Jeff Tain Watts Jeff "Tain" Watts
- 风格
- #后波普 #先锋爵士
- 地区
- United States of America 美国
艺人介绍
在每一张Wynton Marsalis和Branford Marsalis获得格莱美奖的专辑中，打鼓的都是Jeff “Tain” Watts。
作为当今世界最炙手可热的鼓手之一，Watts最早在美国匹兹堡的杜肯大学（Duquesne University）学习古典打击乐。直到后来在伯克利音乐学院学习期间，Watts才开始跟随众多爵士名家学习爵士演奏，其中有Kevin Eubanks, Greg Osby, Aimee Mann, Steve Vai and Marvin "Smitty" Smith。有趣的是，现在和Jeff长期合作的Branford Marsalis，当时也给过这位现在已相当成熟的鼓手不少指导。
1981年，Watts加入了Wynton Marsalis四重奏，紧接着就和乐队一起获得3次格莱美奖。1988年，Watts离开了乐队，之后合作的也都是爵士乐坛响当当的人物，包括George Benson, Harry Connick Jr.和McCoy Tyner等等。1年后，他成了Wynton的弟弟，Branford Marsalis的四重奏的一员。和这一乐队一起，Watts又收获了两座格莱美的奖杯。
除了拥有火山爆发般的力度，令人眼花缭乱的速度和精妙复杂的节奏，Watts的演奏中还无时不渗透着优雅随性的律动和恬然出世的沉着。Watts演奏中高超的艺术性，源于他无与伦比的技术，无所不在的律动感，和将优雅的魅力巧妙融合在速度激情中的能力。Watts可谓真正的爵士创新者，从他在当今爵士乐坛出道以来，Watts从未让喜爱爵士鼓演奏的乐迷有过半分失望。
Jeff “Tain” Watts获奖列表：
1986年
作为Wynton Marsalis乐队鼓手
Wynton Marsalis专辑《Black Codes from the Underground》
1987年
作为Wynton Marsalis乐队鼓手
Wynton Marsalis专辑《J Mood》
1988年
Wynton Marsalis乐队鼓手
Wynton Marsalis专辑《Marsalis Standard Time – Volume I》
1993年
Branford Marsalis乐队鼓手
Branford Marsalis专辑《I Heard You Twice the First Time》
2001年
Branford Marsalis四重奏鼓手
Branford Marsalis专辑《Contemporary Jazz》
VOTED BEST DRUMMER, MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE, 1988 & 1993
1988年和1993年，被《现代鼓手》（Modern Drummer）杂志评为“最佳鼓手”
Jeff “Tain” Watts holds the unique distinction of being the only drummer to appear on every Grammy Award winning jazz record by both Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
One of the most in demand jazz drummers in the world today, Jeff initially majored in classical percussion at Pittsburgh's Duquesne University, where he was primarily a timpanist, followed by enrollment at the Berklee School of Music, where he pursued jazz studies alongside such talented players as Branford Marsalis, Kevin Eubanks, Greg Osby, Aimee Mann, Steve Vai and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.
Jeff joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble. Watts left Wynton Marsalis in 1988. After working with George Benson, Harry Connick. Jr. and McCoy Tyner, he joined the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1989.
Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Watts brings a rare sense of elegance, tried-by-fire composure, and a gritty street funk to his music. His artistic ingenuity expresses itself in his incomparable technique, sweltering sense of swing, and an extraordinary ability to imbue his music with majestic grace and elegant repose. A true jazz innovator, Watts never fails to deliver the percussive magic that has been his trademark since his emergence on the contemporary jazz scene.
*Grammy Awards of 1986
Wynton Marsalis for Black Codes from the Underground performed by the Wynton Marsalis Group
*Grammy Awards of 1987
Wynton Marsalis for J Mood performed by the Wynton Marsalis Group
*Grammy Awards of 1988
Wynton Marsalis for Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I performed by the Wynton Marsalis Group
*Grammy Awards of 1993
Branford Marsalis for I Heard You Twice the First Time performed by the Branford Marsalis Group
*Grammy Awards of 2001
Branford Marsalis for Contemporary Jazz performed by the Branford Marsalis Quartet
VOTED BEST DRUMMER, MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE, 1988 & 1993
Branford Marsalis
1960年8月26日，Branford Marsalis出生在美国最著名的音乐世家。他的父亲Ellis是颇有名气的爵士钢琴手，而他的兄弟中包括大名鼎鼎的爵士小号手Wynton Marsalis。Branford是当今世界的萨克斯大腕之一，他所领衔或参与的乐队也都蜚声世界爵士乐坛。同时，Branford也在其他领域颇有建树：1985年时，他作为演奏乐队成员之一，和英国摇滚巨星Sting合作录制了专辑《The Dream of the Blue Turtles》。1992年，Branford领衔的乐队在Jay Leno的节目《The Tonight Show》中大放异彩。尽管有些爵士评论认为Branford不像他的兄弟Wynton Marsalis那样坚守正统爵士的传统，但3座格莱美金杯和8次提名，也无疑肯定了他的音乐才华。
职业生涯：
作为爵士萨克斯手：
1980 – 1981：鼓手Art Blakey的传奇乐队Jazz Messengers
1982 – 1985：Wynton Marsalis五重奏
1983：参加爵士钢琴大师Herbie Hancock的V.S.O.P. II.乐队巡演
1984：和Miles Davis在Decoy厂牌下录制唱片
1984：成立Branford Marsalis四重奏，发行唱片《Scenes in the City》
1984： 和诸多音乐家合作，包括Miles Davis，Dizzy Gillespie，Tina Turner，Public Enemy，Neville Brothers等
1985 – 1989：与Sting合作录制唱片并巡演
1986：发行专辑《Romances for Saxophone》，《Royal Garden Blues》
1989：组建全新乐队并发行专辑《Trio Jeepy》
1991：专辑《The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born》
1992：《I Heard You Twice the First Time》，获格莱美奖
1994：组建乐队Buckshot LeFonque
1996：出版专辑《The Dark Keys》
1997：Buckshot LeFonque乐队出版专辑《Music Evolution》
电影：
1987：出演《Throw Momma from the Train》
1988：《School Daze》
1992-94：担任NBC电视台《The Tonight Show》节目音乐总监
2000年起：担任美国密歇根州立大学和旧金山州立大学音乐教授
2002：成立Marsalis Music音乐厂牌
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奖项：
1993：专辑《I Heard You Twice the First Time》获格莱美奖“最佳器乐演奏奖”
1994：专辑《Barcelona Mona》获格莱美奖“最佳流行器乐演奏奖”
2001：专辑《Contemporary Jazz》获格莱美奖“最佳爵士器乐演奏专辑奖”
Grammy award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis was born into one of America's most distinguished musical families， which includes his slightly-more-famous brother Wynton and slightly-less-famous father Ellis. Branford is best known as a jazz saxophonist and bandleader, but has also made a splash in other genres: in 1985 he joined a backing band for rock star Sting (recording the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles) and in 1992 he signed on as bandleader for Jay Leno's version of The Tonight Show. Branford has sometimes been criticized in jazz circles for not being a purist in the vein of his brother Wynton. Branford won Grammy awards for best jazz instrumental (1993) and best pop instrumental (1994).
Career
Jazz saxophonist. Member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, 1980-81; member of Wynton Marsalis quintet, 1982-85; toured with Herbie Hancock's V.S.O.P. II., 1983; recorded with Miles Davis on Decoy, 1984; formed own quartet, released Scenes in the City, 1984; performed with numerous artists, including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Tina Turner, Public Enemy, and the Neville Brothers, 1984-; toured and recorded with Sting, 1985-89; released Romances for Saxophone and Royal Garden Blues, 1986; formed own group, released Trio Jeepy, 1989; The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born, 1991; I Heard You Twice the First Time, 1992; formed Buckshot LeFonque, 1994; released The Dark Keys, 1996; Music Evolution with Buckshot LeFonque, 1997; appeared in films: Throw Momma From the Train, 1987; School Daze, 1988; musical director, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC, 1992-94; professor of Music, Michigan State University, San Francisco State University, c. 2000-; launched Marsalis Music, 2002…
Awards
Grammy Award , Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by an Individual or Group for I Heard You Twice the First Time, 1993; Grammy Award, Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Barcelona Mona" with Bruce Horsby, 1994; Grammy Award, Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Contemporary Jazz, 2001.
http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/
http://www.myspace.com/branfordmarsalis
http://www.marsalismusic.com/
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=9095
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard，美国著名的爵士小号手，乐队领队，作曲家，编曲家，金球奖提名的电影配乐作曲家。从1980年代在Lionel Hampton管弦乐队中演奏并崭露头角，之后更是参加了Art Blakey的传奇乐队Jazz Messengers。Blanchard一直是爵士乐坛具有影响力和领袖作用的音乐家。是80年代爵士复兴浪潮中不可或缺的人物。同时，在他30年来音乐生涯中，也和许多爵士精英一起录制了多张获奖专辑。
Terence Blanchard的演奏秉承硬波普（Hard Bop）的传统。但他也开始在其中加入非洲音乐的影响。这让他的小号演奏在同辈中出类拔萃。但为Blanchard赢得最高声誉和最多听众的，确实他的电影配乐作品。在将近50部电影的配乐中能听到Blanchard的小号演奏，其中不下40部的配乐由Blanchard本人创作。这些配乐作品也多次获得艾美奖和金球奖的肯定。从2000年起，Terence Blanchard也成为Thelonious Monk爵士学院（Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz）的艺术总监。
作为乐队领队和成员，Terence Blanchard共获得5次格莱美奖和12次提名。最近他还获得了2010年度爵士记者联合会（Jazz Journalists Association）评选出的“年度最佳小号手”称号。
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and Golden Globe-nominated film score composer. Since he emerged on the scene in 1980 with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and then shortly thereafter with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Blanchard has been a leading artist in jazz. He was an integral figure in the 1980s jazz resurgence having recorded several award-winning albums and having performed with the jazz elite.
He is known as a straight-ahead artist in the hard bop tradition but has recently utilized an African-fusion style of playing that makes him unique from other trumpeters on the performance circuit. However, it is as a film composer that Blanchard reaches his widest audience. His trumpet can be heard on nearly fifty film scores; more than forty bear his unmistakable compositional style. Since 2000, Blanchard has served as Artistic Director at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.
Either as a group member or as a bandleader, Terence Blanchard has received 5 Grammy Awards, and was nominated for 12 times. Most lately Blanchard has won the JJA Jazz Awards (Jazz Journalists Association) 2010 for the “Trumpeter of the Year”.
http://www.terenceblanchard.com/
http://www.myspace.com/terenceblanchard
http://www.bluenote.com/ArtistMain.aspx?ArtistId=903213
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14864421
Robert Hurst
Robert Hurst的成名，与他和Wynton Marsalis和Branford Marsalis的合作息息相关。从1986 – 1991年，Hurst是Wynton Marsalis乐团的贝司手，而在90年代初期，Hurst更是长期和Branford Marsalis合作。1993，Hurst率领自己的乐队发行专辑《Robert Hurst Presents》。专辑登上公告牌爵士专辑榜第13名位置。
从开始演奏吉他，到最终成为70年代底特律爵士界最重要的爵士贝司手之一。Hurst和诸多大牌爵士乐手有广泛合作，其中包括Tony Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Harry Connick Jr., Geri Allen, Russell Malone和Steve Coleman，近年来他也和一些跨界音乐家合作，其中包括歌手Sting、Barbra Streisand和小号手Chris Botti。现在Hurst也在美国密歇根大学教授爵士贝司演奏。
Robert Hurst came to fame for his work with Wynton and Branford Marsalis. From 1986 to 1991 Hurst played in Wynton Marsalis's ensemble, and played with Branford Marsalis in the early 1990s. His debut as a leader, 1993's Robert Hurst Presents, reached #13 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Hurst was originally a guitarist, but instead became an important bassist in the Detroit jazz scene of the late '70s. He recorded with Out of the Blue (1985), and went on to record with Tony Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Harry Connick, Jr., Geri Allen, Russell Malone, and Steve Coleman, among others. His bass playing can also be heard on the records of musicians like Sting, Barbra Streisand and Chris Botti. Hurst is currently teaching jazz bass at the University of Michigan.
http://www.roberthurst.com/
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