Tag Archives: jazz

Swing Symphony

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

No, it is not a contradiction.  No, it is not a mistake. Is what happens when you put Simon Rattle and Wynton Marsalis to work, together, before the gray hair gets too thick.. oh, the man himself will explain:

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Rock on, Lenny!!!!!!

Posted on March 7, 2010 by

And they say it is difficult to get yougsters interested classical music!!!!!  Obviously, they haven’t seen the man, the wonder, the Conductor, the rock star: Leonard Bernstein:

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Fascinatin’ rhythm from Simon and his Berliners

Posted on October 13, 2009 by
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The famous schoolmate.

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

A lot of things must come to your mind when, one fine day, you are reading a newspaper and you find the picture of someone you went to school with… oh yes, you remember when that now famous someone was … Continue reading →

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All that jazz

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Our man looooooves jazz…. he just can’t live without it…. and he is quite a connosseur too…. but how did it all began? well, when he was recording that wonderful experiment called “Classic Ellington”, he explained how: “My father started … Continue reading →

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What a cute little boy!!! Que niño tan lindo!!!!

Posted on February 24, 2009 by

Awwwwww… You have to enjoy this piece of sweet nostalgia by a nice lady who knew little Simon, back when she worked with his dad. It is truly priceless: Ay, que tieeeeerrrrnoooo… esto sí es para disfrutar: los dulces recuerdos … Continue reading →

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Rattle en una isla desierta.

Posted on February 16, 2009 by

Si el hombre se quedara varado en una isla desierta y entre lo poco que pudiera rescatar de su equipaje estuvieran 8 discos, estos serían: 1. El Andante de la 9 ª Sinfonía de Mahler Compositor Mahler 2. Sometimes I’m … Continue reading →

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