JaZzArt en València

Durante varios años, cuando Omnia Caelum Studios todavía estaba en la ciudad de Miami, Florida (EE. UU.), creé una gran colección de dibujos con grafito y tinta todos sobre el tema y la temática del Jazz tal como se puede aplicar al arte. Los llamé, naturalmente, «JaZzArT» y los dibujé a mi estilo único surrealista-expresionista, que es una forma de pintar, y de dibujar, que he desarrollado para crear una composición surrealista con elementos expresionistas. En este caso se refieren a músicos de Jazz y conjuntos…

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During several years, back when Omnia Caelum Studios was in the city of Miami, Florida (US), I created a huge collection of graphite and ink drawings all on the subject, and theme, of Jazz as it can be applied to art. I called them, naturally, «JaZzArT» and I did them in my unique surreal-expressionist style. A way of painting and drawing that I have developed to create a surreal composition with expressionist elements. In this case they refer to Jazz musicians and combos…

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Muy de acuerdo con el Sr. Shaw y muy en desacuerdo con el nacionalismo.

Today my friends, someone who I greatly admire, a fellow poet, Joni Caggiano, and wonderful friend, is releasing her poetry book «One Petal at a Time» and you can find it on Amazon! Joni is a phenomenal poet and I have had the extreme pleasure, and honour, of having been invited to participate in the book by creating the cover and providing art for its different sections. This is an incredible book, and the poetry is ripped right from the author’s soul. Joni’s aim is to reach all those who suffer and who have had a childhood in a dysfunctional family mired by alcohol abuse and unhappiness. The book is endorsed by Dr. Claudia Black, PhD, among other professionals in the field.

God bless you Joni and Scott and we all know this is going to be a smashing success! Cheers my friends!

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El nostre Micalet, Plaça de la Verge…

Moltes gràcies

Esta canción tiene tela pues la Armada de Estados Unidos quería usarla para hacer propaganda y reclutar hasta que se dieron cuenta que Village People eran un grupo de mariquitas (no el cantante) y se echaron para atrás. Jejeje, que sanacos estos marineros… Pero la canción no tiene desperdicio, es una autentica joya de la época que nos dio la mejor música popular del Siglo XX (y del Siglo XXI hasta ahora)…

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This song was going to be used by the US Navy as a recruitment tool until they discovered that the group was composed of a bunch of gay guys (not the singer) and they dropped it like a hot potato! Hehehe, how ridiculous these sailing boys! But the song is a jewel of the decade when the best music of the XX Century was made and of the XXIst Century as well…

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Probablemente la primera que marcó la década y el techno-pop de los 1980… Claro la canción es mas antigua, pero Soft Cell la convirtió en un himno de la generación de los 80… «Tainted Love» was composed by Ed Cobb, (US born composer) formerly of the Four Preps, (a US group) and the song was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964, who became known in the UK as the «Queen of Northern Soul.»

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Probably the first hit that marked the techno-pop of the 80’s… Of course the song is older, but Soft Cell turned it into an anthem for the 80’s generation… «Tainted Love» was composed by Ed Cobb, (US born composer) formerly of the Four Preps, (a US group) and the song was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964, who became known in the UK as the «Queen of Northern Soul.»

Y porque os portáis muy bien os traigo también la version original de Gloria Jones…

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Me acuerdo que aquí en España había fiebre de Simply Red y bueno, todos caímos por temas como este que vais a escuchar… La canción «If You Don’t Know Me By Now» fue escrita por Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (los creadores del sonido de Filadelfia) en 1972 para Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, y cuando ellos la lanzaron fue un gran éxito, pero para nosotros cuando la lanzó Simply Red en 1989 fue la ostia…

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I remember that here in Spain there was Simply Red fever! And, well, we all fell for songs like this you’re going to listen to… The song «If You Don’t Know Me By Now» was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (the creators of the Philadelphia sound) in 1972 for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and when they released it, it was a great success. But for us, when Simply Red released it in 1989, it was amazing…

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Esta es de 1982 y uno de mis favoritos de esa década y de la siguiente, Duran Duran… «Hungry Like the Wolf» fue un super éxito. El vídeo, que está de puta madre fue rodado en Sri Lanka! Mare meua! Esta gente eran la ostia… Y esta canción, collons, como no te va a gustar si está basada en Caperucita Roja…

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This is from 1982 and one of my favourites from that decade and the next, Duran Duran… «Hungry Like the Wolf» was a huge success. The video, which is amazing, was shot in Sri Lanka! Wow! These guys were awesome… And this song, wow, how can you not like it when it’s based on Little Red Riding Hood…

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Esta canción fue una de mis preferidas allá por el año 1981 y el 82. Eran Human League, del Reino Unido y el vídeo mola. (Diría que una de las cosas que mas me gusta de ver pelis y vídeos de esos años es que nadie saca del bolsillo un móvil y se pone a textear, mare meua!)

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This song was one of my favourites back in 1981 and 1982. It was Human League, from the UK, and the video is too cool. (I would say one of the things I like the most about watching movies and videos from those years is that nobody pulls out a mobile phone from their pocket and starts texting, bloody hell!).

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Well, as the ones who read my blog know, I have dedicated many posts to bringing forth women artists and that means women musicians as well, especially great and famous ones that perhaps might not have reached your eyes and ears. Today I, a lover of Jazz, feature the great female drummer Viola Smith!

This great woman of the world of percussion (mostly dominated by male drummers) and of Jazz, who lived to the age of 107 years! She was born in the US, in the state of Wisconsin in 1912 and died in 2020! She studied piano as a child along with her nine siblings, seven of which were female. Her father created an all female band and Viola chose the drums. The band played in a dance hall owned by her family in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin…

You have to hear her, there isn’t enough I can say, and the all female band as well! Phenomenal!

CHEERS