Vertu

Vertu: Vertu

by John W. Patterson
September 1, 1999

Vertú is a joy long overdue, a “hats off" to jazz fusion. The '70s saw an explosion of jazz rock fusion groups. They need not be listed here again. The advantage of being nouveau rock enlisted a fresh group of fans, loyal devotees, and the inevitable faddish clan. With the gradual fan-base attrition, the rise of disco, and the floundering big-hair glam of the '80s — fusion fizzled. Fusion hunkered down into a diehard, low-keyed trickle mode. Locating “golden age" ...

Vertu: Vertu

by David Adler
September 1, 1999

Vertú is a new group with former Return to Forever mates Stanley Clarke and Lenny White at its core. Billed as “The Second Coming of Fusion," the band’s debut release is thick with references to RTF’s heyday — tight, rhythmically punchy unison figures, unexpected tempo changes and orchestral shifts, and in particular Stanley Clarke’s inimitable staccato, high-register bass solos. Stanley is the star of this disc. After his half-hearted foray into “smooth jazz" over the last several years, he’s back ...

Vertu: Vertu

by Paula Edelstein
August 1, 1999

VERTU is Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Rachel Z, Karen Briggs & Richie Kotzen, the new music collective conceived by former Return To Forever alumni, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White. Their debut release on LegacySony 550 Music titled, VERTU, is ten tracks full of just what the fusion doctors ordered for those that have been starving for this music. The jazz-rock fusion going down on this CD is AWESOME. The die-hard fusion world has known for many years that ...

Bistro Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, With David Budway On Piano, To Appear As Part Of The Overture Concert Series At Rockland Conservatory Of Music

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
February 17, 2019

Bistro Award winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, with David Budway on piano, to appear as part of the Overture Concert Series at Rockland Conservatory of Music on Saturday, March 2nd, Show Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Rockland Conservatory of Music 45 S Main St Pearl River, NY 10965 Recently announced as a Bistro Award winner in the Outstanding Record Category (The Bistro Awards is a 34-year-old organization recognizing, encouraging, nurturing, and educating cabaret, jazz, and comedy artists; it is ...
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Stephen Colbert: Black Eyed Peas "Missed so Many Advertunities!"

Source: HypeBot
August 4, 2009

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U.S. Sends Musicians to Make Overtures in War Zones.

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

In March four musicians from Alvin Atkinson and The Sound Merchants, traveled with the U.S. State Department for a new diplomacy program called Musicial Overtures.

When pianist Jonathan Lefcoski walked into a rehearsal at a Baghdad music club, he didn't know what to expect. He didn't know whether the Iraqi musicians would welcome him or whether they'd know how to play the same music he did.

Within minutes, however, Lefcoski and an Iraqi bass player were working their way through ...
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Kraftwerk Copyright Case Overturned in Germany

Source: Billboard Magazine
November 21, 2008

Germany's highest civil court has dealt Kraftwerk a blow in ruling that sampling music does not in principle violate copyright. Today's (Nov. 20) decision overturns a Hamburg state court ruling in Kraftwerk's favor that said reusing even the shortest bit of a song infringed on copyright. The Hamburg court will now have to take up the case again. The civil court ruling, however, forbids sampling of a song melody and insists that the sample must be part of a completely ...
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Que up William Tell Overture "Hi-Yo, Silver, Away!"

Source: Michael Ricci
November 12, 2008

“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty 'Hi-yo, Silver, away!' “ The Lone Ranger rides again.

The Lone Ranger could owe some of its popularity and longevity to the show's classic theme song: the finale to Rossini's “William Tell Overture."

The theme music was the “cavalry charge" finale of Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now inseparably associated with the series, which also featured many other classical selections as incidental music including Wagner, ...
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Japan Society Presents Jazz Overture For Performing Arts Season Celebrating 150 Years Of Cultural Union Between U.S. And Japan

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2004

Yosuke Yamashita New York Trio: Pacific Crossing Featuring Guest Artists Meisho Tosha & Kiyohiko Semba Wednesday & Thursday, October 13 & 14, 2004 at Japan Society As its first music offering of the new season, Japan Society presents Yosuke Yamashita New York Trio: Pacific Crossing. Tradition meets modern when world-renowned jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Pheerooan akLaff perform Yamashita's original jazz adaptations of Japanese folksongs, with guest traditional Japanese instrumentalists. Performances are ...
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