AQUARIUS.


DJ Aquarius 

Aquarius has a weakness for Psychedelic, Dub, Glitch, PsyBass, Chill & DubStep, Electronica, Ambient & Downbeat, and on the other hand, he loves experimental ethno stuff with turkish and oriental influences. Organic music 🤖

George Winston grew up mainly in Montana, and also spent his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida. During this time, his favorite music was instrumental rock and instrumental R&B, including Floyd Cramer, the Ventures, Booker T & The MG’s, Jimmy Smith, and many more. Inspired by R&B, jazz, Blues and rock (especially the Doors), George began playing organ in 1967. In 1971 he switched to the acoustic piano after hearing recordings from the 1920s and the 1930s by the legendary stride pianists Thomas “Fats” Waller and the late Teddy Wilson. In addition to working on stride piano, he also at this time came up with his own style of melodic instrumental music on solo piano, called folk piano. 

Since 1972 George has released thirteen solo piano albums: AUTUMN (1980), WINTER INTO SPRING (1982), DECEMBER (1982), SUMMER (1991), FOREST (1994), LINUS & LUCY-THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI (1996), PLAINS (1999), which was inspired by his Eastern Montana upbringing, NIGHT DIVIDES THE DAY - THE MUSIC OF THE DOORS (2002), MONTANA-A LOVE STORY (2004) and GULF COAST BLUES & IMPRESSIONS-A HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT (2006). His most recent recording are LOVE WILL COME - THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI VOL 2 (2010), and GULF COAST BLUES & IMPRESSIONS 2-A LOUISIANA WETLANDS BENEFIT (2012).
In 2001 George released REMEMBRANCE - A MEMORIAL BENEFIT, a seven song EP of piano, guitar and harmonica solos, to benefit those affected by 9/11.  He has also worked with the late George Levenson of Informed Democracy (www.informeddemocracy.com) on three projects: a solo guitar soundtrack for SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES, and soundtracks of piano, guitar and, harmonica solos for PUMPKIN CIRCLE, and BREAD COMES TO LIFE. In addition, he has recorded the solo piano soundtrack for the children’s story THE VELVETEEN RABBIT for Rabbit Ears Productions. 	

George is presently concentrating mainly on live performances, and most of the time he is touring playing solo piano concerts (the Summer Show or the Winter Show), solo guitar concerts, solo harmonica concerts, and solo piano dances (with R&B and slow dance songs). 

He is currently most inspired by the great New Orleans R&B pianists Henry Butler, James Booker, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, and Jon Cleary, and he is also working on interpreting pieces on solo piano by his favorite composers, including Vince Guaraldi, Professor Longhair, and the Doors, as well as Sam Cooke, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Randy Newman, Curtis Mayfield, Laura Nyro, Al Kooper, Jimmy Wisner, Arthur Lee, Frank Zappa, Ralph Towner, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, Milt Jackson, John Hartford, Oliver Schroer, Taj Mahal, Henry Butler, James Booker, Jon Cleary, Philip Aaberg and others, to play at concerts, and at his solo piano dances.

George is also working on solo guitar and is recording the masters of the Hawaiian Slack Key guitar for an extensive series of albums for Dancing Cat Records (www.dancingcat.com). Slack Key is the name for the beautiful solo fingerstyle guitar tradition, unique to Hawaii, which began in the early 1800s and predated the steel guitar by over half a century. 

He is also recording his main inspirations for his harmonica playing: Sam Hinton, Rick Epping, and Curt Bouterse.

Piano: George Winston plays Steinway Pianos
Guitar: Martin D -35 (1966), with low 7th string added
Harmonica: Hohner Big Rivers & Cross Harps, key of low D


Classe 1984, nato e cresciuto in puglia (Monopoli) ha fin da adolescente percorso un viaggio alla scoperta della musica. La sua prima esperienza come cantante  risale a 13 anni. E’ passato dai coro di voci bianche nelle scuole, al conservatorio N. Rota di Monopoli dove ha studiato composizione e canto lirico diplomandosi in quest’ultimo, brillantemente. Molteplici le esperienze nel settore operistico. E’ stato “Schaunard” nella famosissima  “Bohème” sempre di Puccini; nell’opera omonima, inedita, “il gigante egoista” del M. Sergio Monterisi; e diretto dal M. Bressan ha interpretato nel ruolo di “Raphael” e “Adam” la “Creazione” di J. Haydn. Ha preso parte nel 2009, come co-protagonista (Nonancourt) nell’opera di N. Rota il “Cappello di paglia di Firenze” diretta dal M. G. Pelliccia.
In qualità di corista collabora dal 2007 con il coro del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari nelle seguenti produzioni: Messa da Requiem di G. Verdi; Messa da Requiem K626” di W. A. Mozart; Cavalleria Rusticana di Mascagni; Turandot di G. Puccini; Ein deutsches Requiem di J. Bramhs, Carmen di Bizet; Rigoletto, Giovanna D’arco, la traviata, Falstaff e Otello di G. Verdi; la Sonnambula di V. Bellini, Elektra di Strauss, Pagliacci di Leoncavallo. 
Ha fatto parte del “Coro Giovanile Italiano” (FE.N.I.A.R.CO.) il quale gli ha permesso di lavorare con il M. Stojan Kuret.
Dedicatosi successivamente alla musica leggera, comincia a consolidare il estro da autore e musicista.
Ha partecipato a varie Masterclass, tra cui, quella del M. Natale De Carolis e A. Felle ampliando la conoscenza della vocalità lirica, mentre con Elisa Turlà (2011 Voicecraft) Mario Rosini (2010 canto jazz) per quanto riguarda la vocalità leggera. Attualmente si perfeziona con Michele Fischietti ex vocal Coach X-factor (docente certificato SLS, nonché allievo diretto di Seth Riggs).
Oggi la sua musica -  contaminata dallo swing, dal jazz e dai maestri italiani (come Conte, Testa, De Gregori e Capossela) - lo porta ad scrivere testi impegnati ma con velata leggerezza.  L’uscita del suo primo album dal titolo “SENZA-TROPPO-RUMORE” e’ prevista per la fine dell’estate 2015.

  In qualità di cantautore in questi ha vinto :
• SECONDO POSTO, PREMIO F.I.O.F.A, PREMIO BELLABALLA RADIO FESTIVAL AL CONCORSO MUSICA CONTROCORRENTE 2011 (track: Mai Mia)
• PRIMO POSTO E PREMIO DELLE CRITICA AL MUSICA E’ 2010 (Track: C’era una volta il piombo)
• FINALISTA AL FESTIVAL DI CASTOCARO (2010)
• FINALISTA DEL FESTIVAL DI SAINT VINCENT (2009)
• FINALISTA AL FESTIVAL D’AUTORE IN MUSICA (2010)
• FINALISTA AL SOTTO LE STELLE (2010)

E’ stato scelto nel noto programma radiofonico, per giovani emergenti “DEMO RADIO RAI 1” con il brano  (le mani). Il video musicale tratto da “Come” (presente su youtube) è stato selezionato al festival internazione “I’ve seen films 2010” gareggiando con altri 20 per il best video award!!! 
Ha duettato con Mariella Nava in occasione del festival di Ghedi 2012, nel brano “Spalle al muro”.

In questi ultimi anni affianca al cantautorato la passione per gli standard jazz e all’American songbook, andando ad interpretare, in uno stile unico, evergreen classici in stile moderno. Opera-musica leggera e jazz … tutto in unica voce.

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Much like songbird Edith Piaf, Madeleine Peyroux spent her teenage years busking the busy streets of Paris. Just like the ‘little sparrow’, Madeleine befriended the city’s street musicians and made its Latin quarter her first performing stage. Years later, Peyroux would cite iconic Piaf as an influence on her music and record a rendition of the classic La Vie En Rose, soulfully capturing the tune’s romanticism and melancholy.
 
Born in Athens, Georgia in 1974, Madeleine “grew up in a house filled with music” and from an early age “instinctively realised music’s soothing power” but it was her teenage years in the French capital that turned the childhood notion into an all-consuming vocation for life.

Young Madeleine moved to Paris with her mother in 1987 following her parents divorce. “To soothe me during the upheaval”, she recalls, “I was given a guitar and took to playing in the streets almost immediately.”

Thirty years after her formative busking days Peyroux is the proud curator of nine beguiling albums and an accomplished performer with sell out worldwide tours under her belt. Her atmospheric version of Serge Gainsborough’s La Javanaise was used in the soundtrack of Oscar Winner The Shape of Water and her countless accolades
include the coveted BBC International Artist Of The Year honour.
 
Madeleine’s thirst for creative exploration is unfading and her willingness to face creative challenges remains as solid now as it was three decades ago.

With endearing passion and great curiosity the unstoppable genre-defying virtuoso continues her search for the good and examines life with the treasured William Congreve belief that Music has charms to soothe the savage beast.
 
Madeleine might attribute her success to “mostly luck” but to the industry and loyal fans alike, it is the immense talent and utter dedication to her craft that shines through.
“Peyroux is a tremendous talent and almost a total intuitive” reflects Larry Klein, “she has the capacity to get the magic. When she sings and plays her guitar, great things happen.”

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