On Saturday, April 22 the "Funk-Jazz Extravaganza" featuring brand new funky sounds from the Jazzaar Festival Big Band led by Fritz K. Renold is presented that includes artists such as Ryan Quigley - Ltp, Tony Lakatos - ts, Ray Angry - keys, Mark Whitfield - g, James Genus - b and Gene Lake.
The Funk-Jazz Extravaganza stage also features top young talents such as Samir Rachide – tp, Lino Hofstetter – tp, Tiziano Pedrocchi – euph, Philipp Hayduk – tb, Julia Phyllis Morsten – cl, Nikola Bankov – as/ss, Isabella Bleisch – as, Maurice Storrer – ts, Moritz Becker – bs, Christian Nguyen – g, Jakob Reitinger – p and Luzi Niederhauser – b. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs8ytPlNRY0
An homage to the late Chick Corea, the piano legend who revolutionized Jazz with his mesmerizing body of works and virtuous performance opens June 1st, 2022 the virtual Jazzaar Festival, Switzerland for its 30th anniversary.
The Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fritz K Renold pay tribute to the legend accompanied by their mentors who are Jazz greats in their own rights such as John Patitucci – b (USA), Peter Erskine – d (USA), Tommy Smith – ts, fl (SCT), Christian Jacob – p (USA/FRA), Wayne Bergeron – Ltp (USA), Tom Walsh – tp (UK), Eijiro Nakagawa – tb (JPN), Tom Dunnet – tb (UK) and Christian Kramer – tb (DE). Recorded and filmed separately each from their own region, together they play the repertoire spanning from Chick’s early to late recorded numbers.
In the spirit of Chick's limitless range of possibilities, the writers of this project had orchestrated and arranged nine of his magnificent pieces renowned for their small band setting to a big band style for the jazz orchestra to effectively express the glorious intricacies and mysterious nuances of Chick's music.
A must-watch!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIDuE9PwEhM
Chico Freeman is one of the major players in Jazz history. Saxophonist, multi-reedman, composer and producer, embodies the intent of Jazz by finding new avenues of expression that embrace the heritage and tradition of the music.
Chico talks about his early years and successes within his versatility in music genres. He discusses about the dues he payed during his professional beginning on the bandstand with Dan O'Meara. His first live concerts, rehearsals and collaborations.
He explains how the musicians didn't get the credit the deserved, when contributing in recorded releases. That being one of the major factors, that his musical presence is not documented, despite the fact of having participated in many recordings.
Lastly, Chico Freeman, highlights the presence of his family and especially his father, Von Freeman as well as the role he played in his musical education. How he learned music in the bandstand and how Jazzaar's Bandstand Learning with Rolemodels enhances the experience and educational values on young musicians.
Jazzaar Festival - Bandstand Learning with Role Models: http://jazzaar.com
Chico Freeman Official Website : http://www.chicofreeman.com
Video compiled and edited by PGD : http://paulgilmordesign.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdSlixH2KlI
Show: Funk-Jazz Extravaganza
Album: Dektos – Shanti Records
Tune: Bounce (Mark Whitfield)
Live at Jazzaar Festival 2023
Kultur und Kongresshaus Aarau April 22, 2023
Directed by Fritz K Renold
Featuring:
Ryan Quigley (tp)
Tony Lakatos (ts)
Mark Whitfield (G)
Ray Angry (kbd)
James Genus (b)
Gene Lake (dr)
Julia Phyllis Morsten (Cl)
Nikola Bankov (As)
Isabella Bleisch (As)
Maurice Storrer (Ts)
Samir Rachide (Tp)
Lino Hofstetter (Tp)
Philipp Hayduk (Tb)
Tiziano Pedrocci (Euph)
Jacob Sur (P)
Christian Nguyen (G)
Luzi Niederhauser (B)
Special Guest: Simon Spiess (BS)
Arranger: Adi Yeshaya
Produced by Shanti Music Productions Renold & Co
Executive Producers Fritz K Renold & Helen Savari Renold
Recorded by Hardstudios Moritz Wetter & Florian Wetter
Filmed by BBM Studios Director of Filming Roland Bärlocher
Sound Mixed at Hansahaus Studios Bonn, Klaus Genuit
Mastered at Skywalk Trier Marko Schneider
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksAV6PQ_Blo
Uprising of Kindness live at Jazzaar Festival 2014
Composed by Richard Bona
Arranged by Gil Goldstein
Performed by Richard Bona with Chaarts & Swiss Youth Chamber Orchestra at Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, April 11th, 2014.
feat.
Richard Bona b & v
A.T.N. Stadwijk kbd
Ludwig Afonso d
Chaarts:
Felix Froschhammer vl
Rachel Späth vl
Flavia Grubenmann vl
Lorenz Indermühle vl
Irene Abrigo vl
Markus Fleck vla
Razvan Popovici vla
Alexander Kionke vlc
Andreas Fleck vlc
Tashko Tasheff cb
Barbara Bossert fl
Carmen Berger cl
The Swiss Youth Chamber Orchestra:
Victor Darmon vl
Dominic Meyer vl
Andrea Brunner vl
Adriel Ruefenacht vl
Bosco Loris vl
Clothaire Hadorn vl
Samuel Matus cello
Fabian Tschopp fl
Jeannine Hersche fl
Kevin Sommer bcl
Christian Dysli tb
Demian Coca p/kbd
Lukas Briner dr/perc.
Video Direction:
Roli Bärlocher
Cameras:
Richie Bärlocher
Aldo Caminada
Reni Giess
Stephan Sandhofer
Video Recording:
BBM Studios
Sound Recording:
Hard Studios
Moritz Wetter
Sound Engineer:
Marko Schneider
Exec. Producers:
Helen Savari
Fritz Renold
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NBaSTAOtI8
A truly dedicated musician returns for the fourth time to Jazzaar and as a second time as MD. Brilliant Leadership with a great sense of Humor from an amazing musician.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hoX9nXe96A
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore live at Jazzaar Festival 2015
Composed by Duke Ellington
Arranged by Bob Freedman
Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau, April 17th, 2015.
Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra directed by Fritz K Renold
featuring
Ryan Quigley - tp
Antonio Hart - as
Igor Butman - ts
Tom Garling - tb
John Abercrombie - g
Jeremy Monteiro - p
Mike Richmond - b
Victor Lewis - d
Sharon Renold - v
Chris Sommer - as
Felix Piringer - ts
Frederik Baatz - bs
Rolf Meier - tp
Gergö Szax - tp
Silvan Schmid - tp
Lukas Reinert - tb
Silvio Benz - tb
Simea Schwab - p
Claude Stucki - g
Lukas Briner - d
Video Direction:
Roli Bärlocher
Cameras:
Richie Bärlocher
Aldo Caminada
Reni Giess
Stephan Sandhofer
Video Recording:
BBM Studios
Sound Recording:
Hard Studios
Moritz Wetter
Sound Engineer:
Marko Schneider
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=witKtmQwc0A