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Jazz San Javier pays tribute to the great trumpeter Roy Hargrove, who died recently, with a production of the Festival that star the Italian singer based in the United States, Roberta Gambarini and one of the best European jazz trumpeters, the Italian also Fabrizio Bosso.
Gambarini, whose debut album in the United States, "Easy to Love", earned him a Grammy nomination for best vocal jazz album in 2010, knew Roy Hargrove well with whom he has sung on numerous occasions and with whom he shared the stage in Jazz San Javier in the ninth edition of the Festival with the pianist Hank Jones, for which Roberta Gambarini "is the best jazz singer appeared in the last 50 years".
In addition to Hank Jones and Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini has shared stage and recording studio with the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars and other jazz giants like Herbie Hancock, Toots Thielemans or Dave Brubeck, among many others.
With eight albums of her own and as many as a guest artist, Roberta Gambarini found inspiration to become a jazz singer, in Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae to whom she dedicates her last album published in 2019 "Dedications: Roberta Gambarini Honors Ella, Sarah & Carmen. "
In his heartfelt tribute to one of the best trumpeters in the world, Roy Hargrove, will be accompanied by another great trumpeter, the Italian Fabrizio Bosso, one of the European musicians who has recorded with the prestigious jazz label Blue Note and what more beyond his country, is considered one of the best jazz trumpeters of the old continent.
In Jazz San Javier they will be accompanied by Rob Bargad on piano;
Joshua Ginsburg on double bass and Mario Gonzi on drums.
The second concert of the night is starring Marcus Miller, one of the best bass players of all time and one of the most respected contemporary musicians in the world.
After 12 years, Marcus Miller returns to Jazz San Javier with his latest and recent album "Laid Black" published in 2019 and nominated for a Grammy Award as the best contemporary instrumental album.
Specialist in breaking musical barriers, his new work incorporates influences from urban music to a personal sound created from the fusion of jazz, funk, soul, and R & B, including in this case allusions to hip-hop and trap.
The career of Marcus Miller, who began as session musician and music producer, is linked to stars like Miles Davis, as a member of his band and with whom he recorded several albums among which the great "Tutu" from the electric era of Miles, and other names as prominent and disparate as Aretha Frankin, Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, George Benson, Elton John, Jay-Z's and Beyoncé.
Winner of two Grammy awards, Marcus Miller also holds an important solo career that includes the composition of soundtracks like the one he composed for the film "Marshall", nominated for an Oscar in 2017.
His virtuosity, his knowledge of the history of music and his respect for tradition, give coherence to the most influential bassist in the musical fusion that after a trip to the ancestors of black music in his penultimate album "Afrodeeezia", ​​he dares his last album with songs like "Que Sera Sera" that sang Doris Day in the funky version of Sly and The Family Stone or with the "Runnin" of Earth, Wind & Fire led to hip hop.
In his expected third concert in the history of Jazz San Javier, Marcus Miller will be accompanied by Alex Bailey on drums;
Julian Pollack on piano;
James Francies on keyboards;
Alex Han on sax and Russel Gunn on trumpet.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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