樂方

的連結，馬克也覺得如此，特別是當我們在錄音室裡面，紅燈亮起的時候，只

面的演奏技巧，其中包括巴赫、拉威爾與魏拉．羅伯斯的曲目。2002 年艾

有一小段時間準備自己，進入專注的狀態，心中只剩下我們所演奏、耳朵所聽

莉亞與歌劇演唱家丹妮絲．葛瑞芙絲合作錄製【消逝的日子】，特別編寫

到的音樂。我達到那個境地，可以放鬆而讓情緒自由的流洩而出，你在唱片中

了兩首巴西古典曲目，以及一首特別為葛瑞芙絲所作的新曲，稱為 Haabia

可以明顯聽出來，這就是我對艾文斯獻上最誠摯美好的敬意。」

Tupi。

2008 年是巴莎諾瓦音樂誕生五十週年，為了表示慶祝，艾莉亞錄製了一張巴 2002 年，艾莉亞與 RCA/ 藍鳥公司簽約，發行【自然之吻】專輯，而在該

莎諾瓦音樂經典選輯，包括許多巴西指標性的音樂，以及美國經典曲目、流行

公司旗下的第二張專輯【織夢人】於 2004 年發行，是混合美國歌曲、巴

音樂，以她獨特的嗓音配上傑出的節奏打擊、弦樂，在倫敦知名的愛比路錄音

西巴莎諾瓦音樂以及兩首原創作品，都以英語或葡萄牙語演唱，配以大型

室灌錄。

管弦樂團伴奏。【織夢人】獲得金碟獎，並且獲選為日本 2004 年最佳演 唱專輯，在法國流行樂排行第三，美國告示牌排名第四。

這張【巴莎諾瓦的音樂愛情故事】專輯榮登法國 French Charts 新專輯第一名、 日本 Swing Journal 演唱專輯第一名、iTunes 爵士專輯第一名及拉丁專輯第二

她的專輯【浪跡天涯】於 2006 年 8 月透過 RCA Victor 公司發行，融合了

名、美國 Billboard 第二名（一般唱片排行與爵士唱片排行），並獲得巴西葛

巴莎瓦諾瓦與流行、爵士和拉丁搖滾等等不同的風格，除了艾莉亞的演唱

萊美獎最佳外國唱片提名。艾莉亞在法國 2008 年度爵士唱片銷售量第二名。

外，還有安卓斯．李文、萊斯特．曼德斯等知名製作人的鼎力相助，並且

【巴莎諾瓦的音樂愛情故事】是一張觸動人心的佳作，也可說是巴莎諾瓦音樂

重新詮釋了流行樂經典作，像是狄托．龐特的《Oye Como Va》與巴布．

的經典之作。

馬利的《Jammin》。 【給 Bill Evans 的一封信】與【巴莎諾瓦的音樂愛情故事】兩張近作，讓艾莉

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2007 年， 艾莉亞再次回到藍調之音 /EMI， 發行專輯【 給 Bill Evans 的一

亞可說是進入了音樂界的名人堂，展現了身為鋼琴家、演唱家、作曲家與編曲

封信】，向鋼琴家與作曲家比爾．艾文斯的音樂致敬。這張專輯的音樂精

家的才能，並且也掌握了爵士、流行與古典、巴西音樂的精髓，而獲得《Jazziz》

髓承襲自艾文斯， 但艾莉亞也添加了自己獨特的音樂才華， 以作曲、 詮

雜誌稱之為「世界公民、跨界藝術家」。

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Vocals

Eliane Elias Pianist/singer/songwriter, Eliane Elias is known for her distinctive and

Vocalist, and Musician of the Year. Considered one of the great interpreters

immediately recognizable musical style which blends her Brazilian roots, her

of Jobim's music, she has recorded two albums solely dedicated to the works

sensuous, alluring voice with her impressive instrumental jazz, classical and

of the composer, Plays Jobim and Sings Jobim. Her 1998 release Eliane Elias

compositional skills. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Eliane Elias' musical talents

Sings Jobim won the Best Vocal Album in Japan. It was the number one record

began to show at an early age. She started studying piano at age 7 and at

in Japan's charts for over three months and was awarded the Best Brazilian

age 12 was transcribing solos from the great jazz masters. At 15 she was

Album in Jazziz Critics Poll of 1999.

teaching piano and improvisation at one of Brazil's most prestigious schools of music. Her performing career began in Brazil at age seventeen, working with Brazilian singer/songwriter Toquinho and the great poet Vinicius de Moraes who was also Antonio Carlos Jobim's co-writer/lyricist. In 1981 she headed for New York and in 1982 landed a spot in the acclaimed group Steps Ahead.

Radio Big Band has performed and recorded Elias' compositions arranged and conducted by the legendary Bob Brookmeyer. The CD recording of this project is called Impulsive and was released on Stunt Records. It received a Grammy nomination for the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2001. In the same year, Calle 54, the highly acclaimed documentary film by Oscar winning

Her first album release was a collaboration with Randy Brecker entitled

Spanish director Fernando Trueba, featuring Eliane's performance of Samba

Amanda in 1984. Shortly thereafter her solo career began, spanning over

Triste also received a Grammy nomination for the Best Latin Jazz Album.

eighteen albums to date; fifteen on Blue Note Records and three on RCA Victor Group. In her work Elias has documented dozens of her own compositions, her outstanding piano playing and arranging, and beautiful vocal interpretations. All of her recordings have garnered a great deal of praise from the critics and all have topped the Billboard and Jazz Radio charts. In 1988 she was voted Best New Talent by the jazz critics poll of JAZZIZ magazine.

Together with Herbie Hancock in their duet, she was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Jazz Solo Performance category for her 1995 release, Solos and Duets. This recording was hailed by Musician magazine as "a landmark in piano duo history." In the 1997 Downbeat Readers Poll, her recording The Three Americas was voted Best Jazz Album. Eliane Elias was named in five other categories: Beyond Musician, Best Composer, Jazz Pianist, Female

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Moreover, as a testament to the quality of her writing, the renowned Danish

On the Classical Side recorded in 1993, demonstrated Eliane's classical skills with a program of Bach, Ravel, and Villa Lobos. In 2002 she recorded with opera sensation Denyce Graves. For this recording, The Lost Days, Eliane arranged two Brazilian classical pieces and wrote an original composition especially for Ms. Graves entitled Haabia Tupi.

In 2002 Eliane signed to RCA Music Group/Bluebird label and released Kissed

by Nature. Her second recording for the label, Dreamer, released in 2004, is a fresh mix of tunes from the American Songbook, Brazilian Bossa Novas and two new originals, all sung in English and Portuguese, supported by a full orchestra. Dreamer received the Gold Disc Award and was voted the Best Vocal Album in Japan in 2004. It reached #3 on the Pop Charts in France and #4 on the Billboard charts in the USA.

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Her CD Around the City released on RCA Victor in August 2006, merges bits of

The year of 2008 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Bossa

Bossa Nova, with shades of pop, jazz, Latin and rock and roll. Around the City

Nova. In celebration of this event, Eliane recorded a collection of classic

features Eliane Elias' vocals and songwriting in collaborations with producers

Bossa Novas featuring some of the great landmark songs of Brazil with

Andres Levin and Lester Mendez as well as fresh takes on pop classics such

American classic and pop standards exquisitely performed as only Eliane

as Tito Puente's Oye Como Va and Bob Marley's Jammin.

can with lush romantic vocals and exciting playing accompanied by a stellar

Eliane returned to Blue Note/EMI in 2007 with her release, Something for You, a tribute to the music of pianist/composer Bill Evans. While touching

Bossa Nova Stories achieved the following positions: Debuted at #1 on the

the essence of the late great Bill Evans, she also brings her own unique

French Charts (2008),#1 Vocal Album - Swing Journal, Japan (May-June

gifts to the surface, as a composer, interpreter, outstanding instrumentalist

2008), #1 itunes Top Jazz Album (USA January 2009), #2 itunes Top Latin

and beguiling vocalist as well. This release received the Best Vocal Album

Album (USA January 2009), debuted at #2 on Billboard magazine: both

of the Year and the Gold Disc Award in Japan. This is the third consecutive

Overall and Jazz Charts (January 2009). Bossa Nova Stories was nominated

recording that Eliane receives these awards and her 4 th all together.

by the Brazilian Grammys (20th Premio da Musica Brasileira, 2009) for

Something for You reached #1 on the USA Jazz Radio charts, #8 on Billboard

the Best Foreign Album. Eliane was the #2 artist in CD sales in France on

and #2 on the French Jazz Charts.

the Annual Jazz Charts 2008. Bossa Nova Stories is a captivating recording

"I felt a strong connection to Bill's music throughout every phase of this

destined to become a Bossa Nova classic.

project," Elias adds, "as did Marc. But it was especially strong when we were

With these two recent releases, Something for You and Bossa Nova Stories,

in the studio. When the red light goes on, there are only a few moments to

Eliane Elias takes her place in the pantheon of music giants. Demonstrating

compose yourself and try to enter into that concentrated place where all

her unique gifts as a pianist, singer, composer and arranger as well as

that remains is what we hear and play together. When I find that place where

melding her immense talents in jazz, pop, classical and Brasilian music, she

I can let go and allow the emotion to pass directly from me to what you can

is as Jazziz magazine has called her, "A Citizen of the World" and "An Artist

hear on this record, that's making my tribute to Bill in the most sincere and

Beyond Category."

beautiful way that I can."

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rhythm section and strings recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.

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Bass

Marc Johnson

Marc Johnson was born in Nebraska in 1953, and grew up in Texas. At 19 he was working professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony, and while at the University of North Texas he played in the famed One O'Clock Lab Band while also was the principal bassist in the NTSU Symphony. In 1978, Marc joined legendary pianist Bill Evans' in what would be Evans' last trio.

貝斯

馬克．強森

He recorded several albums and toured extensively throughout the world with the Bill Evans Trio until Bill's death in 1980. His many recording and performing credits since then include Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, Sting, Toots Thielemans, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, Gary Burton, John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, John

馬克強森 1953 年出生於內布拉斯加州，之後在德州長大，19 歲起他就在

Scofield, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Enrico Pieranunzi, Charles

福特沃茲交響樂團演出，就讀北德州大學期間，則加入一點鐘實驗室樂團，

Lloyd, Philly Joe Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskine, Paul Motian, and

同時也擔任北德州大學樂團的首席貝斯手。1978 年，馬克加入比爾．艾文

many others. Marc has also appeared as a leader of his own bands starting

斯旗下，成為艾文斯最後三重奏的成員。他錄製過幾張專輯，並且與艾文

with Bass Desires which gained international recognition following two

斯屢次巡迴世界演出，直到艾文斯 1980 年過世為止。之後，馬克就與艾

ECM recordings in the mid-eighties. This group featured John Scofield

蓮．艾莉亞、喬．羅瓦諾、麥可．布雷克、史汀、托茲．席爾曼、卡耶塔

and Bill Frisell on guitars and Peter Erskine on drums. Some of his other

諾．費洛索、伊凡．林斯、史坦．蓋茲、鮑伯．布魯克梅爾、蓋瑞．伯頓、

recordings as a leader include The Right Brain Patrol (1992) and Magic

約翰．亞伯孔比、拉爾夫．陶納、約翰．史考菲、比爾．伏立索、派特．

Labyrinth, both recorded on JMT Records and re- released in 2004 on

麥席尼、萊爾．梅斯、恩瑞可．皮拉努奇、查爾斯．洛伊、菲利．喬．瓊

Winter & Winter Records. His Verve recording, The Sound of Summer

斯、傑克．迪強奈特、彼得．厄斯金等樂手合作演出，並且也成立自己的

Running (1998) features Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell on guitars. Marc's

樂團 Bass Desires，在 1980 年代中期發行了兩張唱片，名揚海外。樂團成

most recent release as a leader is titled Shades of Jade. It was released on

員包括約翰．史考菲、比爾．伏立索兩位吉他手，及鼓手彼得．厄斯金。

ECM records in October of 2005. Shades of Jade was featured in the Time

其他由馬克為首的唱片包括【The Right Brain Patrol】（1992）、【Magic

magazine, October 17 issue "5 CDs that really swing", as one of the five

Labyrinth】， 這 兩 張 皆 由 JMT 唱 片 發 行；【The Sound of Summer

top jazz releases of the year. It was selected by the Chicago Tribune as one

Running】（1998）與吉他手派特．麥席尼與比爾．伏立索共同錄製。馬

of the 10 best jazz recordings of 2005 and also received the Danish Music

克的最新專輯則是【 翠綠風尚 】，2005 年 10 月由 ECM 唱片發行。 當年

Award for Best Foreign Release in 2005. It features pianist and composer

曾獲得《時代雜誌》推薦為五大優秀爵士專輯之一，而《芝加哥論壇報》

Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, John Scofield on guitar, Joey

則評選其為 2005 年十大最佳爵士唱片，並且獲得丹麥音樂獎的最佳外國

Baron on drums. Marc just completed a new recording for ECM, featuring

唱片。專輯由作曲家兼鋼琴家艾蓮．艾莉亞、高音薩克斯風手喬．羅瓦諾、

Eliane Elias, Joe Lovano and Joey Baron. This CD is slated to be released

吉他手約翰．史考菲、鼓手喬伊．拜倫等人通力合作錄製。馬克近期已與

later this year.

艾莉亞、羅瓦諾及拜倫錄製新專輯，預計今年發行。

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Guitar

Ricardo Vogt

With a Brazilian groove that will catch anyone's attention, Ricardo Vogt is grabbing everyone's ears. Born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil, Vogt was fortunate to grow up surrounded by music. Enthralled by the sounds of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina, it was no surprise that this young talent took a liking to Bossa Nova, samba, and the guitar. At the age of 9, Ricardo won the Traga Sua Musica para o Magic World

吉他

competition with his own composition and was awarded a trip to Disney World. Aside

李卡多．沃格特

from playing guitar, Vogt is also an accomplished vocalist. By the age of 16, Vogt was

渾身充滿引人注目的巴西節奏感，沃格特總能吸引每一位觀眾的耳朵。 出生在巴西的聖克魯茲，沃格特在音樂的環繞中成長。終日聽著安東尼 奧． 卡羅斯． 約賓與艾莉絲． 黎晶娜的音樂， 難怪這位年輕的音樂家 深愛巴莎諾瓦、森巴與吉他。9 歲時，沃格特就以自己作曲的作品贏得 Traga Sua Musica para o Magic World 大獎，除了吉他之外，沃格特也 擔任和聲的角色。16 歲時，就與 Orchestra Cassino 巡迴演唱。

singing and touring with the well-known Orchestra Cassino big band.

When Ricardo turned 17 he then made his move to the United States. Beginning his life in Wisconsin as an exchange student, Vogt decided to stay and study music. Ricardo began his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay where he continued his professional career joining the local "Salute to Sinatra" big band and making his own Brazilian Elektric Band. Vogt also pursued his love for arranging and won the Outstanding Musicianship Award at the Elmhurst Jazz Festival for his arrangement of Papel Marche/Anjo de Mim for the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. After two years of study in

17 歲時，沃格特搬到美國去，以交換學生的身分在威斯康新州待下來，

Green Bay, Vogt was granted the World Tour Scholarship for the Berklee College of

之後他決定繼續留在美國， 攻讀音樂。 沃格特在威斯康新大學綠灣校

Music in Boston, MA.

區就讀，也加入 Salute to Sinatra 大樂隊，並且組了他自己的 Brazilian Elektric Band 樂團。沃格特也繼續發展他對編曲的熱愛，為爵士聲樂團 寫的《Papel Marche/Anjo de Mim》贏得愛姆霍斯特音樂節之傑出音樂 人獎。在綠灣攻讀兩年之後，沃格特獲得麻州波士頓柏克里音樂院的世 界巡迴獎學金。

During his time at Berklee, Ricardo became an endorser for Godin guitars and has had the honor of performing with incredible musicians, including Rosa Passos and Eliane Elias. Upon hearing Ricardo, Eliane Elias hired him on the spot. Now as a member of her quartet, Ricardo tours around the world and has performed at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Madrid Jazz Festival and the Dinant Jazz Festival along side Toots Thielemans.

在柏克里期間， 沃格特成為 Godin 吉他代言人， 並且有機會與許多傑

Ricardo has also recorded on Eliane's recent album Bossa Nova Stories, on Blue Note

出音樂家共同演出，包括羅莎．芭蘇絲與艾蓮．艾莉亞。艾莉亞一聽到

Records. Another venture for Vogt is his new role as guitar player for Esperanza

沃格特的演出，當下決定雇用他。如今身為艾莉亞四重奏成員，沃格特

Spalding's Quartet. Since joining her group, Ricardo has been featured on The Late

不斷在世界各地巡迴演出，並且在哥本哈根、馬德里、笛南特等爵士音

Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live; opened for Santana, George

樂節演出。沃格特也參與艾莉亞近期專輯【巴莎諾瓦的音樂愛情故事】

Benson, Cassandra Wilson, Brandford Marsalis; recorded with Milton Nascimento for

的錄製，同時擔任 Esperanza Spalding 四重奏的吉他手。自從加入艾莉

Spalding's new record; and continues touring the globe in many prestigious festivals.

亞的樂團以來，沃格特曾經上過大衛．賴特曼的晚間秀、吉米．金墨現 場秀，陸續與托茲．席爾曼、那米爾頓．納斯克曼、山塔那、喬治．班 森、卡珊卓．威爾森、布藍佛．馬沙利斯等人合作，並持續至各大藝術 界巡演。

Apart from his roles with Eliane and Esperanza, Vogt's main project is a duet with jazz vocalist and trumpet player Leala Cyr. A unique combination of voices, guitar and trumpet create their rare duet. Together since 2002, Vogt and Cyr have been arranging everything from Duke Ellington, to Antonio Carlos Jobim, to Guinga. They have given

除此之外，沃格特也與爵士演唱家、小號手利拉．瑟合組二重奏，有著

clinics at San Diego State University and the New England Conservatory of Music and

獨特演唱、吉他、小號的組合。自從 2002 年起，沃格特與瑟將不同音

have also performed at the Elmhurst Jazz Festival (Chicago, IL), Symphony Hall (Boston,

樂家的作品重新編曲，包括艾靈頓公爵、到安東尼．卡洛．裘賓與古音

MA) as well as showcases in Los Angeles and Albany, NY with renowned Brazilian

佳等人。 兩人在聖地牙哥州立大學、 新英格蘭音樂院等地都曾擔任指

composer Guinga.

導，並且也在愛姆霍斯特音樂節、波士頓交響樂廳等地演出。 沃格特代言的產品包括 Godin 吉他、Acoustic Image 及 Raezer's Edge 音箱、D'addario 吉他弦。

Ricardo Vogt endorses: Godin Guitars, Acoustic Image, Raezer's Edge speakers and D'addario Strings.

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Rafael Mendes Barata was born in 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started playing drums at the age of five. Throughout his childhood he was dedicated to Brazilian popular music, specially Bossa Nova, whose influence came from his

Drums

Rafael Mendes Barata

family members Roberto Mendes, his father and musician, and his brother and pianist Beto. Self-taught on drums, he recorded his first CD at the age of 14.

He has won two International Brazilian Drums Festivals: 1st Batuka at the age of 15 and the Batuka Masters 2000 at the age of 20 . He has recorded with several artists, amongst them Rosa Passos, Zizi Possi, Edu Lobo, Leny Andrade,

鼓手

拉斐爾．曼德斯．巴拉塔 巴拉塔於 1980 年在巴西里約熱內盧出生，從 5 歲開始就與鼓為伍，整 個童年都沈浸在巴西流行音樂的氛圍中，特別是巴莎諾瓦音樂，有著來 自家庭的深厚根基。父親羅貝托也是音樂家，而哥哥貝多則是鋼琴家。 巴拉塔自學鼓藝，在 14 歲的時候就灌錄了第一張 CD。 巴拉塔曾經二度贏得巴西國際鼓藝節的獎項，15 歲獲得 Batuka 大獎，

20 歲則榮獲 Bakuta 大師獎。巴拉塔曾與許多音樂家一同合作灌錄唱片， 包括羅莎．芭蘇絲、莉莉．波希、埃杜．羅伯、小野麗莎等。巴拉塔與 許多著名音樂家同台演出過，其中有達瑞歐．加蘭提、丹尼爾．賈西亞 等人。與許多歌唱家也有合作經驗，像是傑傑．摩塔、艾米里歐．聖地 牙哥、傑．羅那多、 羅伯塔．沙、寶拉．桑多羅、瑪嘉．阿涅、納伊． 馬托葛洛索、威爾森．達斯內維斯、雷妮．安蕊和艾瑪．托馬司等。 巴拉塔在里約的爵士聖地 Mistura Fina 與傳奇鋼琴家歐司馬．米利托合 作演出多年，也在此與許多藝術家共同登台獻藝，包括麥克．沙皮洛、 凱琳．愛莉森等。 他與賀米多．帕斯柯爾、喬維諾．桑多司．內多、雷．摩爾（紐奧良）、 達瑞歐．加蘭提（義大利）、傑夫．賈德納（美國）等各國樂手一起在 巴西各大爵士藝術節演出，巴拉塔目前與巴西最偉大的巴莎諾瓦演唱家 兼作曲家埃杜．羅伯、流行歌手安琪拉．羅羅一起演出。他也與伊德思． 波得瓦七重奏演出。 巴拉塔自 2006 年起於巴西 CIVEBRA 夏日國際音 樂學校任教。 巴拉塔曾至美洲、歐洲、非洲、亞洲各地的爵士藝術節演出，和傑夫． 賈德納三重奏、大提琴森巴三重奏等合作獻藝，近期則與艾蓮．艾莉亞 四重奏巡迴世界各地演出。巴拉塔與保羅．紐文斯基、強．戴維斯和約 翰．哈特的專輯仍於紐約灌錄中。 56

Flávio Venturini, Leila Pinheiro, Ivan Lins, Angela Ro Ro, Paula Morelenbaum, Maúcha and Muiza Adnet, Mônica Salmaso, Joyce, Alcione, Luís Melodia, Lisa Ono and Amanda Brecker. Rafael has perfromed with famous musicians such as Dario Galante, Idriss Boudrioua, Osmar Milito, Durval Ferreira, João Donato, Mario Adnet, Moacir Santos, Hélio Celso, JT Meirelles, Spok Frevo, Hamilton de Hollanda, Maurício Einhorn, Jaques Morelenbaum, Lula Galvão, Marcos Valle, Marcos Amorim, Daniel Garcia, Claudio Roditi, Guilherme Dias Gomes, Turi Collura, Raul de Souza, Mika Mori, Oscar Castro Neves and Eliane Elias. Rafael has also performed with great singers like Zezé Motta, Emilio Santiago, Zé Renato, Roberta Sá, Paula Santoro, Maúcha Adnet, Ney Matogrosso, the Singer/ drummer Wilson das Neves, Leny Andrade and Alma Thomas.

In Rio's jazz headquarter, Mistura Fina, he played many years with the piano legend Osmar Milito. In this venue, he had the opportunity to play with several artists like Russell Ferrante, Mike Shapiro, John Pizzarelli, Jane Monheit, Karrin Allison, Kevin Lethau and many others.

He played in many Brazilian jazz festivals with Hermeto Pascoal, Jovino Santos Neto, Phillipe Baden Powell and "JT Meirelles e os Copa 5," Jean Pierre Zanella (Montreal), Ray Moore (New Orleans), Idriss Boudrioua (France), Dario Galante (Italy), Jeff Gardner (USA), Nosso Trio (Nelson Faria, Ney Conceição and Kiko Freitas), Paulo Moura among others. Rafael is currently playing with the greatest Bossa Nova singer and composer, Edu Lobo, and the pop singer Angela Ro Ro. In Brazil's jazz scene, he plays with Idriss Boudrioua Base & Brass septet. Since 2006, Rafael is a teacher of CIVEBRA (Brasília International Summer Music Course).

He has played in many Jazz festivals in South and North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, in shows with Jeff Gardner Trio, Root System L.A. Group, the NY singer Elin, Nosso Trio, Mika Mori, and Cello Samba Trio (Jaques Morelenbaum, Lula Galvão and Rafael). Lately he has been touring around the world with Eliane Elias Quartet (Eliane Elias, Marc Johnson, Rafael and Rubens De La Corte). In New York for some time, he is working in recordings with Paul Nowinski, Jon Davis and John Hart.

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