Every week at Soya-Restaurant at Midtown opens its door for some live Jazz. It had a great atmosphere while you eat or just enjoy some drinks at the bar. Last Saturday it opens its door to a unique,unscripted and talented performer Brendan O’Hara
Brendan O’Hara born in Boston but was raised in Washington and New Jersey. He is a singer- songwriter how played more than four instruments including piano and guitar. He learned the piano and his deep love for music from his grandfather, a beatnik who played ragtime. He was funky and lycra, with raw energy, and extremely diverse. He was able to bounce from one instrument to another while he was singing, jumping between piano and guitar. His voice came directly from his heart as he said “breathe life into words and rhythms with my voice”. He had a combination of blue, rock, hip hop, and
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The first song is named “Your Everything”. This song was written by him. He had the company of Keith Cooper a dynamic tenor saxophonist. this song was an optical combination of guitar, piano, and saxophone where Brendan beside sing the song also played the piano and the guitar simultaneously. Another excellent song was “Take your time” This song was a mix of blue with rock. Also accompanied by his friend in the saxophone and he on the piano. you would able to see how O’Hara’s finger wildly danced across the key belting an original song also written by him. With his voice and the saxophone you could feel how your body vibrate with the rhythm taking you out of this world. Last but now least was “Thing are Happening all over the world”. A difference of the other two song that were most romantic this one was an acoustic hip hop about political. He explained that he wrote that song so many years ago under Bush presidential but it is still relevant today. He talk while he rap about commercialization of the media and our culture as a whole. It was such an interesting
In the book Projekt 1065, Michael O’Shaunessey is thirteenth year old, Irish boy. He is apart of the Hitler Youth, but he doesn’t like Hitler rule. He feels sympathetic for the Jewish people and wants to help the Allies take away Hitler rule by spying. Michael is talking about the uniform he has to wear he states, ‘I feel like a traitor wearing it.”(page 26, paragraph 3) He only stays apart of it because he hopes to get information about Hitler to give to his parents. Michael likes to be a lone wolf so one ask him questions. He has a really good memory which helps him learn German easily and keep secret information he find well. For example a woman says to him, “Your German is good. If I didn’t know your father was the Irish ambassador, I
Born near the beachy shores of South Carolina, Trevor Hall grew up listening to the melodious tunes of his father’s harmonica and drum set (Rosenfield, 2012). Throughout his young life, inspired by his father, Hall would constantly be glued to a notepad writing music; following his dreams, at 16, Hall recorded and released his very first record. With all of the joy found in writing and releasing
Victor Provost is widely considered one of the premier steel pan jazz artists of the 21st century. Through appearances at concert halls, clubs, and stages throughout the world, he has been meticulously developing a reputation as a “dazzling” soloist, crafting an impressive improvisational voice and style. Provost possesses a thorough knowledge of Bebop language, with a strong foundation in Caribbean sensibilities, and is armed with a virtuosic technical ability that allows him to weave all the elements of music seamlessly in his playing. Provost has two albums to his credit, including his new project entitled “Bright Eyes”, which debuted at number five on the iTunes Top 40 Jazz Charts and have received rave reviews from Downbeat Magazine,
O’Brien’s story about getting drafted to serve in the Army at the tender age of twenty-one made me sympathize but that doesn’t mean I particularly like his decision at the end of the chapter. He said it himself, he took a mild stand against the Vietnam War and was going to Harvard soon; he was too smart for it because unlike every other student drafted he had an actual future. When the young student thought about crossing the border into Canada to avoid the draft he chickened out of it, even though he went there and spent weeks building up the courage to do it. To me it seemed like his fear of losing respectability and being ridiculed were greater than his fear for his own life. If I were somehow in this particular situation I wouldn’t have
On November 18, 2015, I attended a UAB concert involving jazz combos and a guitar ensemble. This concert was filled with amazing musicians, intricate solos, and thick harmonies. There were three jazz combos and one guitar ensemble; the first set was the guitar ensemble, which contained four guitarists and one bass player. The ensemble consisted of four songs: “Swing It,” a swing-style song; “Samba #1”; “A Child is Born,” a waltz; and “Bill’s Bay.” The main theme of “Bill’s Bay” was very catchy and memorable, and the ensemble’s most impressive player to me was Michael Galanti on the bass guitar. His solos involved precise pizzicato and quick movement that I have never witnessed in a bass player.
Martin O’Donnell is responsible for composing the “iconic” main theme to the video game Halo: Combat Evolved. The “instantly recognizable tune that is to Halo what Monty Norman's theme is to the James Bond films” has earned Halo as well as O’Donnell countless awards. This paper will focus on his personal life, education, career, and influence.
Going to the jazz performance at the Bechtler showed me a different side of the community in Charlotte coming together. At the Bechtler Museum host, an annual night of jazz the theme for this performance was Jazz Night for Lovers. They had two shows, which both sold out. The line to get in was so long and full with young couples and older couples as well. Once were allow inside the venue everyone took there sits and watched as a beautiful 14-year-old girl sing her heart to the crowd. The crowd loved her and her performance. Things got even better when the jazz band got on stage and there special performer.
The first formal small jazz concert was held at the Maum Café on Sep. 25th, 2008. There were many music performances have held at the Maum Café but Zino Park, leader of the band, and manager of Maum Café agreed to arrange a formal jazz concert for the first time. The main theme of this concert was “Smooth Jazz with Zino Park at Maum”. Before the concert began, the band members introduced themselves to the audience. The names of players were:
On November 10th from 12:30 to 1:30, Taxi Chain performed a free concert in The Family Martin at York University. Grier Coppins founded Taxi Chain in 1993. They offer bluesy jigs and strong overtones of old school funk, R&B, rock n roll, country, folk and world music. This vast amount of styles allowed for their performance to be very intriguing. The styles are versatile, daring and fun (York university website). The setting of the performance was at The Family Martin Lounge, so the environment was relaxed. Everyone was doing their own thing in addition to listening. The atmosphere of the space was relaxed and most people were just doing their own thing while getting to enjoy the fantastic music that was being played. Truthfully, I choose this
The concert I decided to go to was held in Valley Brewing Company. The event was called “Take 5, Jazz at the Brew”. I went to the show July 11, 2013. The group I saw didn’t have a name. It was just a group of people performing together. The concert hall was a very nice venue. It was on an extended closed off area past the common area at the bar. The area was very dim lit and was decorated very fancy and elaborate. The music that was played that night was Jazz.
Alway open for a new opportunity for expression, Owen’s creative side extends beyond the norm set by his peers. Midway through 11th grade, he formed an experimental music group with two friends, quickly developing a small but devoted following of listeners. Released independently through the Bandcamp platform, the group’s efforts range from chilly electronica to lo-fi
On Wednesday night I attended a jazz performance at Bandera restaurant in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Bandera has a jazz performance every weekdnights, and a band named “The Marbles” were playing on that magnificent night. The best songs I really enjoyed during the performance were “Embraceable You,” by Nat King Ko, “She is Funny that Way,” by Billy Holiday, and “Everybody Needs Somebody,” by Jimmy Scott.
Jeremy Oxley, in his younger years, started his musical career in the early 1980’s, at the early young age of 18, he was touted as one of the most talented singer/songwriter in Australia. Jeremy was the front-man of a successful rock/pop bad called “Sunnyboys”. He achieved rapid success in his musical career, where he quickly became trapped in a persistent cycle of touring and recording sessions. His brother Peter, who wanted Jeremy to achieve success,
Sean O'Casey wrote this quote. To me it means that there is no real right or wrong answer in life. Life is a series of decisions; decisions we think are right at that exact moment. Decisions that usually are wrong in the entirety of things. Life is about moments we mess up, trip, and stumble through to get to where we think we want to be. Some of us are so concerned with the end result we completely forget to step back and truly understand these so called mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone has moments they wish to fast forward or erase entirely it is those events though, that help us figure out what we want. So in a way those mistakes can really be the best thing to ever happen to you.
Micheàl Ò Ruanaigh is another famous contemporary Harper. He was born in Scotstown, Co.Monaghan graduated in Ethnomusicology and Celtic studies from Queens University. He is proficient in many instruments but best known for his composing and harping ability. Wallis, Geoff & Wilson, Sue. The Rough Guide to Irish Music (London: Rough Guides Ltd, 2001), 7&8, 23-31,