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James Blunt was amazingly talented, super cute and full of energy !!!
He opened the concert with ‘Give Me Some Love’ ... all of us were dancing the night away totally entertained by him. Between each song he changed his guitar or move to the piano, jamming with the band member .. even climbed up to one set of speakers and jump down ... pheewww, crazy guy !!!
I'm sooooo HAPPY that I could watch him performing live here in Jakarta,thanks to my Hubby & Ariel. Thoughtful idea for Mother's Day gift, it was an hour and a half pure indulgence (^_^)
PS. Brought only pocket Olympus Mju to the concert, can't produce good quality photos, sorry guys.
PPS. A tiny version of video that posted here were recorded with the aforementioned Olympus, the result was actually not bad at all but I don't want to spend hours downloading it on a Saturday night so I have to compressed it, enjoy.
I watched American Idol Finale at 8 am this morning, did my errands back at 4 pm, watched it again at 5 pm and definitely will watch the 10.30 pm with Miguel tonite Just can't have enough, excellent TV show .... yaaaaayyy COOK !!!!
Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti [BOH-tee] (born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. Born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Corvallis, Oregon, he spent two years of his childhood growing up in Italy. His earliest musical influence was his mother, a classically trained pianist and part-time piano teacher.
He plays a Martin Committee Handcraft trumpet made in 1940, and uses a 3 silver plated mouthpiece from Bach made in 1926, having recently retired his 1920 3C Bach mouthpiece. He counts Miles Davis among his influences. (Source - Wiki)
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I haven't heard about him until 2 days before his Live performance in Shangri-La Jakarta, then I'm hooked. I could listen to his album "Italia" day in day out. He is also a very nice guy in person.
I LOVE this album ! Among all the song my favorite are "The very thought of You" featuring Paula Cole, "The Way you Look Tonight" (my all time song fave - ever), "Ave Maria" and of course .. "Italia", featuring Andrea Bocelli.
A very memorable evening, thank you Miki.
* Discography*
* First Wish (1995) * Midnight Without You (1997) * Slowing Down the World (1999) * Night Sessions (2001) * The Very Best of Chris Botti (2002) * December (2002) * A Thousand Kisses Deep (2003) * When I Fall In Love (2004) * To Love Again (2005) * Italia (2007)
PS. He was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2004.
PPS. To date, Botti has released ten solo albums. His first few releases could safely be classified as smooth jazz, though critic Alex Henderson argues that Botti's music was a cut above much of the genre; reviewing his 1999 album, Slowing Down the World, Henderson writes "it would be a major mistake to lump it in with the outright elevator muzak that Kenny G, Dave Koz, Najee, and Richard Elliot were known for ... Botti is capable of a lot more."[1] Though still featuring heavy contributions from pop music singers, Botti's more recent albums have found him exploring more traditional jazz territory, with lush orchestral arrangements earning comparisons to Gil Evans.[2]
Botti has also performed or recorded with artists such as Sting, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Chaka Khan, Andrea Bocelli, Jill Scott, Steven Tyler, The Blue Nile, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber, David Torn, Roy Hargrove, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Clark Terry, Lee Ritenour, Renee Olstead, Burt Bacharach, Paula Cole and Brian Culbertson.
Botti was also a member of Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, a more experimental, jazz fusion-oriented group. He composed the score for the 1996 film Caught.
In 2006, Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" (Chris Botti & Sting) from Botti's album To Love Again - The Duets.
On September 25, 2007, Botti released his new album, Italia. The album places focus on Botti's Italian roots through such songs as "Ave Maria", "Venice", "Estatè", and the title track "Italia." In December 2007, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
On September 25, 2007, Botti released his new album, Italia. The album places focus on Botti's Italian roots through such songs as "Ave Maria", "Venice", "Estatè", and the title track "Italia." In December 2007, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
PPPS. Thank you, Divia for getting me his CD & signature, you rock !
In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate front man of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself. Raised in the Midwest, he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie, purveyor of pills, pot, and cocaine to the Hollywood elite. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. and plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the L.A. underground music scene. He formed the band with three school friends - and found his life's purpose. Crisscrossing the country, the Chili Peppers were musical innovators and influenced a whole generation of musicians. But there’s a price to pay for both success and excess and in SCAR TISSUE, Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate and band mate, Hillel Slovak, and his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs. SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography, because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star. It is instead a compelling story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption.
Author Information: Anthony Kiedis is the lead singer of the rock group The Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most beloved bands in the world. He lives in the Los Angeles, Ca. area. Visit www.redhotchilipeppers.com for further information on the band and its history.
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Miguel lent me this book to read first (since I read faster than him *grin), I remembered vaguely bought the RedHotChilliPeppers Californication Album in 1999 cause I kinda like some of their songs (Under The Bridge & Give It Away) but it doesn't prepare me enough to read about the lead singer of the band.
He lived such a crazy, dope filled and promiscuous live that at some point I started to putting down the book, hesitating to continue on. Then I took it to Bali with me,finished reading it there but he didn't impress me at all... especially after I learned that he's been to Jakarta (hated the place apparently) and Bali (its really an over crowded cluster f*ck of traffic with some air pollution thrown in - quoted words by words from his book), these comments are a bit nasty, coming from a person that idolized by so many people out there, that probably reading his Biography, hence only 3 stars from me.
Anyway, like they say... whether its recollecting the influence of women who have been his muses, or retracing his journey that's included appearance as diverse as a performance before half a million people at Woodstock or an audience of one at the humble compound of the exiled Dalai Lama, this book is compelling reading. A story that could only have come out of Hollywood.
back at 4 pm, watched it again at 5 pm and definitely will watch the 10.30 pm with Miguel tonite 
