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NEWS MARCH-APRIL 2008
EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR 2008
According to the official site www.paulsimon.com these are the venues of the forthcoming Paul Simon´s summer tour over Europe. Maybe a few more concerts could be added to the list below.
01
Jul, 2008 Reykjavik, Lavgardshall
03 Jul, 2008 Cork, Marquee
05 Jul, 2008 Oxford, Cornbury Festival (tickets sold out)
06 Jul, 2008 Liverpool, Liverpool Pops (tickets sold out)
09 Jul, 2008 Montreux, Montreux Jazz Festival
11 Jul, 2008 Paris, Palais des Sports
12 Jul, 2008 Amsterdam, North Sea Jazz Festival
17 Jul, 2008 Stuttgart, Stuttgart Jazz Festival
19 Jul, 2008 Locarno, Moon and Stars
20 Jul, 2008 Riva del Garda, Palco Baltera
22 Jul, 2008 Udine, Castello
23 Jul, 2008 Eisenstadt, Castle Esterhazg
25 Jul, 2008 Mainz, Zitadelle
26 Jul, 2008 Lorrach, Stimmen Festival
28 Jul, 2008 Lucca, Piazza Napoleone
29 Jul, 2008 Rome, Cavea Auditorium
01 Aug, 2008 Taormina, Teatro Greco Romano
For further information and tickets sales visit:
www.seatwave.com/paul-simon-tickets/season?sw_source=ajb
LOVE IN HARD TIMES: THE MUSIC OF PAUL SIMON
Performances at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Paul Simon id being part of BAM's Spring 2008 season this April. The three programs include Songs from The Capeman, Under African Skies, and American Tunes and will include performers such as Oscar Hernández and The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Claudette Sierra, Obie Bermudez, Ray de la Paz, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Hugh Masekela, Milton Nascimento, Kaïssa, David Byrne, Luciana Souza, Cyro Baptista,Olu Dara, Grizzly Bear, The Roches, and others including Paul Simon. Phil Ramone is the musical advisor for Love in Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon.
Songs
from The Capeman,
(BAM Harvey Theater. April 1-6), was a concert staging of the 1998 Broadway show
The Capeman that included the doo-wop, rock and roll, and Latin rhythms of a
special New York musical era. Grammy-nominated Oscar Hernández and The Spanish
Harlem Orchestra, Latin Jazz vocalist and original Capeman cast member Claudette
Sierra, Latin Grammy-winning artist Obie Bermudez, Salsa and Jazz singer Ray de
la Paz, and Paul Simon appeared with more artists. Also special appearance by
Little Anthony and the Imperials. These performances have been acclaimed by the
critics who have rediscovered the greatness of The Capeman. Paul gave a speech
in which he said he enjoyed revisiting the show and he actually really likes it
and he may be throwing around a few ideas involving it.
Under
African Skies
(BAM Howard Gilman Opera House.
April 9-13) rekindles Paul's passion for the rhythms of South Africa and Brazil
represented in the Grammy Award-winning, critically acclaimed albums Graceland
and The Rhythm of the Saints. Simon was joined by South African trumpeter and
composer Hugh Masekela, Brazilian singer/songwriter Milton Nascimento,
Cameroonian vocalist Kaïssa, David Byrne, Brazilian songstress Luciana Souza,
and world renowned Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista. Simon's band included:
Jay Ashby (trombone), Anthony Cedras (keys & accordion), Steve Gadd (drums),
Jamey Haddad (percussion), Jim Hynes (trumpet), Bakithi Kumalo (bass), Vincent
Nguini (guitar), and Andrew Snitzer (saxophone). Mark Stewart was the musical
director for Under African Skies.
American Tunes (BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. April 23-27) will be a revisit to the quiet railway stations, urban sounds, and immigrant dreams covering a wide range of songs throughout Paul Simon's brilliant career. American bluesman Olu Dara, Brooklyn-based indie band Grizzly Bear, and harmonic trio The Roches and others will all be performing along with Paul Simon.
PAUL SIMON INTERVIEW TO DALAI LAMA
TO BE AIRED THIS SPRING
In these days of riots at Tibet and all over the world because of Chinese tyranny and occupation of Tibet the Paul Simon interview to Dhalai Lama that was recorded in January 2003 at Dharamsala, is gonna be aired on USA TV this spring. The documentary was funded by the Nobel committee and belongs to a serial named "What's So Hard About Peace?". Running: 60 minutes.
S&G “LIVE 1969” FOR SALE AT STARBUCKS
At end, after many delays, the S&G album “Live 1969” was released last March 25 by the label HearMusic. For the moment it will only be sold exclusively at Starbucks Cafes in USA. The sales all over the world on music shops is scheduled for next autum. Anyway the album can be got right now at www.hearmusic.com
THE HEAVY CIRCLE
A new band formed by Edie Brickel & Harper Simon
Just release their debut album
Harper Simon (Paul Simon´s older son) and Edie Brickell (Pauls Simon´s wife) have written and collaborated casually during their many years of friendship. Yet in the last two years that collaboration has become more formalized thanks to a series of recording session in New York City with several friends including Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto). Naming themselves The Heavy Circles, the two will release their debut recording on February 12, 2008.
Many
years ago Simon had an idea to invite Brickell to join him in the studio with
several of his friends. Placing her in a different recording environment, might,
he thought, be inspiring creatively and result in magic. With this in mind,
Simon arranged a session—many friends and colleagues joined in. The list was
lengthy: Lennon, Honda, Martha Wainwright, drummer Matt Johnson (Rufus
Wainwright, Jeff Buckley), string arranger Joan Wasser (Rufus Wainwright), Inara
George (the Bird and the Bee), Money Mark, Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto), Elysian
Fields’ Jennifer Charles and Orin Bloedow, and Theremin player Pamelia Kurstin.
The Heavy Circles shine a new light on Brickell’s vocals and lyrics—stylishly different from her critically acclaimed time with her solo projects and the New Bohemians. For Simon, this group spotlights his blossoming song writing talents and natural ability to produce. The album is co-produced by Harper Simon and Bryce Goggin.
Visit their official site where you can listen to some of their songs (specially the beautiful “Confused”):