JaZzArt en València

People talk about «inspiration» when they think of the process of creating art. I never think of such a thing. Perspiration is more likely to provide insight and ideas for a work of art than some superstitious belief in muses or such other elements designed to, supposedly, inspire. So I live in a very ancient city, actually it was built in the days of the Roman Empire. Here I find «inspiration» in many things, but mostly the gothic buildings…

Here is just one angle of the Micalet, the bell tower of the Cathedral of Valencia… It is truly amazing and inspiring…

Although I am not a landscape painter, I do learn and find many elements in architecture and in the natural world. Everything comes from the natural world that surrounds us. Even my abstract art takes root there and there hides its references. There is no such thing as an abstract, everything proceeds from something. Earth, life, the Universe, the «everything,» is a product of creativity, it is creation, not evolution. In art there is no such thing as evolution. There is always creation, development and spirit…

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CHEERS…

En el arte hay solo dos formas de pintar o esculpir: de forma figurativa o abstracta. La figurativa se entiende bien, pues la composición la reconoces de una forma o de otra. Todo lo demás es abstracción, pues la abstracción no puede contener nada identificable como algo que pertenece al mundo en que vivimos.

Pero… Todo proviene de algo, no hay cosa que exista en un estado perenne de abstracción. Así que os pregunto ¿Existe la abstracción?

Cuento con vosotros para saber la respuesta…

GRACIAS…

No hay animal como un gato…

There’s no animal like a cat…

Que así entro a Tarragona…

Shorty Rogers…

His name was Milton Rajonsky and he was born in 1924. He was a trumpeter and an arranger and one of the main, perhaps the principal, founder of West Coast Jazz… He worked with Woody Herman and Stan Kenton during the 1950’s… Shorty Rogers died of melanoma at the age of 70 in California…

Here is one of his recordings from 1958 with a Cuban flavour to it… Well, I guess you would call it Jazz with a strong rhythm section. Whatever you call it, if it has a Cuban flavour it has to be good…

And this is how we close up a day full of extremely bang on Jazz!

CHEERS…

John Coltrane… Uno de los mas famosos y fenomenales saxofonistas del Jazz… Creador de un estilo, de una escuela y seguido por casi todos los jazzistas de hoy en dia. Sus composiciones son ya estándar en el repertorio de los músicos del jazz y su legado crece… Nació en Hamlet, Carolina del Norte (EEUU) en 1926 y murió en Huntington, Nueva York (EEUU) en 1967…

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John Coltrane… One of the most famous and phenomenal jazz saxophonists… Creator of a style, of a school, and followed by almost all jazz musicians today. His compositions are already standards in the jazz musicians’ repertoire, and his legacy continues to grow… He was born in Hamlet, North Carolina (USA) in 1926 and died in Huntington, New York (USA) in 1967…

Gracias…

Cheers…

One of the masters of West Coast Jazz, or «Cool Jazz» is Gerry Mulligan, North American saxophonist. This New Yorker born in 1927 was also a clarinettist, a composer and an arranger. But he shines predominantly with his baritone sax. He worked wit Stan Kenton and Miles Davis, among others. He played with Chet Baker in a piano-less group considered one of the coolest of the «cool» groups. Mulligan died in 1996 from complications from knee surgery. He was 68 years old.

This time the song becomes many as I truly believe that to get to feel the soul of Gerry Mulligan you have to hear more than just one song. So here are many for you to delight in. And then you tell me what you think.

Cheers…