[Dixielandjazz] Tribute To Lionel Hampton
Luca Martinelli
luca.martinelli at maggiore.ch
Sat Apr 19 05:53:11 PDT 2008
Tribute to Lionel Hampton at JazzAscona Festival 2008 (Ascona,
Switzerland , June 26 - July 6, 2008)
The copious tribute to the great vibraphonist and entertainer Lionel
Hampton, whose 100-year birth anniversary occurs this year, is going
to be one of the highlights of JazzAscona 2008 (Ascona, Switzerland,
June 26- July 6, 2008) . Hampton, the musician who introduced the
vibraphone to jazz, exerted an enormous influence on generations of
jazz players. The Ascona festival will pay him tribute with a series
of concerts covering various aspects of his musical genius, and
including internationally famous vibraphonists like Canadian Peter
Appleyard; from France, Dany Doriz (whom Lionel Hampton considered
his 'spiritual son'); and artists like Bob Wilber (clarinet) and Duffy
Jackson, the extraordinary drummer who accompanied Hampton from a young
age, putting his incomparable dynamism and rhythmic sense at the
service of other jazz giants like Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella
Fitzgerald, Count Basie.
For more information:
http://www.jazzascona.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory
&id=1&Itemid=13&lang=english
Best wishes, Luca Martinelli
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