From 19691972 he played with the schnuckenack reinhardt quintett, after which he made five albums with his own ensemble playing acoustic gypsy jazz along with selfcomposed. Silent night words and music by joseph mohr and franz gruber. Weiss has been responsible for developing many biology and chemistrybased exhibitions and programs. The sinto hansche weiss produced a record in germany in the 1970s in which he sang about the poraimos roma holocaust in his own language.
He also served from april 1940 until september 1942 as the commandant of neuengamme concentration camp, and later, from november 1943 until may 1944, as the fourth commandant of majdanek concentration camp. Since arriving in new york in 1982, pianist, composer, arranger and educator michael weiss has firmly established his reputation working with numerous jazz legends. This chart can be performed with each tune played individually or as the full medley with a variety of styles and tempos. He directed the smithsonian institutes jazz program, oversaw reissues on lp, cassette, and compact disc, and wrote a slew of books on the topic. Django station martin weiss sinti jazz ensemble miro drom. The sinti have produced some number of renowned musicians, such as drafi deutscher or the jazz guitarist django reinhardt and bireli lagrene. A tribute to german sinto musician hansche weiss world socialist.
November to hear michael weiss,the bmithelonious monk institute awardwinning composer and pianist, leading his septet through original material drawn from his new album soul journey as well as a new work three doors commissioned. The music of michael weiss has those qualities which touch the heart, the soul, the mind and the call it whachawanna. After more than thirtyfive years as a composer, arrangerorchestrator, pianist, producer and music educator, jeff steinbergs work continues to span the professional spectrum, which includes spectacular jazz, big band, and orchestral recordings as well as original scores for advertising, television, and film. In 2015 he coproduced a retrospective of fosters music, arranged by mike holober, for the wdr big band in koln, germany. Martin weiss and his world sinti jazz ensemble100th. In 2000, weiss formed a second group, the david weiss sextet to explore new compositional concepts and styles he was developing that did not fit the sound of the octet. Martin weiss sinti jazz ensemble miro drom 1995, cd discogs. Prior to the second world war, his father, gono, had. The group also introduced to the jazz world two extraordinary new young talents, twin brothers marcus and e.
Klaus weiss orchestra i just want to celebrate 1971 written by bluesever tuesday, 06 december 2011 09. Klaus weiss quintet childs prayer 1979, vinyl discogs. A tribute to german sinto musician hansche weiss world. He has served as acting music director of the mit symphony orchestra, assistant conductor of the boston university tanglewood institute young artists wind ensemble, music director of the summer music festival at the south shore conservatory, conductor of the. Andre loos, brady winterstein, gigi reinhardt, hono winterstein. From 1962 to 1965 he worked with klaus doldinger and during this time he had a spell in paris, where he worked in the famous blue note club with bud powell, johnny griffin. Martin weiss sinti jazz ensemble miro drom super violinist martin weiss virtually connects any kind of music with his own tradition. Michael weiss quartet clinics and concert with steve wilson, ugonna okegwo, george fludas.
His grandfather taught him everything about music which knowledge was passed on by his forefathers. Jazzin the world is a superb holiday medley featuring joy to the world, silent night, deck the halls, and greensleeves. Django manouche gypsy swing and hot house jazz year of release. Sacred and profane goodreads meet your next favorite book. Hansche weiss 1951 2 june 2016 was a german gypsy jazz and modern. David weiss trumpeter, composer, arranger biography. Gordon has conceived this chart with the vocal intertwined into the fabric of the. Weiss is developing life changes, a research and professional development project that will produce a traveling exhibition.
Martin weiss, hono winterstein, gigi reinhardt, brady winterstein and andre loos at badenscher hof berlin 02. Klaus weiss orchestra i just want to celebrate 1971. Bireli with martin weiss world sinti jazz ensemble youtube. According to jazz writer scott yanow, clarinetorgan.
Ny jazz reports thad kawecki and will wolf were at the jazz gallery friday evening 7. Jazzy renditions of classic tv themes of the 50s and 60s. Joining the biology department at nysci in 1989, dr. Martin williams, who died in 1993, exerted an enormous influence on americas dialogue about jazz. We endeavour to dispatch all orders which are in stock on the day the order has been placed. In this page we present some famous people who arewere roma or havehad romany ancestry. At the age of 17 he was the shootingstar of the han. Born in dallas, michael began piano studies at age six. Comte dlogy arrivee 1721 london manuscript by sylvius leopold weiss 16871750. Call us for music instruction, piano lessons, guitar lessons, string bass lessons, and voice lessons. Doug weiss has been the musical director of the al foster quartet since 1999. Bireli with martin weiss world sinti jazz ensemble. Steve weiss music percussion, drum sets, drumsticks. Weiss was born into a west berlin sinti family in 1951 and began playing the guitar at an early age.
Wonderful 1956, written with jerry bock and larry holofcener and starring sammy davis, jr. George weiss was a prolific songwriter whose work turned up on broadway, in movies, on jazz and more often pop charts. His collaboration with george shearing in 1952 resulted in the jazz standard. A dedication for all those who have accompanied, inspired, and challenged martin weiss on his way to become a virtuoso on his violin. In addition to the vocal part, there are solo lead sheets for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone. There are many notations for all instruments, great for learning, too. After the departure of martin weiss, who then began a solo career, hansche weiss. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and. Nate chinen new york times this is a gorgeously arranged set of composerly hardbop, executed with exemplary passion and drive. Amazing performance by chick corea on legends of jazz chick corea hiromi uehara spain chick corea akoustic band round midnight chick corea and bobby mcferrin chick corea akoustic band humpty dumpty chick corea elektric band elektric city spain chick corea akoustic band how.
Weiss was born into a west berlin sinti family in 1951 and began playing. The techniques of saxophone playing sheet music weiss. There is no question that martin williams is highly educated in the world of jazz. Based on the music of legendary guitarist django reinhardt, jazz. His origin is from a traditional sinti family of musicians. George david weiss, american songwriter born april 9, 1921, new york, n. Hank shteamer, time out new york the sextet skirts the outer reaches of straightahead jazz, innovating while drawing from tradition. Hansche weiss 1951 2 june 2016 was a german gypsy jazz and modern jazz guitarist in the tradition of django reinhardt.
Performed by the mit jazz choir and festival jazz ensemble for the mit150 celebration this great arrangement of mits unoffical official song, by pulitzer prizewinning mit composer john harbison, opens with a short, decorous phrase a nod to the 1922 original then shifts into festive jazz. Strickland who were still in college when they the group was formed. The goal of the project is to help children ages 4 10 explore. Professor weiss has taught at new school university since 1991 and suny purchase since 2004. Genre, ethnoracial alterity, and the genesis of jazz manouche. Tickleslapmusic of the hamptons is located in east hampton, ny,11937. Steve weiss music has a huge library of percussion sheet music from major publishers, foreign percussion music, and selfpublished composers. November to hear michael weiss,the bmithelonious monk institute awardwinning composer and pianist, leading his septet through original material drawn from his new album soul journey as well as a new work three doors commissioned by. A very readable book which portrays the human being behind the. Tickleslap music music, jazz, entertainment, instruction. Apr 05, 2020 george david weiss, american songwriter born april 9, 1921, new york, n. Mort weiss is a beboporiented clarinet player with ten albums as leader to date. Features include the lead trumpet range to written g on top of the staff, an auxiliary percussion part, and optional parts for flute, clarinet.
Jul 16, 2016 weiss was born into a west berlin sinti family in 1951 and began playing the guitar at an early age. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The arrangements are artfully but still easy to play. Famous gypsies in this page we present some famous people who arewere roma or havehad romany ancestry. He was also the commander of the notorious nazisponsored ypatingasis burys killing squad, which was largely responsible for the ponary massacre where approximately 100,000 people were shot. Since the list would be quite long, we do not include here flamenco artists, as their belonging to the gitanos people is wellknown and only few of them are not roma. Weiss pleaded not guilty to eight counts of lewd acts with a child and sodomy after an 18yearold former client told police he had been abused by him 30 to 40 times from 2005 to 2008. Martin weiss the world sinti jazz ensemble youtube.
After the departure of martin weiss, who then began a solo career, hansche. Martin weiss and his world sinti jazz ensemble100th birthday of django reinhardt. Martin weiss sinti jazz ensemble for all my friends. Weiss meant with the name of this band, he named it well. Sylvius leopold weiss sheet music and music books at sheet. If you need delivery by a certain time please state. Steve weiss music is your source for percussion, percussion instruments, drums, drum set, drumsticks, cymbals, sheet music and more. The veteran jazz critic ira gitler probably summed it up best. Christian martin weiss photography january 19, 2019 my artwork for liquid anatomy and the artworks background story have been included in heavy music artworks masterpieces 2018. Joy to the world silent night deck the halls greensleeves joy to the world words by isaac watts, music by lowell mason.
Women in jazz festival 2010april 18, 2010 3pm 5 pm freeopening festival event and. As head of the smithsonian jazz archive he had access to enormous numbers of recordings in great variety. Bireli with martin weiss world sinti jazz ensemble duration. Prior to the second world war, his father, gono, had been a versatile musician who mastered the. Youll find a wide selection of sylvius leopold weiss sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. George david weiss, larry holofcener, jerry bock arrangers. Tickleslap music provides wedding music and entertainment for elegant wedding ceremonies and receptions for the hamptons.
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