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Pete Oliver
- 65, Male
- Bournemouth Dorset
- United Kingdom
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No More Trees - Betty Carter Was Right - !! It's Too Late Now!!!
We Are Now Seeing The Implications Of Djavan's Song & Betty Carter & Trio's Amazing Version Of The Amazon Plea!!! - PLEASE DON'T CUT DOWN NO MORE TREE'S -…
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Claire Martin another favourite UK vocalist of mine
CLAIRE MARTIN another UK vocalist - Mentor and Jazz Broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 Quite different to Liane Carroll who's few video's are already here! Claire and Liane are great friends though and have a high regard for one another's work. Again see…
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Genil Castro - 2
A recent upload from Genil "Essa Mulher" Dedicated to the great Brazilian singer Elis Regina, again Genil is colouring the piece with Harp Harmonics.
See the version by Elis here:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlvoxg906IY
Some more earlier Genil…
Profile Information
- First Name
- Peter
- College/University:
- Bournemouth
- I am here for:
- Educational Purposes, Meet Players, Networking
- Whom I want to meet:
- Anyone who lives for, or loves music. There are just too many people now to list.
- Employment Status
- Self-Employed
- Occupation:
- Re-adjusting Musician at the moment, Private Hire and Taxis
- Employer:
- "Me" My former musians life and the freedom of Jazz have rendered me unemployable
- About Me:
- I worked for many years as as a gigging Guitar and Bass player playing some laid back jazz for dinner then anything from St Bernards waltz through to popular music for dance, cabaret, etc, in Hotels( Who Has'nt), also club jazz work mainly small group trio, quartet. I also worked as a relief player for 2 local agents (life on the edge but fun) until a drunk driver decided I should be in retirement for a while ( Perhaps He Didn't Like The Music) or (Maybe He Was The One I Advised Not To Sing Y.M.C.A. at a Cocktail Jazz Gig?) Hhmm!!! - At the moment I have a small taxi business that pays the bills, but I want to experience that connection with an audience and other players again.I am making progress toward that goal and as an offshoot hope to upload some tunes . I won't be good enough to out full time but it would be nice just to be there and involved again. In the meantime Sites like Jazz Player and Youtube are great therapy.I am meeting some amazing people and it's also keeping me up to speed with what is happening in jazz music. .
- Musical Background & Experience:
- Violin as a child, leader of school orchestra then local youth orchestra's
Royal school of music exams (external candidate)
Rebelled onto Guitar as a teenager then Bass playing Rock, Soul, Funk etc. Listened to jazz when possible it was not as available as in the USA.
Then self taught, school of life, playing and sitting in with some of the top local players, scary but necessary.
Peter On Facebook :- http://www.facebook.com/peteolivermusic
Peter On Twitter :- http://twitter.com/peteolivermusic
Pete's New Youtube :- http://www.youtube.com/user/peteoliver2
Will update ASAP
- Why I love jazz:
- To me Jazz Is Real Life, a fusion of experiences in and out of music. Some in the here and now, and some which resurface later when playing. Freedom of expression, also that special link in the moment with other players and listeners.
- Music:
- For me it is good to be like a sponge and absorb music from many sources ! So Anything from Bach and Ravel through to Drum and Bass and Gospel it all mixes to add more to flavour Jazz. Just Check Out My Youtube Pages And Check Their Links - I Hope You Will See What I mean :- www.youtube.com/user/peterskeys
- Top 5 Desert Island Discs:
- Wes Montgomery - Willow Weep For Me
Denise Donatelli - When Lights Are Low
Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again: The Anthology
Vince Mendoza - Epiphany
Al Jarreau - Look to the Rainbow
- Books:
- I spend so much time on the internet researching, it's like having a 24/7 University complete with Library and Lecturer's. So my home library is feeling a little neglected at the moment!
- Television:
- Unless it's a Concert or a Documentary I prefer video's on the internet or live music!
- Movies:
- Apart from movies with my son I tend to watch video's of the early masters of jazz. So much to learn and I have not even scratched the surface yet.
Pete Oliver's Photos
Blog Posts
The State of Jazz Today
Posted by Walt B on June 2, 2009 at 1:24pm — 5 Comments
Sonny Stitt Transcription
Posted by Jeff Rzepiela on July 22, 2010 at 9:55am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzdW_l0FiP8
Posted by Mihail Parushev on November 28, 2011 at 9:38pm
Jazz CD Reviews
Forum
Improvisation and MUSIC FLUENCY
Started by John Cooper Jan 20.
Lyrics Request for D'javan song - Amazon Farewall - PRIORITY:HIGH
Started by Ralph Falzarano May 26, 2011.
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We're on!
Don.
I've seen some increadable players over the years that you wouldn't think could do it but some how they figure out a way. Very inspireing. But you sound like a man that figured out a way to stay happy in the world of Jazz, good for you.
Saw you have Oberg and Emmanuel on your link to Youtube. I've recently seen both of them play at the All Star Guitar Night. I'm with Sony and I've sponsored that event for many years. Lots of great players out there....
Paul
I really appreciate your taking time to listen.
Blessings.
Julie
Marilyn Scott is fantastic!
Hope you don't mind the request :-)