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One of the most common and simple ways to learn how to play a variety of musical instruments, including the guitar, is through studying guitar chords. Beginners typically begin their guitar studies by mastering the chords and all of the tones and sounds they make. For many aspiring guitarists, learning the fundamental guitar chords provides a solid foundation. Understanding and mastering the various chords will improve your hearing and playing while also making your play more structured.
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Berklee, Then and Now
âAll the Things You Areâ Berklee Guitar Festival, March 24th, 1988 John Abercrombie â Guitar Emily Remler â Guitar Mick Goodrick â Guitar John Scofield â Guitar Dave Clark â Bass Marcello Pelliteri â drums Then hereâs this yearâs tribute to that concert: âAll the Things You Areâ 25 Tributes: Celebrating Lee Eliot Berk, July 2024 Sheryl Bailey â Guitar David Fiuczynski â Guitar Rick Peckham ââŠ
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A Backseat Chat with Cameron Lane
Mustard had the pleasure of speaking with Boston's Cameron Lane. Together we discussed North Carolina, their songwriting process, their two cats, their album "Creature", and so much more!
Mustard had the pleasure of speaking with Bostonâs Cameron Lane. Together we discussed North Carolina, their songwriting process, their two cats, their album âCreatureâ, and so much more! 1. Mustard is grateful to have you join them. How are you doing today? Thanks for having me! đ Iâm good!! Iâm writing back to you from a library right now and it feels very productive haha 2. You welcomeâŠ
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This is pretty close to the setup the Winter Bros had Re: Drummers
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Today In History
Yvette Marie Stevens, better known as Chaka Khan was born March 23, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. Chaka Khan is a true Renaissance Woman. A singer, songwriter, producer, visual artist, author, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, activist and mother, Chaka is an international music icon who has influenced multiple generations of artists and continues to do so. From the moment she burst onto the music scene in the 1970s as the 18-year-old lead singer of the multiracial band Rufus, her powerful voice and show-stopping stage presence set her apart from any other singer, and during her 40-year career, she has developed a vast international fan base and performed on six continents.
Chaka is a ten-time GRAMMYÂź Award winner (with 22 GRAMMYÂź nominations) who has the rare ability to sing in eight music genres, including R&B, jazz, pop, rock, gospel, country, classical and dance music. She has released 22 albums and racked up ten #1 Billboard magazine charted songs, eight RIAA certified gold singles and eleven RIAA certified gold and platinum albums. Chakaâs recorded music has produced over 2,000 catalogue song placements.
She was awarded a BET Honors and was the recipient of the Trumpet Award (Legend Award); honored by the Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc., at its 2nd Annual Gala and Benefit Concert; inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at its Annual Spring Gala; inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame; honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and with the United Negro College Fundâs An Evening of Stars Tribute. She also received the Soul Train Legend Award (2009), the BET Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), the GRAMMYÂź Honors Award from the NARAS Chicago Chapter (2006) and the World Music Lifetime Achievement Award (2003). In 2004, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA.
A living ICON.
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Every time I listen to Radiohead I think about the girl I dated who went to fucking Berklee college of music and still made fun of me for liking Radiohead. Like how do you literally go to school to study music and not accept that Radiohead despite the cringe fanbase is made up of some of the most talented musicians of all time (Jonny fucking Greenwood!!) and employed techniques and technology that no one else was using at the time and just were extremely influential in the history of music. Like maybe I only know all this because I really deeply nerded out over them in high school but it still stands. Grow up
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LĂGENDES DU JAZZ
JOE ZAWINUL, DE WEATHER REPORT AUX MUSIQUES DU MONDE
âMy dad raised the bar in the music world as a true artist to his profession. As a bandleader, he was able to pull out performances from his bandmates and take them to heights they never knew existed. He never compromised his art. You either liked it or you didnât. One thing is for sure, though, you always knew it was Joe Zawinul.â
- Anthony Zawinul
NĂ© le 7 juillet 1932 Ă Vienne, en Autriche, Josef Erich Zawinul était dâorigine gitane (par sa grand-mĂšre dâorigine hongroise) et avait grandi dans une famille musicale. Son pĂšre, qui travaillait comme commis pour une compagnie de gas, jouait de lâharmonica pendant ses temps libres. Sa mĂšre Ă©tait chanteuse. Zawinul avait un frĂšre jumeau, Erich, qui Ă©tait mort de pneumonie Ă lâĂąge de quatre ans.
Zawinul avait dâabord appris Ă jouer de lâaccordĂ©on Ă lâĂąge de six ans, un instrument quâil avait continuĂ© dâapprĂ©cier durant toute sa vie. La famille Zawinul Ă©tant trop pauvre pour avoir son propre piano, les talents de Josef Ă©taient si remarquables que ses parents lui avaient payĂ© des leçons de piano classique. Le Conservatoire de Vienne (Konservatorium Wien) avait Ă©tĂ© tellement impressionnĂ© par les talents de Zawinul quâil avait acceptĂ© de lui donner des cours gratuits de piano, de clarinette, de violon et de composition. Parmi les camarades de classe de Zawinul, on remarquait le pianiste classique Friedrich Gilda. Zawinul avait Ă©galement formĂ© un duo avec le futur prĂ©sident autrichien Thomas Lentil.
 Une des grandes dĂ©couvertes de Zawinul durant sa jeunesse Ă©tait  le jazz amĂ©ricain, qui avait Ă©tĂ© interdit par les Nazis durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ă la fin de la guerre, Vienne ayant Ă©tĂ© victime de nombreux bombardement alliĂ©s, Zawinul et ses vingt-huit camarades de classe avaient Ă©tĂ© Ă©vacuĂ©s en TchĂ©coslovaquie, oĂč ils avaient poursuivi leurs Ă©tudes musicales tout en Ă©tant soumis Ă un entraĂźnement militaire plutĂŽt strict sous la direction dâofficiers SS blessĂ©s. Câest Ă cette Ă©poque que Zawinul avait entendu du jazz pour la premiĂšre fois lorsquâun de ses camarades de classe avait interprĂ©tĂ© une version improvisĂ©e du standard âHoneysuckle Roseâ au piano. Parmi les premiĂšres influences de Zawinul, on remarquait les pianistes Erroll Garner et George Shearing.
AprĂšs la guerre, Zawinul Ă©tait retournĂ© Ă Vienne oĂč il avait poursuivi ses Ă©tudes de piano classique tout en gagnant un peu dâargent en jouant de lâaccordĂ©on avec de petits groupes de danse. AprĂšs la fin des hostilitĂ©s, lors de lâoccupation de Vienne par les AlliĂ©s, Zawinul avait commencĂ© Ă jouer sur des bases militaires amĂ©ricaines, ce qui lui avait permis dâavoir accĂšs Ă un orgue Hammond, un instrument qui lâavait toujours fascinĂ©.
DĂBUTS DE CARRIĂRE
Il nâavait pas fallu longtemps Ă Zawinul pour lancer sa carriĂšre musicale. Il expliquait: âI saw what I wanted to do with my life, and that was to play with black musicians.â AprĂšs avoir travaillĂ© comme pianiste de studio pour les disques Polydor, Zawinul avait accompagnĂ© en 1952 le saxophoniste autrichien Hans Keller. Il avait aussi jouĂ© avec les Austrian All Stars, le pianiste classique Friedrich Gulda (avec qui il avait fait ses dĂ©buts sur disque en 1953), Karl Drewo et Fatty George. Il avait Ă©galement fait une tournĂ©e en Allemagne et en France avec son propre trio. Convaincu que sa carriĂšre ne pourrait se dĂ©velopper davantage en Autriche, Zawinul Ă©tait tellement obsĂ©dĂ© par lâidĂ©e dâaller jouer aux Ătats-Unis que certains de ses amis musiciens avaient arrangĂ© un faux appel tĂ©lĂ©phonique lâinvitant Ă se joindre au groupe dâElla Fitzgerald en tournĂ©e ! AprĂšs avoir dĂ©couvert la vĂ©ritĂ©, Zawinul avait par la suite ratĂ© une occasion en or en ignorant un autre appel (mai bien rĂ©el celui-lĂ ) du trompettiste Clark Terry.
Zawinul avait finalement obtenu sa chance aprĂšs avoir vu une publicitĂ© de la Berklee School of Music dans un des rares exemplaires du magazine Down Beat Ă avoir rĂ©ussi Ă se rendre jusquâĂ Vienne. AprĂšs avoir remportĂ© une bourse pour aller Ă©tudier durant un semestre Ă Berklee, Zawinul sâĂ©tait embarquĂ© sur un navire le 2 janvier 1959 et avait entrepris la traversĂ©e de cinq jours jusquâaux Ătats-Unis. Avec seulement 800$ en poche, Zawinul savait que sa tĂąche ne serait pas facile. Comme il lâavait prĂ©cisĂ© plus tard, âI knew that it wouldnât be easy, because I had no relatives, didnât know a single person in America. But when I came over on the boat, I did it with the purpose to kick asses.â
Ă son arrivĂ©e Ă New York, Zawinul avait fait un de ses premiers arrĂȘts au cĂ©lĂšbre club Birdland, oĂč il Ă©tait entrĂ© en contact avec la scĂšne du jazz pour la premiĂšre fois. Câest dâailleurs au Birdland que Zawinul avait rencontrĂ© sa future Ă©pouse Maxine.
Mais les Ă©vĂ©nements nâavaient pas tardĂ© Ă se bousculer. Quelques semaines aprĂšs avoir commencĂ© Ă Ă©tudier Ă Berklee, un des professeurs de Zawinul lui avait proposĂ© dâagir de remplacer un pianiste dans le cadre dâune performance avec le bassiste Gene Cherico et le batteur Jake Hanna. ImpressionnĂ© par le talent de Zawinul, Hanna lâavait recommandĂ© au trompettiste canadien Maynard Ferguson qui lâavait embauchĂ© peu aprĂšs lui avoir fait passer une brĂšve audition. Ferguson avait aussi auditionnĂ© quelques saxophonistes, car son saxophoniste rĂ©gulier venait de quitter le groupe. Parmi les candidats, on remarquait un jeune saxophoniste appelĂ© Wayne Shorter. Câest ainsi que la longue et fructueuse collaboration de Zawinul et Shorter avait dĂ©butĂ©.
Ne pouvant laisser passer cette occasion en or, Zawinul avait fait ses adieux Ă Berkley et avait jouĂ© en tournĂ©e durant huit mois avec Ferguson, participant notamment Ă lâenregistrement de lâalbum live A Night at Birdland. AprĂšs avoir jouĂ© briĂšvement avec le tromboniste Slide Hampton, Zawinul avait accompagnĂ© la chanteuse Dinah Washington durant trois ans (1959 Ă 1961), ce qui lui avait permis de se familiariser avec le blues et de collaborer Ă lâenregistrement de lâalbum Ă succĂšs âWhat A Diffârence a Day Makes!â Washington voyageant souvent en tournĂ©e avec Ray Charles, Zawinul utilisait souvent le piano Ă©lectrique Wurlitzer de ce dernier lorsque le piano acoustique des salles dans lesquels il Ă©tait appelĂ© Ă jouer nâĂ©tait pas en parfait Ă©tat. CâĂ©tait la premiĂšre fois de sa carriĂšre que Zawinul se servait dâun piano Ă©lectrique, mais ce ne serait sĂ»rement pas la derniĂšre. Mais mĂȘme sâil avait apprĂ©ciĂ© de jouer avec Washington, accompagner une chanteuse nâĂ©tait pas vraiment lâobjectif de Zawinul dans la vie. Le rĂȘve de Zawinul Ă©tait de devenir un musicien de jazz Ă part entiĂšre, et il savait que pour rĂ©aliser son ambition, il devait passer Ă autre chose. AprĂšs avoir quittĂ© Washington, Zawinul Ă©tait parti briĂšvement en tournĂ©e avec Harry ââSweetsââ Edison et Joe Williams.
Ă lâautomne 1961, Zawinul avait finalement Ă©tĂ© invitĂ© Ă se joindre au quintet de Cannonball Adderley, qui Ă©tait alors un des groupes les plus renommĂ©s du jazz. En 1961, Zawinul avait inaugurĂ© une collaboration de neuf ans avec Adderley, dont le style de jeu Ă©tait trĂšs influencĂ© par le soul et dâautres formes de musique afro-amĂ©ricaine. Adderley, aprĂšs avoir remarquĂ© la facilitĂ© avec laquelle Zawinul Ă©tait capable dâabsorber ces styles de musique, lâavait encouragĂ© Ă composer. Devenu progressivement le principal compositeur du groupe, Zawinul, qui avait Ă©crit le grand succĂšs de 1966 âMercy, Mercy, Mercyâ ainsi que dâautres piĂšces Ă succĂšs du saxophoniste comme ââWalk Tall" et "Country Preacher". Câest Ă la mĂȘme Ă©poque que Zawinul sâĂ©tait liĂ© dâamitiĂ© avec le pianiste Herbie Hancock. Saluant la remarquable habiletĂ© de Zawinul Ă saisir lâesprit du peuple afro-amĂ©ricain, Hancock avait dĂ©clarĂ© plus tard au sujet de Zawinul: "For a white Viennese boy to write a tune that's that black is pretty remarkable. He just captured the essence of the African-American heritage, just the statement of melody and feeling of that song. Clearly, in some past life, Joe must've been black."
Zawinul avait Ă©galement composĂ© pour Adderley des piĂšces plutĂŽt innovatrices comme â74 Miles Awayâ et âRumpelstiltskinâ. En tout et pour tout tout, Adderley avait enregistrĂ© une cinquantaine de compositions de Zawinul.
Durant cette pĂ©riode, Zawinul avait Ă©galement trouvĂ© le temps dâenregistrer deux albums comme leader, Money In the Pocket (1966) et The Rise and Fall Of The Third Stream (1967).
Le solo de Zawinul sur âMercy, Mercy, Mercyâ reprĂ©sentait une des premiĂšres utilisations du piano Ă©lectrique dans un enregistrement de jazz. Zawinul avait Ă©crit la piĂšce lors de sa collaboration avec la chanteuse de gospel Esther Marrow. Peu avant la session dâenregistrement, Zawinul avait repĂ©rĂ© un piano Ă©lectrique Wurlitzer dans le studio et avait demandĂ© Ă Adderley sâil pourrait lâutiliser de prĂ©fĂ©rence Ă un piano acoustique, car il Ă©tait convaincu que ce changement permettrait de connaĂźtre un grand succĂšs. Le flair de Zawinul avait portĂ© fruit, et la piĂšce sâĂ©tait hissĂ©e Ă la onziĂšme position du palmarĂšs Billboard. ParallĂšlement Ă son sĂ©jour avec le groupe dâAdderley, Zawinul avait Ă©galement accompagnĂ© dâautres grands noms du jazz comme le saxophoniste Ben Webster.
Les groupes multi-raciaux nâĂ©tant pas encore trĂšs nombreux dans le jazz Ă lâĂ©poque, Zawinul devait souvent sâallonger sur le plancher de lâautobus lorsquâil voyageait en tournĂ©e avec le groupe dâAdderley dans les Ătats du Sud. Comme Zawinul lâavait expliquĂ© au cours dâune entrevue quâil avait accordĂ©e en 1997, â'I often had to sit in the bottom of the car when we drove through certain parts of the South.ââ Mais, malgrĂ© tous ces obtacles, Zawinul avait refusĂ© de se laisser intimider et nâavait jamais abandonnĂ© son rĂȘve de devenir un musicien de jazz respectĂ©. Il avait ajoutĂ©: ââThose kinds of things never fazed me; I wanted to play music with the best, and I could play on that level with the best.''
La collaboration de Zawinul avec Adderley avait Ă©tĂ© significative tant sur le plan musical que personnel. Les membres du groupe dâAdderley passaient Ă©normĂ©ment de temps ensemble lors des tournĂ©es, ce qui leur avait permis de dĂ©velopper de solides amitiĂ©s. Comme Zawinul lâavait racontĂ© plus tard, âHe was family. He was my best man, my witness, when I got married. He bought bicycles for my kids. He was a great friend. He was like a brother to me.â Des annĂ©es aprĂšs la mort dâAdderley en 1975, il Ă©tait toujours trĂšs prĂ©sent dans la vie de Zaminul. Comme Zawinul lâavait prĂ©cisĂ© en 2004: âI miss him every day. My wife and I, we talk about him somehow every day.â
MĂȘme sâil avait remportĂ© Ă©normĂ©ment de succĂšs comme musicien, Zawinul craignait dâĂȘtre considĂ©rĂ© comme un simple imitateur du style des autres plutĂŽt quâun vĂ©ritable crĂ©ateur. Les choses avaient atteint un point de rupture lorsque le pianiste Barry Harris lui avait fait remarquer que le son style de jeu ressemblait Ă sây mĂ©prendre au sien. FlattĂ© au dĂ©but, Zawinul avait finalement dĂ©cidĂ© de ranger sa collection de disques de jazz dans une boĂźte afin de pouvoir prendre une nouvelle direction. En 1966, Zawinul avait pris de nouveaux cours de piano classique avec Raymond Leventhal. AprĂšs sept mois de cours, Leventhal avait dĂ©clarĂ© quâil nâavait plus rien Ă apprendre Ă Zawinul et lui avait offert un clavier de pratique en cadeau.
Ă la fin des annĂ©es 1960, aprĂšs sâĂȘtre mariĂ© Ă Maxine, le premier mannequin afro-amĂ©ricain de lâhistoire du magazine Playboy, avec qui il avait eu trois enfants, Zawinul avait reçu une offre tentante du producteur Norman Granz, qui lui aurait permis de rĂ©aliser son vieux rĂȘve de jouer avec Ella Fitzgerald. Granz avait proposĂ© Ă Zawinul un salaire de 1400$ par semaine, ce qui reprĂ©sentait une augmentation de 300$ comparativement Ă ce quâil gagnait avec Adderley. Mais Ă lâĂ©poque, Zawinul avait dĂ©jĂ commencĂ© Ă suivre les traces de Miles Davis et tentait de rĂ©aliser une sorte de fusion du rock et du jazz, ce qui lui avait enfin permis de trouver son propre son. AprĂšs avoir demandĂ© cinq minutes Ă Granz pour rĂ©flĂ©chir, Zawinul Ă©tait allĂ© consulter son Ă©pouse Maxine qui avait rĂ©pondu: âNo. You do what you have to do. I can make do with $300 and I have time to wait until you have your thing.â Zawinul, qui adorait sa femme, lui avait un jour fait le plus beau compliment quâun homme pouvait faire Ă son Ă©pouse en dĂ©clarant : "I have a great wife. And I believe it takes a great wife to become a great man."
Zawinul avait donc dĂ©clinĂ© lâoffre de Granz et avait commencĂ© Ă travailler sur une nouvelle sĂ©rie de compositions qui tĂ©moignaient de son intĂ©rĂȘt pour le jazz-fusion. Quant Ă Davis, il avait Ă©tĂ© tellement impressionnĂ© par le solo de Zawinul sur la piĂšce  âMercy, Mercy, Mercyâ quâil allait souvent le voir jouer avec le groupe dâAdderley. Il lui avait mĂȘme proposĂ© de se joindre Ă son propre groupe. Lorsque Zawinul avait refusĂ©, Davis avait demandĂ© Ă son pianiste Herbie Hancock de laisser tomber le piano acoustique en faveur du piano Ă©lectrique. FascinĂ© par les compositions de Zawinul, Davis avait Ă©galement invitĂ© ce dernier Ă participer aux sessions qui allaient donner naissance Ă lâalbum In A Silent Way (1960), dâaprĂšs le titre de la composition du mĂȘme nom de Zawinul. Au cours de lâannĂ©e suivante, Zawinul avait continuĂ© dâenregistrer avec Davis Ă de nombreuses reprises. Dâautres compositions de Zawinul, dont ââPharaoh's Danceâ et âDouble Imageâ, avaient aussi Ă©tĂ© incluses sur des albums de Davis comme Bitches Brew (1970), LiveâEvil (1971) et Big Fun (1974).
Zawinul avait dâailleurs lui-mĂȘme fait des apparitions sur ces trois albums mĂȘme sâil ne sâĂ©tait jamais joint officiellement au groupe de Davis. Lorsque Zawinul avait publiĂ© son premier album solo simplement intitulĂ© ââZawinulââ en 1970, il avait dĂ©clinĂ© la proposition de Davis de participer Ă lâenregistrement sous prĂ©texte que la prĂ©sence du trompettiste ne pouvait que lui faire de lâombre. Zawinul avait rĂ©pondu Ă Davis: "If you're on the record, your presence will be so powerful I cannot find out what I am worth."
Finalement, Davis avait rĂ©digĂ© les notes de pochette de lâalbum qui avait Ă©tĂ© dĂ©crit par un critique du magazine Down Beat comme ââthe work of a complete musician who has transcended categories and is certain to have a profound influence on the direction music will take in the â70s.â Zawinul avait jouĂ© en public avec Davis seulement une fois, peu avant la mort du trompettiste. Le concert avait eu lieu Ă Paris le 10 juillet 1991. Wayne Shorter participait Ă©galement au concert.
WEATHER REPORT
Ă lâĂ©poque de sa collaboration avec Miles Davis, le principal saxophoniste du groupe Ă©tait Wayne Shorter, que Zawinul connaissait depuis sa collaboration avec le trompettiste Maynard Ferguson en 1959. Câest Ă cette Ă©poque que Zawinul et Shorter avaient commencĂ© Ă parler de la fondation dâun Ă©ventuel groupe. Le contrebassiste dâorigine tchĂšque Miroslav Vitous était Ă©galement impliquĂ© dans le projet. Zawinul avait expliquĂ© plus tard quâil envisageait de former un groupe aver Shorter depuis quâil lâavait entendu jouer sur lâalbum Nefertiti de Miles Davis en 1968.
Connu sous le nom de Weather Report, le groupe avait Ă©tĂ© officiellement fondĂ© en dĂ©cembre 1970 et avait enregistrĂ© son premier album Ă©ponyme lâannĂ©e suivante. TrĂšs influencĂ©e par lâAfrique, lâAmĂ©rique latine et le Moyen-Orient, la musique du groupe avait Ă©tĂ© dĂ©crite par Jonathan Herrera du magazine Bass Player comme "a free jazz experiment, a world music pioneer, a jazz-pop blockbuster, and a seriously grooving funk band." Sous contrat avec les disques Columbia, le groupe avait remportĂ© un grand succĂšs dĂšs le dĂ©part tant auprĂšs des amateurs de jazz que de la critique, mĂȘme si lâimportance accordĂ©e aux instruments Ă©lectroniques avait irritĂ© certain puristes. DĂ©crivant le premier album du groupe, le critique Dan Morgenstern écrivait dans le magazine Down Beat: ââThe music of Weather Report is beyond category⊠music unlike any other Iâve heard, music that is very contemporary but also very warm, very human, and very beautiful⊠The forecast, if there is justice, must be clear skies and sunny days for these four creative men and their associates.â Rapidement devenu le plus populaire groupe de jazz de son Ă©poque, Weather Report avait remportĂ© tous les sondages des lecteurs du magazine Down Beat comme meilleur groupe de jazz durant chacune de ses annĂ©es dâexistence (1970 Ă 1985).
Il faut dire que le groupe Ă©tait arrivĂ© au bon moment. Ă lâĂ©poque, les progrĂšs technologiques de lâĂ©poque avaient grandement favorisĂ© le dĂ©veloppement du groupe, notamment en rĂ©duisant la taille de synthĂ©tiseurs qui Ă©taient devenus plus faciles Ă transporter, ce qui les avaient rendus accessibles au plus grand nombre, permettant ainsi de les utiliser dans les sessions dâenregistrement et les performances sur scĂšne.
Zawinul avait acquis son premier synthĂ©tiseur en 1971, un Arp 2600 qui lui avait Ă©tĂ© offert par le fabricant de synthĂ©tiseurs Arp afin dâaugmenter la crĂ©dibilitĂ© de la compagnie  face Ă la compĂ©tition de son puissant compĂ©titeur Moog Music. Zawinul avait utilisĂ© le Arp 2600 pour la premiĂšre fois sur le second album du groupe intitulĂ© I Sing the Body Electric, un enregistrement dâun concert au Japon en 1972. Une des piĂšces de lâalbum Ă©tait une composition ambitieuse de Zawinul appelĂ©e âUnknown Soldierââ, qui relatait sa jeunesse en Autriche durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ă lâĂ©poque, le rĂŽle du synthĂ©tiseur Arp Ă©tait encore trĂšs rĂ©duit , et se limitait Ă produire certains effets sonores. FascinĂ© par la nouvelle technologie, Zawinul avait commencĂ© Ă enregistrer ses improvisations sur cassette (et plus tard sur MIDI dans son propre studio maison que son Ă©pouse avait surnommĂ© âthe Music Roomâ), quâil utilisait par la suite comme base de ses compositions (comme sur les piĂšces âNubian Sundanceâ et âJungle Bookâ tirĂ©es de lâalbum Mysterious Traveler) ou transcrivait note par note afin que le groupe puisse les exĂ©cuter de la façon dont il les avait Ă©crites Ă lâorigine. Zawinul avait utilisĂ© cette mĂ©thode tout au long de sa carriĂšre. DĂ©crivant son style de composition, Zawinul avait expliquĂ©: âIt is all improvisation. All my tunes are improvisations. Iâm a formal improviser. Even my symphony I improvised.â
Au cours de ses deux premiĂšres annĂ©es dâexistence, le groupe sâĂ©tait surtout fait connaĂźtre par la qualitĂ© de ses improvisations. MĂȘme si au dĂ©but le groupe jouait une musique trĂšs apparentĂ©e Ă celle de Miles Davis (mais avec  une sonoritĂ© un peu plus rock), il avait rapidement commencĂ© Ă bĂątir son propre son.
Ă partir de la publication de lâalbum Sweetnighter en 1973, le rĂŽle de Zawinul avec le groupe Ă©tait devenu de plus en plus important. AprĂšs ĂȘtre passĂ© progressivement du piano Ă©lectrique au synthĂ©tiseur, Zawinul avait commencĂ© Ă exploiter pleinement le potentiel dâun instrument qui avait Ă©tĂ© jusque-lĂ la chasse-gardĂ©e de la musique pop. Il avait aussi ajoutĂ© des Ă©lĂ©ments funk en ajoutant des instruments comme la basse Ă©lectrique et la pĂ©dale wah-wah, ce qui avait permis dâintroduire de nouvelles couleurs dans le son du groupe. Lâajout dâun bassiste et dâun batteur spĂ©cialisĂ©s dans le funk avaient Ă©galement contribuĂ© Ă atteindre cet objectif.
Ă la suite de la parution du quatriĂšme album du groupe, Mysterious Traveller, en 1974, le virage du groupe vers une sonoritĂ© plus funk sâĂ©tait encore accentuĂ©. Lâajout dâĂ©lĂ©ments inspirĂ©s par la musique classique avait Ă©galement ajoutĂ© de nouvelles couleurs sonores. Lâaddition du bassiste Alphonso Johnson avait aussi favorisĂ© la transition du groupe vers un son qui intĂ©grait des Ă©lĂ©ments de jazz et de rock de façon trĂšs originale. La combinaison des harmonies du jazz et des Ă©lĂ©ments funk des annĂ©es 1970 avait Ă©galement aidĂ© le groupe Ă connaĂźtre sa pĂ©riode la plus lucrative sur le plan commercial. Pour lâalbum Black Market en 1976, Zawinul avait recrutĂ© le phĂ©nomĂšne de la basse Ă©lectrique Jaco Pastorius. TrĂšs sĂ»r de ses moyens, Pastorius sâĂ©tait prĂ©sentĂ© lui-mĂȘme Ă Zawinul comme âthe worldâs greatest bass player.â MĂȘme sâil est toujours considĂ©rĂ© de nos jour comme le plus grand innovateur de lâhistoire de la basse Ă©lectrique, Pastorius avait de nombreux problĂšmes personnels qui lâavaient Ă©ventuellement conduit Ă sa perte.
Avec Pastorius dans lâalignement, Weather Report avait connu le plus grand succĂšs de sa carriĂšre avec lâalbum Heavy Weather (1977), qui comprenait la plus cĂ©lĂšbre composition de Zawinul, ââBirdlandââ, Ă©crite en hommage au club du mĂȘme nom sur la 52e rue de New York. La piĂšce avait remportĂ© un si grand succĂšs quâelle sâĂ©tait hissĂ©e jusquâĂ la 30e position du palmarĂšs Billboard. Le groupe vocal Manhattan Transfer avait par la suite ajoutĂ© des paroles sur la piĂšce, ce qui avait encore accru sa popularitĂ©. Zawinul a dâailleurs ouvert son propre club Birdland dans sa ville natale de Vienne en Autriche en 2004.
Devenue une des compositions de jazz les plus connues des annĂ©es 1970, la piĂšce avait permis Ă Zawinul de remporter trois prix Grammy et avait Ă©tĂ© reprise par la suite par de nombreux artistes dont Quincy Jones, Maynard Ferguson, le big band de Buddy Rich et mĂȘme le groupe rock Jefferson Starship. DĂ©crivant lâalbum Heavy Weather en 2001 dans le cadre de sa rĂ©trospective de lâhistoire du groupe, le critique Jossef Woodard Ă©crivait dans le magazine Down Beat: âIn 2000, Heavy Weather still sounds like a milestone in the cultural unconscious of jazz history. By some accounts, the album is the crowning achievement of the bandâs recorded output, and therefore, by extension, a towering landmark of fusion.â
Lâalignement du groupe ayant souvent fluctuĂ© avec les annĂ©es, Zawinul et Shorter Ă©taient progressivement devenus les deux principaux piliers de la formation. ConsidĂ©rĂ©s comme de vĂ©ritables happenings, les concerts du groupe, tels quâon peut le constater sur lâalbum live 8:30 (1979), Ă©taient souvent imprĂ©visibles. Les albums I Sing the Body Electric (1971), Mysterious Traveller (1974) et Night Passage (1980) avaient aussi Ă©tĂ© trĂšs populaires sur la radio FM et auprĂšs des amateurs de jazz, de rhythm & blues et de musique pop.
DERNIĂRES ANNĂES
MĂȘme si Weather Report avait continuĂ© de publier rĂ©guliĂšrement des albums au milieu des annĂ©es 1980, Zawinul et Shorter avaient commencĂ© Ă sâorienter vers de nouvelles directions musicales aprĂšs la publication de lâalbum Sportin' Life en 1984. Zawinul et Shorter se prĂ©paraient Ă mettre fin aux activitĂ©s du groupe lorsquâils sâĂ©taient aperçus quâil leur restait encore un album Ă livrer sur leur contrat avec CBS. Le groupe avait finalement Ă©tĂ© dĂ©mantelĂ© en 1985 aprĂšs la publication de lâalbum This Is This! Le groupe avait publiĂ© quinze albums au cours de son histoire, dont le double album live 8:30 qui avait remportĂ© un prix Grammy en 1979.
AprĂšs la dissolution du groupe, Zawinul, qui avait commencĂ© Ă sâintĂ©resser de plus en plus aux musiques du monde, sâĂ©tait consacrĂ© Ă certains projets personnels quâil avait longtemps dĂ» remettre Ă plus tard en raison de son emploi du temps plutĂŽt chargĂ© avec Weather Report. En 1986, Zawinul avait publiĂ© son premier album comme leader en quinze ans, Dialects, quâil avait enregistrĂ© pratiquement seul dans son studio-maison de Pasadena, en Californie. Le chanteur virtuose Bobby McFerrin avait Ă©galement participĂ© Ă lâalbum. Dans le cadre de ses albums solo, Zawinul avait continuĂ© dâexplorer les Ă©normes possibilitĂ©s des synthĂ©tiseurs. Zawinul avait Ă©galement fait Ă©quipe avec son vieil ami, le grand pianiste classisque Friedrich Gulda dans le cadre dâune sĂ©rie de performances en duo. Il avait aussi fait une tournĂ©e avec le percussionniste indien Trilok Gurtu.
En 1988, Zawinul avait fondĂ© un nouveau groupe, le Zawinul Syndicate, une formation qui Ă©tait trĂšs influencĂ©e par les musiques du monde, et plus particuliĂšrement par la musique autochtone, africaine, asiatique et latino-amĂ©ricaine. Le groupe avait Ă©galement fait de nombreuses tournĂ©es. CâĂ©tait une pĂ©riode difficile pour le jazz, qui Ă©tait en train de se redĂ©finir. Comme lâĂ©crivait le critique John L. Walters, "jazz was about to enter an acoustic neo-classical phase that has dominated the genre for nearly two decades {âŠ} a whole turbulent era seemed to be shutting down."
Un peu comme avec Weather Group, lâalignement du nouveau groupe de Zawinul avait connu de nombreux changements de personnel.  Zawinul avait expliquĂ© plus tard quâil avait appelĂ© le groupe ââsyndicateââ parce quâil ressemblait davantage Ă une vĂ©ritable famille quâĂ un simple groupe. Zawinul avait dĂ©clarĂ©: âWhen you are in the Syndicate, you are not just in a band, you are in a family.â La premiĂšre Ă©dition du groupe, qui comprenait Gerald Veasley à la basse et Scott Henderson Ă la guitare, avait enregistrĂ© trois albums: The Immigrants (1988), Black Water (1989) et Lost Tribes (1992).
Les membres du groupe provenaient souvent de pays non occidentaux, ce qui rĂ©flĂ©tait lâintĂ©rĂȘt croissant de Zawinul pour la musique dâautres continents. Lâinfluence sâĂ©tait dâailleurs faite dans les deux sens. Un jour, Zawinul avait dĂ©couvert que le piĂšce âBlack Marketâ de Weather Report avait Ă©tĂ© utilisĂ©e comme musique-thĂšme par Radio Dakar au SĂ©nĂ©gal durant vingt ans. Il expliquait: ââBlack Marketâ was for 20 years the theme song of the Radio Dakaur jazz hour. They grew up with âBlack Market,â âNubian Sundanceâ from Mysterious Traveller, all the Weather Report songs.â
Les Ă©vĂ©nements nâavaient pas tardĂ© Ă se prĂ©cipiter. En 1991, Zawinul avait produit lâalbum Amen du cĂ©lĂšbre chanteur malien Salif Keita, connu sous le nom de ââthe Golden Voice of Africa.ââ Wayne Shorter et Carlos Santana participaient Ă©galement Ă lâenregistrement. Lâalbum, qui Ă©tait devenu lâalbum de world music le plus vendu en 1991, avait Ă©ventuellement obtenu une nomination au gala des prix Grammy. Excellent rĂ©sumĂ© de la carriĂšre de Zawinul, lâalbum avait Ă©tĂ© dĂ©crit ainsi par le principal intĂ©ressĂ©: âI improvised the arrangements from the lead tracks that Salif sent, and then I went to Paris to rehearse it with the band. They loved the music immediately. We had so much fun. That was, for me, the most personal and nicest experience of all the records Iâve made. They were the kindest, the most open people. And I was struck by how well they played the rhythms, because I put my own things in there.ââ Keita avait Ă©ventuellement retournĂ© la politesse Ă Zawinul en participant en 1996 Ă lâenregistrement de lâalbum My People, qui comprenait comme musiciens invitĂ©s le percusionniste armĂ©nien Arto Tuncboyaciyan, le Turc Burhan Ocal, le Camerounais Richard Bona et des choristes originaires du PĂ©rou, de la GuinĂ©e et de la CĂŽte dâIvoire.
Par la suite, Zawinul avait recrutĂ© des musiciens aux origines aussi diversifiĂ©es que les percussionnistes Manolo Badrena et Bobby Thomas Jr., les guitaristes Amit Chatterjee,  Gary Poulson et Scott Henderson, les bassistes Linley Marthe, Victor Bailey et Richard Bona, les batteurs Paco Sery et Nathaniel Townsley, et les vocalistes Thania Sanchez et Sabine Kabongo. Lâunivers de la World Music, qui mettait en vedette diffĂ©rents styles de musique ethnique combinĂ©s avec des textures Ă©lectroniques plutĂŽt complexes, en Ă©tait alors Ă ses dĂ©buts et Zawinul Ă©tait Ă lâavant-garde de ce mouvement, car il avait continuĂ© dâexpĂ©rimenter en tentant de fusionner la musique de diffĂ©rentes cultures.
ParallĂšlement Ă son travail avec le groupe, Zawinul avait continuĂ© dâĂȘtre actif dans diffĂ©rents contextes musicaux. Ă la fin des annĂ©es 1980 et au dĂ©but des annĂ©es 1990, Zawinul sâĂ©tait produit avec son vieil ami le pianiste classique Friedrich Gulda. Il Ă©tait aussi retournĂ© vers la musique classique sur une vaste Ă©chelle avec la composition symphonique Stories of the Danube en 1993. Lâoeuvre Ă©tait une commande du festival de Brucknerhaus, de Linz, en Autriche. La composition avait Ă©tĂ© dâabord prĂ©sentĂ©e lors du spectacle dâouverture du festival en 1993. Oeuvre en six mouvements, la symphonie dâune durĂ©e de 63 minutes Ă©voquait le parcours du Danube Ă travers diffĂ©rents pays et diffĂ©rentes pĂ©riodes historiques. EnregistrĂ©e en 1995 par le Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra de Brno sous la direction de Caspar Richter, la piĂšce avait Ă©tĂ© publiĂ©e sous forme de CD lâannĂ©e suivante. Lâoeuvre comprenait Ă©galement une version de la piĂšce "Unknown Soldier" tirĂ©e de lâalbum I Sing the Body Electric (1972).
En 1994, Zawinul sâĂ©tait installĂ© Ă New York, ce qui lâavait contraint Ă faire de nombreux voyages-Ă©clair en Europe, oĂč il avait conservĂ© de prĂ©cieux contacts musicaux durant toute sa carriĂšre aux Ătats-Unis. En 1996, Zawinul et son groupe avaient enregistrĂ© My People, un album qui avait nĂ©cessitĂ© plusieurs annĂ©es de travail et dans lequel Zawinul avait continuĂ© de dĂ©montrer une remarquable capacitĂ© Ă fusionner ses propres sensibilitĂ©s musicales avec celles dâautres cultures. ConssidĂ©rĂ© comme un des points culminants de la carriĂšre de Zawinul, lâalbum avait marquĂ© le dĂ©but sur disque de la nouvelle Ă©dition du groupe. Lorsque Richard Bona Ă©tait devenu le bassiste du groupe en 1997, lâintensitĂ© de la formation avait atteint un autre niveau, ce qui avait donnĂ© lieu Ă la publication du double album live World Tour, qui avait Ă©galement obtenu une nomination au gala des prix Grammy.
ParallĂšlement Ă sa collaboration avec le groupe, Zawinul avait continuĂ© de travailler sur plussieurs de ses projets personnels. En 1998, il avait notamment Ă©tĂ© chargĂ© de composer un mĂ©morial musical en hommage aux victimes de la Shoah. Zawinul avait mĂȘme interprĂ©tĂ© lâoeuvre lui-mĂȘme sur la site de lâancien camp de concentration de Mauthausen dans le cadre du 60e anniversaire de sa construction prĂšs de Linz, en Autriche.
Au dĂ©but des annĂ©es 2000, Zawinul avait publiĂ© dâautres albums solo comme Faces & Places (2002), Midnight Jam (2005) et Brown Street (2007). En 2006, Zawinul avait collaborĂ© avec Vince Mendoza et le WDR Big Band dans le cadre dâune sĂ©rie de performances dans lesquelles il avait revisitĂ© les grands classiques du rĂ©pertoire de Weather Report. La tournĂ©e avait Ă©ventuellement donnĂ© lieu Ă la publication dâun CD double intitulĂ© Brown Street. Lâalbum avait Ă©tĂ© enregistrĂ© au club Birdland de Vienne.
Le dernier album de Zawinul, 75, avait Ă©tĂ© enregistrĂ© en concert en juillet 2007 Ă Luzano, en Suisse, Ă lâoccasion de son 75e anniversaire de naissance.
Zawinul complĂ©tait une tournĂ©e de cinq semaines avec son groupe en 2007 dans le cadre du 20e anniversaire de la formation lorsquâil avait dĂ» ĂȘtre hospitalisĂ© le 7 aoĂ»t au Wilhelmina Hospital de Vienne. Atteint du carcinome Merkel, une forme plutĂŽt rare du cancer de la peau, Zawinul est dĂ©cĂ©dĂ© dans ce mĂȘme hĂŽpital le 11 septembre. Il Ă©tait ĂągĂ© de soixante-quinze ans. Les cendres de Zawinul ont Ă©tĂ© enterrĂ©es au Vienna Central Cemetery. LâĂ©pouse de Zawinul, Maxine, Ă©tant dĂ©cĂ©dĂ©e un peu plus tĂŽt la mĂȘme annĂ©e, ils laissaient comme seuls descendants leurs fils Erich, Ivan et Anthony.
Le Zawinul Syndicate avait prĂ©sentĂ© son dernier concert Ă GĂŒssing, en Autriche, le 3 aoĂ»t, six semaines avant la mort de Zawinul.
ConsidĂ©rĂ© comme un des rares prophĂštes musicaux du 20e siĂšcle, Zawinul avait jouĂ© un grand rĂŽle dans la naissance et le dĂ©veloppement du jazz-fusion au dĂ©but des annĂ©es 1970. Il avait Ă©galement contribuĂ© Ă faire connaĂźtre le jazz auprĂšs dâun nouveau public traditionnellement peu friand de ce genre musical. Pionnier de lâutilisation des instruments Ă©lectroniques, Zawinul avait Ă©tĂ© un des musiciens et compositeurs de jazz les plus influents du 20e siĂšcle. Saluant les talents dâinnovateur de Zawinul, le critique John L. Walters Ă©crivait: âMany current forms of music, and the myriad sounds, samples and beats that inform them, were influenced or predicted by Zawinul, the grand old man of electronic world jazz fusion.â
Zawinul, qui avait toujours eu un style trĂšs personnel, avait inspirĂ© le commentaire suivant Ă son fils Anthony aprĂšs sa mort: âMy dad raised the bar in the music world as a true artist to his profession. As a bandleader, he was able to pull out performances from his bandmates and take them to heights they never knew existed. He never compromised his art. You either liked it or you didnât. One thing is for sure, though, you always knew it was Joe Zawinul.â En 2013, Anthony a fondĂ© la Zawinul Foundation for Achievement afin dâhonorer la mĂ©moire de son pĂšre et dâencourager la carriĂšre de jeunes musiciens prometteurs.
MĂȘme sâil nâavait jamais terminĂ© ses Ă©tudes au Berklee College of Music, lâinstitution lui avait dĂ©cernĂ© un doctorat honorifique en musique en 1991. Dans le cadre de la cĂ©rĂ©monie, Zawinul sâĂ©tait produit sur scĂšne aux cĂŽtĂ©s de Matthew Garrison, Torsten de Winkel, Abe Laboriel Jr. et Melvin Butler. Zawinul avait remportĂ© de nombreux autres prix au cours de sa carriĂšre, dont le Hans Koller Austrian State Prize (2000), le Ring of Honor (accordĂ© par la Ville de Vienne en 2002), le premier  International Jazz Award (dĂ©cernĂ© conjointement par la Jazz Festival Organization et la  International Association of Jazz Educators en 2002), le North Sea Jazz Festival Bird Award (2002), le Montreal Jazz Festival Miles Davis Award (2003) et la Silver Medal for Meritorious Service to the Republic of Austria (2003). Zawinul a aussi remportĂ© le Amadeus Austrian Music Award à deux reprises.
Zawinul est Ă©galement rĂ©cipiendaire de doctorats honorifiques du Three Town College de New York et de lâAcademy of Music de Graz, en Autriche. Le Service autrichien des Postes a aussi Ă©mis un timbre spĂ©cial en lâhonneur de Zawinul en 2004.
En 2006, les disques Sony ont publiĂ© un coffret de trois CD intitulĂ© Weather ReportâForecast: Tomorrow, une compilation qui retrace la carriĂšre du groupe de 1971 Ă 1985. Le coffret comprend Ă©galement du matĂ©riel inĂ©dit ainsi quâun DVD documentant un concert du groupe en 1978.
Le percussionniste Alex Acuna, qui avait fait partie du groupe Weather Report lors de ses premiĂšres annĂ©es dâexistence, avait dĂ©clarĂ© que Zawinul et Shorter avaient une vision trĂšs prĂ©cise de la direction quâils dĂ©siraient donner Ă leur musique. Acuna avait prĂ©cisĂ©: "The vision was to make a band that makes music with all the sounds that the world generates.ââ MĂȘme sâil avait quittĂ© le groupe, Acuna Ă©tait toujours restĂ© proche de Zawinul. Il avait mĂȘme Ă©tĂ© membre de son dernier groupe, le Joe Zawinul Syndicate. Acuna avait ajoutĂ© que Zawinul Ă©tait un grand amateur de sports, et plus particuliĂšrement de boxe. MĂȘme si Zawinul avait la rĂ©putation dâavoir un caractĂšre un peu tranchant, il Ă©tait toujours honnĂȘte, sincĂšre et trĂšs intĂšgre.
Sur le plan musical, Zawinul dĂ©testait se rĂ©pĂ©ter et cherchait continuellement Ă innover. Zawinul avait Ă©galement Ă©tĂ© un des premiers pianistes de jazz avec Chick Corea et Herbie Hancock à utiliser le piano Ă©lectrique et les premiers synthĂ©tiseurs (sur lâalbum Sweetnighter en 1973). AprĂšs avoir jouĂ© du piano Ă©lectrique Wurlitzer, Zawinul Ă©tait passĂ© au clavier Fender-Rhodes, Ă qui il avait ajoutĂ© une pĂ©dale wah-wah puis un effet Mutron avec dâobtenir une sonoritĂ© plus complexe. La crĂ©ativitĂ© et le souci du dĂ©tail de Zawinul avait permis de concevoir un son plus contemporain et plus moderne. Zawinul avait aussi jouĂ© du kalimba sur les albums de Weather Report, Mysterious Traveller et Mr. Gone.
Plusieurs artistes ont rendu hommage Ă Zawinul aprĂšs sa mort, dont Brian Eno (sur la piĂšce âZawinul/Lavaâ), John McLaughlin (âJozyâ), Warren Cuccurullo (âHey Zawinulâ), Bob Baldwin (âJoe Zawinulâ), Chucho Valdes (ââZawinulâs Mamboââ) et BirĂ©li LagrĂšne (âJosefâ).
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ââJoe Zawinul.ââ All About Jazz, 2023.
ââJoe Zawinul.ââ Wikipedia, 2023.
WALTERS, John L. ââObituary: Joe Zawinul.ââ The Guardian, 13 septembre 2007.
WAS, David. ââA Look at the Life and Work of Joe Zawinul.ââ NPR, 12 septembre 2007.
ââZawinul, Joe.ââ Encyclopedia.com, 2023.
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PARADI5E is a fictional girl-group signed to Doucet Records. They released their first single MANTRUM on August 25, 2023.
The group was created through Finding Paradise, a show seeking to find the next big girl group. Over the course of fifteen weeks girls were eliminated until only five remained. The members are : Chloé "Coco" Burton, Axelle Ryder, Lennon Sun, Josie Rolland, and Paloma Vidal. Their fame came quickly. Soon personal lives became non-existent and Instagram followers quadrupled.
Follow the girls of PARADI5E as they take over the world.
Chloé "Coco" Harlow Burton was born on October 31, 2000 in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the middle child of her family and the only girl. Coco does not currently have a relationship with her family.
Music was a "later in life" passion for Coco. Originally, she wanted to be fashion designer. For years she was set on attending FIT and dress Hollywood snobs in the most magnificent clothing. This dream came to a halt when Coco met Axelle. It was freshman year when Coco and Axelle became best friends. There was no separating the girls, they did everything together. Axelle introduced her to the art of sneaking into karaoke bars and singing; Coco has not looked back since. She became obsessed with learning to play the guitar and write her own songs. Axelle taught Coco how to read sheet music and how to use Garage Band. Coco took a leap of faith and applied to Berklee College of Music. She got in. Axelle was not as lucky.
When Coco left for college, she and Axelle lost touch. Coco tried her hardest to hold onto her friend, but was unable to maintain their relationship while in Boston. When she came back for Christmas break her sophomore year of college, Coco ran into Axelle at a party. They talked until three in the morning. Coco kissed Axelle then did not speak to her until the televised auditions of Finding Paradise.
WHAT PLACE / AMOUNT OF VOTES : Coco finished first with 6.3 million votes. She was consistently a fan-favorite.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWER COUNT : 11.2 million
Shufen "Lennon" Sun was born on March 17, 1998 in Bakersfield, California. She is the only child of a single mother.
Most of Lennon's life was dedicated to working in show business. Her mother, a talent agent, made sure that her daughter would never live a normal life. Lennon started out as a child actress, doing the occasional commercial and guest spot on Disney channel. When she entered her teen years, Lennon became a model. She was signed to Versace for a number of years before moving to Gucci. She gained a large internet following before she even reached her twenties.
Before landing PARADI5E, Lennon was involved with some callbacks for some network comedy but had to back out due to time conflicts.
WHAT PLACE / AMOUNT OF VOTES : Lennon finished second with 6 million votes. She was consistently a fan-favorite. Her fanbase assumed she would end up first so they did not turn out for Lennon.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWER COUNT : 17 million
Axelle Juanita Ryder was born on September 9, 2000 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the youngest of four girls.
Axelle was born into a family of musicians. Her father was a classically trained pianist, her mother was a music teacher, and her sisters would go on to become producers, sound techs, and back-up singers. It was only natural for Axelle to have a knack for all things music.
A few months before freshman year, the Ryder family moved to Minneapolis in order to be closer to extended family. On the first day of school Axelle met Coco. Coco was the coolest person she had ever met. She made Axelle want to be more carefree and unapologetic. In return, she taught Coco everything she knew about music. They applied to Berklee together, but only Coco got in. Axelle ended up going to the University of Minnesota to study English. Her bitterness towards Coco sucked the joy from their friendship. Axelle held onto this resentment for years. Then when they met again at a Christmas party, she thought they could rekindle their friendship. That was before Coco kissed her and disappeared once again.
WHAT PLACE / AMOUNT OF VOTES : Axelle finished third with 5.5 million votes. She was always on the cusp of eliminations until the ninth episode.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWER COUNT : 8 million
Josephine "Josie" Heather Rolland was born on July 12, 1997 an hour west of St. Petersburg, Florida. She is the oldest of two. Josie and her sister were raised by their maternal grandparents.
Josie grew up in a trailer park. She learned how to play the harmonica and the bongos from one of her neighbors a few trailers down. Josie was okay at playing instruments, but God did she have a beautiful voice. Come middle school she would always be cast as the lead in whatever production the school was doing. Josie sang in chorus and sang at a shitty little bar down the road.
She dropped out of high school to focus on her music. For years Josie would busk and sing at weddings to make ends meet. In 2021 she was able to open for the punk band Holy Destiny. For a brief period of time she was a back-up singer for them as well. She dated the lead singer and lived a comfortable life before he cheated on Josie with a groupie. After this heartache she decided to try out for Finding Paradise.
WHAT PLACE / AMOUNT OF VOTES : Josie finished fourth with 4.9 million votes.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWER COUNT : 6.5 million
Violeta "Paloma" Vidal was born on December 28, 2001 in Houston, Texas. She has an older brother.
Paloma is very quiet regarding her personal life. Many have their own fantastical speculations about why Paloma would rather not talk about her life before PARADI5E. In truth, she is an un-successful nepotism baby and is trying her damndest to keep that fact from getting out.
Fans of PARADI5E don't really care about Paloma. She doesn't exactly add much to the group. Many are confused about how she was able to get in the group over other girls
WHAT PLACE / AMOUNT OF VOTES : Paloma finished fourth with 4 million votes. She was 1,000 votes ahead of the girl behind her.
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWER COUNT : 3 million
#( PARADI5E ) / * PROFILE .#celebrity oc#girl group#fake girl group#idolverse#oc writing#singer au#singer oc#girl group au
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Berklee /Yngwie/Eddie Middle of the night 1995 shrapnel record sweep 2-hand tap chords explained
#Berklee music school#Darren Housholder#Billy Sheehan#Ray Luzier#Psycho Pharma#Shrapnel records#Yngwie Malmsteen#Paul Gilbert#Tony Mcalpine#Jason Becker#Marty Friedman#Greg Howe#Richie Kotzen#Bumble foot Ron Thal#Van Halen#David Lee Roth#korn band#Joe Satriani#Steve Vai#Youtube
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Cindy Blackman Santana (November 18, 1959) known as Cindy Blackman, is a jazz and rock drummer. She has recorded several jazz albums as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Henderson, and Joss Stone.
Born in Yellow Springs, Ohio, her mother and grandmother were classical musicians, and her uncle was a vibist. Her mother took her to classical concerts. Her introduction to the drums happened at the age of seven in her hometown. She began playing in the school band and persuaded her parents to get her toy drums.
She moved to Bristol, Connecticut, and studied at the Hartt School of Music. She began to have an interest in jazz at age 13 after listening to Max Roach and got her first professional drum set at 14. She moved to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music. While she was at Berklee a friend recommended her for a gig with The Drifters so he left college after three semesters and moved to New York City. She worked as a performer and attended shows to listen to the master's play.
She was showcased on âJazz Stars of the Futureâ on WKCR-FM in New York. Her first compositions appeared on Verses album. She released Arcane, her debut as a bandleader. Her band included Wallace Roney on trumpet, Kenny Garrett on alto saxophone, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Buster Williams and Clarence Seay on bass, and Larry Willis on piano.
She married Carlos Santana (2010). She is Santanaâs touring drummer. She is a rarity as a female percussionist.
She attended a Baptist church during her teenage years, but became a follower of the BahĂĄÊŒĂ Faith at the age of 18; she started studying Kabbalah in the 2000s. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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[ ⊠] â youâre not from around here , are you? i figured because you totally just missed { LEON AMOS } walking by. donât tell me you donât know who { HE } is/are ? they kind of look like { LUKE HEMMINGS } and i could be wrong but i think that they might be { 29 } years old right now. theyâve been living in palmview for the last { TWO MONTHS }. and i donât know if anyone has ever told them this before but they kind of remind me of { NATHAN CAMPBELL } from { INSECURE }. if you stick around the town long enough you might catch them in action working at { PALMVIEW RECORDING STUDIOS } as a { MUSIC PRODUCER }. you see this town isnât really that big of a place, some folks like to call them the { MARTYR } of palmview! they took a liking to the name too after a while, go figure. oh crap, they must have heard me yapping. theyâre coming this way. i got to warn you though, rumor has it they can pretty { IMPULSIVE } at times. i wouldnât take it too seriously though, from the times iâve spoken to them they seemed pretty { CHARMING } to me. we see each other all the time since they live in that { TWO-ROOM } apartment beside me over in { MANGO BAY }. i better leave you to it. it was nice meeting you!
hiii iâm tj (28 / she/her / gmt-4) and this is leon and i love him so much so please extend the love lmao
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born and raised in seattle, leon is an only child. his parents went through a pretty nasty divorce when he was seven. his father disappeared from the map and even though he was supposed to pay child support, he hardly ever did. leonâs mother did everything in her power to give her son the best education. anna paid for guitar and piano lessons. she even sent him to berklee because thatâs how talented leon had always been in her eyes.
he was in bands in high school, but it wasnât until college that he learned how to work collaboratively with other musicians and songwriters. the indie rock band artists from teddy was formed in 2022 and the group graduated last year. they did a mini tour around the us (where leon managed to date a stripper for four months) and then went on a much-needed break. leon asked his godmother who lives in chile if he could spend time in her beach house, writing songs for his solo project. of course she said yes.
(tw: alzheimer) so he went to viña del mar and a lot of stuff happened. he got back with his ex (not the stripper) and then he broke it off even though he wanted to propose to her. his mother called him, his grandmother's alzheimer was progressing too fast and the two women were a wreck. and so leon packed his bags and went back to seattle.
(tw: death) two months later, leon's grandmother died. it was really sad but also kind of nice because he hated seeing her suffer so much. asking for god to take her with her late husband.
leon went back to chile after a call with his band, it was time for it to end. it made him sad. he finished his solo record, released it and went on a tour to south america and then the us. it was great to have that distraction, especially because the music did well and the shows were critically acclaimed too. after it ended, he decided he needed to stay in one place, and he chose palmview.
(tw: mental illness) leon was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when he was nineteen, as well as bipolar disorder when he was twenty-seven. it's taken time for him to adjust to the meds and the emotional dysregulation. but he's better now. so much better than he was a few years ago. still, sometimes his internal dialogue can get rotten, infecting everything in his life. mostly his relationships. the depressive episodes have gone down to once a month, which is impressive and relieving.
leon's staying in mango bay and started working on his second solo project, as well as collaborating with other artists. he's renting a space at the palmview recording studios. he keeps moving, like a shark. otherwise he feels like he would die. a bit dramatic, but that's just who he is.
lastly, ever since he arrived in palmview and realized he and his ex would never get back together, leon's become a bit of a whore. he knows he uses sex as a distraction, and knows he's coping mechanisms are just bad habits. because leon knows he doesn't do anything in moderation. it's all-in or nothing with him.
headcanons
plays guitar, piano, bass and sings
goes to therapy
such a party animal, itâs another coping mechanism
absurdly obsessed with music
doesnât want to have children
stoner
chain-smokes cigarettes even though he knows it's bad for him
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#47 for the kiss prompts :)
47. A kiss paired with a tight hug, knocking the breath out of the person being hugged.
(all human, long distance au)
Luke's bravado would be the death of him. That his relationship was stronger than anything in the world, that thousand miles apart didn't change their dynamic, that their love was the exception, all stemmed from his unfailing confidence.
And it was true: he loved Julie to the moon and beyond and couldn't imagine a life without her, couldn't fathom a future that didn't include her. But fuck, it was hard. It was really, really hard.
Julie currently studied on the East Coast, at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Luke, meanwhile, stayed in L.A. to foster the band. Three thousand miles. Their busy schedules forced them to FaceTime at odd hours and texts often didn't go further than good morning and good night. Every day, he missed her and it ached his chest when he thought about her too long.
Despite all that, Luke was proud of her. Berklee had been her dream and she was living it out, fully and without guilt. She was training among the greatest singers in the country, finetuning her voice in pop, rock and jazz. Once in a while, she sent the boys a clip of her singing and playing piano, and it was out of this world. She had the voice of a freaking angel.
Maybe the hardest part of being together while apart, was watching her grow separately from him. Silly things, like getting a haircut or a new dress. Figuring out she liked a certain drink or dish. Exploring a different part of the city. Making a friend.
(And he knew what people at Berklee thought about their relationship. Julie told him. They thought it was crazy to stay with a high school sweetheart, or that he had to be cheating, or that she was missing out, that they were holding each other back. It almost led to a break-up a couple months back when insecurities rose and bubbled over the surface. Luke and Julie had to make an effort every single day to tune the noise out; to only focus on each other.)
The only time they saw each other was during breaks. Like now. It was the start of summer break and the couple would have a full two months together before she started her Senior Year at Berklee.
Luke paced along the arrival hall, periodically checking the time on his phone. Julie had landed about now. A small bouquet of wildflowers and dahlias laid ready in the backseat of his car, alongside a bunch of other gifts he bought for her in the last few months. Little trinkets that made him think of her.
Adrenaline surged in his body. He couldn't contain it, rocking back and forth on his heels and craning his neck as though she'd suddenly appear in the crowd.
It was silly, because they were twenty-one and twenty-two and barely adults, but Luke has lately been thinking about marrying her. Long distance did make the heart grow fonder. He loved her. And he's loved her since they were fifteen and sixteen years old. Something insane had to happen for their devotion to defer.
The doors of the arrival halls slid open and a stream of people poured out. Luke's heart skipped a beat. Holy shit. It was happening. He had no clue if these were the people from her flight, but they looked like Bostonians to him. The myriad of Red Sox hats were a clue.
(Julie had one, too. Betrayal to The Dodgers!)
Moments passed. No sight of Julie. More people popping out the doors and rushing to loved ones to hug them, or waving at taxi drivers with their names written on a card. Nerves rose up his spine. Had she missed her flight? Did he get the time wrong? Was she arriving tomorrow?
Just as disappointment sunk, a head of long, dark curls appeared around the corner. Brown skin, sunshiny eyes, a damned Red Sox hat, purple jogger set and chunky sneakers. Julie Molina through and through. His love.
"Jules!" he yelled.
Her scanning eyes found him and a brilliant smile exploded on her features. A sense of home wrapped around him before she even touched him, and it once again affirmed that no distance could ruin them.
Julie sprinted towards him and Luke spread his arms, a laugh bubbling out. The closer she got, the quicker tears began to well in his eyes. Nothing beat seeing a person in real life. Pixels didn't match up to the real thing.
Jumping into his arms, Julie knocked the breath out of him. A gust of air left him in surprise at the impact, but circled his arms around her in a snap. With her face burrowed in his neck, he heard her inhale and press a kiss on his neck.
Luke chuckled, watery, and kissed whatever skin his lips found. Home. She was home.
"I missed you so much," she whispered, pulling back to face him. Her hand caressed his cheek and kissed him on the mouth.
Luke sighed and tilted his face to deepen the kiss. Fuck, he missed this. Her legs slid down and set her feet on the floor. Their kiss didn't interrupt though, their fingers clinging, keeping each other close.
A blissful smile bloomed on his cheeks when they parted. "How was your flight?"
"Good. I was thinking about you."
"I was thinking about you, too."
Julie noted the moisture in his eyes and frowned, reaching up to wipe at the gentle skin. "You'd think we'd stop missing each other so much."
He grabbed her hand. "We won't miss each other for the entire summer."
"That's true," she replied, happy, and allowed him to lead her out of the airport, her luggage and bag in the other hand. "And after my senior year, we'll never have to miss each other again."
He raised a brow, trying not to appear like marriage bells were ringing in his head. "Never?"
Julie nodded and squeezed his hand. "Never."
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#the annoying part of me wanted to make this a twilight au so i could recreate the hug from the second movie but i kept a grip on myself#juke#julie and the phantoms#happy sunday!#jatp fics
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D A N T E âËâĄâĄ K I D D
v i s a g e ᯠm u s i n g ᯠc o n n e c t i o n s ᯠp i n t e r e s t
"love recognizes no barriers. it jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." - Maya Angelou
Name: Dante Kidd Birthdate: June 12, 1996 Sexuality: bisexual Occupation: Musician Birthplace: Blue Harbor, Il. Residence: Deer Park Height: 6'0"
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TW: child abuse/neglect, drugs, addiction, death
Born to drug addicted parents, Dante's early childhood was anything but normal. While his parents went about their lives, he was often pushed to the side and yelled at for no reason and his needs were never properly attended to.
While they did not physically abuse their children, Dante was often punished with verbal insults and would get his toys and instruments broken for disturbing his parents when company was in the house or simply for being too loud.
By the age of five, Dante was pretty used to being on his own and only relied on his parents for food and water. It was during this time that both his parents overdosed in their living room leaving a clueless Dante to fend for himself for two entire days before he was found by his grandparents.
By then Dante had been starving and nearing death while holding onto his mother's stiff body. It's an image that to his day haunts his dreams and plagues his soul.
After being rescued, he was in the custody of his grandparents who did everything in their power to provide him with the best life that they could and gave him more love than he'd ever felt before.
His pawpaw and mawmaw brought him up to believe in fairytales and happy endings. To love others like he wants to be loves, and to be someone that he can be proud of.
Learning music was something that proved to be second nature for Dante. He learned quickly and excelled in every instrument that he touched. It didn't take long for his grandparents to push his musical career forwards by enrolling him in the best of schools, and paying for the best of teachers for him.
By the time he turned sixteen, Dante was offered a full scholarship to Berklee School of Music where he quickly took the music industry by storm. Moving to LA proved to be the best decision of his music career, and soon he was touring and held a steadily increasing crowd through all his shows.
His tour went on for years until recently when his grandmother passed away. Quickly and without a second thought, Dante called his tour quits and returned home to care for his grandfather.
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BOSTON (AP) â A citizen of China who is a student at the Berklee College of Music was convicted Thursday of threatening a person who posted a flyer in support of democracy in the Asian country, authorities said.
The flyer that was posted near the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston on Oct. 22 read, âStand with Chinese People,â and other statements including, âWe Want Freedomâ and âWe Want Democracy,â the U.S. Attorneyâs Office in Boston said in a news release. In response, Xiaolei Wu, 26, threatened to chop off the personâs hands; reported their family to Chinaâs public security agency; asked others to find out where the person was living, and publicly posted the personâs email address, the release said.
The person who posted the flyer is a permanent U.S. resident originally from China who has family members still living there, the Attorney's Office said.
Wu was convicted of one count of stalking and one count of interstate transmissions of threatening communication. Each charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
Wuâs lawyer did not respond to an email requesting comment.
âNo one in this country should ever be subjected to threats of violence or a cyberstalking harassment campaign for expressing their political views," Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy said in a statement. âMr. Wu now stands as a convicted felon for his illegal efforts to suppress speech by a fellow Berklee School of Music student who was critical of the government of China. This type of conduct will never be tolerated.
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"Creativity is what makes humanity move. We were created to participate."
Keith Jarrett who turns 79 today.
"Over the Rainbow", performed in Tokyo 1984.
(English / Español / Italiano)
Possessing perfect pitch, while in high school, he heard a live performance of Dave Brubeck, and when invited to study classical composition in Paris, he was already leaning toward jazz and turned it down. He got kicked out of Berklee College of Music for playing the piano strings and "messing" with the inside of the piano. His first commercial record was with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and he went on work and record with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis.
By the early 1970s, Jarrett's improvisations drew from the traditions of jazz and other genres, including Western classical music, gospel, blues, and ethnic folk music.
His album, 'The Köln Concert,' became the best-selling piano recording in history. Jarrett received the Polar Music Prize and was the first recipient to be recognized with prizes for both contemporary and classical music.
In 2018, Jarrett suffered two strokes and has been unable to perform since. But we still dream of the possibilities of what lies ahead.
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"La creatividad es lo que hace que la humanidad se mueva. Fuimos creados para participar". Keith Jarrett, que hoy cumple 79 años.
Poseedor de una afinaciĂłn perfecta, cuando estaba en el instituto escuchĂł una actuaciĂłn en directo de Dave Brubeck, y cuando le invitaron a estudiar composiciĂłn clĂĄsica en ParĂs, ya se inclinaba por el jazz y lo rechazĂł. Le echaron del Berklee College of Music por tocar las cuerdas del piano y "meterse" con el interior del piano. Su primer disco comercial fue con Art Blakey y los Jazz Messengers, y siguiĂł trabajando y grabando con Charles Lloyd y Miles Davis.
A principios de la dĂ©cada de 1970, las improvisaciones de Jarrett se inspiraban en las tradiciones del jazz y otros gĂ©neros, como la mĂșsica clĂĄsica occidental, el gospel, el blues y la mĂșsica folclĂłrica Ă©tnica.
Su ĂĄlbum "The Köln Concert" se convirtiĂł en la grabaciĂłn de piano mĂĄs vendida de la historia. Jarrett recibiĂł el Polar Music Prize y fue el primer galardonado con premios de mĂșsica contemporĂĄnea y clĂĄsica.
En 2018, Jarrett sufrió dos derrames cerebrales y desde entonces no ha podido actuar. Pero seguimos soñando con las posibilidades de lo que nos espera.
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"La creativitĂ Ăš ciĂČ che fa muovere l'umanitĂ . Siamo stati creati per partecipare". Keith Jarrett, che oggi compie 79 anni.
Dotato di un'intonazione perfetta, quando era al liceo ascoltĂČ un'esibizione dal vivo di Dave Brubeck, e quando fu invitato a studiare composizione classica a Parigi, era giĂ orientato verso il jazz e rifiutĂČ. Viene espulso dal Berklee College of Music per aver pizzicato le corde del pianoforte e aver "pasticciato" con l'interno del piano. Il suo primo disco commerciale fu con Art Blakey e i Jazz Messengers, e continuĂČ a lavorare e registrare con Charles Lloyd e Miles Davis.
All'inizio degli anni Settanta, le improvvisazioni di Jarrett si ispirano alla tradizione jazzistica e ad altri generi, come la musica classica occidentale, il gospel, il blues e la musica etnica popolare.
Il suo album "The Köln Concert" Ăš diventato la registrazione pianistica piĂč venduta della storia. Jarrett ha ricevuto il Polar Music Prize ed Ăš stato il primo a ricevere premi di musica contemporanea e classica.
Nel 2018, Jarrett ha subito due ictus e da allora non Ăš piĂč in grado di esibirsi. Ma continuiamo a sognare le possibilitĂ di ciĂČ che ci aspetta.
Source: JazzCorner.com
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