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Gino Vannelli gives concerts in June 2010 in The Hague, Holland, the Netherlands and Copenhagen, Denmark and in July 2010 in Monaco with the Dutch Beaters band. It's a co-billing with Michael Franks and Michael plays with His own band.
So the place to go to in July is Monaco and Sweden!!! Follow the GINO VANNELLI tour data and information web pages...
Friday 23 April 2010:
We want to help all kind of people on this planet of course... Especially with GINO VANNELLI's lifework! But we receive questions & requests & orders, yes believe it or not but we are ordered around like we are employees or clerks of a big company with an evil boss. But who are we??? We are just fans, GINO VANNELLI fans simple minded people who have a hobby, a GINO VANNELLI hobby! We enjoy this hobby and have big fun for already more than 10 years with this web site! We still wonder can people blame us anything or everything... ??? NO we do not think so, we are independent and free!!!
We love to help people so they can get their own GINO VANNELLI collection but their are limits or not??? We still wonder...
Here are a few questions & request as an example:
(1): E-mail with the subject: From the Gino Vannelli goodies photo-book, cover page... Hello,
Have enjoyed reading your Gino Vannelli tribute page. I was wondering if you'd be willing to share some of the sheet music you've collected over the years. I have personal transcriptions that I'd be willing to exchange for many songs too, including much of CANTO, which I've never seen available elsewhere. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Mr. D K. Canada.
(2): E-mail with the subject: Gino Vannelli concert...
Hello,
I attended a magnificent concert by Gino Vannelli in San Antonio, TX. I would like the exact date if you should happen to know it. It looks like he was in Texas between October and November of 1976, so I am assuming it was then...or maybe even 1977...do you know of when he had a concert in San Antonio, Texas for either of those years?
Thanks so much!
Kind Regards,
Debbie
(3): E-mail with the subject: "it sucks"
Hello B&T, Are you serious? "it sucks" The end for now...
Monday 5 April 2010:
The editors of this GINO VANNELLI newspaper did not promote this CD+DVD because we had NO permission and they thought our web site was not the right place to promote this cd+dvd but we feel to write about it now because we are listening to the cd and watching the documentary and we feel and we know GINO VANNELLI fans want to see this documentary too and want to buy this package of a cd+dvd too, but the fans have to know that this package even exists and we see it's still for sale at Bert van den brink dot com so it worth while to try to get it. The music is great with Bert playing the piano and we all know how He can play and the dvd is a great value for music for Bert van den Brink and also for Gino Vannelli...
We feel free to write about it now because we are very independent and we saw this sticker on the cd-cover/sleeve mentioning Gino Vannelli's name.
Too important not to write about this musical project, too important for music history and the editors know that GINO VANNELLI fans love this music too and also love to see this documentary about the life of Bert van den Brink and the people he worked with him like Toots Thielemans and GINO VANNELLI...
The editors ordered the Reflections cd+dvd package today to see if this still works... We think that people from other countries than the Netherlands should contact Bert's web site to ask questions about shipping to other countries... There are parts of the web site in in English. When you need help just ask us by e-mail...
Monday 22 March 2010:
Lots of work coming up for Gino Vannelli: Gino is the producer for the new album of Massimo Ranieri a famous Italian pop singer... Universal asked Gino for a new BEST OF ALBUM with 2 completely new songs... GINO VANNELLI songs!!! Gino Vannelli & the Dutch band the Dutchbeaters give a concert at THE HAGUE JAZZ in June 2010...
Monaco is coming up in July 2010 also GINO VANNELLI & the Dutchbeaters at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival 2009. And there will be a show in Sweden this Summer more news will follow as soon as the editors hear or receive it...
And last but not least this HOT news: The 1st of June 2010 GINO VANNELLI's "STARDUST IN THE SAND" WILL BE PUBLISHED IN DUTCH/ENGLISH!!!
Sunday 7 March 2010:
(1):----- Original Message -----
> Hi Barend, I'm Michele from The Place - Rome.
(2):----- Original Message -----
The show will start soon!
The editors B&T: 11pm in the evening is Italy, Holland and most of West Europe time, except for England, United kingdom! In the U.K. it's 1 hour earlier... The WestCoast of the USA is 9 hours earlier so that's 2 pm. and The EastCoast of the USA is 6 hours earlier (5 pm) Check out your local time through the internet to be sure, very easy to find. And when you login at http://ginovannellilive.leonardo.it/ you will see the countdown clock!!! BE ALERT!!! DO NOT MISS IT!!! We hope and pray all goes well with the technical stuff...
Do not kill the editors when nothing happens, it's all technical science!
Monday 1 March 2010:
Hello dear friends,
There is a lot going on now in Italy.
Sunday 21 February 2010:
Hello Barend and Trees,
I have just seen Gino on Raidue; Gino has sung at 2.15pm, less or more.
Here is another one which is longer but unfortunately the sound is worse but hey it's something better than nothing: We cannot keep this video-clip from the Gino Vannelli fans:
Letter (2): Dated Sunday 14 February 2010 from Joanne in Arizona, USA:
Dear Barend & Trees, I was very disappointed Friday night that Gino was not
a part of the opening ceremonies for the Olympics. They showcased many of
their favorite sons and daughters and most missed was of course Gino!
Best Wishes to You Both,
Joanne in AZ, USA
Letter (3): Dated Saterday 13 February 2010 from :
Hello B & T:
Do you think that there is a posibility that Gino would release his videos on a CD.?
The copyrights must be up on his earlier work.
The only ones I have are on VCR tape and they are very old. The tape breaks after awhile.
When I first watched his videos here in Canada on Much Music they were so well done.
The videos reflect his personality and the photography is amazing.
The videos are as poetic as he is.
Maybe you could do a poll or put my question out there to see if his fans would want this?
Thanks for your ongoing devotion to Gino.
You both are so wonderful and thanks for your hard work and dedication to his music.
Happy 2010.
Heather Lynn, Ontario, Canada.
Friday 19 February 2010:
MY DEAR FRIENDS,
I JUST SAW THAT A FAN NAMED FABIO GAVE US THE NEWS THAT MR. VANNELLI
SHALL BE ON THE ITALIAN TV ON FEB 21.
PLEASE POST THIS MESSAGE TO HIM THAT I THANK HIM A WHOLE LOT FOR THIS
GREAT NEWS HE GAVE. BRAVO FABIO
ALL MY BEST.
VITA
Letter (2): Dated Tuesday 16 February 2010 from Dawn in California, USA:
Gino concert update: B & T,
Thank you for always keeping us updated on Gino's life. So bummed that there are no concerts listed yet for US but I am sure he will not forget us.
Just in case you did not see it.. Gino added a July 12th concert in Milano on his web site.
Take care,
Dawn, Ca.
Letter (3): Dated Friday 19 February 2010 from Fabio in Italy:
Dear Barend and Trees,
Gino will be in concert in Rome on 6 and 7 march 2010 at "The Place".
The Editors: Follow the news on the Gino Vannelli tour data & information web page...
Another letter from Laura in New York, USA dated Friday 12 February 2010 with the subject: Thank you for voting for Jamie.
Dear B&T,
I wanted to share the news with you -- Jamie won the voting competition!! He is so excited and so thankful to everyone, especially you two, for doing this for him. He was amazed that you put his story on your website for Gino….Gino Vannelli (his exact words!). Please see his note below. We are so proud of him -- mostly because he understands the point that people from everywhere took the time to think of him (and his band).
Have a wonderful weekend….and again….THANK YOU!!!
From: Jamie M Alimorad [mailto:@husky.neu.edu]
Hi all! Well it's official! The polls closed at midnight and with 1092 votes (34% of the total) I am proud to say that we did it! I now get to represent Northeastern in the Battle Of The Bands Beanpot with my band! It means so much to me to represent my school and to do so by playing at one of the premier venues in Boston. What's even more special is what all of you did for me. I can't believe the amount of love and support I've received these past two weeks. I literally had people all around the world voting for me. Every single one of those votes mattered and every single one was important. Thank you so much for taking time out of your days to go vote, spread the word and find multiple IP addresses to vote again. I can't wait to rehearse with my band this weekend and put on the greatest rock show ever at the Paradise! Love, Jamie
Friday 29 January 2010:
Dear B & T,
Happy New Year….hope you are both well and doing fine. We've been following Gino on your site….still disappointed that he hasn't performed here and hope that will change in the very near future.
Hi everyone,
Jamie is nominated to perform and represent Northeastern U in the Boston-wide "Beanpot" battle of the bands.
If possible, would you take a minute to log onto www.riceandbeanpot.com and cast a vote for him. Only one vote per internet server is counted. We would really appreciate it! If he gets to play at The Paradise, Boston -- road trip!!
Thanks so much.
Laura
PS - if possible, please forward to as many people as possible!!
Back to Friday 12 February 2010.
Monday 25 January 2010:
The editors e-mailbox was so full last weekend and this Monday because of all the e-mails from Germany. The German GINO VANNELLI Fans were is shock when they heard Gino Vannelli's name mentioned out of the blue in a conversation and announcement in the number one tv show of Germany/Austria/Switzerland: Wetten Dass! A very famous TV host called Thomas Gottschalk said something like : "I know Gino Vannelli is watching this show from Holland......." See our Gino Vannelli short stories web page and read a few e-mails about this subject... Short stories numbers 239+240+241.
Sunday 17 January 2010:
(1): Dear Trees, dear Barend,
heard a rumour, that Gino is going to produce a DVD during a series of concerts @ the Blue Note Milano. Just had a look at their webpage and there is an announcement for the end of february:
Blue Note, Milano, Italy.
Do you know about these dates and a march date in France too??? Greets
(2): Barend and Trees Gino is listed at the Blue Note in Milan, Italy on 25-26-27 February 2010 is this the truth???
(3): I heard Gino will come to Milano but not to France! Only Milano and Holland.
(4): Gino comes to the US in 2010!
(5): B&T, does Gino do a concert in Las Vegas in 2010?
(6): B&T, I'm Star and I know for sure that Gino performs in the US & Canada this year of 2010...
DO YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? that there was or maybe still is a GINO VANNELLI Song and Dance publicity photo printed in 1977 ???
DO YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? that there is a GINO VANNELLI Song and Dance coin in a blue of the sky color ??? The year is 1977.
DO YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? that a 7" vinyl single is released in the United States of America in 1978, 32 years ago, with the 2 GINO VANNELLI songs: WHEELS OF LIFE / CRAZY LIFE by A&M Records ??? The single number is 02360-A/B.
Sunday 27 December 2009:
Thursday 10 December 2009:
Laura gave us permission to make a link to her photoblog for which we are very thankful. So do not steal those pictures because the copyright is protected by the USA law and that's not a joke! Go there and ENJOY and leave them alone. BE HAPPY with these 3 beautiful works of art and appreciate the greatness in photography by Laura Domela. ONLY LOOK AND DO NOT TOUCH!!!
Hi there, and thank you so much for your very nice words!
Yes of course you can link to my site and I appreciate you asking so.
Kind regards,
Laura Domela
Laura Domela &
http://domela.typepad.com
p.s. My father's side of my family is Dutch.... Domela Nieuwenhuis...my grandfather dropped Nieuwenhuis when he moved from Amsterdam to California. I get to the Netherlands every couple of years...I love it there!
Sunday 6 December 2009:
Wednesday 2 December 2009:
The day after tomorrow Friday the 4th of December 2009 Gino Vannelli's last duo-concert with Bert van den Brink & Strings in Venlo, Holland. The end of a very special Gino Vannelli tour! Many new fans and audiences left the theaters with this WELL KNOWN big smile after a GINO VANNELLI concert and people were so surprised about what they heard and listened to... Especially Gino Vannelli's voice made a huge impression and the musical electricity between Bert & the Strings and Gino Vannelli was fantastic! Holland will miss these great Musicians! The editors honest opinion: Meppel was the very BEST!!!
Plans for the further away future are: Gino Vannelli concerts in Italy, Probably in the Bleu Note Jazz Club in Milano in February/March 2010.
Gino Vannelli is writing new songs at the moment in between all the busy things that are happening right now... A very famous Dutch artist called Alan Clark is interested in working together with Gino! They want to write new songs together for Alan's new album.... We have to see and wait how this project will go and what the musical results will be.
The editors walked with Gino along a beautiful river in Holland, a road bordered by trees (NOT me but real trees) and we asked and asked like in an interview and Gino was very open minded and talked about a lot of subjects one of them was "Dea Speranza" and the videoclip on YouTube. Gino gave big compliments to the person who made this video and He liked the sound of His song... Gino struggled with His thoughts the day after 9/11 and "Dea Speranza" came out straight from His heart! This song says it all...
Monday 23 November 2009:
The most crazy and weirdest interview ever. Gino did very well and his smile & laughter got slowly louder and more... Gino's eyes looked sometimes surprised and like huh? what's happening? but in general the interview was so funny! The editors dropped down from the couch on the floor laughing!
Nice how they introduced Gino with short parts of the Brother to Brother movie and clips from Wild Horses & Hurts To Be In Love & The Measure of a Man.
Here are different links to GINO VANNELLI & Ushi:
Monday 16 November 2009:
For the fans this book will be the ultimate MUST HAVE item of the this year and a great Christmas gift.
After all the special live concerts, the new CD "A GOOD THING" and the new CD "the best and beyond" we get a new treasure of GINO VANNELLI: A BOOK!!! If the editors understood everything well the cd "the best and beyond is inside the book".
When you were at one of the theater concerts last week in the Netherlands, Gino Vannelli read some of His stories to the audiences... A story how He met His wife, a story about Brian Adams, a story about Andrea Bocelli and more...
This week Gino Vannelli performs in Enschede and Haarlem a very special concert with strings. A kind of acoustic concert with the pureness of Gino's voice which will amaze you completely especially in those beautiful small theaters with an intimacy of a living-room, you will hear Jazzy songs, beautiful songs like "PUT THE WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS..." but also classical songs and a very special "PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE..." Grab your chance and go there, still 5 concerts to go! Have a peek at our GINO VANNELLI tour data and information web page.
Thursday 12 November 2009:
And there is "The Measure of A Man". Hit the right little window or the link lines on the left dated 4.11.2009... You have to be very patient because the downloading takes a while...
Here are a few new/old links to TV4 in Sweden from the TMC recordcompany:
Friday 6 November 2009:
Also read short story 274 about this video-clip!
Tuesday 3 November 2009:
(1): An e-mail from Veronica D. in Sweden dated Tuesday 3 November 2009 with the subject: 1-3 November , Happy Gino days in Sweden
Hi Barend and Trees !
2 November: I received the best and beyond from Italy.
Ginos new arrangements are peerless. Tons of respect to The West Coast Band.
3 November: Gino in Nyhetsmorgon.
A copy (DVD) “Gino in Sweden” is on its way to You.
(2): An e-mail from Tobias B. from Stockholm in Sweden dated Tuesday 3 November 2009 with the subject: 1-3 November , GINO in Sweden !!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELLO GINO VANNELLI LOVERS and DEVOTEES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! GINO live on Swedish TV this morning !!!!!! OH MY GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY OH MY, It's A MIRACLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I almost shit in my pants again from sheer joy and excitement. LOL!
I don't know if you can watch these clips from Holland, but I really hope so:
Link 3 from Tobias in Stockholm, Sweden.
Please let me know what you think.
(3): An e-mail from Jens Ös. in SE-435 33 Mölnlycke, Sweden dated Tuesday 3 November 2009 with the subject:
Hello !
Also this coming tuesday at TV4 morning news "Nyhetsmorgon" =))))))))
3 nov, 2009
PS.: I also put them in worse quality on YouTube.
Editors B&T:
Saterday 31 October 2009:
Hello my dear Friends,
God bless Mr. Gino Vannelli for the beautiful voice and the person he
is. Hope one day he shall come again to Rome at some theater and
perform. A dream come true it would be.
Love to all of you and thanks for the wonderfull work you do to keep
us posted on all of Mr. Vannell's concerts and programs.
Ik wilde even laten weten dat ik op
mijn web site een link heb gemaakt
naar jullie site.
even snel, niet zo veel tijd op dit moment.
English/Engels:
An e-mail from Christian van de Pas, GINO VANNELLI'S Dutch sound engineer back home in the Netherlands again after his GINO VANNELLI adventure in Italy at the Italian TV RaiUno:
Hello Barend & Trees
I just wanted to let you know that I made a link on
my web site to your web site. I do not have much time at the moment so I just did it in between everything.
Friday 30 October 2009:
Latest news from Sweden: On stage with Gino Vannelli on Saturday : Solid Gospel. This performance in Sweden with Gino Vannelli and the Solid Gospel Choir must be spectacular to see and to hear and beautiful to watch and to listen to... Gino Vannelli will be accompanied in Sweden and Norway by Joche Niehoff pianist.
Latest news from the USA/Holland: The Gino Vannelli concert in the Cultuurpodium Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Holland on Thursday 11 March 2009 is CONFIRMED!!! Confirmed by all the managements!!! Check out the Gino Vannelli tour data and information web page every day!!!
Thursday 29 October 2009:
Sweden: get ready for GINO VANNELLI the Man and His Music & Voice!!!
A Swedish piano-player will accompany Gino Vannelli... The editors will search for a recording of this Gino Vannelli performance and when we have it we will show it!
Monday 26 October 2009:
Rehearsals, tv shows, interviews, meetings and concerts and let's not forget the jetlag and the travelling inside Europe... And all of this hard work does not look like a job but everythings ends into a beautiful concert and amazing superb albums...
Holland, the Dutch people will be surprised again by GINO VANNELLI with a superb beautiful penetrating voice which hits you in the heart immediately and by the best and sweetest grand-piano player on this planet BERT VAN DEN BRINK. A wonderful group of musicians with violins and cellos and a real old fashioned contrabass which is a deep-voiced musical instrument. They all accompanies Gino and Bert in this DUO-concert. A BIG TREAT FOR HOLLAND AGAIN!!! The editors are not sure yet how many people will be on stage because you all know THE SUREST THINGS CAN CHANGE....
A BRAND NEW CD printed in Italy and It will be distributed in Italy, Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia. Benelux=Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
13 Gino Vannelli BEST OF older songs with a 2009 touch and with delightful new arrangements recorded recently in Portland, Oregon, USA with Gino Vannelli's West Coast Band. The editors made room and cyberspace for a new web page and a new GINO VANNELLI cd...
2009: A very good year for Gino Vannelli fans and music-lovers 2 new Gino Vannelli albums and new poetry in:
Thursday 8 October 2009:
We share a few e-mails with the world:
(1): An e-mail from Wisconsin in the USA dated Thursday 8 October 2009 with the subject: GINO VANNELLI & Niagara Falls.
I just went online today and got a 3rd row center ticket for the Sunday night show. This was after buying the very last ticket available (in the last row) a month ago. So there are some fresh Gino tickets out there. Please let everyone know.
I also put this in the guest book, but didn't know if you preferred it via email.
10 days til Gino!!! Can't wait.
(2): An e-mail from S.M.C.V.,Italy dated Thursday 8 October 2009 with the subject: NEW CD
Hello Barend & Trees,
The Editors updated the GINO VANNELLI tour data and information web pages with some tv shows news in Europe, keep your ears and eyes open and when you find some news or links please e-mail them to the GINO VANNELLI newspaper.
On the Dutch tv we get promo previews of Ushi & Dushi the new Wendy van Dijk show on RTL4. Starting the 24th of October 2009 and coming back each Saterday evening 8pm. In this prewiev we see Ushi standing on her head and we hear Gino Vannelli laugh very loud and clear, absolutely Gino's laugh!!! So funny!!!
Saterday 3 October 2009:
Hi B+T!
This website announces that A Good Thing will be officially released in France next Feb. 15th. Gino will give a concert at La Cigale in Paris on March 20th and tour France to promote the album.
We heard at first that Gino would be in Paris next month for a concert, but haven't found anything on this. Concerning this last point, have you heard anything?
The latest rumours are that Gino Vannelli will make an appearance in different tv shows in different countries... like Holland, Sweden and Italy in the last 3 months of this year. When we hear the official news we will write it down on our GINO VANNELLI tour data and information web pages.
Hello Barend & Trees,
How are you?
I write you because I found this interesting article in home page (Attached) of the Italian label Azzurra music. The text says "Little weeks lack to publication of new, most waited for Gino Vannelli Cd, produced in USA by Azzurra music. It's the first greatest hits studio recordings from the Canadian Artist. The exact date of publication will be defined in the next days with the definition about Gino in Italy for promotion.
The track list is:
I just wanna stop
Best regards
(2): Another e-mail dated Tuesday 22 September 2009 from Fabio from S.M.C.V. Italy
with the subject: new cd 2
Hello,
The site is Azzura Music in Italy.
All the best
The editors B&T: Thanks Fabio, your news is very much appreciated! GRAZIE! We cannot wait to buy this new GINO VANNELLI Best of cd in Italy. Gino himself said that it probably will become a Christmas gift. We heard about more songs but that's not official but rumours in the grapevine circuit. We heard 13 songs will be on this new cd including a very special PUT THE WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS and THE SUREST THINGS CAN CHANGE... There are 12 GINO VANNELLI songs on the Azzura track list so we have to wait and see what will happen and we can only know for sure when we buy the cd and have a new GINO VANNELLI masterpiece in our hands and read the track list... AGAIN MORE BEAUTY IN MUSIC TO LOOK FORWARD TO!
Jane's e-mail dated 12 September 2009 with the subject: Portland Show:
Greetings Barend & Trees, Everyone seemed laid back and relaxed…except me..(I think I suffered from jet lag, lack of sleep, stress or a combination from flying out of Providence RI the day before.) Gino’s voice was strong, clear and beautiful (as usual), the band was great (as usual) and the new keyboard player did quite well. Gino’s musical talent in my mind is so far above ANYONE else and the show confirmed this again. He did some of his older hits like Venus Envy, Wild Horses, Hurts to be in Love, and his new A Good Thing and This Day On, told some of his funny stories…. all beautifully done. Everyone was so nice and friendly…this was truly a pleasure. It would be great if he could do more of these smaller shows around the country, that way more of his faithful fans would be able to see him. Portland is a beautiful progressive city with loads of interesting things to see and do (with a very comfortable climate!) Wish you could have been there, you would have been in heaven….with the rest of us! Enjoy the pictures.
Tuesday 15 September 2009:
I was hoping to hear more songs off the new cd, maybe in Vegas! I loved every song , though, it was over so soon. I really have to say my favorite concert up to now was Chic Corea Electric band and now Gino and his band are my #1 favorite concert of all time. The players in the band were wonderful too. As I had mentioned my husband couldn't join us because of the recent chemo and radiation, but he was happy that I had a great time. He wanted a blow by blow of each player, and we brought him back a Gino t shirt. We couldn't stay & meet Gino because of our long drive and it was so crowded, so we hope to meet him in Las Vegas. Maybe he will be kind enough to write my husband a get well message on my cd. If you are attending, there is a band in Las Vegas by the name of Santa Fe and the fat city horns, they have done some fundraising for my husband and they are very nice people and very talented, I hope you get to an opportunity to hear them. We music lovers and Gino fans have to stick together! My thanks to Gino for a wonderful evening with my best friends (they are now huge fans) if only I could get my teenager to listen to good music! Signing off. Have a lovely weekend and again thanks for providing the concert info. You two are amazing!
Sincerely,
Cyndy S.K.
Tuesday 15 September 2009:
B & T,
Editors: See the old Gino Vannelli guestbook Page 64 dated Friday 9/11/2009 (11 September)
Barend and Trees,
The show was intimate but powerful! He opened with a lot of his hits.
A great night and I think Gino was very pleased. Wish you could have been there but I guarantee you the band and Gino knew you were thinking of them.
A few words from the Editors (B&T): With blushing, red faces and very happy that the Portland try-out concert was so good and that the atmosphere was so relaxed. And the most important thing: THAT THE MUSIC WAS GREAT!!! GINO VANNELLI'S MUSIC!!! THANKS for your report Mert!!!
Tuesday the first of September 2009:
Monday the 17th of August 2009:
(1):An e-mail from Claude in France dated Monday 17 August 2009 with the subject: Strange info on amazon.com Hello B+T!
I've been told that amazon.com lists A Good Thing as being "discontinued by the manufacturer". What's happening??? Have you heard anything from the Man on this?
Take care!
Claude
REPLY FROM THE EDITORS: NOT True!!! CMM and the manufacturer still print GINO VANNELLI's A GOOD THING. And they still export to foreign countries everywhere on this planet. So for a few $$$$ more you can buy the original cd-book A GOOD THING by GINO VANNELLI as an import, also in the USA. This is the answer of the GINO VANNELLI project manager at CMM on this Monday of the 17th of August 2009.
A true GINO VANNELLI fan wants the original, we know exactly how that feels and this cd-book A GOOD THING is very special to own because of the 23 poems which are included in this lovely booklet.
The A GOOD THING page 7 with links to order Gino Vannelli's new cd-book and A GOOD THING page 1 with all the information about the new cd-book so you can see it's very worth while to order this special masterpiece... GINO VANNELLI'S MASTERPIECE!!!
(2):An e-mail from E.P. in France dated 10 August 2009 with the subject: Gino contact for Booking
Hi !
I´m working for a french booker, J.P. We try to find Gino´s Contact for booking im in a french festival in 2010. Can you help please?
We are french production and we need the Gino Vannelli contact for touring-shows. Can you help qnd give us any email or contact?
Cheers!
Best resgards, EP
REPLY FROM THE EDITORS: Yes of course we help to bring you to the right person(s) and we cannot wait to go to a Music Festival in France! The editors get many of these kind of e-mails and we give them to the right people (We think!) And at the same time we get mad because who are we? just simple GINO VANNELLI fans and these people have not even the original A GOOD THING or THESE ARE THE DAYS cd's with all the management info printed inside the cd-booklets. This thought drives us crazy... You like or love Gino Vannelli's music and you do not have the original cd's??? This does not work in our brains!
THE REMARKS WE GET ON GINO VANNELLI: (3):
An e-mail without a name and only 1 line and we can see by the e-mailaddress it's from the United States of America (bellsouth.net) Date Sunday 16 August 2009 with the subject: Homepage 1 GINO VANNELLI... He's handsome as ever but needs to cut his hair!
REPLY FROM THE EDITORS: Huh??? And a few laughs... So funny...
HOLLAND: July 2009: Radio Tour de France played Gino Vannelli songs like PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE and WILD HORSES and HURTS TO BE IN LOVE... GREAT to hear in the editors most favourite radioshow...
USA: July 2009: SOUL TRAIN: Gino Vannelli was the very first white person to perform life in the Soul Train tv show back in the 70’s. GINO VANNELLI is interviewed in Los Angeles for a
retrospective. Let you know when it will be in the USA air!
After an investigation by the editors of this GINO VANNELLI newspaper, this is the news we know and found on the world wide web:
Gino Vannelli sang "I JUST WANNA STOP" as a guest in the Allen Hinds band, a very big surprise for the audience who did not know GINO VANNELLI would perform. This was an unannounced performance. When you see the jazz festival's web site you will find Sunday the 19th of July 2009: Allen Hinds 6pm and also on Allen Hinds web site you will find an announcement for this Jazz Festival in Portland.
Allen Hinds is Gino Vannelli's guitar player in Gino's WestCoast band so 1+1 is GINO VANNELLI as a guest Singer in Allen Hinds Band!
Must have been a dream performance for a fan in the audience so very unexpected on this beautiful spot in this wonderful town on a sunny Sunday! We bet many new people saw and heard GINO VANNELLI's extraordinary voice and music!
"Kitten grilled 'just for the fun of it'
NEW YORK - A teenager from the Bronx grilled a kitten from an old friend and roommate in the oven. ,,I hate cats," was the reaction of Cheyenne Cherry (17) when she was arrested.
The Daily News informs: She finished this act of horror like it's over and done with 'and it was just a joke'.
Cherry and a friend break into the house of Valerie Hernandez. They turned the house inside out and upside down. Till the kitten of the house walked in the way and under their feet. The name of the Kitten was Tiger Lily.
Cherry put the Kitten in the oven and pushed the on button. During her arrest the teenager said that she wanted to play a BIG practical joke on Valerie. We did not get any answers about the WHY??? of the act of horror or better said evil... Immediately I had to think of
a line from the lyrics 'Summer's of my Life' (a prayer) of Gino Vannelli:
"take back the world, you've granted the fools".
The editors noticed that in the last months Gino Vannelli Himself says: The West Coast Band in stead of Portland Band so we change the name of the band too... There is a new musician from Oregon on the piano, his name is Greg Goebel. He is rehearsing with Gino in the evenings to get ready for the Summer tour! Life is hard for a musician, struggling with music and tunes and notes and sound, the latest technology, touring, musical instruments, musicians and artistic freedom, record companies, fans and managers... And than there is "normal life"
The tour list is a little uncertain Memphis, Tennessee changed into Birmingham, Alabama and the final list will be there next two weeks... So investigate yourself before you buy or book anything.
Gino is invited to sing as a guest on the new CD of Billy Cobham, a drummer and musical leader born in Panama, who lives in Switzerland... Gino writes new music and new lyrics for this project. So a new Billy Cobham cd with Gino Vannelli music and let's not forget Gino Vannelli's voice! comes out one day in the musical future.
We see a familiar face in the Billy Cobham band, Jean-Marie Ecay - guitar player, who also played in Gino Vannelli's French band in Ville-la-Grand, France last 13 September 2008.
This Billy Cobham cd is one of Gino Vannelli's new projects and He is also working on this very big project of the new cd the one with the older songs and new arrangements...
Also a tv show is coming up in September 2009 with the most craziest, funniest and comical images and scenes WITH GINO VANNELLI!!!
More news will follow... Stay tuned!
Tivoli was afgeladen met fans. Nederland is goed vertegenwoordigd in deze zaal. Om mij heen hoor ik diverse dialecten: Amsterdams, Brabants en Limburgs. Zijn publiek had de moeite genomen om hem te zien schitteren. Bij opkomst bleek als snel dat Vanelli nog steeds de sexy uitstraling heeft, die menig vrouwenhoofd ooit op hol deed slaan.
Voor zijn leeftijd oogt Vanelli jong en energiek. Ook wat zijn stem betreft, had het publiek niets te klagen. Het Italiaans gezongen “Canto” bracht hij op een indringende wijze en bezorgde menig luisteraar kippenvel. Vannelli is een entertainer die de aandacht van zijn publiek weet vast te houden met persoonlijke en komische anekdotes. Tegenwoordig richt hij zich voornamelijk op de jazz, maar zijn oeuvre bereikt een breed publiek en is bestemd voor jong en oud. Ook de nummers van zijn nieuwe CD zijn muzikaal en tekstueel om van te smullen. Het was een mooie avond met een veel te korte show. Maar een artiest van zijn genre hoort op zijn minst in een theaterzaal thuis en niet op een poppodium.
Tijdens zijn optreden werd Vannelli begeleid door het Dutchbeat Quartet die aangevuld werd met enkele blazers en een percussionist.
Pop, rock, jazz, Gino Vannelli knows how to mix all these styles in His repertoire. Last 5 february 2009 Gino Vannelli performed in Tivoli in Utrecht. The man, is busy with a tour in Holland and most people know Him from the hit songs “Wild Horses’, “Hurts To Be In Love” and from the ANWB commercial tune “People Gotta Move”. To do honour to His fans but also to promote His new album with 23 of His poems attached.
Tivoli was loaded with fans. The Netherlands is very well represented in this concert-hall. Around me I hear people from different provinces in the Netherlands like Noord-Brabant and Limburg and different dialects like from Amsterdam and Rotterdam. His audience takes the trouble to travel to see His glorious and magical performance. When He entered the stage and walked towards the people of the audience we already could see that Vannelli still has this incredible sexy look which made many women heads crazy and run wild.
Vannelli looked young and full of energy for His age. Also His voice was superb and the audience had nothing to complain about. He sang the Italian song “Canto” in such penetratin way so it gave goose-bumps to many of the listeners in the audience.
Vannelli is an entertainer who knows how to attract the audience's attention and how to keep them attracted by His personal jokes and comical stories.
These days He bends His mind more to Jazz, but His works reach a big and wide audience and is meant for young and old. Also the songs from His new cd are musically and lyrically delicious. It was a wonderful night but way too short. Ver short show! An artist of His style belongs at least in a theater or concert-hall and not on a pop-stage.
During His performance Gino Vannelli was accompanied by the Dutchbeat Quartet who were completed with the brass and a percussionist.
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Tonight, I will add a link to your site as well. I'm sorry I haven't done that sooner, as I've visited your site many times, and think it's a great tribute. Take care, and best wishes for your continued success.
You may be one of the rare individuals who can hear a tune once or twice, and instantly recognize everything that's going on. For the rest of us, transcribing (copying) someone else's work is a great way to learn what your favorite writers and players have done. Most writers have done a lot of that, along with an after-the-fact analysis of the music. Be cautious though, if you're studying someone else's transcription. Sometimes listeners misunderstand a part, or don't know how many people were in the band, or intentionally alter the music to fit their needs. As with most things in life, the only way to be really sure is to do it yourself.
Not all of the work you'll like is published, so transcribing it is the only way to see the parts. Look around, though, via Google, etc.. Many arrangements (especially orchestral works) are published accurately, and you can learn a tremendous amount from studying scores, while listening to the music. When I was a kid, the local symphony conductor used to loan me scores, which was great.
Another accurate way to obtain a transcription is to obtain the individual parts, (say, for a big band) and reverse engineer them to create a score. Tedious, but it works.
A moment of enlightenment:
I auditioned (as a civilian) for the job of musical arranger for the Air Force Band, when I was 19. At that time, I had a good, but incomplete musical education. I passed the audition because I was able to complete the assignments given to me on time, and because I had a "book" of over 130 big band charts already under my belt. But, as soon as I got to Wright-Patterson (Dayton, Ohio) I began receiving some assignments that had tight deadlines, and there was a particular thing that would sometimes hold me up. In the process of transcribing, I would sometimes get "stuck", unable to figure out what a certain chord was. Well, one of the study materials I had was Mahegan's 4-volume set, "Piano Improvisations", which focused on thinking of music in terms of the number system, rather than in specific keys. I recommend these books to any aspiring writer, as they provide a great set of tools.
Boiling music down...
If you disregard key signatures in your thinking, and start to think more of the root progression, you'll realize something rather shockingly-simple. Look at a typical 2-5 progression. (Say, Dm7 to G) We only call it a "2-5" because of the key signature. Without a key, it's simply a "5-1" progression. Most good-sounding chord progressions are really 5-1 sequences, and it's certainly the most easily-recognizeable progression. Think about the very common 1-6-2-5 progression as another example. The "6-2-5-1" portion of that is really three 5-1 progressions, if you disregard the key.
The concept we're headed toward is called "Tonicization", and works like this:
Of course, this technique has other uses...
You can use it to "fix" progressions, by inserting more "2-5" or "5-1" progressions between the odd chords, to make them resolve. (below) It will also help you solve problems and create more musical transitions in any musical work you do. Songs with good-sounding root progressions are the ones that stand up over time.
An example by Gino Vannelli
Gino Vannelli's work is fascinating to analyze, because it's quite elaborate and well-planned... somewhat like a big band or orchestra arranging style, and very intelligent.
The analyzed section below is the "turnaround" from the end of the chorus on Gino's tune, "Appaloosa".
A few things are for sure but we all know the surest things can change... Next week GINO VANNELLI in Middelburg, Holland and after that Mexico, no worries Mexico, Gino is coming to your Country and give a major fantastic concert! And there are even chances Gino Vannelli will be back in Mexico in October 2009 so let's hope the promotors do their job well for Gino Vannelli and that He can perform everywhere on this globe in good and healthy conditions... In August and September an USA tour, a few concerts came out already but not everything is confirmed yet so be careful with the bookings of planes and hotels and check out the venues too!
September is Holland again on the tour list and a maybe Italy! October is maybe Mexico and November / December 2009 is HOLLAND time again... And than we almost reach Christmas time,
GINO VANNELLI as always dedicated to His music and communicating to the people who wanna hear it through His music!!! And many people will have a chance to feel the magic of a GINO VANNELLI live concert this year. Check out the GINO VANNELLI concerts...
The editors found this TMF Gino Vannelli videoclip by accident because we were busy with vannelli with 1 "N" and showed somebody the difference when you google vannelli with 1 "N" or with 2 "NN" that there really is a difference and that's when we saw the TMF link with of course Vannelli with 1 "N" and you can try the TMF search box and type 2 "NN" you will get NOTHING! And when you type 1 "N" you will get THE MEASURE OF A MAN and a wrong last name! The editors e-mailed with TMF and we are curious if they will correct it or maybe they do not care??? Anyways, you all know now it's on TMF so you have to give Gino a hit and also the green rate thumb logo... Today it's 333 hits.
The magazine is called
Instrumental and is a catalogue of musical instruments with a few interviews as well. It is the biggest of it's kind in Denmark with a circulation of more than 100.000 copies. I am, myself, a journalist and life-long Gino Vannelli-fan and wish to use "my" outlet to fly the flag for Gino and the new album.
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Thank you very much, Barend and Trees.
And thanks for keeping us posted on Gino Vannelli on your website.
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And the Danish magazine INSTRUMENTAL arrived and this magazine looks wonderful and we can imagine this is heaven for musicians... Thanks to Peter Fernando for his deepest dedication to music and creating music!!!
In the last couple of months there are also 2 new GINO VANNELLI cd's released. This are cd's with 2 complete Gino Vannelli albums from the 70's and the 80's on one cd but Digitally remastered and slipcased.
For sale everywhere on this planet and for instance in the USA: GINO VANNELLI at amazon dot com
The next article will be about a Danish magazine with a Gino Vannelli article/interview with the title: STUDIE Perfektionistisk PASSION
To be continued...
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Jamie is in his final semester at Northeastern University (in Boston) and is very involved with this music and hoping to start his career once he graduates. He is entered in a competition (see note below) and is really, really hoping to win so he has the opportunity to perform at The Paradise -- a well known rock club in Boston (where many artists got started). If it's at all possible, would you please cast a vote for him and pass this along to some friends? I know it's a lot to ask -- I know you're very busy -- but we all would so greatly appreciate it. The voting continues for another 10 days or so….he's still in the lead, but the margin changes so often! You can also hear some of his work on his MySpace page -- it's very 'raw' (not professionally done yet -- he's going into the studio in March) but it gives you an idea of the type of music he enjoys writing and singing. Gino Vannelli is still his hero….you can see slight traces of Gino in Jamie when he performs. Thank you again for taking the time to read this….wishing you well.
Laura
This time not a hero in music but in photography, Laura Domela in Portland, Oregon, USA worked with Gino Vannelli and two creative minds together gave us the following pictures As you can see 
A little picture from the new book, many people on this planet from the different audiences will remember Gino Vannelli telling different Pope stories live on stage. The Gino do something with your hair story and from the new book: The Brian Adams "click click" Story...
GINO VANNELLI on the Italian Radio promoting A GOOD THING... Gino sings a part of I JUST WANNA STOP live but the sound in his ears are reverberating all the time! Still He gives His best!!! 
Stockholm, Sweden TV4Plus on Sunday 1 November 2009 Gino Vannelli sings in the lottery show Bingolotto 19:00-21:00 PM. A Swedish fan with the name Veronica e-mailed this picture to the editors. Very worth while to post.
Holland, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Germany...
The editors recognize musicians from the Metropole Orchestra: A very fascinating and great violin player Herman van Haaren and the impressive contrabass player Erik Winkelmann, all together this becomes a stage full of beautiful and great sounds, great music and wonderful musical instruments together with the voice, THE VOICE OF THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC:
The editors received good news from Italy because 
It's 8.30am in the early morning in Holland, the Netherlands. Thursday morning the 10th of September 2009, and around midnight in Portland, Oregon, USA still Wednesday the 9th of September 2009. The very first Gino Vannelli concert review comes in the Editor's mailbox and a very enthusiastic one by Mert. He is very enthusiastic music fan and already attended try-out concerts of GINO VANNELLI... Mert also gives the gift of music to Children with the Snowman foundation. Mert's heart is completely into music and here is his first reaction:
They did one encore and then Gino greeted fans after the show and signed CD's and took pictures. Attached is a picture with Gino and my wife Carolyn. They are ready to rock the world. The band was tight and very very strong.
It's out in the news and in the Dutch newspapers so we can write about it too. Gino Vannelli interviewed by Ushi & van Dijk!!!! Hilarious!!! Everybody in Holland knows Ushi also known as Wendy van Dijk, we saw some funny and weird interviews in the last couple of years, many Dutch artists and other famous Dutch people were interviewed by Ushi and she made fools of them in a positive way! Lateron there were international stars and it was a big hit in tv-world and the viewers love this show. We saw a Donny Osmond almost chrashing of laughing, he could not believe all her questions and the kind of questions......... Her funny English/Japanese accent... Also Lionel Ritchie did not escape Ushi.
First Wendy goes to the guest as Wendy van Dijk and they do a photoshoot and lateron the guest is interviewed by Ushi and they do not know she is really Wendy van Dijk. No way they recognize her. The interview is so weird that the guests react funny or try to be serious it can go over the top, that depends on the guest. At the end of the interview she gives the guest a photo which they made earlier that day as Wendy and than she slowly removes her disguise and than we see the reaction of the guest. Most of the time so very funny and respectful!!!
Anyway, now she got GINO VANNELLI!!!!!!!!!! This interview was recorded on June the 3th on this special Wednesday in 2009 at the Grand Hotel in Amsterdam, Holland and Gino was so very surprised and He thought she was so very good. Gino had so much fun after this interview... He laughed all day long!
Wendy's show will be aired soon at RTL4 probably in October 2009. She moved from SBS6 to RTL 4 and the name of the show is still unknown but Ushi & van Dijk will be a part of it for sure. The editors will tape it and try to get it on our GINO VANNELLI web site because a GINO VANNELLI fan cannot miss this show.
A paparazzi photographer took a picture of Gino Vannelli at the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival in Gino's hometown Portland, Oregon.
probably time of release around Christmas. This new Cd has 12 tracks.
Vannelli opende zijn show met “This Day On” en eindigde zijn set met een nieuw nummer “The Measure Of A Man”. Tussen deze nummers in en erna konden eerder genoemde hits niet uitblijven. En deze hits vertolkte Vannelli niet op een standaard wijze, maar gaf er een jazzy tintje aan zoals het “Wild Horses” die onherkenbaar in een langzaam tempo werd opgevoerd.
Vannelli opened His show with “This Day On” en ended his set with a new song “The Measure Of A Man”. Inbetween and after these two songs the hits we mentioned before were bound to come. And Vannelli performed these hits in a different way and arrangement not the standard hits. He gave the songs a jazzy touch like “Wild Horses” which was unrecognizable and played in a slow time tempo.
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