Ken Navarro

live at Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival 2022 Friday, 6. May, 20:45 h

Die musikalisch vielfältige Diskographie des Gitarristen Ken Navarro spricht mit inspirierenden Kompositionen und hervorragenden Gitarrendarbietungen (Akustik- und E-Gitarre) ein breites Publikum an. Er begann seine Laufbahn in Los Angeles als Premier-Session-Gitarrist, Performer und Komponist. Bis dato hat er 26 Alben veröffentlicht und auf seinen unzähligen Konzertauftritten hat er die Bühne mit Künstlern wie Spyro Gyra, Chris Botti, The Rippingtons, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Keiko Matsui, David Benoit, Boney James und vielen anderen geteilt. Aber sein Beitrag zum Contemporary und Mainstream-Jazz geht über sein persönliches Können hinaus. So hat er, um nur ein paar zu nennen, erfolgreiche Alben für Eric Darius, Tony Craddock Jr. und Jay Rowe produziert. Zudem hat Ken als Gründer von Positive Music Records Karrieren von Künstlern wie Brandon Fields, Grant Geissman, Thom Rotella sowie Gregg Karukas, Jay Rowe und Marcus Johnson ins Rollen gebracht. Insgesamt hat Kens Vision eines Plattenlabels für Musiker das Genre bereits mit über 35 neuen Künstlern und 100 Veröffentlichungen bereichert.

Facts

26 solo albums | No. 1 & numerous Top5 radio hits | 2x Grammy pre-nominee

Discography

I Will Still Be Here (2021) Into The Light (2020)

Music For Guitar And Orchestra (2018)

Bonfire (2016)

Unbreakable Heart (2015)

Hope, Joy, Strength (2015)

Ruby Lane (2014)

The Test Of Time (2012)

Dreaming Of Trains (2010)

The Grace Of Summer Light (2008)

The Meeting Place (2007)

Love Coloured Soul (2005)

All The Way (2003)

Slow Dance (2002)

Island Life (2000)

In My Wildest Dreams (1999)

Ablaze In Orlando (1998)

Smooth Sensation (1997)

Christmas Cheer (1996)

When Night Calls (1996)

Brighter Days (1995)

Pride & Joy (1994)

I Can’t Complain (1993)

The Labor Of Love (1992)

After Dark (1991)

River Flows (1990) www.kennavarro.com

The musically diverse discography of guitarist Ken Navarro appeals to a wide range of listeners with inspiring compositions and superb guitar performances (acoustic and electric guitar). He began his recording career in Los Angeles as a premier session guitarist, performer and composer. In a career that spans 26 albums, he has also made countless concert appearances, where he has shared the stage with artists such as Spyro Gyra, Chris Botti, The Rippingtons, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Keiko Matsui, David Benoit, Boney James and many others. But his contribution to Contemporary and Mainstream Jazz goes beyond his personal artistry. He has produced successful albums for Eric Darius as well as Tony Craddock Jr. and Jay Rowe to name a few. As founder of Positive Music Records, Ken is responsible for launching and furthering the recording careers of Brandon Fields, Grant Geissman, Thom Rotella and Pat Kelley, as well as Gregg Karukas, Jay Rowe and Marcus Johnson. Ken’s vision of a musician’s record label has enhanced the genre with over 35 new artists and 100 releases.

A discografia musicalmente diversificada do guitarrista Ken Navarro apela a um vasto leque de ouvintes com composições inspiradoras e soberbas actuações de guitarra (guitarra acústica e eléctrica). Ele iniciou a sua carreira discográfica em Los Angeles como guitarrista, artista e compositor de estreia. Numa carreira que abrange 26 álbuns, teve igualmente imensas actuações em concertos, onde partilhou o palco com artistas como Spyro Gyra, Chris Botti, The Rippingtons, David Sanborn, Joe Sample, Larry Carlton, Keiko Matsui, David Benoit, Boney James e muitos outros. Mas a sua contribuição para o Jazz contemporâneo e mainstream vai para além da sua capacidade artística pessoal. Ele produziu álbuns com sucesso para Eric Darius assim como para Tony Craddock Jr. e jay Rowe, para mencionar alguns. Como fundador da Positive Music Records, Ken é responsável pelo lançamento e promoção das carreiras discográficas de Brandon Fields, Grant Geissman, Thom Rotella e Pat Kelley, bem como de Gregg Karukas, Jay Rowe e Marcus Johnson. A visão de Ken sobre a editora discográfica de um músico melhorou o género com mais de 35 novos artistas e 100 lançamentos.

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Seit 1999 ihr Debütalbum erschien, elektrisiert Mindi Abair das Publikum mit ihren dynamischen LiveAuftritten und ihrem Können am Saxophon. Seit Junior Walker hat es niemand mit Saxophon und Gesang im Gepäck an die Spitze moderner Musik gebracht. Musik bekam Mindi von ihrer Großmutter und ihrem Vater in die Wiege gelegt. Schon mit 5 Jahren hat sie Klavier gelernt und in der vierten Klasse ist sie aufs Saxophon gekommen. Später besuchte sie das Berklee College of Music, wo sie ihren Abschluss im Bereich Holzblasinstrumente machte. Während einer Karriere, die neun Soloalben hervorbrachte, hat Mindi schon viele Spuren in der Musikwelt hinterlassen: Von Jazz, Pop, R&B, Funk, Rock, Soul und Blues war alles dabei. Sie stand schon im Studio und/ oder auf der Bühne mit Künstlern wie Aerosmith, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, Lee Ritenour, Richard Elliott, Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright und Lalah Hathaway. Ihre letzte CD ist 2022 erschienen. Es ist ein sehr persönliches Album. Mindi sagt: „Es repräsentiert ein Zurückkommen zu mir selbst als Solokünstler und das starke Gefühl, zu wissen, wer ich bin und wofür ich stehe.“

Facts

13 albums | 2x Grammy nominee | 12 No.1 radio hits plus 2 No.1 & 10 Top5 albums at the Billboard jazz & blues charts | 8 Independent Blues Awards (with The Boneshakers)

Discography

Forever (2022)

The Best Of Mindi Abair (2021) Wild Heart (2014)

In Hi-Fi Stereo (2010) Stars (2008)

Life Less Ordinary (2006)

Come As You Are (2005)

It Just Happens That Way (2003)

Always And Never The Same (1999)

With The Boneshakers: No Good Deed (2019)

All I Got For Christmas Is The Blues (2017)

The Eastwest Sessions (2017)

Live In Seattle (2015) www.mindiabair.com

Mindi Abair tem vindo a electrificar audiências com as suas dinâmicas actuações ao vivo e proezas com o saxofone desde o seu álbum de estreia em 1999. Desde Junior Walker que ninguém trazia o saxofone e a voz para vanguarda da música moderna. Mindi recebeu música no seu berço pela sua avó e pelo seu pai. Com 5 anos aprendeu a tocar piano. No quarto ano escolheu o saxofone. Mais tarde frequentou a Berklee College of Music onde se formou em instrumentos de sopro. Numa carreira que engloba nove álbuns a solo, Midi ganhou renome num largo espectro do panorama musical que inclui jazz, pop, R&B, funk, rock, soul e blues. Ela fez tournées e/ou gravou com por exemplo: Aerosmith, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, Lee Ritenour, Richard Elliott, Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright e Lalah Hathaway. O seu último CD foi lançado em 2022. É um álbum muito pessoal. Mindi diz: “Representa um regresso a mim própria como artista a solo e sinto uma enorme sensação de saber quem sou e o que represento.”

Mindi Abair has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances and sax prowess since her debut album in 1999. No one since Junior Walker has brought saxophone and vocals in one package to the forefront of modern music. Mindi got laid music in the cradle by her grandmother and her father. She has already taken up the piano at the age of 5. In the fourth grade she picked up the saxophone. Later, she attended Berklee College of Music, where she graduated with a degree in woodwind performance. In a career that spans nine solo albums, Mindi has made her mark on a broad stretch of the musical landscape that includes jazz, pop, R&B, funk, rock, soul and blues. She has toured and/or recorded with e. g. Aerosmith, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, Lee Ritenour, Richard Elliott, Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright, and Lalah Hathaway. Her latest CD was released in 2022. It’s a very personal album. Mindi says: “It represents a coming back to myself as a solo artist and feeling the strong sense of knowing who I am and what I stand for.”

Mindi Abair

live at Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival 2022

Friday, 6. May, 22:15 h live at Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival 2022 Saturday, 7. May, 11:00 h

Trumpeter Willie Bradley is a graduate of South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC where he earned his BS Degree in Music Education and Performance. Bold, yet simultaneously charming; Edgy, yet at the same time beautiful; these seemingly opposing adjectives might well-describe the music of Willie, but also fittingly tell about the man. Willie’s music brings together many varied styles, but takes smooth jazz to a whole new level. In 2014, he released his debut Contemporary Jazz CD “Another Day & Time”, and his sophomore CD ”Going With The Flow” was being considered for a Grammy. Over the course of his career he has become a go-to musician for many of soul music’s greats over the years. Willie’s stage presence includes performances with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Betty Carter, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Ronnie Laws, Hiroshima and Marion Meadows. And he has performed at high profile shows including Catalina Island Jazztrax, Denver’s Premier Jazz Room, Spaghettini Lounge, Newport Beach Jazz Festival.

Der Trompeter Willie Bradley ist Absolvent der South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, wo er seinen Abschluss in Musikpädagogik und Performance machte. Kühn, aber gleichzeitig charmant; ausgefallen, aber gleichzeitig schön; Diese scheinbar gegensätzlichen Adjektive könnten die Musik von Willie gut beschreiben, aber auch treffend über den Mann erzählen. Willies Musik vereint viele verschiedene Stile und hebt dabei Smooth Jazz auf eine ganz neue Ebene. 2014 veröffentlichte er seine Contemporary-Jazz-Debüt-CD „Another Day & Time“ und seine zweite CD „Going With The Flow“ wurde für einen Grammy in Betracht gezogen. Im Laufe seiner Karriere haben schon viele SoulGrößen an seine Tür geklopft, wenn sie einen Trompeter suchten. Darüber hinaus hat Willie mit Jazzgrößen wie Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Betty Carter, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Ronnie Laws, Hiroshima oder Marion Meadows gearbeitet. Last but not least trat er bei hochkarätigen Shows auf, darunter Catalina Island Jazztrax, Denvers Premier Jazz Room, Spaghettini Lounge und Newport Beach Jazz Festival.

Facts

3 solo albums | 2 No.1 hits at the Billboard jazz chart | Considered for a Grammy | 2021 Artist of the Year by Smooth Jazz Network

Discography

It’s My Time (2021) Going With The Flow (2017) Another Day & Time (2013) www.williebradley.net

O tompetista Willie Bradley formou-se na South Carolina State University, em Orangebur, SC onde obteve o seu grau de mestre em Educação e actuação musical. Arrojado, mas simultaneamente charmoso, nervoso, mas simultaneamente belo; este adjectivos aparentemente contraditórios podem bem descrever a música de Willie bem como dizer muito sobre ele. A música de Willie mistura muitos estilos variados, mas eleva o smooth jazz a um outro nível. Em 2014 ele lançou o seu primeiro CD de Jazz contemporâneo “Another Day & Time” e o seu segundo CD “Going With The Flow” foi considerado para um Grammy. Ao longo da sua carreira muitos foram os grandes músicos do soul que o procuraram. A presença de Willie no palco inclui actuações com os grandes do jazz incluindo Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Betty Carter, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Ronnie Laws, Hiroshima e Marion Meadows. E actuou em espectáculos de alto nível incluindo Catalina Island Jazztrax, Denver’s Premier Jazz Room, Spaghettini Lounge, Newport Beach Jazz Festival.

UK-Keyboarder Oli Silk ist einer der dynamischsten und energetischsten Keyboarder des Genres. Seine einzigartige Mischung aus jazzigen Instrumentals, funky Vocal Cuts, einem „stinknormalen“ Keytar und einem Vocoder verleihen seinen Live-Shows ihren Wow-Effekt und versammeln regelmäßig treue und enthusiastische Fans um ihn. Oli begann in den späten 1990er Jahren als Teil des Jazz-Funk-Duos Sugar and Silk, Musik zu schreiben und aufzunehmen. Mittlerweile hat Oli fünf CDs auf seinen eigenen Namen herausgebracht, darunter viele Chart stürmende Radio-Singles. Auch als Musical Director hat er sich weltweit einen Namen gemacht – siehe nur die vier Jahre, die er im Rahmen des Dubai International Jazz Festival mehr als 30 Künstler auf der Jazz Garden Bühne „beaufsichtigt“ hat. Wenn er nicht gerade auf der Bühne aktiv ist, ist er ein gefragter Smooth-Jazz-Produzent, Komponist und Arrangeur. Auch fürs Fernsehen (Oprah Winfrey, MTV, Miami Ink) hat Oli schon Musik geschrieben.

6 Solo albums | 5 No.1 hits at the Billboard jazz chart | 2x Debut Artist of the Year

6 (2022)

Where I Left Off (2016) Razor Sharp Brit (2013) All We Need (2010)

The Limit’s The Sky (2008) So Many Ways (2006) www.olisilk.com

O teclista britânico Oli Silk é um dos mais dinâmicos e enérgicos teclistas do género. A sua mistura única de instrumentais de jazz, funky vocal cuts e old school keytar e vocoder conferem aos seus espectáculos ao vivo aquele factor “uau” e têm-lhe granjeado fãs leais e entusiastas. Oli começou a compor e a gravar música como elemento do duo de funk jazz “Sugar and Silk” nos finais dos anos 90. Entretanto, lançou 5 CDs em seu nome, incluindo muitos singles de rádio de topo de tabela. É conhecido mundialmente como director musical, nomeadamente durante 4 anos no Festival de Jazz Internacional no Dubai – supervisionando mais de 30 artistas no palco do Jazz Garden. Quando está fora do palco, Oli é procurado como produtor, compositor e engenheiro de mistura de smooth jazz, cujos recentes clientes incluem o teclista Nicholas Cole e Tim Watson e o saxofonista Michael J. Thomas. Oli também compõe música para a televisão (Oprah Winfrey, MTV, Miami Ink).