Roberta Gambarini and Roy Hargrove

[Durium]

ROBERTA GAMBARINI Quartet ( + ROY HARGROVE)

in Porgy en Bess Jazz Club - Terneuzen ( The Netherlands)

In the last weekend of March 2009, a Mini Jazz Festival, titled Summertime, to label this opportunity, was organized at the cozy Huiskamer Van De Jazz, the Living Room of Jazz in the Noordstraat in Terneuzen. On Sunday the Italian-American vocalist Roberta Gambarini was scheduled with her quartet and, thanks to a lucky coincidence, also Roy Hargrove could be present with his quintet at both days. So, enough elements for a hot and swinging weekend in Porgy en Bess

Roberta Gambarini and Roy Hargrove Live in Porgy en Bess

Keep swinging

Durium

Edited March 31, 2009 by Durium

[mr jazz]

Hargrove is a serious player. Gambarini's vocals have never done that much for me either recorded or in person.

[jlhoots]

I like Gambarini's duo album with Hank Jones.

[Durium]

I like Gambarini's duo album with Hank Jones.

I should find that

Keep Swinging

Durium

[fasstrack]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Yeah, she sings her rear end off....

[T.D.]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

[J.A.W.]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Correct

[mr jazz]

I like Gambarini's duo album with Hank Jones.

I saw her with Hank Jones and the Dizzy Gillespie big bands separately but one concert a couple of years ago. Again, Jones and the band were great, she was merely ok. Nice looking lady though.

[fasstrack]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Correct

Where is that? North, South? I lived in Den Haag, on the North Sea twice, but never really got around except for Amsterdam, especially the last go round. Most musicians live in the 3 cities off the sea: Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Not all, though. Some guys I know teach in Groenegen and I was invited to a concert but it's 2 hours away and I didn't have a car. It's a pretty small country, around the land mass of NJ (which makes me wonder why it would take 2 hours anyway...). Just curious.

[J.A.W.]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Correct

Where is that? North, South? I lived in Den Haag, on the North Sea twice, but never really got around except for Amsterdam, especially the last go round. Most musicians live in the 3 cities off the sea: Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Not all, though. Some guys I know teach in Groenegen and I was invited to a concert but it's 2 hours away and I didn't have a car. It's a pretty small country, around the land mass of NJ (which makes me wonder why it would take 2 hours anyway...). Just curious.

Click on the "correct" link above and you will see that it's in the Southwest. And it's "Groningen", by the way, a city in the Northeast, about 130 miles from Amsterdam and 170 miles from The Hague; it's where I live.

Edited April 6, 2009 by J.A.W.

[fasstrack]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Correct

Where is that? North, South? I lived in Den Haag, on the North Sea twice, but never really got around except for Amsterdam, especially the last go round. Most musicians live in the 3 cities off the sea: Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Not all, though. Some guys I know teach in Groenegen and I was invited to a concert but it's 2 hours away and I didn't have a car. It's a pretty small country, around the land mass of NJ (which makes me wonder why it would take 2 hours anyway...). Just curious.

Click on the "correct" link above and you will see that it's in the Southwest. And it's "Groningen", by the way, the city where I live.

Sorry to ruin the spelling. Do you know a bass player named......ahh, s&*t I can't remember his name now. Little guy, and his brother is supposed to play guitar well. Good player, though, and he has a good band.

Forget it, and sorry I misspelled your hometown's name.

[J.A.W.]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Correct

Where is that? North, South? I lived in Den Haag, on the North Sea twice, but never really got around except for Amsterdam, especially the last go round. Most musicians live in the 3 cities off the sea: Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Not all, though. Some guys I know teach in Groenegen and I was invited to a concert but it's 2 hours away and I didn't have a car. It's a pretty small country, around the land mass of NJ (which makes me wonder why it would take 2 hours anyway...). Just curious.

Click on the "correct" link above and you will see that it's in the Southwest. And it's "Groningen", by the way, the city where I live.

Sorry to ruin the spelling. Do you know a bass player named......ahh, s&*t I can't remember his name now. Little guy, and his brother is supposed to play guitar well. Good player, though, and he has a good band.

Forget it, and sorry I misspelled your hometown's name.

No need to apologize, it's an impossible name for people who don't speak Dutch.

Groningen has a population of 185,000, so I don't think there's much chance I know the bass player

Edited April 6, 2009 by J.A.W.

[fasstrack]

There's also a guy named Dick Onstenk, a serious jazz guitar student. He used to run a session at a place called the Crow I never made it to. A lot of good players played there, and a few better than good ones like Ferdinand Povel. Dick considers himself an amateur, but he posted a video of him playing Bird's solo on something-or-other. I was impressed, b/c I know he worked his ass off. That stuff don't come easy on guitar.

[fasstrack]

What city in Holland? Just curious....

Didn't he post Temeuzen?

Correct

Where is that? North, South? I lived in Den Haag, on the North Sea twice, but never really got around except for Amsterdam, especially the last go round. Most musicians live in the 3 cities off the sea: Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Not all, though. Some guys I know teach in Groenegen and I was invited to a concert but it's 2 hours away and I didn't have a car. It's a pretty small country, around the land mass of NJ (which makes me wonder why it would take 2 hours anyway...). Just curious.

Click on the "correct" link above and you will see that it's in the Southwest. And it's "Groningen", by the way, the city where I live.

Sorry to ruin the spelling. Do you know a bass player named......ahh, s&*t I can't remember his name now. Little guy, and his brother is supposed to play guitar well. Good player, though, and he has a good band.

Forget it, and sorry I misspelled your hometown's name.

No need to apologize, it's an impossible name for people who don't speak Dutch.

Groningen has a population of 185,000, so I don't think there's much chance I know your friend

Everyone I met speaks perfect English. I used to get insulted when they would speak Dutch to each other. I felt stupid and you always wonder if they're either talking about you or it's something they don't want you to hear. But (I know you know) the Dutch lstart learning English in 3rd grade. They're the best European English speakers I've encountered. Edited April 6, 2009 by fasstrack

[Swinging Swede]

the Dutch [...]. They're the best European English speakers I've encountered.

Except that they pronounce "v" as "f". But otherwise I agree with you. Good at German too. And sometimes French.

On the other hand, Dutch is after Frisian the language that is closest to English, so they should have a natural aptitude for it relatively speaking.

By the way, I suppose Europe = European continent in this case. Otherwise it's an interesting claim!

[J.A.W.]

the Dutch [...]. They're the best European English speakers I've encountered.

Except that they pronounce "v" as "f".

Everyone has a right to their own accent, don't they I'm sure the Swedes also have their peculiarities when speaking foreign languages

Edited April 6, 2009 by J.A.W.

[Aggie87]

Everyone has a right to their own accent, don't they I'm sure the Swedes also have their peculiarities when speaking foreign languages

We Swedish-Americans even speak English funny, so I am sure you're correct, Hans!

Edited April 6, 2009 by Aggie87

[J.A.W.]

Everyone has a right to their own accent, don't they I'm sure the Swedes also have their peculiarities when speaking foreign languages

We Swedish-Americans even speak English funny, so I am sure you're correct, Hans!

[Durium]

Everyone has a right to their own accent, don't they I'm sure the Swedes also have their peculiarities when speaking foreign languages

We Swedish-Americans even speak English funny, so I am sure you're correct, Hans!

My goodness - what a lot of commends about the great Roberta Gambarini-Roy Hargrove concert in "Ternoezen", as Roy always says .....

... and I feel a bit jealousy .......... such famous musicians in a small place like Terneuzen, with its great Porgy en Bess Jazz club . I recognize the fact that people living in the Randstad, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague think that jazz is only played in that region and outside these places you can only find some local brass bands, ukulele ensembles and accordion clubs. Sorry, but there is a lot more to enjoy between Groningen and Terneuzen, I'm sure.

Have a look at my concert log what concerts I joined during the last ten years. Click on the years 2000 up to 2009 and search for the Porgy en Bess logo and ............. become jealous.

Keep swinging

durium

Edited April 8, 2009 by Durium

[Hoppy T. Frog]

On the other hand, Dutch is after Frisian the language that is closest to English, so they should have a natural aptitude for it relatively speaking.

I like to think of Dutch as just comically misspelled English. When I was in Amsterdam I was amused to see a newspaper called "De Niews".

[fasstrack]

the Dutch [...]. On the other hand, Dutch is after Frisian the language that is closest to English, so they should have a natural aptitude for it relatively speaking.

I found it almost insanely hard to crack trying to learn it. Maybe some words are similar before factoring in double vowels, or added 'i's (niews, someone said) but I found it much more intimidating than, say, the Romance languages. I took Dutch for Dummies type books home from the library in Den Haag and decided 'for dummies' wasn't gonna work---I needed the upgrade to 'for morons'. As a friend once said: 'I heard it was idiot-proof, but I think I found a way to beat it'..........

Edited April 9, 2009 by fasstrack

[Durium]

On the other hand, Dutch is after Frisian the language that is closest to English, so they should have a natural aptitude for it relatively speaking.

I like to think of Dutch as just comically misspelled English. When I was in Amsterdam I was amused to see a newspaper called "De Niews".

Het Nieuws?

I've never heard of such a news paper !!

Keep Swinging

Keep swinging

Durium

[Durium]

I found it almost insanely hard to crack trying to learn it. Maybe some words are similar before factoring in double vowels, or added 'i's (niews, someone said) but I found it much more intimidating than, say, the Romance languages. I took Dutch for Dummies type books home from the library in Den Haag and decided 'for dummies' wasn't gonna work---I needed the upgrade to 'for morons'. As a friend once said: 'I heard it was idiot-proof, but I think I found a way to beat it'..........

[T.D.]

Het Nieuws?

I've never heard of such a news paper !!

Isn't Het Nieuwsblad a major Flemish newspaper? I've read that Flemish is a dialect of Dutch; they certainly look alike to this nonspeaker. (Yes, I know Flanders is in Belgium. )

Edited April 9, 2009 by T.D.

[sheldonm]

Hargrove is a serious player "and has the personality of a stick!". Gambarini's vocals have never done that much for me either recorded or in person.