我們很高興告知大家，格萊美提名、義大利著名爵士女歌手 Roberta Gambarini，將於5月25-26日在Blue Note Beijing舉行音樂會，帶來人聲和鋼琴二重奏的浪漫約會夜！
We are glad to announce that the concert of the famous Italian Jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini who was nominated for the Grammy Award will be hold at the Blue Note Beijing on Saturday 26th of May.
Roberta Gambarini出生於義大利都靈，父母都熱愛音樂（實際上他們是在一場爵士音樂會上第一次見面），她從小就聽著父親的唱片收藏長大。她最初的聲樂靈感來自Louis Armstrong和Ella Fitzgerald，但很快她就發現了Sarah Vaughan、Billie Holiday和Carmen McRae，以及Mahalia Jackson和Bessie Smith等福音和布魯斯藝術家的聲音。
Born and raised in Turin, Italy, to music lovingparents (who had actually first met at a jazz concert),Roberta Gambarini grew up constantly listening to her father’s recordcollection. Her first vocal inspiration was Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, but she soon discovered Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Carmen McRae, aswell as gospel and blues artists such as Mahalia Jackson and Bessie Smith.
12歲時，她開始學習單簧管，但意識到自己多才多藝以及具有演唱低音的天賦，她在17歲時轉向聲樂學習，並在俱樂部演唱。
1998年，Gambarini獲得在波士頓的新英格蘭音樂學院獎學金繼續學習了兩年。僅2周後首次踏上美國國土的她贏得了1998年Thelonious Monk聲樂大賽第三名的成績。
贏得這個獎項使她的才華也迅速獲得了更多音樂家的賞識，邀請她一同演出。從此登上了諸多國際爵士舞臺：包括卡內基音樂廳、甘迺迪中心、好萊塢露天劇場、林肯中心爵士樂中心、北海爵士音樂節、翁布裡亞爵士音樂節等等。
At age 12 she began studying clarinet, butrealizing the versatility and talents of her clear alto, she moved to voice,singing and performing in clubs by the time she was 17.
In 1998, Gambarini received a scholarshipto study for two years at the New England Conservatory in Boston.Barely 2weeks after setting foot on American soil for the first time, Roberta surprisedthe jazz world by finishing third in the 1998 Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition.
With this recognition as a springboard andthe assistance of some of the greatest musicians in the world, who immediatelyappreciated her talent and invited her to perform with them, she quickly becamea fixture on the international jazz circuit, appearing in major concert halls,Festivals and clubs around the globe ( Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center,Hollywood Bowl , Jazz at Lincoln Center , the North Sea Jazz Festival, UmbriaJazz Festival, and many more) .
因此，Roberta開始與各大音樂人一起合作並錄製唱片包括：Dave Brubeck, James Moody, Hank Jones, ClarkTerry, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Cobb, Al Foster,Michael & Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Frank Wess, Harold Mabern, TootsThielemans,
Paquito D』Rivera, Chucho Valdez, MarkO』Connor, Cyrus Chestnut, Percy Heath, Ron Carter, Johnny Griffin, the DizzyGillespie All Stars Big Band, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, Ray Drummond, GeorgeCables, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Burrell, Wynton Marsalis』 Jazz at Lincoln Centerorchestra等。
As a result, Roberta has had the goodfortune to appear in concert and record with such Giants as Dave Brubeck, JamesMoody, Hank Jones, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove,Jimmy Cobb, Al Foster, Michael & Randy Brecker, Slide Hampton, Frank Wess,Harold Mabern, Toots Thielemans, Paquito D』Rivera, Chucho Valdez, MarkO』Connor, Cyrus Chestnut, Percy Heath, Ron Carter, Johnny Griffin, the DizzyGillespie All Stars Big Band, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, Ray Drummond, GeorgeCables, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Burrell, Wynton Marsalis』 Jazz at Lincoln Centerorchestra, and many others.
Roberta的第一張專輯《Easy to love》獲得了葛萊美獎提名，她的第三張專輯《So in love》還獲得了法國爵士學院2009年爵士歌手大獎賽的提名。她兩次被美國爵士記者協會(2007年和2009年)評為「年度爵士女歌手」。
20世紀最重要的音樂人物之一：已故的BennyCarter曾提到稱Roberta是他最喜歡的歌手。傳奇薩克斯管演奏家兼歌唱家James Moody是Roberta的導師，他把Roberta介紹到世界上許多主要的演出場地。
Roberta’s first CD, 『Easy to love』, wasnominated for a Grammy Award as was her third, 『So in love』 ,which was alsoawarded the Grand Prix du Jazz Vocal 2009 by the Jazz Academy of France. Shewas twice named the 「Female Jazz Singer of the Year」 by the Jazz JournalistsAssociation (2007 & 2009).
One of the most important music figures ofthe 20th century: the late Benny Carter, cited Roberta as his favorite singer.James Moody, the legendary saxophonist and singer, was Roberta’s mentor andteacher, and introduced her to many of the major venues in the world.
2008年，Roberta與傳奇鋼琴家Hank Jones共同錄製了一張名為《You are there》的二重唱專輯。Hank Jones曾與Ella Fitzgerald、Sarah Vaughan、Frank Sinatra、Peggy Lee、Carmen McRae和Nat King Cole等20世紀最著名的歌唱家同場演出合作。
2015年，Roberta錄製了另一位導師：薩克斯大師、作曲家、編曲家Jimmy Heath的作品集。這張專輯名為《Connecting Spirits》，與傳奇人物Heath Brothers和鼓手Tootie Heath合作。收錄了Roberta為Heath先生的歌曲所作的一些歌詞，還有Jimmy自己寫的歌詞。
In 2008 Roberta recorded a superb duetalbum titled 『You are there』 with the Legendary pianist Hank Jones. Mr. Jones,who accompanied most of the celebrated vocalists of 20th Century such as EllaFitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, and Nat KingCole, declared Roberta Gambarini to be the best singer to emerge in the last 60years .
In 2015, Roberta recorded a collection ofcompositions written by yet another of her mentors : Master saxophonist,composer and arranger Jimmy Heath .The album is called 『Connecting Spirits』 andincludes some of Roberta’s own lyrics to Mr Heath’s songs along with lyricswritten by Jimmy himself, performed with the legendary Heath Brothers, with Masterdrummer Tootie Heath.
每隔一段時間，就會有一位擁有美麗、個性和才能的真正偉大的歌手就會出現，並提醒我們（沒有今天技術伎倆的幫助！）人類聲音存在的魅力與神奇。那位歌手是ROBERTA GAMBARINI。
Every once in a while, a truly great singercomes along who possesses the beauty, individuality, and talent to remind usonce again of the magical majesty of the human voice( without the aid oftoday’s technological tricks! ) .
That singer is ROBERTA GAMBARINI.
演出時間
日期/Date：2019年5月25日（周六）
第一場1st
入場時間/Door Time：6:00 PM
演出時間/Show Time：7:30PM
第二場2nd
入場時間/Door Time：9:30PM
演出時間/Show Time：10:00PM
日期/Date：2019年5月26日（周日）
入場時間/Door Time：5:00 PM
演出時間/Show Time：6:30PM
地址/Add：前門東大街23號 Blue Note Beijing
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