GINO VANNELLI
An e-mail dated Sunday the 14th of June 2009 - 16:01 4:01pm Holland time from ROSS VANNELLI still in Mexico!!! The subject: ROSS
B&T
An e-mail dated Sunday the 14th of June 2009 - 22:05 10:05pm Holland time from Karen Cozumel, MX
The subject: Birthdaywishes to Gino Vannelli 16 June 2009.
Dear Gino,
I truly enjoyed every minute, as I think the entire audience did.
I think you may have made many new fans from the concert. In the area I sat few knew of you, but all enjoyed your performance.
I wish you a very happy 57th birthday on Tuesday.
An e-mail dated Sunday the 14th of June 2009 in Holland already Monday the 15th of June 2009 Said Macari in Mexico City, MX. With
the subject: Assembling the stage - Press conference with Maru - Sound check - The concert.
This is an advance from your correspondent SAID MACARI
at Playa del Carmen.
Expect more pictures.................
Added again on June the 20th 2009 three more pictures and overwrote again some pictures with better quality...
06/16/09
The guys had to overcome many adverities such as head phone problems and a few other technical setbacks. All in all Ross saved the day with his magic hands and ears. Gino was a pro and gave it all he had, as usual. The portland band was cooking. We got to speak with Sandin Wilson and Alan Hinds. Alan gave me his set list. Suanja and I got to sit very close to the mixing console and wach Ross and Nick work. Ross is a gracious man. He and Gino printed 150 shirts to hand out and gave away some C D's of "A Good Thing". The album is still not released in the USA.
The weather was beautiful and I think there were around 1500-2000 people at the show.
Happy Birthday to The Man!!
We flew back with Cathy to the states and it was good to see the girls. This was their fourth show in two years and our third. We will be at the Memphis show in August.
We hope you are well and we send much Love to you and all the Gino fans,
An e-mail dated Tuesday the 16th of June 2009 from Maru in Mexico City, Mexico
with the subject: Riviera Maya Jazz Festival 2009
Dear friends:
I'm not kidding!!! The second time my dear good friend Said and I met, about 2 months ago, he said he wanted to get close to Gino, that he didn't want to go to the concert and that's all. So, he did a lot of hard work to find the way to get a letter from a radio station, to be able to be at a meet and greet, or press conference, or whatever Gino could do before or after the concert. He asked his sister, whose husband has a radio program in Radio UNAM (It's the National University of Mexico's official radio station, so the letter had to be made and signed by one of the authorized persons). It was a slow and difficult process and thanks to lots of phone calls from him and his sister Jeanette, he could finally get the letter. So, the day before of our flight to Playa del Carmen, he was told where the press conference was going to take place in. We had to be at 9 AM on Saturday, at the luxurious and beautiful ROYAL HIDEAWAY HOTEL, for the press conference. When we arrived there early (my husband with the video camera, Said to take the pictures, and me to ask the questions). Before we entered to the meeting room, we met Randy and were talking to him for a while and asked him if it was posible to see Gino after the concert. He didn't promise anything, but he was going to try. Said showed Randy the pictures of the Gino Vannelli Racing Team and he loved them. We sat at first row and we recorded all what happened there. We had to sign a compromise that we wouldn't publish any of the material obtained, unless we had the artist's authorization, so I'm not sure if you can get this permission, because as soon as I have the transfer of the mini DV material to DVD, I'm planning to send you a copy, with the conference and the songs my husband could videotape. If you can publish it on your website, it would be great! We won't upload it anywhere else of course! It's for our personal joy and we want to share it with you, because Gino was so relaxed and content. The whole questions/answers session took 1 complete hour. I asked him two questions, there were reporters from Mexico and other countries (you'll see the DVD soon) and it was so interesting. You can imagine how did Said and I feel. We knew the sound check was going to be at 2 o'clock. So we went to Mamita's Beach Club, took an excellent place on the beach, and waited. Do you know what it is to be watching and listening Gino and his musicians soundchecking for 3 and a half hours? We could not believe it. And Said, his son, his sister, his brother in law and her girlfriend, my husband and I, didn't move from our places until the concert started. There were some Gino fans from places close to Playa del Carmen, but from other states too and many of Mexico City. The beach slowly got crowded, and when the musicians started playing and then Gino appeared singing, the audience went wild and it was a beautiful show. This time, I wrote the song list:
Mama Coco (Oh my God what a breathtaking version!!!) We went to meet Randy and he told us there was no chance to see Gino (again ha ha) for a picture (again ha ha). And he told me, "I can give you the t-shirt with the "A good thing" logo" and I almost fell down of emotion when he gave it to me! I had to keep it immediatelly, I was scared to be killed by someone who wanted it too hahaha. We waited until Sandin, Reinhardt and Allen walked to their cars and we had the chance to say hello to them and thank them for the excellent show they gave. And a few minutes later: GINO, we thanked him again for coming to Mexico, shook hands and he signed some autographs and let people take some pictures (he's always soooo nice!!!!) We returned to our hotel through a different path, and we found another Gino advertising, so I took a picture next to it. If you feel this is too long, you can edit it, no problem. I'm really tired now, but I promise I'll send you the pictures my husband took, the DVD with the press conference, and the concert. Las Vegas was perfect, but being on the beach, the long sound check, the chance to be so close in the morning and even make him 2 questions, the t-shirt and sharing with another loyal fan as me, made of this concert something very special. Reporting from Playa del Carmen for B&T's Gino's Network: Maru Camilli, Javier Hernàndez and Said Macari. A big kiss, a warm hug and all my gratitude to connecting me with the most beautiful experiences!
Another e-mail dated Wednesday the 17th of June 2009 from Said Macari in Mexico City, MX. With
the subject: Pictures from the audience and concert
B & T:
Another e-mail dated Thursday the 18th of June 2009 from Said Macari in Mexico City, MX.
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Hello Barend & Trees,
Another e-mail dated Thursday the 18th of June 2009 from Maru in Mexico City, Mexico
with the subject: Hotel
Hello again dear friends:
We stayed at a cozy and nice hotel, three blocks from Mamita's, so we could get there really fast.
This time I couldn't talk to Ross. I saw him very busy with the soundcheck and when I wanted to approach, he looked so tired (the sun was shining in a way you can't imagine, and with the humidity of the beach, it feels hotter) and he was leaving to his hotel. I think to eat, rest for a while, take a bath and get back for the concert.
After the concert, when I tried to see him, he was no longer where he was.
Now I'm thinking why didn't I ask all the people I could, how did they know about the concert? It would had completed a real report of all the event.>
I wanted to tell Ross, how important is his job. And I feel I'm a little bit like him. I work with my brother and my father, they're who always lead the events we prepare. And Ross' and my job is silent, behind the stage, where only a few people see us, but we are vital for the shows. And in the other side he is so polite, so calmed, and soooooooooooooo handsome.
Well, if I have something else to comment (sure I will hahaha) I'll e-mail you again... sorry!!!)
Another e-mail with a big review dated Friday the 19th of June 2009 from Said Macari in Mexico City, MX.
"a go go" event at Playa del Carmen
Hello B & T:
She already told you about everything we did together. I don't want to be repetitive.
I would like to tell you more about Ross. Most of the time we talk about Gino and Ross is essential for him.
We have to remember that "I just wanna stop" was writed by Ross. And it was nominated for a Grammy.
After the press conference, I went to mamita's beach Club, it was 1:30 and Ross was working at the console without any tent to protect him from the sun. It was very hot, almost 40 degrees celsius. Behind him was Nick Moon. I said hello to them and they very kind.
The soundcheck finished almost at 6pm.
They had a lot of problems with the monitors and Randy's keyboard. But Ross worked everything out. He is an excellent ingeneer. Very meticulous. And Gino too.
I was speaking with one of the event organizers near the stage and he told me that they were surprised. This was the first time, in all the years that this Festival has been done, that an artist takes so much time on the soundcheck. They couldn't believe it. Everything has to be done to perfection and ready for the concert.
And so I told him: "you don't know the Vannelli brothers, they put all their heart and dedication like it was the first time"............
The organizers (Fernando Toussaint and Javier Araun) told me that there were about 7,000 people attending the concert. The area for the audience to be was about the size of a professional soccer field. And it was full. Also they said that the phones at Mamita's Beach Club didn't stop ringing from tourists asking if it was really Gino Vannelli giving a concert there. They couldn't believe it! I think that many old fans from Gino have lost track of him. They don't even know that he is still singing.
There were a lot of families with small children, dogs. Even a group from New York and another from Europe flew to Playa just to attend the concert. Everybody was on swimsuits, relaxed. It was like a 70's concert...(hippie).
I was very happy for Gino and his team. Maybe they felt like the old days..when Gino was on his 20's.
I want to thank Maru, Javier, Jeanette (my sister), Said jr and Bianca (my wife) for everything they did to make this experience possible. And of course to you, Barend and Trees that keep many fans like me so in contact with Gino's projects and life.
An e-mail with more memories from Maru in Mexico City dated Sunday 5 July 2009 with the subject: More details!
My dear friends:
I hope you had a great weekend and I was remembering about some other details in Playa del Carmen.
There was a Mexican woman in the soundcheck, singing and dancing next to the stage, all the time. There were two American women too, my husband had a few words with a Dutch couple. Now I regret I didn't get close, introduce myself and maybe make new friends and make publicity to your website! Fans can't imagine what they'll find! But I was like hypnotized, I didn't move from the place I was sitting, I didn't want to miss anything happening on stage.
A lot of people took cameras, and lots of them were shooting, it was impossible to stop them recording, there were thousands of people.
After the concert, Said Jr. told me: I've always listened to Gino's music because of my dad, but I never thought I was going to enjoy this concert as much as I did. It was a super big show!
There was a whole Mexican family (mom, dad, sons with their wives and daughters with their husbands) screaming "We love you Gino", "You are the best". And after the concert some of them were crying, they said to each other: Gino is part of our family, you grew up listening to Gino's music.
The day we were flying back to Mexico City, while my husband and I had breakfast, a lady told me: I saw you last Saturday at the concert, you were singing all the time, It was nice watching you enjoying in that way. She said his husband was a big Gino fan, I gave her my card in case they wanted to contact me, to share the experience, but I haven't had news from them.
Yesterday it was one of my sister's birthday and we had a party and she told me she had read about the concert in some newspapers. I'll ask her the links and if I get them, I'll send them to you of course.
Hello B & T:
The same happened at Playa del Carmen with Maru, she gave the address to many fans around us.
I think that many people in Mexico know your site. Not everybody writes, nor speek english.
But you have to be sure that your web page is appreciated back here.
My dear friends:
I've been digging in your website and I ask you to be so kind to let us know if there's a chance to watch the interview next September, the more we have of Gino the more we want, we never get enough!
I'm happy because Said invited us to his restaurant again, if your ears are bipping next Saturday, you know who's talking (nicely) about you hahaha. We had been trying to meet since we arrived from Playa del Carmen, but sometimes things are not in the way we want.
Not tired to tell you HOW MUCH I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE!
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Dear friends:
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My dear friends:
I'm so excited because in a week and a half, I'll be at Playa del Carmen to see a GINO'S CONCERT!!!!!
We've bought the plane tickets and we'll make the hotel reservation tomorrow, and we just have to pack our stuff and start real fun.
I wish you come and meet you, and show you a small part of our beautiful country.
I had a dream that Gino loved "Gino Vannelli Racing team" so I decided to race the whole season with my "spiritual sponsor". Gino fans: expect a podium soon!!!
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Hi Barend & Trees,
Hello Barend & Trees,
Hello Barend & Trees,
We are very excited Gino's coming to Mexico and it is a way of
welcoming him and his people.
I am going to be at Playa del Carmen for his concert.
Hello there!!!
Dear Berend & Trees,
I have not forget to send you the tickets I promised. And I will include a tshirt from 1991 tour. What's not included is the virus.
We hope Gino comes. The important thing is that they feel safe.
Hello dear friends: We're planning to go together, we phone each other frequently and we behave like kids, we were not feeling sure of going to the Jazz Festival,
We are about to buy the plane tickets and make the hotel reservations. Please, if you know about any rumour about cancelling, I beg you to let us know, because maybe in other times, it wouldn't be so much a trouble. But now, with the economic situation, we don't want to spend unnecessarilly. I know we may have a wonderful weekend, but what we really want is GINO!!!
I'm sorry to bother you with this, but I hope you understand what we are going through now. Our contry was in a difficult economic situation, but after this flu thing, it has become worse.
But we believe in our hearts that this is an opportunity we must take.
Dear Barend & Trees,
I heard Gino's music 34 years ago for the first time, and since then he's been my very favorite. There's no one quite like him in the whole musical world: then and now, his talent trascends time.
You can imagine muy joy now that I find he's coming to Mexico next June!! Gino has been to Mexico only once, back in 1991, and he gave only two concerts.
The only bad thing with this new announcement is that .... he will be in Playa del Carmen, not in Mexico City!! That's strange, since Playa del Carmen is a place full of tourists, and I believe the most of Gino's fans are in Mexico City, where there are a lot of venues in which he could perform.
Thanks in advance for your answer. And please, keep up your wonderful work dedicated to The Master of Music.
WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
I'm happy happy happy!!!!!!
He told me we can miss the chance to see him again!!!! So you can imagine what I'm feeling in my heart from that moment. Oh God, I confirm I'm a blessed woman, don't you think so? THANK YOU DEEP FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for the update!!!!
WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
As everyday, I checked your website and OH MY GOD!!!!!!
I'll see what I'll have to do to go to that Jazz Festival in Quintana Roo.
Maybe we'll have to work harder and save every peso, but I want to be there next June 13, and maybe give Gino a birthday wish (and a hug and a kiss! hahaha), personally. Wouldn't it be great?
We're planning to meet Said and his wife Bianca this afternoon (it's a holiday in my country) and I'm sure he'll be very happy too! The more I visit your website, the more I love it! There are no words enough to THANK YOU for all the happiness you give to me.
A very big hug to you both and THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD NEWS!!!!!
I'm sure that we are blessed because our problems are smaller than our happiness, that we have a strong heart to fight, we have health, a husband or wife to love and who loves us, a job, our contries are not in war, we have freedom and we have Gino's music to cheer up our spirits!!!! So let's live our life as long as we have it, enjoying of every minute!
I'm happy for this concert and my next project is visiting the mexican caribbean this summer!!!!
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Gino Vanelli Lunes 01 de junio de 2009 num. 48 Erik Montenegro Spanish/Spaans/Español: El hijo predileto de montreal está en México
 Gino Vannelli nació en Montreal, Canadá, el 16 de Junio de 1952. Su padre fue cantante de Big Band, lo cual sembró en el joven Gino el gusto por la música, especialmente por el jazz. La admiración hacia bateristas del mismo género como Joe Morello, Elvin Jones y Gene Kruppa, lo impulsó a estudiar batería y teoría de la música por cinco años. A los 12 forma el grupo de rock The Cobras, para posteriormente integrar Jacksonville 5 con su hermano Joe en los teclados. Es justo mencionar que esta agrupación que basaba su sonido en las bandas del sello Motown, existió cinco años antes de que los famosos Jackson Five salieran al mercado. Durante esta etapa Vanelli estudió guitarra y piano, y es entonces cuando empieza a cantar. A los 17 años firma contrato con la RCA de Canadá bajo el nombre de Van Elli sacando un par de sencillos al mercado. Entusiasmados por este hecho, los hermanos Gino y Joe viajan a Estados Unidos, llegando primero a Nueva York para después establecerse en Los Angeles. Ahí hicieron audiciones dejando impresionados a muchos ejecutivos pero sin lograr contrato alguno. Ante esta falta de éxito los hermanos deciden regresar a Montreal, pero el joven Gino quiso hacer un último intento de conseguir compañía disquera antes de volver a casa. Así que a la mañana siguiente, Vannelli se encaminó al cuartel general de A&M esperando la llegada de uno de los dueños, el legendario Herb Alpert. Al llegar este, el joven Gino corrió incluso burlando a un agente de seguridad de la compañía disquera, y cuando por fin lo pudo alcanzar le suplicó que lo escuchara. Siguiendo una corazonada Alpert le dio la oportunidad de que le cantara sus más recientes composiciones acompañado sólo de su guitarra. A partir de ahí Gino Vannelli se convirtió en artista de A&M lanzando seis álbumes de 1974 a 1978, los cuales incluyeron muchos hits que ocuparon lugares importantes de popularidad. Su estilo mezclaba elementos de jazz con el pop, destacando el uso de los teclados por parte de Joe Vannelli, quien a falta de sintetizadores polifónicos grababa repetidamente nota por nota para poder hacer acordes con los sonidos que él mismo diseñaba. En 1978 Herb Alpert y Jerry Moss vendieron A&M, y la nueva dirección quería que Vannelli grabara música disco. Gino se negó y en 1980 firmó con Arista donde publicó el álbum Nightwalker de donde se desprende Living Inside Myself, que llegó al lugar número seis de las listas. El problema vino cuando Vannelli presentó Twisted Heart a los ejecutivos de su disquera, quienes no aceptaron el disco y lo congelaron por cuatro años. En 1985 Gino Vannelli fue liberado de su contrato con Arista e inmediatamente sacó el popular Black Cars con HME. Dos años después grabó Big Dreamers Never Sleep posicionándose el primer sencillo Wild Horses en primer lugar en sitios donde nunca antes había estado presente, como Europa. Siguieron Inconsolable Man, Live in Montreal, Yonder Tree, Slow Love, Canto (donde Vanelli explora otros estilos cantando en italiano, francés y español) y por último These are the days. Actualmente Gino se encuentra promocionando su más reciente material llamado Good Things, en donde retoma la actitud y las ideas originales y creativas del cantautor a través de su inclinación a las artes y particularmente al impresionismo. A propósito de estas buenas nuevas y en contubernio con el Festival Internacional de Jazz de la Riviera Maya pudimos platicar con Gino Vannelli antes de su visita este mes a tierras mexicanas (junio 13 de 2009) y particularmente a Playa Mamitas en la incomparable y paradisiaca Playa del Carmen en un concierto gratuito y sin antecedente alguno. Así que no hay pretexto para faltar. Esta es la antesala de lujo para la edición de noviembre 2009 en el Festival que ahora crece 24 horas más y que llega a uno de su pináculos al presentar en su cartel (amén del propio Vannelli) a gente de la talla de Herbie Hancock, Sergio Mendes, Al Jarreau, Pat Martino, Jim Beard, Spyro Gyra y mucho talento mexicano, entre los que figuran Enrique Nery, N’arimbo, Mark Aanderud, Juan Alzate, Aguamala, Sacbé, Colin Hunter y The Royal Band. Ya estaremos dando cuenta de cada uno de estos eventos a través de music:life. Mientras tanto, he aquí nuestra charla con el hijo predilecto de Montreal…
Crecer en Montreal debe ser un incentivo importante para decidir dedicarse a alguna de las bellas artes, dada la consabida explosión cultural que impera en la ciudad…
Viajemos un poco hacia atrás, ¿por qué no nos platicas de aquél grupo llamado The Cobras? Un nombre rudo para una banda de chicos de 12 años ¿no es así?
¿Qué instrumento tocabas?
¿Cómo es posible saber que alguien viene a este mundo para ser músico?
Hablando de esto, ¿por qué dejaste la batería y comenzaste con los teclados?
¿Dónde te sientes más cómodo para expresar tus emociones, con algún instrumento, componiendo canciones, o cantándolas?
Como compositor, ¿qué crees que sea más valioso en tus canciones, hacerlas grandiosas o verdaderas?
Hablando de George Gershwin, él dijo alguna vez: “la vida es mucho como el jazz, se vuelve mejor cuando improvisas”, ¿qué rol tiene la improvisación en tu vida?
Estaba revisando esa buena anécdota sobre aquél día en que alcanzaste a Herb Alpert para presentarle tus canciones…¿qué pasaba por tu mente en ese momento?
¿Cómo encuentras la industria de la grabación actualmente en comparación con los setenta?
¿Crees que la música tiene el poder para cambiar la mentalidad
de la gente?
¿De verdad?
Tienes cierta atracción por la música clásica ¿cierto?...
Estaba pensando en aquél disco llamado “Canto”…
Si tuvieras que elegir un sencillo de toda tu discografía que se convirtiera en el tema representativo de lo que Gino Vannelli dejó a este mundo ¿cuál sería?
¿Cómo se dio la colaboración entre tú y Manuel Mijares para aquél tema The Sad Night?
Cantaste en español…
¿Tienes algunos instrumentos favoritos?
Por último, ¿crees que haya alguna canción de tu autoría que merezca ser redescubierta o que no se le prestó la atención debida en su momento? *Agradecemos las facilidades para la realización de esta entrevista a Fernando Toussaint, Director del Festival Internacional de Jazz de la Riviera Maya.
Translated by Maru from Mexico City From Spanish to the English language:
GINO VANNELLI, Montreal’s Favorite Son Nowadays, Gino Vannelli is promoting his most recent material called “A Good Thing”, retaking the original and creative ideas, through his tendency to arts and particularly to impressionism. Besides these good news and thinking on the Riviera Maya International Jazz Festival, we could interview Gino before his arrival to Mexico to give a Concert next June 13 at Mamita’s Beach Club at the incomparable and paradisiacal Playa del Carmen in a unique free show. So you can miss it. PAGE 2: GINO VANNELLI Montreal’s Favorite Son is in Mexico I want to paraphrase Eddy Martinez, who did a wonderful short review of Gino Vannelli’s career, in our last October 2008 magazine, in the section “Fade Out”: “Gino Vannelli was born in Montreal, Canada, on June 16, 1952. His father sang with a Big Band, this situation made Gino love music, specially Jazz. His admiration for this genre drummers like Joe Morello, Elvin Jones and Gene Krupa drove him to study drums and music theory for five years. At the age of 12, he put together the rock band “Jacksonville 5” with his brother Joe on keyboards. We have to mention that this musical group, who based their sound on Motown seal’s bands, started five years before the famous Jackson Five appear. By that time Vannelli studied guitar and piano and he started singing. When he was 17, he signed a contract wit RCA Canada, under the name Van Elli, releasing a pair of singles. With the characteristic enthusiasm of that age, brothers Gino and Joe flew to America, first to New York and then to L. A. They auditioned and left several executives very well impressed but no contract to sign.
Chronologically, the records were Crazy Life, Powerful People, Storm at Sunup, Gist of the Gemini, A Pauper in Paradise and the famous Brother to Brother. Most of the songs included in these albums, are very elaborated pieces, requiring a very high quality of performance, that’s why great musicians like Mark Craney, Jimmy Haslip, Carlos Rios, Ernie Watts, Victor Feldman, Jay Graydon and Graham Lear, have been involved in his projects. On 1978 Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss sold A&M and the new directors wanted Gino to record disco music. Gino didn’t want that, so on 1980 he signed contract with Arista, releasing the album Nightwalker with the cut Living Inside Myself, getting in number six on top ten. But when Vannelli presented the Record Company’s executives “Twisted Heart”, they didn’t accept it and then Gino was “frozen” for four years. On 1985 Gino Vannelli had no more contract with Arista and he immediately released Black Cars with HME. Two years later he recorded Big Dreamers Never Sleep, with the # 1 single Wild Horses, even in Europe. Then came Inconsolable Man, Live in Montreal, Yonder Tree, Slow Love, Canto (where Vannelli explores different styles singing in Italian, French and Spanish) and the most recent one These are the Days.” This is the first part of the Festival 2009, beginning earlier with the extraordinary show of a Super Star Mr. Vannelli. On November we’ll have as guests, famous musicians like Herbie Hancock, Sergio Mendes, Al Jarreau, Pat Martino, Jim Beard, Spyro Gyra and Mexican talents too: Enrique Nery, N’arimbo, Mark Aanderud, Juan Alzate, Aguamala, Sacbé, Colin Hunter and The Royal Band. We’ll report of these events as they happen, at music:life magazine. In the meantime this is what Montreal’s favorite son said:
- Growing in Montreal bust be an important incentive to decide taking one of the fine arts as a job, because of the cultural explosion of that city.
- Let’s get back in time. Why don’t you tell us about that musical group called “The Cobras” A rude name for a 12 years old boys band isn’t it?
-What instrument did you play? -How is it possible to know that someone comes to this world to be a musician?
-Why did you prefer keyboards instead of drums?
-How is it easier for you to express your emotions, with some instrument, composing or singing?
-As a composer What do you think it’s more valuable in your songs, to make them magnificent or real?
-Talking about George Gershwin, once he said: Life’s much like jazz, it gets better when you improvise What does improvisation mean to you?
-I was checking about that old good story when you ran after Herb Alpert to sing your songs for him. What did you have in mind in that moment?
-Do you think music has the power to change people’s minds?
-What’s the music that makes you cry?
-Really?
-You like classical music don’t you?
-I was thinking about that CD “Canto”
-If you had to choose one song of all your discography, that became in some kind of hymn, representing what Gino Vannelli wants to leave to this world, which one would it be?
-How did you get to record the track “The Sad Night” with Manuel Mijares?
-You sang in Spanish
-Do you have some favorite instruments?
-To finish, do you think there’s a song that you wrote, and deserves to be rediscovered or one that didn’t have the right attention when it was released?
Thanks to Fernando Toussaint, Director of the Riviera Maya International Jazz Festival. ......... Back Home... Playa del Carmen sang Gino Vannelli’s songs [15/06/2009 - 13:46]
Last weekend, the Trust of Tourist Promotion of the Riviera Maya (FPTRM) presented its guest of luxury: the Canadian musician Gino Vannelli, who in a session of questions and answers, that was prolonged for almost an hour, filled of anecdotes, reflections and in a good mood the stage Havana of the hotel Royal Hideway. To the question of how sees the situation in Mexico after the influenza, and what would tell him the people of the world on our country, Gino Vannelli, responded with an “achu” that started the laughters of the audience. The pretended sneeze of the jazz musician doesn’t need of greater introductions, all was said. Gino Vannelli, who had promised a single thing for the concert of Saturday night: “To fly our head”, surpassed for a lot of the expectations calling at more than 7 thousand people; tourists and local that met to listen to one of the classics of the jazz. Gino Vannelli is an alchemist of rhythms, and possessor of one of the most distinctive voices of the music of the contemporary pop music, one of its keys to continue in force, is, according to its own words, not to have renounced the change and the renewal of its songs, of its rhythm and of its music, in spite of the fact that the agencies and managers indicated him the contrary road, that is to say, to continue touching the Just as it had engraved it; “but my decision was to continue what my heart dictated me”, indicated Mr. Vannelli. Powerful people Gino Vannelli, who was called by the Vatican to play in front of Pope Juan Pablo II in a Christmas, and of where its disk “Canto 2003″; also was given time for speak of politics, and of the “Powerful people” (title of one of its disks). Without pretensions, Mr. Vannelli laughs when they ask him what thinks of the powerful people, and responds: “I have been in many places of the world, in some places functions, in some other not so much, there are many forms to do things; and the philosophy, the religion, the politics, we try it to see as we live our own lives; and my life has been of work and of fight. All is reduced to what one feels or does”. For Vannelli, the world simply is thus is, “has bad and good things, and can be taken as be wanted”. But as the artist that is, its only purpose “is to create beauty, the music should be beautiful”, says Vannelli; and it requires of a personal search, “each album is a testimony of that search”, adds. On Saturday passed, Gino Vanelli opened the curtain of an advanced one 7th edition of Riviera Maya Jazz Festival; is the first time that the artist visits the Mexican Caribbean, and the beauty of its sea and its people will cause they will return it, expressed. The 7th edition of Riviera Maya Jazz Festival left besides a good flavor of mouth thousands of visitors, what was noted with the full airplanes that arrived to Cancun and in the increment of the hotel occupation, said Javier Aranda, director of the Trust of Tourist Promotion, who considered that this concert was a great moment to show that the Riviera Mayan is a destiny that has the best offering, and the capacity To call the better international artists.
The harmonious they began to sound at 8 o’clock at night on Saturday with the local group Aguamala, and at 9 o’clock at night rose Gino Vannelli to the setting, delighting at thousands o’clock of people that arrived at Beach Mamita’ s to enjoy a concert of height, completely free. The end
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Added on the 18th of June 2009: 8 more pictures of better quality and more enlarged. Pictures made by Said on the beach during the concert...
Another e-mail with nice lines from Said in Mexico City dated August 2009 with the subject: The Gino Vannelli guestbook!
(12): Another e-mail dated 5 June 2009 from Maru in Mexico City, Mexico with the subject: Music: Life picture
(7): Another great e-mail dated 25 May 2009 from Said Macari in Mexico City, Mexico with the subject: Gino Vannelli Racing team at the pits...
because the entrance is free and we wanted to have a very nice place, and with no ticket sale, it will be difficult. But after we talked and thought we decided we cannot miss Gino!!!
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Yes, I’d done it before at “Canto” Album, I sang a song… “Mala Luna”, as well as “Tierras de Amores y Sombras” with Alejandro Lerner’s help.
Happy coincidence: the first concert of the seventh edition of Riviera Maya Jazz Festival, planned for June 13, coincided with the strong campaign of promotion that state and federal instances are carrying out to recover the tourism that moved away from the country on account of the outbreak of influenza.