CROONERS: THE NEXT GENERATION PETER CINCOTTI AND MICHAEL BUBLE SET NEW STANDARDS AS YOUNG SINGERS WITH CLASSIC REPERTOIRES.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer Peter Cincotti was singing the old Rodgers and Hart standard ``I Didn't Know What Time It Was'' at the Songwriter's Hall of Fame last fall when a woman from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation asked, ``Who is this guy? ``How come he's singing instead of Bernadette Peters?'' Phil Ramone Phil Ramone is a violinist, composer, recording engineer, and innovative record producer born in 1934. As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten. , the legendary music producer who was producing the 33rd induction and awards telecast on Bravo that night, told her, ``We're handing the baton over to the next generation.'' If Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress of American and Indian descent. was the opening act in this renaissance of young pop-jazz traditionalists, then Michael Buble and Cincotti are the next acts due on a stage somewhere near you. (In fact, both are coming to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. for a series of cabaret gigs beginning April 8.) With his smooth baritone, which The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times pinned down to ``the post-Sinatra school of polished lounge singers who swing,'' the 19-year-old Cincotti is one of the new singers getting lots of attention for reviving old standards. ``I was fortunate enough to have been exposed to all that stuff growing up,'' said Cincotti, who began weaving nuanced progressions using jazz chords This article is intended to describe and explain some of the chords and chord symbols which are commonly found in Jazz music. All chords are described starting with the lowest note, and ascending in pitch. on piano at age 3. Four years later, the piano prodigy, born and raised in Manhattan, was invited to open a show for Harry Connick Harry Connick is the name of:
By 12, he'd already made it in the Big Apple, working the nightclub circuit where his muses were the Olympians of the ivories like Nat King Cole a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. See also: King , Oscar Peterson For the United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient, see . Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. (b. August 15, 1925, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. and Red Garland William "Red" Garland (May 13, 1923–April 23, 1984) was an American hard bop jazz pianist whose block-chord style, in part originated by Milt Buckner, influenced many forthcoming pianists in the jazz idiom. . ``I don't even know if I was legally allowed in the clubs,'' Cincotti said with a snort. (Even he is amused that he's made it so young.) ``I don't even know if I still am, to a certain extent, because in the places where they serve liquor I can't even go to the bar.'' Coming into his own Those in the audience at Manhattan's fabled Oak Room last year when Cincotti's voice cracked on the first note of the night were reminded of just how young he was. Looking up, Cincotti just shrugged and said, ``I'm a teenager.'' The audience erupted with laughter. Whatever it is, the kid has got it. ``He's not only extremely intelligent but sensitive and has a great relationship with the audience that I'm so pleased about,'' said Ramone, who was so delighted by that performance that the 10-time Grammy winner - who has worked with everybody from Stan Getz Stanley Gayetsky (February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California), usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz musician. and Joao Gilberto to Frank Sinatra and Dianne Schuur - offered to produce Cincotti's self-titled debut on Concord Records Concord Records is a well-known U.S. jazz record label, based in Beverly Hills, California. Originally known as Concord Jazz, it was established in 1972 as an off-shoot of the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California by festival founder Carl Jefferson, a local . The album, released last month, is a collection of perennial favorites Track listing
In contrast, Buble's first effort consists of all new reworkings of old standards. `` I think that's important, too,'' added Brad Chambers, program director of the Los Angeles-based standards radio KLAC-AM (570). ``With Michael, you have a contemporary young artist reintroducing these timeless songs to a whole new generation.'' From Canada, with love For much of his 27 years, Buble (pronounced boo-BLAY) has wanted to share the music that was introduced to him by his grandfather, still one of his biggest fans. He got his big break thanks to Brian Mulroney - yes, the former Canadian prime minister - who introduced Buble to David Foster, the Grammy-winning producer and Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is internationally known as WEA International Inc. executive. Foster signed Buble to the Reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. imprint and produced his debut album, released in February, that like Cincotti's includes a version of ``Sway,'' as well as ``Fever,'' ``The Way You Look Tonight'' and an unforgettably swanky swank·y adj. swank·i·er, swank·i·est Swank. swank  i·ly adv.swank take on ``Moondance.'' ``The great thing is, he's tapped into a repertoire that can last him 50 years,'' Foster said. ``He's at the beginning of a very long career.'' But the Vancouver native, who started singing at 13, admits he didn't get much support from his friends in the beginning. In fact, most thought that he was nuts when he turned down the chance to record a pop album for a great deal of money. Just as the hip-hop end of the industry requires a certain street credibility of its icons, crooners have their own sense of credibility too. It just wouldn't do to switch genres in mid-swoon. The neo-swing movement of the mid-'90s, for example, saw a swarm of acts that had been playing punk rock the week before transform into fedora-wearing hepcats. Recalling that spasm of pretense, Buble said he doesn't want to pretend to be something he's not. ``I believe that I started off as an impersonator and that I tried to take the very best things that I liked about every single singer that I liked,'' Buble said citing, among others, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima, Bobby Darin and Dean Martin. ``But I tried to be a healthy combination of all of them as opposed to trying to imitate any one.'' All about the songs But if the jazz vocal revival is going to be more than just a fad, there will have to be new music and not just well-done interpretations of the good old stuff. ``Some of my favorite songs are about lost love and a lot of the things that come along the way when you're a little older, like 'September of My Years' or 'Second Time Around,' '' Cincotti said. ``There's hundreds of songs like that that I would rather save until I feel I can put my personal interpretation on them. For now, I would rather sing songs about love that I think are more appropriate for someone my age.'' Cincotti even writes some with encouragement from Ramone. ``I tell him, 'All you have to do is write one great song at a time, and that adds to your evening,'' he said. ``That's how a lot of people have become great stars.'' PETER CINCOTTI Where: Catalina Bar and Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. When: 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. April 8-12; 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. April 13. Tickets: $17 to $30. (323) 466-2210 or www.ticketweb.com. MICHAEL BUBLE Where: Feinstein's at the Cinegrill, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood (inside the Roosevelt Hotel). When: 8:30 p.m. April 8-10; 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. April 11-12. Tickets: $35 plus a food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. consumption of $30 or more. (323) 769-7269. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- 2 -- cover -- color) doing it their way Young crooners Peter Cincotti, left, and Michael Buble bring new heat to sounds of the Sinatra generation (3) PETER CINCOTTI (4) MICHAEL BUBLE Box: (1) PETER CINCOTTI (see text) (2) MICHAEL BUBLE (see text) |
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