curaçao north sea jazz festival 2015

CURAÇAO
NORTH
SEA JAZZ
FESTIVAL
2015
3 •4 •5 SEPTEMBER 2015
WELCOME
TO CURAÇAO
NORTH
SEA JAZZ!
Dear music lovers, visitors, and friends,
“Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t.”
“Beethoven tells you what it’s like to be Beethoven and
Mozart tells you what it’s like to be human. Bach tells you
what it’s like to be the universe.”
“If it weren’t for music, I would think that love is mortal.”
“Music can change the world because it can change people.”
These are very famous one-liners of influential art and
science geniuses whose words have touched all our hearts.
We are proud to be able to support and enhance, in a very
modest way, that magic feeling that music transpires in all
of us with our festival.
During the past five years you have shared the joy, the
tears of happiness, and excitement this wonderful medium
brings to mankind and we can only hope to count on your
continued support for many more years to come.
This year, again, a palette of extraordinary and wonderful
talents will be performing to enlighten and fill the three festival
nights with bright and shining musical sparks that will make
these days resonate for a long time and become unforgettable.
Fundashon Bon Intenshon & Mojo Concerts
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
BETTYE LAVETTE
CASSANDRA WILSON
CHARLES BRADLEY
EMELI SANDÉ
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
GREGORY PORTER
JOHN LEGEND
LIONEL RICHIE
FESTIVAL
INFORMATION
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TIMETABLES14
RANDY NEWMAN
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THE ISLEY BROTHERS
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THE POINTER SISTERS
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THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND 19
USHER20
WYCLEF JEAN
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HOT 8 BRASS BAND
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CONCERT PRIOR TO THE FESTIVAL
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA 23
FREE CONCERTS
JUANES24
OSCAR D’LEÓN
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FESTIVAL MAP
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Curaçao North Sea Jazz takes
place at the site of the World
Trade Center Piscadera Bay
near Willemstad. The festival is
organised by Fundashon Bon
Intenshon and Mojo Concerts.
Tickets are $ 195.00 or
ANG 354.90 per day including
ob and are available at the
following ticket outlets:
Mensing Caminada
Mobile Planet
Tik-Tak (credit card and
Maestro only)
24 Uur uit de Muur (credit
card, Maestro and cash)
Phone: 522-JAZZ
Web: www.ticketmaster.com
Payment in installments is
available via 522-JAZZ, with an
additional cost of ANG 15.00.
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BETTYE
LAVETTE
CASSANDRA
WILSON
SATURDAY CELIA STAGE
FRIDAY CELIA STAGE
Although soul singer Bettye LaVette made her first record at age
sixteen, she achieved only intermittent fame until her 2005
album I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise.
In her autobiography A Woman Like Me she writes openheartedly
about the star status that appeared to be so close, but slipped
through her fingers after some bad decisions. But that is all in
the past: the singer-songwriter has known success for many
years now. In 2009, she performed together with Jon Bon Jovi
at the Barack Obama inaugural celebration - if that doesn’t get
an artist the deserved attention, what will? LaVette has a voice
drenched in gospel and blues that has retained the same power
over the past fifty years, in which she has sung about her sorrows. Her latest album, Worthy, was released earlier this year.
Between her mother’s love for Motown and her father’s
dedication to jazz, vocalist Cassandra Wilson’s parents sparked
her early interest in music. Although known as a jazz artist, the
singer has expanded the playing field by incorporating blues,
country, and folk music into her work. Wilson learned a lot in the
1980s in the New York M-Base improvisation collective centering
on saxophonist Steve Coleman. She found her musical identity
in the years following in the many albums that she recorded.
Through mostly acoustic works - including standards - she has
developed an individual recognizable style that seems to reflect
her soul. Her latest album, Coming Forth By Day, a tribute to
Billie Holiday, was released earlier this year. Wilson has won two
Grammy Awards.
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CHARLES
BRADLEY
EMELI
SANDÉ
FRIDAY SIR DUKE STAGE
FRIDAY SIR DUKE STAGE
The story of singer Charles Bradley reads like a book: he was
homeless for a while, worked as a chef for many years and
started his career as a James Brown impersonator before
he was finally discovered as an original artist and handed a
recording contract by Daptone Records. His first album No Time
For Dreaming was released in 2011, two years later saw the
release of its successor Victim Of Love. In between, the story of
Bradley was the subject of a documentary called . Bradley has
a powerful and gravelly voice that is ideally suited to conveying
raw emotions. He sings tender soul ballads as well as rough,
up-tempo soul-funk and gives memorable performances with his
band, The Extraordinaires. Although 66 years of age, retirement
seems a long time away for this natural artist.
Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé started singing at an early age.
She was awarded an intercalculated degree in neuroscience
which was her backup plan in case a career in music didn’t
pan out, but she hasn’t had to use her degree yet! The soul
singer had a breakthrough with hits such as Next To Me, Read
All About It (Part III) and Beneath Your Beautiful (with Labrinth).
Her debut album Our Version Of Events (2012) was Number
1 on the UK Official Albums Chart for 10 weeks and was also
the year’s biggest-selling album. A year later, she won two
Brit Awards: Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British
Album of the Year. Besides all that, Sandé wrote hits for other
artists as well. In 2012, she performed at both the Opening and
Closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London.
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ENRIQUE
IGLESIAS
GREGORY
PORTER
FRIDAY SAM COOKE STAGE
FRIDAY CELIA STAGE
His famous last name is no coincidence: singer Enrique Iglesias
is the son of Julio. But moreover he’s a worldwide superstar in
his own right, having secured his first record contract under an
assumed name (Enrique Martinez) as he wanted to succeed
without the use of his well-known name. And it worked! Iglesias got
his breakthrough in the late 90s when he started singing in English
as well as Spanish. In the following decade especially he scored
hit after hit, for instance with Bailamos, Rhythm Divine, Could
I Have This Kiss Forever (with Whitney Houston), Hero, Escape,
and Can You Hear Me. To this day he has ten albums to his name.
Last year saw the release of his latest, Sex And Love, including hit
single Bailando. Iglesias has sold over 137 million albums, making
him one of the bestselling Latin artists in the world.
In less than four years’ time, Gregory Porter has grown into
one of the greatest jazz vocalists in the world. And anyone
who has ever seen this friendly giant perform will immediately
understand why. Porter sings soul songs enhanced with jazz and
blues; his disarming style of singing and his wonderful baritone
voice command both respect and emotion. Last year, he won
the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for his album
Liquid Spirit (2013). It was his third album. With his first two,
2010’s Water and 2012’s Be Good, he mainly found success in
The Netherlands. Not surprisingly, the 43-year-old American is a
regular guest at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, where
he performed three years in a row. In Curacao, he previously
performed at Brakkeput Mei Mei in the week before the festival.
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JOHN
LEGEND
LIONEL
RICHIE
SATURDAY SAM COOKE STAGE
FRIDAY SAM COOKE STAGE
John Legend is a rare multi-talent: he has a voice containing
a stunning range, writes excellent songs both for himself and
others, and plays the piano beautifully as well. He made his
debut with 2004’s Get Lifted; since then, he has sold over
seven million albums and received no less than nine Grammy
Awards. Together with The Roots he made the album Wake
Up in 2010, on which he displayed a social responsibility.
Legend also launched the Show Me Campaign, an initiative that
focuses on education as a key to break the cycle of poverty.
With his hit single All Of Me, which was released last year,
Legend broke worldwide sales records. This year, he and rapper
Common received an Academy Award for their song Glory, from
the soundtrack for the movie Selma.
Singer and composer Lionel Richie needs little introduction:
he has sold over 100 million albums all over the world and
received prestigious awards such as Grammy Awards, American
Music Awards, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. His
career started in the Commodores, a student band which grew
into a regular hit machine. Richie wrote many of those hits,
such as Three Times A Lady, Brick House, Sail On, and Easy.
In the early 1980s he released his first solo album and scored
many successful singles, among which All Night Long, Hello,
Say You Say Me and Dancing On The Ceiling. His latest album
Tuskegee was released in 2012 and named after his Alabama
hometown. It contains duet sung reinterpretations of his songs
with several well-known artists. This year, he is traveling the
world with his tour All The Hits All Night Long.
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4
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SAM COOKE
CELIA
SIR DUKE
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
CASSANDRA
WILSON
LIONEL RICHIE
GREGORY PORTER
EMELI
SANDÉ
CHARLES BRADLEY
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5
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SAM COOKE
CELIA
SIR DUKE
JOHN LEGEND
BETTYE LAVETTE
USHER
RANDY NEWMAN
STANLEY CLARKE
BAND
WYCLEF JEAN
Program subject to change.
THE POINTER
SISTERS
For up-to-date information please see www.curacaonorthseajazz.com
RANDY
NEWMAN
THE ISLEY
BROTHERS
SATURDAY CELIA STAGE
FRIDAY SIR DUKE STAGE
Singer-songwriter, pianist, composer and arranger Randy
Newman has made quite a name for himself. He wrote a vast
number of hits for other people, climbing the charts himself
as well with songs such as Short People (1977) and The Blues
(with Paul Simon, 1983). Since the 1980s, Newman has
mostly dedicated himself to writing film scores and creating
soundtracks for movies such as Awakenings, Meet The Parents
and Disney movies including Toy Story (parts 1, 2, and 3),
A Bug’s Life, Cars, and Monsters, Inc., winning an Oscar for
the latter. Newman was born into a musical family; two of his
uncles were well-known soundtrack composers. At seventeen
he already worked as a professional songwriter for a publishing
company in California.
As one of only very few groups, The Isley Brothers have charted hit
records in five different decades, starting in 1959 with their first
smash hitsingle Shout. In the beginning, the band was a vocal
quartet consisting of brothers O’Kelly, Rudy, Ronald and Vernon
Isley. Later on, the now-deceased Marvin and Ernie also joined.
Early in their careers, Jimi Hendrix and Elton John toured with The
Isley Brothers as sidemen and the band has colaborated with
or influenced the music of many artists such as Rod Stewart, R.
Kelly, Snoop Dogg and The Beatles. A review of the Isley Brothers’
music is like a trip down memory lane, including such hits as Twist
& Shout, This Old Heart Of Mine, Love The One You’re With, Who’s
That Lady and Harvest For The World. In 2014, the Grammy’s
honored the Isley Brothers, along with the Beatles, with a Lifetime
Achievement Grammy. Ronald and Ernie Isley are the two
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brothers left in the band.
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THE POINTER
SISTERS
THE STANLEY
CLARKE BAND
SATURDAY SIR DUKE STAGE
SATURDAY SIR DUKE STAGE
The career of R&B group The Pointer Sisters already spans over
five decades. At the start, the group consisted of just sisters:
first, June, Anita, and Bonnie formed a trio; later, Ruth made
the group a quartet. They were hugely successful in the 70s
and 80s especially, scoring no less than 13 Top 20-hits in the
US between 1973 and 1985 as well as receiving three Grammy
Awards. Songs such as Jump (For My Love), Fire, Slow Hand,
and I’m So Excited were huge hits. Bonnie was the first to leave
the group; in the 90s June, who has since passed away, was
replaced by Ruth’s daughter Issa. Nowadays, the band consists
of Anita, Ruth, and Sadako, Ruth’s granddaughter. In the last few
years, they have had much success performing with symphony
orchestras.
He played with the biggest jazz names and is now being called
a “living jazz legend” himself. Stanley Clarke has been one of
the world’s best and most innovative bass players for many
decades, and the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic
and electric bass with equal ferocity. The 63-year-old American
composed many film and TV scores, introduced the traditional
double bass into the rock scene and firted with such styles as
pop, R&B and even classical music in his long career. Even so,
jazz has always remained a first love for the four-time Grammy
Award winner. His latest, swinging album was 2014’s Up, on
which The Police drummer Stewart Copeland and Chick Corea
participated. Creating his 21st studio album, Clarke described
the recording process as “nothing but fun”.
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USHER
WYCLEF
JEAN
SATURDAY SAM COOKE STAGE
SATURDAY SIR DUKE STAGE
Usher Raymond IV (1978), better known as just Usher, was signed
by L.A. Reid after participating in televised talent show Star
Search at age 13. Part of his first album, Usher, was produced
by P. Diddy. His big breakthrough came in 1997 with his second
album My Way and hit singles such as You Make Me Wanna and
Nice & Slow. The album sold over seven million copies worldwide;
its two successors, 8701 (2001) and My Confession (2004), sold
even more copies. Usher has worked with many music greats and
built on his imperium: still an active artist, he also found success
as an actor in both films and television series and as a producer
and record label owner for Justin Bieber, among others. He was a
coach on TV show The Voice and is currently working on his eighth
studio album, UR, due for release this year.
Wyclef Jean is a Haiti-born rapper and musician who grew up in
the US. Having become famous as one-third of hip hop group
Fugees and hits such as Fu-Gee-La, Killing Me Softly, and Ready
Or Not, Jean began a successful solo career afterwards. As
an artist, he climbed the charts with hits including Gone Till
November, 911 (with Mary J. Blige), and Hips Don’t Lie (with
Shakira). He was also part of the producing team behind No
No No, the hitsingle which started the career of Beyonce’s
Destiny’s Child, and either produced or composed songs for
artists as varied as Simply Red, Whitney Houston, Cypress Hill,
Carlos Santana, and Mick Jagger. These days, Jean is also
known as an actor and a politician in his native Haiti.
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HOT 8
BRASS BAND
BLIND BOYS
OF ALABAMA
ARTISTS ON THE MOVE
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 BRAKKEPUT MEI MEI
The Hot 8 Brass Band was founded in New Orleans in 1995.
Although most current members started playing music together
in high school, over time the lineup inevitably changed and
continues to do so. The members, driven by band leader and tuba
player Bennie Pete, have been influenced by artists such as Tuba
Fats, Louis Armstrong and Stevie Wonder, and have individually
recorded and performed with many well-known musicians. Hot
8 Brass Band have known their share of adversity: four band
members have died, three of which due to violence, causing the
group to become active in the anti-violence campaign Silence Is
Violence. Having survived Hurricane Katrina, the band have also
thrown themselves into the subsequent relief and awareness
projects to aid their community’s redevelopment and recovery.
The
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their city on everyone’s minds as they travel around the US and
Blind Boys of Alabama are a five-time Grammy Award winning
gospel group from Alabama. They first sang together in 1944.
Since then, the group’s career has spanned seven decades of
tours and appearances and shows no signs of diminishing. The
Blind Boys have earned praise for their remarkable interpretations
of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary
spiritual material by acclaimed songwriters such as Curtis
Mayfield, Ben Harper, Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits. They
have appeared on recordings with Bonnie Raitt, Lou Reed, Peter
Gabriel, Solomon Burke, and many others, as well as having
released an immense collection of their own albums.
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JUANES
OSCAR
D’LEÓN
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 SAM COOKE STAGE
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 SAM COOKE STAGE
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, better known as Juanes, is a
Colombian singer, guitarist and composer. Formerly a member
of well-known heavy metal band Ekhymosis, he has also known
great success as a solo artist. His debut album Fíjate Bien
earned him three Latin Grammy’s, but it was the third, 2004’s
Mi Sangre, which became an international bestseller, not in the
last part due to its hit single La Camisa Negra. He has won a vast
array of prestigious prizes, among which no less than 20 Latin
Grammy’s and two Grammy Awards, and sold over 15 million
records worldwide. Juanes is also known for his humanitarian
work, especially with aid for Colombian victims of land mines.
Salsa singer Oscar D’León is one of the world’s leading Latin
musicians with a career spanning over forty years. At the start
of his career, he balanced singing with a job as a taxi and bus
driver in Caracas, but he soon exchanged passengers for large
audiences. D’León taught himself to play the bass. In 1973 he
formed his first band, La Dimension Latina, and they quickly
scored their first hit. In the 1980s he paid a lengthy visit to
Cuba, the country which he says is the source of all his musical
influences and achievements. He is known as the most Cuban of
all non-Cuban singers. Last year, he brought his charismatic show
to North Sea Jazz in Rotterdam.
The concerts by Juanes and Oscar D’León are free of charge and a gift from the
organisation to the residents of Curaçao. Tickets were handed out earlier in the year.
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