On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, colin d'cruz wrote: > Joe Pereira popularly known as 'Jazzy Joe' has come a long way since he > picked up a violin in Goa way back in 1934. Little Jazzy Joe all of seven, > armed with 'rebec', set off for his first music lessons under the portuguese > solfegio system. Lessons that would see him through show business for the > next seventy years and more! Today virtuoso saxophonist 'Jazzy Joe' is > India's most popular and accomplished jazz musician. His long and eventful > career has spanned just about every live jazz avenue from clubs and hotels > to concerts and festivals worldwide. He takes the stage to enthrall > audiences with an exuberance that has to be seen to be believed. One of the > pillars in the foundation of Indian film's music industry and featured > soloist in countless commercial recordings, Jazzy Joe had yet to record his > own album for reasons that would not agree with his artistic sensibilities. > Angel AV, Goa's own record label has taken the initiative to record Jazzy > Joe and launch India's first straightahead jazz album. Co-produced by > Orlando Fernandes and Colin D'Cruz, this album features some of the most > popular jazz standards laced with flavours of Goa! Over seventy years of > Jazzy Joe is finally recorded with strong support from virtusos in their own > right, George Fernandez on piano, Colin D'Cruz on bass and Lester Godinho on > drums. The CD priced at a nominal Rs.100/- per unit will be available at all > major music outlets across the country and online at www.angelav.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Hotmail now on your Mobile phone. > http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/mobilesms/ Click here. >
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