JaZzArt en València

SU MAJESTAD ESCOJA by R. F. Bravo

«A Rose By The Sea» that you see here is in its canvas print form and it is now available at Fine Art America through my gallery. This is the only company that I have trusted with my images to create fine art prints of high quality. Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and ships quickly. Check out my gallery often as I change the images frequently to keep things exclusive and fresh.

For more of my artwork:
Web/Gallery: https://www.fbcart.wixsite.com/jazzart
YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/@FranciscoBravoCabrera
Instagram: @Francisco_Bravo_Cabrera
Twitter (X): @euskadi_bakero
Artist Representative: “By Guloshka”
Instagram: @Guloshka
E-Mail: guloshka404@aol.com

Maestro del barroco flamenco… Fue un artista y diplomático que hablaba varios idiomas y fue nombrado caballero por el rey Felipe IV de España…

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Master artist of the Flemish baroque… he was an artist and a diplomat who spoke several languages and knighted by King Phillip IV of Spain…

Gracias…

Cheers…

«Red Dress Jazz,» that you see here, is in its canvas print form. It is now available at Fine Art America through my gallery. This is the only company that I have trusted with my images to create fine art prints of high quality. Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and ships quickly. Check out my gallery often as I change the images frequently to keep things exclusive and fresh.

OMNIA CAELUM STUDIOS VALENCIA PRESENTS:

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El momento aquel cuando decidí que mi trabajo artístico seria «Jazz-Art» fue una epifanía, pero no recuerdo exactamente cuando fue. Lo que si recuerdo fue cuando cambié la forma de escribirlo. Fue durante la pandemia (2020) estando confinado y solo comunicándome con seguidores, amigos, galeristas, fans etcetera, cuando escribí jazz art así: «JaZzArT» y como me gustó así lo dejé.

Pero bueno, la motivación, lo que me provocó a dirigir mi camino hacia el JaZzArT fue el Jazz. Simple, y llanamente siempre he sido un amante de la música. Primero los Beatles y los Rolling, después Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, y casi todos las otras bandas de esa época y después el Jazz. Y lo que más me fascinó del jazz fue la manera como se hace, como se toca, como se desarrolla.

Pues el Jazz (como forma musical) se ajusta a tres principios fundamentales que son:

1- la improvisación; 2- La maestría del solista que toca y compone simultáneamente; 3- el ritmo, el swing que tiene que tener la pieza.

Los tres los convertí en la base de mi trabajo pictórico. Claro, tuve que hacer algunos ajustes pero creo que a través de los años los he logrado entrometer en mis cuadros y lograr así la espontaneidad y la frescura de la improvisación sin alejarme mucho de la planificación.

Dime tu si lo notas en mis cuadros.

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The moment when I decided that my artistic work would be «Jazz-Art» was an epiphany, but I don’t remember exactly when it was. What I do remember is when I changed the way to write it. It was during the pandemic (2020) while being confined and only communicating with followers, friends, gallery owners, fans, etc., when I wrote jazz art like this: «JaZzArT» and since I liked it, I kept it that way.

But well, the motivation, what led me to steer my path towards JaZzArT was Jazz. Simply put, I have always been a lover of music. First the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, then Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and almost all the other bands of that era, and then Jazz. And what fascinated me the most about jazz was the way it is made, how it is played, how it unfolds.

Well, Jazz (as a musical form) adheres to three fundamental principles, which are:

1- Improvisation; 2- The mastery of the soloist who plays and composes simultaneously; 3- The rhythm, the swing that the piece must have.

I turned the three of them into the foundation of my pictorial work. Of course, I had to make some adjustments, but I believe that over the years I have managed to integrate them into my paintings and thus achieve the spontaneity and freshness of improvisation without straying too far from the planning.

Now I ask you, do you see these Jazz principles in my work?

Gracias…

Cheers…

Today, on this fine Thursday, the middle of the week, I decided to feature magnificent guitarists from different genres and in Jazz, although there are many, Joe Pass is one of the authentic geniuses! And here you can enjoy his guitar work while listening to another fabulous Jazz artist, the incredible Ella Fitzgerald!

Joe Pass was born in New Jersey (US) in 1929. From age 14 he was playing with professional Jazz bands. He travelled from Pennsylvania, where the family had moved, to New York City and quickly became addicted to heroin, and relocated to New Orleans. He later said that he almost lost his head in New Orleans because of doing all sorts of drugs which were readily available. He spent much of the 1950’s in and out of prison for drug crimes. He cleaned himself up at Synanon clinic.

During the 60’s he started recording again, especially towards the end of the decade with Pablo Records. He collaborated with with Benny Carter, Milt Jackson, Herb Ellis, Zoot Sims, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Count Basie. Pass was diagnosed with liver cancer in 1992. In 1994 he played his last concert with guitarist John Pisano. He died in Los Angeles at the age of 65.

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These cool cats that play a mean Dixieland Jazz are from…(Take a guess)

TAKE A LISTEN…

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This is one of the many traditional New Orleans street musical associations, Tuba Skinny. They play traditional early Jazz, ragtime, and blues. They are phenomenal! If you like to dance, like I do, then this is the band for you! They started off in 2009 and are going strong. They have travelled to Mexico, France, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland and to my own Spain! (I didn’t see them though).

So, take a listen…

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Bueno, a simple lectura diría que no estoy de acuerdo con Sarmiento… pero meditaré un poco más para ver si estas palabras realmente me sirven de algo…