. R. Carlos Nakai's flowing flute melodies are enhanced by the restlessly creative imagination of saxophonist-keyboardist AmoChip Dabney and anchored by the nimble rhythms of ethno-world drummer Will Clipman and bassist Johnny Walker. Carlos Nakai Quartet What Lies Beyond (CR-7211), R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton Carry the Gift (CR-7006), R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton Ancestral Voices (CR-7010), R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman Feather, Stone & Light (CR-7011), Burning Sky Blood of the Land (CR-7026), AmoChip Dabney saxophone, keyboards, guitar, Will Clipman drums and ethnic percussion. I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (https://www.youtube.com/editor) I like the freedom of the trio format, he reports. For tickets or more information, visit . The MIM Music Theater Announces Summer 2023 Concert Series, MIM Announces Andrew Walesch as New Artistic Director. His first album, Changes, was released by Canyon Records in 1983 and he has released 40 albums with Canyon plus additional albums and guest appearances on other labels. He has appeared on over fifteen albums and has released an album of original compositions, So Many Ways, on his own label, Micro Chip. Fourth World (2002, Canyon Records) Sanctuary (2003, Canyon Records) In Beauty, We Return (2004, Canyon Records) People of Peace (2005, Canyon Records) with The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. 13 fans Top Tracks. The Lensic News: SANTA FE The Lensic Performing Arts Center announces the Lensic Presents 2023-2024 season, a stellar lineup of twenty-five performances ranging from live music to dance, theater, and more, across genres and for all ages. On People of Peace, Nakai and bassist/singer Mary Redhouse indulge their jazz backgrounds, while multi-instrumentalist AmoChip Dabney gets funky. . Home | Artist Roster | New Artists | Contact. Previously performing on our island in concerts with Keola Beamer and Peter Kater, Grammy-nominated Native American musician R. Carlos Nakai will debut his quartet in Maui Arts & Culture Centers McCoy Studio Theater on Saturday. He began experimenting with the Native American cedar flute in the late 1970s, after an accident ended his ability to play trumpet. Currently one of the most in-demand pianists working in jazz, in the last few years, he has toured around the world as a bandleader and recently appeared as a sideman on records by Christian McBride and Gregory Porter. The result is neither funk nor jazz, but sounds more like a white-collar professional loosening his tie . The Christian Sands Trio performs tonight at 7:30 in MACCs Castle Theater. We all work to put a sound together that works with a flute melody.. Its more dramatic to me. She has toured for the Arizona Commission on the Arts as a vocalist for Jazz Menagerie, and has opened for Geri Allen, Marlena Shaw and Jane Ira Bloom. Country:US: Released:1999: Genre: . Guitar and other acoustic instruments, some relaxing, some energetic. Nominated three times for a Grammy, Nakai was initially classically trained on trumpet. Genres: Indigenous North American Music, Indigenous American Traditional Music, Native American New Age. Ancient Future RCNAdmin 2017-06-02T12:22:14-07:00. Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American flute. I'm not sure this is necessarily "a Good Thing", as Martha would say On this CD you get to hear more of Mr. Nakai's incredible flute-playing, and the music is like an ecological, yet tribal journey with scat singing. In 1994, his third collaboration with Eaton, Ancestral Voices, was a Grammy Awards finalist in Best Traditional Folk Music. Please schedule an appointment at 602-266-7835. Herschel Freeman Agency, Inc. has established a reputation for finding innovative, traditional musicians from throughout North America and around the world. Although she listened to the classic jazz vocalists, Mary cites instrumentalists John Coltrane, Charlie Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Eric Dolphy, Miles Davis, Roland Kirk, Ornette Coleman, and Dave Holland as some of her main influences. Nakai sees his role as a performer of the traditional flute as not to reiterate traditional sounds but to find new avenues of expression for the native cultures of America. PO Box 86477, She is a versatile jazz vocalist and calls her exploratory style eco-spiritual, evolving to a sound that genuinely fuses Native American chants, bird calls, animal cries and multi-octave scat lines. Be the first to review R. 3.30. More images. The Christian Sands Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. today in MACCs Castle Theater. I do think they should appologize to the group "Ancient Future" for using their name as a title. He began his musical studies on the trumpet, but a car accident ruined his embouchure. R. Carlos Nakai (Native American Flutes) Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American flute. I can fit it into different situations dynamically, compositionally., I was playing Chopin and a lot of Mozart, and then I started playing harder things like Beethoven and Rachmaninoff,, I also used to improvise on many classical pieces, and as we know, in the classical world, youre not supposed to do that. " The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet also released Big Medicine on September 15, 1998. It just became bigger and bigger., Its more dramatic to me. Nakai began playing the traditional Native American flute in the early 1980s and released more than 50 albums in his career (with 40 on the Canyon Records label). For tickets or more information, visit the box office, call 242-6469, or go online to www.mauiarts.org. Native American Flute Music/Amp, Features Nakais cedar flute virtuosity, the Eco-spiritual jazz vocalizations of bassist Mary Redhouse, the sun-fired sax and keys of Amo Chip and the pan-global percussive pulse of Will Clipman to fuse diverse traditions into a jazz expression haunted by the experience of Native America. And I bring the indigenous flutes that I work with into a more contemporary context. The group initially blended Native American music with jazz, salsa and afro-Cuban rhythms. Will went on to play with a whos who list of Tucson-based bands, including the legendary delta blues power trio Rainer & Das Combo, with who he recorded the classic Barefoot Rock album. R. Carlos Nakai Quartet / Big Medicine : Native American : 1998 : CD , Album (): Canyon Records . In addition to his solo appearances throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, Nakai has worked with guitarist William Eaton, pianist Peter Kater, the classical ensemble Tos and various symphonies, founded the classical jazz ensemble, Jackalope, and released an album, Island of Bows, with Win Travelin Band, a traditional Japanese ensemble from Kyoto. Inside Monument Valley with silver flutist Paul Horn, and Ancient Future with his Native Jazz group, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. 2. With the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, Nakai continues this musical experiment by joining the haunting sound of the cedar flute with sax, bass, keyboards, drums, and female vocals. 2 - Two World Concerto: The Music of James . Attn: Pamela Hyde R. Carlos Nakai plays Drum Brothers Drums. In 1994, she collaborated with critically acclaimed bassist Michael Formanek and guitarist John Stowell and presented A New Wind: Native American Vocal Jazz Explorations, a collection of her original intertribals for jazz group. He founded the ethnic jazz ensemble, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, to explore the intersection of ethnic and jazz idioms. A southwestern supergroup the best musical collaborations occur when players of different backgrounds and diverse influences meet (the Nakai With the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, Nakai continues this musical experiment by joining the haunting sound of the cedar flute with sax, bass, keyboards, drums and female vocals. Along with peers such as Coyote Oldman, R. Carlos Nakai has recoded his share of stellar albums that employ 'ethereal aerophones, light brush strokes of pow-wow drums and an abundance of reverb.'While "Canyon Trilogy" has already been done, Nakai is an artist who doesn . Imazighenation 6. R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. R. Carlos Nakai. In addition to his solo appearances throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, Nakai has worked with guitarist William Eaton, flutist Paul Horn, composers James DeMars and Phillip Glass and various symphony orchestras. Kokopelli's Cafe [R. Carlos Nakai Quartet] 1996 . We sent them out to family members, and then suddenly there were people asking for it. For his Maui concert he will be joined by bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer John Davis. January 1, 2000 . He was awarded the Arizona Governors Arts Award in 1992 and an honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University in 1994. Armed on Sunday night at MACC with a formidable electric trio that somehow expanded to a quintet with his girlfriend, Zara Phillips, on backing vocals, Thompson delivered a stunning performance that often veered into riveting, primal rock territory. To become the world's premier Native American flutist, R. Carlos Nakai had to rely more on research and innovation and less on his Navajo-Ute heritage. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartetmixes original compositions with inspired improvisations. The Quartet has always been the least satisfying of R. Carlos Nakai's ensemble configurations. Sands went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music. Wild Horse. Originally trained in classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar wood flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. Hangin with Henry tickets are $45 per person/per show (plus applicable fees) and available at the box office in person or by phone. Mixing original compositions with inspired improvisation, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet features saxophonist/keyboardist AmoChip Dabney, drummer Will Clipman, and bassist Johnny Walker. 08:12 03 'Io Valley . His life took a turn when he was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to master it. 2: After Lewis & Clark, premiered by the . Originally trained in classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet mixes original compositions with inspired improvisations.The ensemble features R. Carlos Nakai on Native American flutes, concert flute, trumpet and voice; Will Clipman on drums, pan-global percussion and voice; AmoChip Dabney on saxophones, keyboards and voice; and Johnny Walker on bass and voice. Attn: Pamela Hyde Musicians performing include Mark Johnstone on keyboards, Matt Del Olmo on lead guitar, John Zangrando on sax, bassist John Michael Jeliffe, drummer Brad Canton, and Berto Prieto on percussion, with special guest DJ Sweet Beets. Acclaimed Navajo-Ute flutist R. Carlos Nakai has numerous projects that range from traditional American Indian flute music to contemporary sounds rooted in Native traditions. 3.74. Indian Carnatic flute and ambient sounds to accompany your inner voyage. Nakai sees his role as a performer of the traditional flute not to reiterate the traditional sounds but to find new avenues of expression for the native cultures of America. The quartet will perform in the MACCs McCoy Studio Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. You may also like: Romantic Guitar. [+] Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai usually performs in traditional settings, but he occasionally branches out into more experimental and wide-ranging forms. I also used to improvise on many classical pieces, and as we know, in the classical world, youre not supposed to do that. Similar Artists. Drummer Will has performed with Nakai-Eaton-Clipman trio, the William Eaton Ensemble, and Stefan George & Songtower. -Fred Mills, Goldmine. In addition to his solo appearances throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, Nakai has worked with composer Phillip Glass and various symphony orchestras, has received11 GRAMMY nominations in 4 different categoriesand earned a Governors Arts Award. Kathmandu This 3. Best known for his work in the musical group Olomana, Jerry Santos has maintained an influential presence on the Hawaii music scene for more than four decades. Native American Flute Music/Amp, Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2008, The ever creative R. Carlos Nakai probably realizes that the quintessential Native American Flute album has already been done. R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. While the Din had a strong flute-playing tradition, it was lost when they migrated from the Northwest Plains of Canada to the Southwest over five centuries ago. His latest project is Native . He was a featured soloist on the Philip Glass composition, Piano Concerto No. 07:46 02. What Lies Beyond. Having a week earlier played to a sold out crowd at Londons Royal Albert Hall, Thompson showed how hes a peerless, virtuoso guitarist, who can recall a fusion of early Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page on songs like Cant Win, furiously jamming with drummer Michael Jerome and bassist Taras Prodaniuk. He was awarded the Arizona Governors Arts Award in 1992 and an honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University in 1994. . 2016 Preview 1 What Lies Beyond 7:46 2 Kathmandu This 8:12 3 'Io Valley 7:14 4 On Sunlit Wings 5:05 5 Imazighenation 8:40 6 Fiddy Fo' 5:55 7 Unidentified Identity 5:34 8 Caf du Monde 5:11 9 Sonoran Spring 6:26 10 Gnu Queue 4:51 11 Rancho Improvisoso (Bonus Track) 3:07 Enka. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Source:https://www.spreaker.com/user/kcxu/r-carlos-nikai-quartet-broadcastOf Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Nat. His first album, Changes, was released on the Canyon Records . Explore R. Carlos Nakai's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. It just became bigger and bigger.. 'Io Valley 4. 01. Following an early exit from his elementary school band (precipitated by his insistence on playing drums instead of trumpet), Will undertook two years of study with jazz drummer Phil Wolfson at the East Shore Conservatory. There is more of a "native" feel to this CD as opposed to the last release, Big Medicine, which was louder. This is my improvisational, indigenous jazz ensemble, Nakai explains. Amazon has encountered an error. The haunting sound of the Native American flute is gaining more widespread appeal in recent years, and R. Carlos Nakai is the reason for it. Thunder Hill. While well-grounded in the traditional uses of the flute, Nakai has explored new musical settings including new age, world-beat jazz and classical. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet has open availability. His first album, Changes, was released on the Canyon Records Productions label in 1983 and since then he has released over sixteen more recordings with Canyon. Fiddy Fo' 7. Its more dramatic to me. Gnu Queue 11. Mixing original compositions with inspired improvisation, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet features (from left) saxophonist/keyboardist AmoChip Dabney, flutist Nakai, drummer Will Clipman, and bassist Johnny Walker. He began his musical studies on the trumpet, but a car accident ruined his bouchure. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. Along the way, Will studied for two years each with master African drummers Cornelius Kweku Ganyo and Abdulai Aziz Ahmed, coming full circle to the polyrhythmic roots of jazz. Copyright Maui News | https://www.mauinews.com | 100 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 | 808-242-6363, This is my improvisational, indigenous jazz ensemble,, This is another way to work improvisation, not to do the old standards, but to do something new and different,, And I bring the indigenous flutes that I work with into a more contemporary context. Yoga & Meditation. The two recordings that followed that one are blah. Kapono and Santos perform in the MACCs McCoy Studio Theater on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, $45, and $65 (plus applicable fees). The music of RCNQ spans the sonic spectrum from quietly contemplative to highly combustible and from soothingly meditative to irresistibly danceable, always delivered with an impeccable blend of rhythm, melody and harmony and a positive vibration. See all 4 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. I was playing Chopin and a lot of Mozart, and then I started playing harder things like Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, he told Keyboard Magazine. Join R. Carlos Nakai, Amo Chip Dabney, Mary Redhouse & Will Clipman at they ponder their own Ancient Future giving voice to the planetary tribe in joyous and heartfelt music for the new millennium. The ever creative R. Carlos Nakai probably realizes that the quintessential Native American Flute album has already been done. Musician: R. Carlos Nakai Style: Flutist Tribe: . The fourth and finest adventure in global native groove from RCNQ features the earthy and ethereal Native American flute virtuosity of R. Carlos Nakai, the eco-spiritual explorations of vocalist Mary Redhouse, the inspired improvisations of multi-instrumentalist AmoChip Dabney, and the irresistible rhythms of percussionist Will Clipman, in compelling compositions that span the spectrum from quietly contemplative to highly combustible. Some of this you can move to. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet played songs off their latest album, Copyright 2012 - 2023 | Canyon Records | All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Originally trained in classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. Patrons must purchase a concert ticket to purchase the backstage ticket. I can fit it into different situations dynamically, compositionally., Beginning piano lessons at the age of four, by five Sands could play Mozart and had written his first composition. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet is an avenue to fuse Native American melodies with jazz and global beats. Born in Arizona in 1946 of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American Flute. 6. Making his debut in the Castle Theater tonight, Christian Sands has been hailed as the greatest jazz pianist of his generation. The ensemble features R. Carlos Nakai on Native American flutes, concert flute, trumpet and voice; Will Clipman on drums, pan-global percussion and voice; AmoChip Dabney on saxophones, keyboards and voice; and Johnny Walker on bass and voice. Mary was introduced to jazz in grade school by Beatrice Parker, a beatnik school librarian who played jazz albums while Mary shelved books. While the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet issued their third acclaimed recording with 2000's Ancient Future, it was In a Distant Place with Khechog, Clipman, and Eaton that made the Top Ten on the world music charts.
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