16 July

Diana Krall

17 July

Marcus Miller

18 July

Pacode Lucía

20 July

Craig David

19 July

NigelKennedy

2013

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Diana Krall's extraordinary new album Glad Rag Doll (2012, Verve Records) is an exhilaratingand adventurous exploration of new sounds, new instrumentation and new musicians. Itstars a singer and piano player, filled with mischief, humour and a renewed sense oftenderness and intimacy.

"We all just went in there as if the songs were written yesterday. I didn't want to make a period piece or nostalgia record", said Krall.In fact, these are songs that Krall has spent a lifetime contemplating. Both her childhood home and her current address arestacked with 78rpm records and song folios filled with precious and unpolished gems, songs that have not worn out their lustrefrom repetition.If any of these songs could be identified as "20's or 30's music," then they are 20's or 30's songs as imagined for the 21st Century.The same could be said for a startling rendition of the Doc Pomus classic, Lonely Avenue, first cut in the 1950s. The contemplative, contemporary reading of the old Gene Austin recording of Let It Rain finds a sympathetic echo in Krall'sexquisite rendition of Buddy and Julie Miller's more recent ballad of spiritual longing, Wide River To Cross.

Krall was born in 1964 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Her father played piano at home and her mother sang in acommunity choir. She was playing piano herself at the age of four and playing jazz in a local restaurant at 15.In 1999 Diana burst into the public's consciousness with her album When I Look In Your Eyes. In jazz category Diana took homethe Grammy and she became the first jazz artist to be nominated fo the Album of the Year award.Diana Krall's 2009 GRAMMY® winning album, Quiet Nights, used Brazil as a musical point of reference and landed at #3 on theBillboard 200, her highest ever position on the chart and her fourth consecutive album to debut within the top 10.The Glad Rag Doll is Krall’s 11th studio album. SSales of her albums hit millions worldwide winning dozens of prizes includingThree Grammys.

www.dianakrall.com

Diana Krall

Collaborators:

Diana Krall - piano, vocalStuart Duncan - guitar, violinAram Bajakian - guitar

Dennis Crouch - upright bassPatrick Warren - keyboardsKarriem Riggins - drums

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16 July

An album entitled Renaissance is long overdue for the widely acclaimed „Renaissance Man” MarcusMiller. In among the most enviable careers in music, Miller is a two-time Grammy-winner and thecomposer/producer of ten critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums.Renaissance finds Miller offering up an especially emotive 13-song collection that includes eight richly inspired originalcompositions that swing from a tip of the porkpie to the CTI Records sound of the `70s (CEE-TEE-EYE) to an introspective andultimately hope-filled rumination about the island off the coast of Dakar in Africa known as Gorée (Go-ray). Renaissance alsoincludes five cover songs that canvas works by soul-jazz culture band WAR, new wave-soul starlet Janelle Monáe, New York jazzdignitary Weldon Irvine, Brazilian musical ambassador Ivan Lins and Christian composer Luther “Mano” Hanes.

Marcus was born in 1959 and raised in a musical family that includes his father, church organist, choir director and his mother,jazz pianist. By 13, Marcus was proficient on clarinet, piano and bass guitar, and already writing songs. Two years later he wasworking regularly in New York City, eventually playing bass and writing music for jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey and keyboardistLonnie Liston Smith. Miller soon became a top call session musician, gracing well over 500 albums, recording with musicians andin countries around the globe - from Frank Sinatra and Elton John to Bill Withers and LL Cool J. As a film music pro, Miller rose from writing the go-go party classic Da Butt for Spike Lee's "School Daze" to becoming the go-tocomposer for 20+ films.As a producer, writer and player, he was the last primary collaborator of jazz legend Miles Davis, contributing the compositionand album Tutu to the canon of contemporary jazz music.

www.marcusmiller.com

Collaborators:

Marcus Miller - bass, bass clarinetAlex Han - saxophoneSean Jones - trumpetAdam Agati - guitarBrett Williams - piano, keyboardsLouis Cato - drums

Marcus Miller17 July

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Is the greatest living legend of Flamenco music today. He performs with his groupcompositions from the last 30 years. He starts the performance solo – one of the most beautiful moments of the concert. The Maestro

and his guitar: from the beginning of the first note magic fills the hall. He plays his way right into the heart of the audience. He plays songslike Antonia (dedicated to his daughter), Entre dos Aguas, Zyriab where you can almost touch the love he has for this music.

In 1965 he recorded his first LP, Dos Guitarras Flamencas. In 1975, with his album Fuente y Caudal, Paco began his dialogues withimprovisation, and with the Rumba Entre Dos Aguas, he transformed the Flamenco guitar from a marginal instrument into a worldwidephenomenon. Simply by introducing the cajon drum, the bass and percussion, he lays the foundation of the current Flamenco idiom;Almoraima, on which he definitively surpasses the sounds produced by his masters, Niño Ricardo and Sabicas; Siroco, the greatest melodicand harmonious homage to Flamenco there is, and Luzía, fruit of a dark decade of absence, are just some of the landmarks thatdemonstrate the revolutionary genius, intuition and talent that are Paco de Lucía’s trademark.

His openness towards other music styles like in the collaboration with John McLaughlin and Al di Meola is combined with his creativityand wish to bring Flamenco to the modern world. He is and remains a Flamenco guitarist but his wish to integrate new instruments andstyles into traditional Flamenco is a gift that has influenced a complete generation of Spanish musicians.

Francisco Sánchez Gómez was born in Algeciras, Cadiz, on December 21, 1947. Ever since the day when, as a five year old, he correctedhis father, Antonio Sánchez, (a professional guitarist) as to the rhythm of a flourish, Paco’s dedication to the guitar has been exhaustive.26 albums released, hundreds of awards and the consensus of the critics regarding the spectacular musical revolution he has instigated,all go towards making him the universal artist that he is.

www.pacodelucia.org

Paco de Lucía

Collaborators:

Paco de Lucía - guitar Antonio Sanchez - 2nd guitarAntonio Serrano - key, harmonica Alain Pèrez - bass

Piraña - percussionRubio - vocalDavid de Jacoba - vocalFarruco - dance

18 July

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For over twenty-five years, Nigel Kennedy has beenacknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuosos and is, without doubt, the most important violinist Britain has everseen. His virtuoso technique, unique talent and mass appeal have brought fresh perspectives to both the classical andcontemporary repertoire. He is the best selling classical violinist of all time.Nigel Kennedy has attracted an enormous amount of worldwide media attention throughout an extraordinary career and his internationaltelevision appearances have been wide and varied. He has given public and private performances for members of the British royal familyand has also been presented with many awards (Male Artist of the Year at the UK Brit Awards, Vivement Dimanche Gold Award, numerousEcho Awards, Grammy Awards; Gold Rose of Montreux etc).

His first landmark recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling classical work ofall time. It sold in excess of 2 million copies and the album remained top of the UK classical charts for almost two years.

His passion for jazz resulted in albums. The Nigel Kennedy Quintet ’s 2009 release, named in typically idiosyncratic fashion, A Very NiceAlbum, marked a typically bold excursion into non-classical repertoire. His earlier Bluenote album focussed on interpreting compositionsfrom past masters of the jazz repertoire but, for A Very Nice Album, Kennedy stepped to the fore as composer as well as improviser. 2010saw the release of the latest Nigel Kennedy Quintet release of mainly original Kennedy compositions, entitled SHHH!

Nigel Kennedy is a passionate Aston Villa fan and attends as many games as his schedule allows. He has one son, is married to Polishlawyer, Agnieszka, and they divide their time between homes in the UK and Poland.As well as several customised 5 string electric violins, Nigel Kennedy plays a 1732 instrument by the great violin maker, Carlo Bergonzi of Cremona.

www.nigel-kennedy.net

Collaborators:

Nigel Kennedy - violinPiotr Wyleżoł - keyboardAdam Kowalewski - bassTomasz Grzegorski - saxophoneKrzysztof Dziedzic - drums

19 July

The Nigel Kennedy Quintet The violin - FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTUREwith special guest Roby Lakatos

From a UK Garage pioneer to a mainstream multi-million seller, Craig David is so much more thanyour average artist. From Ivor Novello awards to sales of over 13 million, 2 No.1’s, 13 Top 10 hits, hugesuccess in America and sold out shows across the world, Craig is one of the UK music scene’s mostsuccessful male solo exports. As well as awards, acclaim, platinum sales and sold-out tours, the singer/songwriter is one of a handfulof artists able to balance incredible commercial success with can’t-pay-for-it credibility.

In addition to albums sold and awards won, Craig has helped redefine British pop music. Years before Tinchy, Chipmunk or N-Dubzarrived on Radio 1, Craig brought everything from UK garage, to stripped back acoustics and electro-edged R&B to the UK charts.His 13 top 10 singles, including Fill Me In, 7 Days, Walking Away, What’s Your Flava, Hot Stuff (‘Let’s Dance’), and the incredible duetwith Sting, Rise And Fall, established Craig as an indisputable commercial success, and proved that British urban music had thepower to go pop.

Both the record industry and music fans acknowledged Craig’s contributions with three Ivor Novellos, (including the two highly prestigiousawards for Songwriter Of The Year and Best Contemporary Song), four MOBOs, two MTV EMA awards and three sold-out shows at Wemb-ley Arena, plus multiple Brit and Grammy award nominations. Proving his popularity has far from faded, in 2009, MTV viewers votedCraig’s Born To Do It the second Greatest Album Ever in MTV history, just behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

In February 2013, Craig announced a world tour, taking the international superstar to Indonesia, Australia, Europe and the UKthroughout 2013. He is also currently working on his next, highly anticipated studio album set for release later this year.

www.craigdavid.com

Craig David20 July

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