Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut presents Carlos Bica & Azul featuring Frank Möbus and Jim Black - Jazz Performance at Sri Sathya Sai International Centre, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 8th December 2013
Time : 7:00 pm
Entry : free through passes, to attend register at: programm@delhi.goethe.org
Registration closes Friday, December 6th, 5 pm
Event Description : Carlos Bica & Azul featuring Frank Möbus and Jim Black - Jazz Performance.
Double bass player and composer Carlos Bica is one of the most prolific and innovative sound artists in Europe. Known for his lyrical tone on the double bass, Bica has the rare ability to write melodies that are essentialy songs without words, haunting and unforgettable. "Both a remarkable composer and musician who knows to mix his folkloric, lyrical roots with any modern style he encounters." Double Bassist
Among the several musical projects Carlos Bica leads along with various theatre, film and dance projects, his trio AZUL with guitar player Frank Möbus and drummer Jim Black has become his showcase as a bass player and composer.
Their debut album Azul recorded for Polygram/ Emarcy, features special guests, singer, Maria João and, trombone player, Ray Anderson. The album was voted "Best jazz record of the year" in Portugal in 1996 and it's widely accepted as the best Portuguese jazz album ever done. Azul's next albums, Twist (1999), Look What They've Done To My Song (2003) and Believer (2006) have received international critical acclaim. Things About (2011) is Azul's fifth album celebrating this Portuguese-German-American band's 15th anniversary.
Carlos Bica was born in Portugal and has lived in Berlin for twenty years. Bica studied classical music at the Academia dos Amadores de Musica in Lisbon, Portugal and the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg in Germany. He has played at the most important jazz festivals across Europe and Asia. He has also composed for several theaters as well as dance and film productions. For further information please visit: www.carlosbica.com
Frank Möbus studied guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. He is one of the leading European jazz guitarists and leader of the group Der Rote Bereich. Möbus is director of the Institut für Neue Musik and teaches jazz-guitar and jazz-improvisation at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. For further information please visit: www.frankmoebus.com
Jim Black, born in Seattle, USA, grew up playing music ranging from garage rock to big band swing. In 1985 he went to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. In 1991 he moved to Brooklyn, NY, and has since become one of the most in demand drummers in the jazz/new music scene today. For further information please visit: www.jimblack.com
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Entry : free through passes, to attend register at: programm@delhi.goethe.org
Registration closes Friday, December 6th, 5 pm
Place : Sri Sathya Sai International Centre, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Landmark : Opposite Sai Baba Mandir
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Event Description : Carlos Bica & Azul featuring Frank Möbus and Jim Black - Jazz Performance.
Double bass player and composer Carlos Bica is one of the most prolific and innovative sound artists in Europe. Known for his lyrical tone on the double bass, Bica has the rare ability to write melodies that are essentialy songs without words, haunting and unforgettable. "Both a remarkable composer and musician who knows to mix his folkloric, lyrical roots with any modern style he encounters." Double Bassist
Among the several musical projects Carlos Bica leads along with various theatre, film and dance projects, his trio AZUL with guitar player Frank Möbus and drummer Jim Black has become his showcase as a bass player and composer.
Their debut album Azul recorded for Polygram/ Emarcy, features special guests, singer, Maria João and, trombone player, Ray Anderson. The album was voted "Best jazz record of the year" in Portugal in 1996 and it's widely accepted as the best Portuguese jazz album ever done. Azul's next albums, Twist (1999), Look What They've Done To My Song (2003) and Believer (2006) have received international critical acclaim. Things About (2011) is Azul's fifth album celebrating this Portuguese-German-American band's 15th anniversary.
Carlos Bica was born in Portugal and has lived in Berlin for twenty years. Bica studied classical music at the Academia dos Amadores de Musica in Lisbon, Portugal and the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg in Germany. He has played at the most important jazz festivals across Europe and Asia. He has also composed for several theaters as well as dance and film productions. For further information please visit: www.carlosbica.com
Frank Möbus studied guitar and composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. He is one of the leading European jazz guitarists and leader of the group Der Rote Bereich. Möbus is director of the Institut für Neue Musik and teaches jazz-guitar and jazz-improvisation at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. For further information please visit: www.frankmoebus.com
Jim Black, born in Seattle, USA, grew up playing music ranging from garage rock to big band swing. In 1985 he went to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. In 1991 he moved to Brooklyn, NY, and has since become one of the most in demand drummers in the jazz/new music scene today. For further information please visit: www.jimblack.com
Organized by : Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
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Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut presents Carlos Bica & Azul featuring Frank Möbus and Jim Black - Jazz Performance at Sri Sathya Sai International Centre, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 8th December 2013
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