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The Festival de Jazz de San Javier 2014 goodbye this year with two giants of contemporary jazz, the brilliant guitarist and composer Lee Ritenour California, one of the pioneers of jazz fusion and co-founder of one of the most prestigious jazz bands in the world, "Fourplay" and the pianist and composer, Dave Grusin, author of soundtracks as recognized as "The Graduate" and the Oscar-winning "The Milagro Beanfield War," among many others.
Guitarist Lee Ritenour, who is known as "Captain Fingers" for his skill in the ropes, has recorded over 40 albums and has over 3.00 hours recording.
Since hitting 16 years with "The Mamas and The Papas" has not stopped playing with the biggest, as Tony Bennett, among many others.
From jazz training, Lee Ritenour has continued to flirt with other rhythms has led the field of jazz, and in a special way, with Brazilian music, playing with greats such as Ivan Lins, Caetano Veloso, and Djavan.
Grammy Award winning and nominated on numerous occasions, has combined his solo career with studio recordings and direct with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra, or Ray Charles to Pink Floyd, Simon & Garnfunkel, Herbie Hancock, BB King, and Dizzy Gillespie, among many others, still, today, one of the most recognizable and charismatic guitarists in the world.
Dave Grusin is a virtuoso pianist and a leading arranger who has worked with Quincy Jones, among many others, and a major producer of jazz through the prestigious label GRP, which he founded and which has produced great artists like George Benson.
Grusin is also one of the most outstanding film composers in history.
Oscar and winner of several Grammy Awards, Dave Grusin has signed music titles like "Heaven Can Wait", "The Accidental Tourist," "Tootsie" and "The Fabulous Baker Boys," among many others.
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin maintained for 70 fruitful professional relationship, which was awarded in 1986 with a shared his celebrated album "Harlequin" Grammy.
The joint presence at Jazz San Javier of these two giants of jazz in 2011, when Grusin performed as a guest artist at the Lee Ritenour was a milestone for the Festival is now repeated, accompanied by two exceptional musicians, the brilliant electric bassist Tom Kennedy (regular member of the prestigious drummer Dave Weckl), and spectacular drummer Will Kennedy, drummer holder Yellowjackets jazz fusion supergroup.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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