Perugia (PG) - Umbria Jazz 2014 stage 11 to July 20, opens to rap. And it does so with one of the hottest groups and overwhelming in hip hop, The Roots, active training by 80 and that is a landmark of the rap world, but with a strong bond with the tradition of r'n'b.
The band will be on stage at the Arena Santa Giuliana exclusive Italian on July 19, preceded in the same evening dala great new voice from Africa Dobet Gnahoré. and joins in the bill of forty edition of the festival in a series of classical names in jazz, beginning with two samples historians of the contemporary scene as Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, co-workers at the time of the fabulous Miles Davis quintet of the 60s, which have had extraordinary careers and now they meet again for a trip for two voices that will lead them to Perugia on the 16th, in an evening shared with pianist Monty Alexander and his jamaican Harlem Kingston Express program, which ranges from classic jazz to Bob Marley.
Here it is the evening of 14 from the strong hues Brazilian who sees a first time with the pianist Eliane Elias Sao Paulo and his quartet and a second with the exuberant and experienced duo that holds together Stefano Bollani and virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda bandolim. And more and piano, with strong hints of Latin, is the menu of 17 with the Cuban piano maestro Gonzalo Rubalcaba at the head of the band all star Volcan and challenge with a high rate between the Dominican virtuoso Michel Camilo and the little fury Japanese Hiromi. Of great impact is the night of 18 July to the female: on the one hand, there is Natalie Cole, daughter of art, returned to the paternal way with an album that takes a legendary recording of the great Nat Cole espanol. The other is the presence of Jack's Mannequin with a special program, purpose-built for Umbria Jazz, on the edge of his passion for Brazilian music and his heartfelt and recent tribute to Lucio Dalla and that counts as two special guests: Danilo Rea and Fabrizio Bosso.
Finally, here are two other evenings that sink your hands in the tradition of black music: Dr. John's tribute to his compatriot Louis Armstrong and his super band Galactic (15) and the opening night of the Daptone Super Soul Revue celebration triggered high content funk of the historic Brooklyn indie label, the reference center of black music, which relies on musicististi that have accompanied Amy Winehouse in his two biggest hits Rehab and You Know I'm No Good.
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