Live In Reykjavik

Well, my post now is about Mezzoforte's latest album, Live In Reykjavik!! Well, i think this is the most unique and innovative Mezzoforte's masterpiece. It contains songs from the earlier albums, but they improved it again untill it reaches the perfect zone, in my opinion. Well, here what the site said :

The DVD, Live in Reykjavik features 20 songs recorded by a special 10 piece version of the band during 3 concerts in Reykjavik, Iceland in march of 2007. Bonus material consists of footage from rehersals as well as a slideshow of photos spanning the band’s carreer. Live In Reykjavik is released in 4 versions: As a 2CD set, as a DVD, as a Deluxe Edition with special liner notes and bonus tracks and last but not least, as 2 Vinyl-LPs!
Only the regular DVD is available here.
Other versions are available in shops (first in Europe and later around the world) or through www.zyx.de.

Mezzoforte:
Fridrik Karlsson - Guitar
Eythor Gunnarsson - Keyboards
Johann Asmundsson - Bass
Gulli Briem – Drums
Oskar Gudjonsson – Sax
Bruno Mueller - Guitar
Sebastian Studnitsky – Keys & Trumpet
Thomas Dyani – Percussion
Thorbjorn Sunde – Trombone
Jens Petter Antonsen – Trompet

The live DVD contains the following songs:
1. Drive
2. Expressway
3. Action man
4. Hard wired
5. Icebreaker
6. Nightfall
7. Prime time
8. High season
9. Evolution
10. Beyond the horizon
11. Later on
12. Cobra
13. EG blues
14. Joyride
15. Early autumn
16. Happy hour
17. Four corners
18. Surprise surprise
19. Garden party
20. Medley
Midnight sun
Spring fever
Rockall

Mixed by Johann Asmundsson
5.1 Mix assisted by Birgir Tryggvason
Bonus material includes footage from rehersals, old videos and photos covering the band's 30 year history.

Recorded and filmed in Borgarleikhus, March 26 & 27, 2007 - Iceland


I guaranteed who ever buy this album will be satisfied. But for me personally, i even don't have it now, it's very rare in my country, luck for the other country !! Or visit mezzoforte.com

Java Jazz 2010

Indonesia's annual Jazz Festival, Java Jazz, is coming back this year in March, 5th, 6th and 7th! But it's moving to JIE Kemayoran.


Some artist that perform is JANE MONHEIT FARAH 'D BIG BAND NOTTURNO FEAT CHROMA STRING QUARTET ANDIEN /RIF SPECIAL PROJECT BENNY LIKUMAHUWA AKORDEON FEAT ROEDYANTO, RINDRA RISYANTO, BINTANG INDRIANTO, SRUTI RESPATI, FADLY PADI NIKITA DOMPAS & HIS FELLOW MUSICIANS ECLAIRS RAT PACK ESQI:EF FEAT SYAHARANI AND THE QUEENFIREWORKS HDV TRIO (AUSTRIA) YOVIE WIDIANTO FUSION JOHN LEGEND INDRO HARDJODIKORO TRIO RUFUS FEAT. SLY STONE JAKARTA BROADWAY TEAM BANDANAIRA LEE RITENOUR CHIELI MINUCCI MONITA TAHALEA MICHAEL PAULO RON KING BIG BAND SUB 4 MAJOR SEVEN DWIKI DHARMAWAN PROJECT LALA SUWAGES IVAN LINS SHEILA MAJID DEWA BUDJANA ALLEN HINDS SAXPACK FEAT JEFF KASHIWA, MICHAEL PAULO, KIM WATERS ANDA WITH THE JOINTS KAREN BRIGGS HENDRIK MEURKENS SAMBA JAZZ QUARTET YEPPIE ROMERO & HARRY TOLEDO JAKARTA BROADWAY SINGERS DR. ROBERTO AYMES (MEXICO) ELFA'S SINGERS

Well we all hope, this year Java Jazz will be more exciting and spectacular than the previous Java Jazz.

For more info about the artist, the schedule program and tickets, just type in your address bar, http://www.javajazzfestival.com/2010/. Have a nice Java Jazz!

Mezzoforte !!

Well, to be honest, one of my favorite jazz band is Mezzoforte. Mezzoforte is, somehow, unique, energic and give us some taste of electric, I think. Everywhere you hear or see them play, you will be witch by it music. They always add some of their magic, to the music. That's what make me think that this band is unique and fantastic. When you're felling unhappy you will soon fell happy again.

The funk-jazz music, rebuild our spirit to keep going on in this life. Somehow, you will feel like you have win some battle or some war. And give us back our broken spirit because of stressed, depressed, duty, homework, and anything else.


Well, here a little info about mezzoforte.

- MEZZOFORTE-

30 years on, MEZZOFORTE seem on a great roll. Still fresh-faced, creative and vibrant. After all they were only teenagers when they created Iceland´s first international chart-hit, GARDEN PARTY in 1983. This well crafted instrumental paved the way, allowing musical ideas to flow, develop and mature and making sure their over-night success should not be just a one-night stand. Their stamina and well balanced longevity reflects the name itself, MEZZOFORTE. Playing it strong without distorting. More like a CRESCENDO. A steadily growing, enhanced signal.

From strength to strength indeed well describes MEZZOFORTE´S continuing saga of success. With 40 countries already visited and 11 albums released, The year 2009 will see their 12th album followed by tours of the European and Asian continents as well as their brand new collection of works on DVD distributed worldwide. With original founders Eythor Gunnarsson on keyboards, Gulli Briem on drums and Johann Asmundsson on bass, the guitar chores are now amicably shared between Bruno Mueller and original guitarist Fridrik Karlsson. Other teammates include Reykjavik reed-man Oskar Gudjonsson, Sebastian Studnitzky on trumpet/keyboards and percussion-powerhouse Thomas Dyani.

This line - up recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of GARDEN PARTY with an open-air concert in the most appropriate Central Garden of Reykjavik, Hljómskalagardurinn. This concert gave a truly magnificent overview of MEZZOFORTE´s great body of work, starting with numbers from their self-titled debut in 1979, through albums such as SURPRISE, SURPRISE ! OBSERVATIONS, RISING, NO LIMITS, PLAYING FOR TIME , DAYBREAK, MONKEY FIELDS, FORWARD MOTION and finishing off with new compositions from their forthcoming release.

It was a grand GARDEN PARTY indeed, mirroring their own glorious musical history while marking a new exciting phase for this extraordinary group. While MEZZOFORTE is truly based on solid musical pillars, the group keeps refreshing and reinventing itself by constantly reveling in new concepts which typically lead to imaginative new global & musical adventures.

Well, keep up the good work!!