See all 4 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Through Windows & Walls (2001, Silver Wave Records) with Peter Kater. Featured on 'Origin' - http://smarturl.it/maricisaxes/ - Native American melody 'Waking Song' written by flutist Carlos Nakai. R. Carlos Nakai (Native American Flutes) Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American flute. We all work to put a sound together that works with a flute melody.. I was playing Chopin and a lot of Mozart, and then I started playing harder things like Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, he told Keyboard Magazine. Gnu Queue 11. R. Carlos Nakai plays Drum Brothers Drums. The fourth and finest adventure in global native groove from RCNQ features the earthy and ethereal Native American flute virtuosity of R. Carlos Nakai, the eco-spiritual explorations of vocalist Mary Redhouse, the inspired improvisations of multi-instrumentalist AmoChip Dabney, and the irresistible rhythms of percussionist Will Clipman, in compelling compositions that span the spectrum from . In addition to his solo appearances throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, Nakai has worked with composer Phillip Glass and various symphony orchestras, has received11 GRAMMY nominations in 4 different categoriesand earned a Governors Arts Award. Fiddy Fo' 7. The result is neither funk nor jazz, but sounds more like a white-collar professional loosening his tie . Worldwide he has sold more than four million records, with Canyon Trilogy and Earth Spirit certified gold. Description. Born in Arizona in 1946 of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American Flute. While the Din had a strong flute-playing tradition, it was lost when they migrated from the Northwest Plains of Canada to the Southwest over five centuries ago. The Christian Sands Trio performs tonight at 7:30 in MACCs Castle Theater. If you are interested in recordings by R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, purchase its first recording, Kokopelli's Cafe. And I bring the indigenous flutes that I work with into a more contemporary context. He has appeared on over fifteen albums and has released an album of original compositions, So Many Ways, on his own label, Micro Chip. On People of Peace, Nakai and bassist/singer Mary Redhouse indulge their jazz backgrounds, while multi-instrumentalist AmoChip Dabney gets funky. Copyright 2012 - 2023 | Canyon Records | All Rights Reserved Worldwide. I can fit it into different situations dynamically, compositionally., Beginning piano lessons at the age of four, by five Sands could play Mozart and had written his first composition. Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the worlds premier performer of the Native American flute. Originally trained in classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. 6. What a sound! What Lies Beyond. When Jackalope co-founder Larry M. Yaez left the group, the three remaining members, joined by Amo Chip Dabney, formed the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. Kathmandu This 3. On their third album, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet weaves together a hundred years of collective musical experience and a thousand years of cultural influence into a sound as rich and deep as the human experience itself. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet performs in the MACCs McCoy Studio Theater on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30, $40, and $50 (plus applicable fees). Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. Ancient Future RCNAdmin 2017-06-02T12:22:14-07:00. The Lensic News: SANTA FE The Lensic Performing Arts Center announces the Lensic Presents 2023-2024 season, a stellar lineup of twenty-five performances ranging from live music to dance, theater, and more, across genres and for all ages. The Christian Sands Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. today in MACCs Castle Theater. 'Io Valley 4. Its a smaller entity but with a big personality. 5.0 out of 5 stars 7 ratings. Nakai sees his role as a performer of the traditional flute as not to reiterate traditional sounds but to find new avenues of expression for the native cultures of America. The ever creative R. Carlos Nakai probably realizes that the quintessential Native American Flute album has already been done. Join R. Carlos Nakai, Amo Chip Dabney, Mary Redhouse & Will Clipman at they ponder their own Ancient Future giving voice to the planetary tribe in joyous and heartfelt music for the new millennium. Being a schooled musician, I find new ways to approach what I do and what the instrument is capable of doing within its own realm. R. Carlos Nakai (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 12), Will Clipman (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 12) Design [Graphic] - Jeffrey Nagy* Executive-Producer - Robert Doyle, Stephen Butler (2) Mastered By . He began his musical studies on the trumpet, but a car accident ruined his bouchure. Wild Horse. Mary was introduced to jazz in grade school by Beatrice Parker, a beatnik school librarian who played jazz albums while Mary shelved books. Mentored by Dr. Billy Taylor, while still a teenager, he closed a set by Taylor at the Kennedy Center. With the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, Nakai continues this musical experiment by joining the haunting sound of the cedar flute with sax, bass, keyboards, drums, and female vocals. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. I do think they should appologize to the group "Ancient Future" for using their name as a title. Along the way, Will studied for two years each with master African drummers Cornelius Kweku Ganyo and Abdulai Aziz Ahmed, coming full circle to the polyrhythmic roots of jazz. In 2014, Canyon Trilogy reached Platinum (over 1 million units sold), the first ever for a Native American artist performing traditional solo flute music. Hes sold more than4.3 million albumsand earnedtwo Gold Records. Ekemode and the Nigerian All-Stars, zydeco star Queen Ida, and the avant-garde ensemble, the Rova Saxophone Quartet. Nakai is also an iconoclastic traditionalist who views his cultural heritage not only as a source and inspiration, but also a dynamic continuum of natural change, growth, and adaptation subject to the artists expressive needs. Inside Monument Valley with silver flutist Paul Horn, and Ancient Future with his Native Jazz group, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. Will has released three solo recordings, Nerve Chorus, Philadelphia, and Bone Fire, on his own Bone Fire Music label, as well as over 30 recordings with various artists, including nine albums for Canyon Records. A versatile musician, Dabney has worked with Sun Ra and his Omiverse Arkestra, O.J. Since his first release for Canyon Records in 1983, Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai has used the traditional Native American flute in exciting new musical settings creating a new genre that has found widespread popularity. Originally trained in classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Be the first to review R. Nakai began playing the traditional Native American flute in the early 1980s and released more than 50 albums in his career (with 40 on the Canyon Records label). R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. Patrons must purchase a concert ticket to purchase the backstage ticket. The music of RCNQ spans the sonic spectrum from quietly contemplative to highly combustible and from soothingly meditative to irresistibly danceable, always delivered with an impeccable blend of rhythm, melody and harmony and a positive vibration. 2. And an astonishing acoustic guitarist, he shone a spotlight on his classic song 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, playing it solo. Having a week earlier played to a sold out crowd at Londons Royal Albert Hall, Thompson showed how hes a peerless, virtuoso guitarist, who can recall a fusion of early Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page on songs like Cant Win, furiously jamming with drummer Michael Jerome and bassist Taras Prodaniuk. You may also like: Romantic Guitar. Im sure we will have a good response in Hawaii.. His first album, Changes, was released on the Canyon Records . (the Nakai Quartet) understands the creative nature of this tension and exploits it fully, with wonderful collaborative results. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet mixes original compositions with inspired improvisations.The ensemble features R. Carlos Nakai on Native American flutes, concert flute, trumpet and voice; Will Clipman on drums, pan-global percussion and voice; AmoChip Dabney on saxophones, keyboards and voice; and Johnny Walker on bass and voice. He was a featured soloist on the Philip Glass composition, Piano Concerto No. It just became bigger and bigger.. His musical interests took a turn when he was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to master it. Learn all about R. Carlos Nakai on AllMusic. Undaunted, Will played his first professional gig at fourteen, embarking on a twenty-year exploration of jazz, rock, pop, blues, reggae and world music. Nakai began playing the traditional Native American flute in the early 1980s . Nakais career has been shaped by a desire to communicate a sense of Native American culture and society that transcends the common stereotypes presented in mass media. She is a versatile jazz vocalist and calls her exploratory style eco-spiritual, evolving to a sound that genuinely fuses Native American chants, bird calls, animal cries and multi-octave scat lines. Originally trained in classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. Drummer Will has performed with Nakai-Eaton-Clipman trio, the William Eaton Ensemble, and Stefan George & Songtower. Nakai sees his role as a performer of the traditional flute not to reiterate the traditional sounds but to find new avenues of expression for the native cultures of America. For his Maui concert he will be joined by bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer John Davis. R. Carlos Nakais flowing flute melodies are enhanced by the restlessly creative imagination of saxophonist-keyboardist AmoChip Dabney and anchored by the nimble rhythms of ethno-world drummer Will Clipman and bassist Johnny Walker. We are sorry. Drums [Taos], Cymbal, Gong, Caxixi, Bell Tree [Bellstick], Flute [Native American], Rattle [Rawhide], Caxixi, Claves, Cymbal, Chimes, Drums [Taos], Gong, Nose Flute [Polynesian], Flute [Native American], Flute [Double Native American], Trumpet [Bb], Jew's Harp [Bamboo Jaw Harp], Flute [Native American], Agog, Saxophone [Simultaneous Alto & Tenor], Soprano Saxophone, Piano, Vocals, Percussion [Bois D'Arc Sticks, Teponczbek], Flute [Cherokee River Cane, Native American], Keyboards, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone. In 1994, she collaborated with critically acclaimed bassist Michael Formanek and guitarist John Stowell and presented A New Wind: Native American Vocal Jazz Explorations, a collection of her original intertribals for jazz group. Listen to R. Carlos Nakai Quartet Radio featuring songs from Kokopelli's Cafe free online. . 2: After Lewis & Clark, premiered by the . The R. Carlos Nakai Quartetmixes original compositions with inspired improvisations. The two recordings that followed that one are blah. Acclaimed Navajo-Ute flutist R. Carlos Nakai has numerous projects that range from traditional American Indian flute music to contemporary sounds rooted in Native traditions. Discover Ancient Future by R. Carlos Nakai released in 2000. Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American flute. Musicians performing include Mark Johnstone on keyboards, Matt Del Olmo on lead guitar, John Zangrando on sax, bassist John Michael Jeliffe, drummer Brad Canton, and Berto Prieto on percussion, with special guest DJ Sweet Beets. 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2000. Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Sands went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music. new sound is a confluence of traditional Native In 2014,Canyon Trilogy reached Platinum (over 1 million units sold), the first ever for a Native American artist performing traditional solo flute music. Listen Now with Amazon Music : . What Lies Beyond . His cross-cultural collaborations have included an album with the Wind Travelin Band, a Japanese folk ensemble and Tibetan flutist and singer Nawang Khechog on several productions including In A Distant Place. Nakai has earned two gold records for Canyon Trilogy and Earth Spirit and has received eleven GRAMMY nominations in four different categories and earned a Governors Arts Award. Please schedule an appointment at 602-266-7835. R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. with wonderful collaborative results. For his Maui concert he will be joined by bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer John Davis. R. Carlos Nakai is one of my favorites and he has really put together a awsome cd with Kokopelli's Cafe! Get your arthritis out, R.Carlos Nakai said, shaking out his arms, before his Quartet took the stage of the Piper Repertory Theater at the Mesa Arts Center last Sunday. Sonoran Spring 10. American sounds, Latin rhythms, and ethnic jazz. On Friday he will join Henry Kapono for an Artist 2 Artist show in the MACCs McCoy Studio Theater. Thunder Hill. PO Box 86477, Native American Flute Music/Amp, R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. Its a smaller entity but with a big personality. Source:https://www.spreaker.com/user/kcxu/r-carlos-nikai-quartet-broadcastOf Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Nat. Its more dramatic to me. A fortuitous relocation from the East coast to the Southwest to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Arizona led to a six-month, five-nights-a-week gig with the jazz-pop fusion band, Street Pajama. 2 - Two World Concerto: The Music of James . Copyright Maui News | https://www.mauinews.com | 100 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 | 808-242-6363, This is my improvisational, indigenous jazz ensemble,, This is another way to work improvisation, not to do the old standards, but to do something new and different,, And I bring the indigenous flutes that I work with into a more contemporary context. A master of many musical styles, Chip has performed with African, world-beat, reggae, and jazz bands and worked with Sun Ra and his Omiverse Arkestra, O.J. . Ekemode and the Nigerian All-Stars, Zydecos Queen Ida and the avant garde ensemble, the Rova Saxophone Quartet. Irresistible global-ethnic-fusion grooves propel the signature sound of Nakais Native American flute into newly explored sonic territory. Playlists. " I build on the tradition of my culture, " said Nakai, " but not ' This is what happened to these people way back when.