Wrote a short review of a DVD on IMDb

The movie I wrote about is “A Film About Kids and Music“, and my short review of it is here.

I didn’t get the link to the Tom Jobim tribute site correctly there, and also got Ramon’s name wrong in the end, but I hope it helps selling a few more of these DVDs – buying one would be totally worth it IMO.

I had written about that music school project several times before, and also about the Tom Jobim tribute page, here for instance.

Joan Chamorro thanked me already (I had informed him with email about my review), and he sent back this nice article about the band.

And yes, sometimes I cry when seeing or hearing beautiful things. Sokrates explained that in his Phaidros, a short German summary can be found on Wikipedia. The essence of it: music is very powerful, it can remind your soul of the divine beauty.

Thanks for reading.

P.S.: Read the comments under this video which is an excerpt from the DVD sans subs, and you will get an idea of what kind of beauty I was talking about above. It captures everyone.

Biréli Lagrène – Super Minor Swing

Here’s a lesson and a tour de force in musicality. Biréli plays Django Reinhardt’s composition “Minor Swing”:

I love Jazz Manouche like the French call it. Or Gypsy Jazz, or the music of the Sinti. It’s wonderful.

Thanks for listening.

Magalí Datzira sings Nature Boy

Listen to that interpretation of Eden Ahbez’ old song (10 years older than me, but still one of my all-time favourite songs):

Killer, hm? Magalí is/was also the very good bass player of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band for years, but wow, she’s a super vocalist as well. Amazing what Joan Chamorro and his (school project) band can do.

See “A film about kids and music” to see their work over the last 12 years. You’ll meet many of the artists I presented here again in this movie – only 7 years younger than today 🙂