梅赛德斯-奔驰爵士大师堂 | 阿拉巴马爵士名人堂大师Johnny O 'Neal
Johnny O 'Neal在40多年的职业生涯中，赢得了“大师”的称号。作为一名职业钢琴家、歌手和艺人，他得到了世界各地的音乐家和观众的喜爱。在他的职业生涯中有许多辉煌时刻，如：他曾与令人尊敬的Ray Brown、Milt Jackson和Art Blakey的爵士信使乐队合作，以及1985年在卡内基音乐厅为Oscar Peterson演出进行独奏开场；1998年他入选阿拉巴马州爵士名人堂(Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame)；他在奥斯卡获奖影片《Ray Charles》中饰演钢琴大师Art Tatum。
After forty-plus years as a professional pianist, vocalist and entertainer, Johnny O’Neal has earned the title of “master” with fellow musicians and audiences around the world. Highlights of his awe-inspiring career include stints with Ray Brown, Milt Jackson and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, as well as a Carnegie Hall debut in 1985 on solo piano opening for Oscar Peterson and induction into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1998. There is little wonder he was tapped to play virtuoso pianist Art Tatum in the Academy Award-winning Ray Charles biopic Ray.
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Johnny O’Neal，1956年10月10日生于密歇根州的底特律，是一名美国新波普爵士乐钢琴家和歌手。他的演奏范围从技术上的高超到抒情民谣的解读，虽然风格独特，但他受到许多爵士巨匠的影响，包括Oscar Peterson和Art Tatum。他曾多次与爵士重量级人物如Russell Malone等一起录制音乐，并与1997年进入Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame。
1974年，Johnny搬到伯明翰，成为一名真正意义上的音乐家，但不需要全天工作来维持生计。在伯明翰，他与当地著名爵士音乐家合作，比如Jerry Grundhofer，Dave Amaral，Cleveland Eaton和Ray Reach。1981年，他搬到纽约和Clark Terry一起演出，还在Blue Note找到了一份稳定的工作，为Dizzy Gillespie，Ray Brown，Nancy Wilson，Joe Pass和Kenny Burrell等爵士巨匠伴奏。他作为Art Blakey 和The Jazz Messengers的成员之一，同他们演奏了两年之久，并于1985年首次在卡内基音乐厅登台演出。
Johnny O'Neal, born October 10, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American Neo-bop jazz pianist and vocalist. His playing ranges from the technically virtuosic to the tenderest of ballad interpretations. Though unique in style, he is influenced by many jazz elders, including Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. He has led many recording dates with jazz heavyweights such as Russell Malone and many others. He is a 1997 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
In 1974, Johnny moved to Birmingham, Alabama and worked as a musician, never needing a day job to make ends meet. In Birmingham he worked with local noted jazz musicians, such as Jerry Grundhofer, Dave Amaral, Cleveland Eaton, and Ray Reach. He moved to New York City to perform with Clark Terry in 1981, and also landed a regular job at the Blue Note, accompanying such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Nancy Wilson, Joe Pass and Kenny Burrell. He was a member of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers for two years from 1982-1983 and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1985.
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在Oscar Peterson的推荐下，O'Neal于2004年的电影《Ray》中扮演了Art Tatum，他在歌曲《Yesterdays》中令人信服地再现了Tatum的声音。2006年的DVD《Tight》捕捉了O’Neal音乐生涯的巅峰，其中包括对一位钢琴家Mulgrew Miller的采访。“在我这一代的音乐家中，有两个可能是最有天赋的，他们都来自底特律，一个是著名的萨克斯演奏家Kenny Garrett，另一位就是钢琴家Johnny O’Neal。”
On the recommendation of Oscar Peterson, O'Neal portrayed Art Tatum in the 2004 movie Ray, convincingly recreating Tatum's sound on the song "Yesterdays".A 2006 DVD "Tight" captured O'Neal at the height of his powers. Included is an interview with pianist Mulgrew Miller, who stated, “In my generation of musicians there are two who are probably the most naturally talented. They both happen to be from Detroit. One is Kenny Garrett, the well-known saxophonist. The other is pianist Johnny O’Neal.”
《In the Moment》是他15年来的第一张录音室专辑，也是一张令人印象深刻的专辑，是在Smoke俱乐部中录制的。Johnny的演奏有很多不一样的方式。其中最突出的两三点：第一点，格调。很少有人会以他的姿态和格调去弹奏，也很少有人能弹奏出如此的音乐。另一点是他的swing，他呈现的非常自然。然后就是Johnny的人格魅力，几乎没有人像他一样诠释情歌，没有人能做得到。
‘In the Moment’ — his first studio album in 15 years, and an impressive one at that, was recorded for the club’s [Smoke Jazz Club’s] in-house label. There are so many outstanding things about Johnny’s playing. Two or three of the most outstanding: number one, the touch. Johnny has a million dollar touch. Very few people touch the piano like that to get that kind of sound and feeling…. The other thing is his feeling of swing, which is so natural. Then there’s Johnny’s personality, so engaging. And Johnny can play a ballad like few people, if any.
Johnny O'Neal Trio Live at Dizzy's 2016
乐队成员
Johnny O' Neal - piano/vocals
Mark Lewandowsky - bass
Itay Morchi - drums
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日期/Date：2019年10月31日（周四）
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日期/Date：2019年11月1日（周五）
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