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Frankie Chavez is one of the most promising talents of the new Portuguese music; he has been referred to as the latest Blues revelation of southern Europe. His music combines a diverse array of sounds resulting in a Blues/Folk composed by clean sounds and others more raw and psychedelic. Although one can identify many different musical influences (Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Kelly Joe Phelps, Ry Cooder) it is difficult to find one single word to define his music. This sets him with a unique and distinctive style. .

エリック・ドルフィーの継承者　1953～ 　1953年5月1日ロサンゼルス生まれ。ハイスクール時代に電気ベース、サックス、クラリネットを演奏するようになり、その頃ジミ・ヘンドリックスの影響で音楽的な方向を自覚。16歳でフルートを始め、エリック・ドルフィーから多大な影響を受ける。カリフォルニア州立大学で正式な音楽教育を受け作曲も学ぶ。作曲面では、エリントン、ストレイホーン、ミンガス、モンクからセシル・テイラー、ラベルやバルトークに至る多彩な先人の影響を受ける。77年にニューヨークに出て、多くのジャズメンと共演する一方、木管五重奏団とフルート・カルテットを結成したりした。その後は益々活動も多岐に渡り、最も冒険的な音楽家の一人と言われている。 Dr.NAKAJIMA著 .

Frankie Gavin (born 1956) is an Irish fiddle and flute player, from Corrandulla, County Galway. He is a founding member of the Irish traditional group Dé Dannan. He is known for playing in the fast and virtuosic Galway regional style. Gavin has recorded and played with many of the best traditional musicians of his generation, and he has recorded many side-projects, including work with Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli and Earl Scruggs. He is working on an orchestral work "The Choctaw Symphony" using Irish and Choctaw themes. Together with accordionist Paul Brock, Frankie recorded...

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Coming from a background rich in music and culture, it is no wonder that Frankie Feliciano has become one of the house music community’s most respected denizens. Frankie was raised in home filled with music, his grandfather was a musician in Puerto Rico and his father regularly plays and sings in bands in New York. As an adolescent in the early 80’s, Frankie was exposed to and enthralled by the vibrant hip-hop culture that was exploding all over New York City, and he soon convinced his parents to buy him some DJ gear. Here then, was the genesis of Frankie’s...