Downbeat nights on earth is another watershed, representing mendozas current position along an evolving path, where profound compositional depth and simple beauty find a rare meeting point. Nights on earth is his first album of originals in. Vince mendoza biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. A musical journey from the heart of one of the most prolific composers of our time, nights on earth shines as bright as any star in the night sky. Born and raised in oakland, california, akinmusire was as a member of the berkeley high school jazz ensemble, where he caught the attention of saxophonist steve coleman who was visiting the school to give a. It was an evening filled with fresh looks at classic and neoclassic magic, as well as original ideas that have great impact for any audience, whether they are laymen or magicians. Oct 14, 2011 listen free to vince mendoza nights on earth otono, poem of the moon and more. When i finally convinced him to lecture for my group, he really delivered. His new cd nights on earth on horizontal and art of groove records will be released on 7 october.
Listen to your favorite songs from epiphany by vince mendoza now. Conversations with vince mendoza and elf s matthew sklar. A couple weeks ago vince released nights on earth, a new collection of his compositions complete with an eclectic cast of amazing artists and a vast canvas of mendoza enriched musical motifs. Mendoza s composing style has always suggested that he would work well with an orchestra, and epiphany confirms those suspicions, since its never overblown its always evocative and quietly compelling, adding new elements to his music while. Vince mendoza has been at the forefront of the jazz and contemporary music scene as a composer and recording artist for the past 25 years. Vince mendoza born november 17, 1961 is an american music arranger, conductor, and composer. The night we met composed by, arranged by vince mendoza. Listen free to vince mendoza shekere radio iheartradio. Vince mendoza, vince mendoza nights on earth amazon. In 2011, mendoza released the solo album nights on earth. Vince mendoza assembles allstar cast for nights on earth.
The album earned mendoza a grammy award the following year for best instrumental arrangement for the albums leadoff track, entitled carlos. Vince mendoza has been at the forefront of the jazz and contemporary music scene as a composer, conductor and recording artist for the last 20 years. Vince mendoza is an actor, known for kaleidoscope world 20. He then took up the trumpet, which he continued to play at ohio state university, where he participated in the jazz ensemble and the concert band. Everything is you composed by, arranged by vince mendoza.
I had the good fortune of talking to vince mendoza about the new album, his influences and overall approach to composing and it should come as no surprise. He has written scores of compositions and arrangements for big band, and extended compositions for chamber and symphonic settings. Composed by, arranged by vince mendoza orchestra members of the metropole orkest 6. Top vince mendoza mp3 downloads and best vince mendoza. Feb 12, 2017 vince mendoza composed the music, but equal billing should go to all 19 members of colognes wdr big band. Listen to your favorite songs from start here by vince mendoza now. Mendozas composing style has always suggested that he would work well with an orchestra, and epiphany confirms those suspicions, since its never overblown its always evocative and quietly compelling, adding new elements to his music while. As a leader, mendoza has released 10 recordings for the blue note, act, blue jackel and zebra labels, including 1997s epiphany with the london symphony orchestra and 2011s nights on earth, featuring an allstar cast and members of the metropole orkest, which mendoza has led as chief conductor for the past six years. Vince was recently honored with a grammy award for his work on the john scofield 54 album on emarcy records.
Nov 23, 2011 a couple weeks ago vince released nights on earth, a new collection of his compositions complete with an eclectic cast of amazing artists and a vast canvas of mendoza enriched musical motifs. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. I had the good fortune of talking to vince mendoza about the new album, his influences and overall approach to composing and it should come as no surprise that his responses. Vince mendoza composed the music, but equal billing should go to all 19 members of colognes wdr big band. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Join facebook to connect with vince mendoza and others you may know. Every time i see him he has something new and wonderful to show me. American music arranger, composer and instrumentalist.
Instrumental version of ao mar as heard on nights on earth. In fact, mendoza earned two of his six career grammys for mitchells 2003 travelogue and 2000 both sides now projects. Entertainment weekly vince mendoza is a musicians musician managing to interpret the best of his predecessors styles, adding undeniable twists and proprietary genius jazziz. Vince mendoza the night we met horizontal 2011 youtube. On this eagerlyawaited followup to epiphany, vince mendoza recruited an allstar cast of longtime collaborators like guitarists john abercrombie, john scofield and nguyen le, drummer peter erskine, percussionist luis conte, organist larry goldings, steel drummer andy narell, pianists kenny werner and alan pasqua, saxophonists bob mintzer and joe lovano.
Watch the video for ao mar from vince mendozas nights on earth for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Vince mendoza has shifted focus back to his own compositions for the first time in years. The album earned mendoza a grammy award for best instrumental arrangement for the albums leadoff track, carlos. View all albums and help us complete vince mendoza discography. Streams of influence flowing into a river of sound. Also in 2010, the orkest released the album 54 featuring john scofield on guitar. Oct 23, 2011 its been some time since weve heard vince mendoza working in such a personal context.
Vince mendoza composition, as heard on the john scofieldmetropole orkest cd 54. Vince mendoza epiphany music cd album at cd universe, reissue. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Acclaimed arrangerconductor and 6times grammy winner vince mendoza assembles an allstar cast for nights on earth his first album of originals in years. Sep 16, 2011 it was wonderful and vince did a great job conducting. Homecoming the new album homecoming is composed, arranged and conducted by vince in this beautiful live performance, featuring wdr big band cologne.
Morning edition for january 4, 2012 hear the morning edition program for january 4, 2012. Jan 04, 2012 morning edition for january 4, 2012 hear the morning edition program for january 4, 2012. Epiphany vince mendoza, london symphony orchestra songs. Downbeat nights on earth is another watershed, representing mendoza s current position along an evolving path, where profound compositional depth and simple beauty find a rare meeting point.
Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. The album features john scofield, john abercrombie, joe lovano, bob mintzer, larry goldings, kenny werner and christian mcbride, plus others. Metropole orkest, peter erskine, victor bailey, jim beard, amit chatterjee, alex acuna fast city arranger, conductor. Early albums like start here world pacific, 1990 utilized a relatively large cast of characters and were broad in scope, but here mendoza achieves a new plateau with a panoramic world view bringing together musical friends, old and new. Composed by, arranged by vince mendoza lyrics by tom diakite orchestra members of the metropole orkest 5. In 2011, he released the solo album nights on earth, followed two years later by perfect vision. Oh, weve heard plenty from mendoza over the last decade, as hes handled arranging for the likes of bjork, sting and joni mitchell. Vince mendoza, vince mendoza nights on earth music. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Start here, an album by vince mendoza on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Epiphany by vince mendoza on amazon music unlimited. As a leader, mendoza has released 10 recordings for the blue note, act, blue jackel and zebra labels, including 1997s epiphany with the london symphony orchestra and 2011s nights on earth, featuring an allstar cast and members of the metropole orkest, which mendoza has led as. Apr 25, 2019 vince mendozas freshly textured nights on earth testifies to this renaissance mans ability to meld different musical cultures.
Recorded with the london symphony orchestra, epiphany finds vince mendoza pursuing a typically subtle and engaging blend of classical and postbop. Which makes nights on earth all the more cause for celebration. The esquivel sound, which marked the end of his tenure with the metropole orkest. It was wonderful and vince did a great job conducting. Start here by vince mendoza on amazon music unlimited.
Oct, 2011 acclaimed composerarrangerconductor vince mendoza assembles allstar cast for nights on earth, set for october 2011 release. Some of todays most ambitious orchestral jazz owes its existence to ensembles based. Vince mendozas freshly textured nights on earth testifies to this renaissance mans ability to meld different musical cultures. Mendoza was born in connecticut and studied guitar as a child, influenced by classical music, soul and jazz. Listen free to vince mendoza nights on earth otono, poem of the moon and more. Vincent mendoza is known for his work on dancer in the dark 2000, frapuccino 2016 and a part of the game 2015. Vince mendoza born november 17, 1961 is an american music arranger, conductor, and composer mendoza was born in connecticut and studied guitar as a child, influenced by classical music, soul and jazz. Vince mendoza is one of those great hidden secrets in magic.
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