Cari amici del boogie woogie,
sono fiero di annunciarvi il programma di quest'anno, più forte che mai! Buon weekend di boogie a tutti!

Hello dear boogie woogie pals,

I am very glad to announce this year's powerful festival lineup.
Let's have an amazingg boogie weekend.

Love, yours
Silvan

ITALIANO - Il giovane pianista Silvan Zingg é l’organizzatore di questo evento unico nel suo genere. La stampa lo definisce come "l'ambasciatore svizzero del boogie woogie." Silvan ha cominciato a suonare il pianoforte a sei anni. Oggi é uno dei più rinomati interpreti dello stile a livello mondiale. Per una biografia più dettagliata vedere sul sito internet.

ENGLISH - The young pianist Silvan Zingg is the promoter and organiser of this festival. The press calls him the "Boogie Woogie ambassador from Switzerland". He started in early schooltime playing various instruments. In school he took trombone and piano lessons. After two years of grafic design studies and one year of University he decided to become professional musician. Since then his music career raised up and he played in more than 20 countries until today.

Website:
www.silvanzingg.info

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Little Willie Littlefield (USA) - The Boogie Legend
littlewillielittlefield.com

ITALIANO - Il leggendario pianista e cantante nero nasce nel 1931 a El Campo, Texas. A 18 anni il suo brano „Little Willie’s Boogie“ lo porta alle prime posizioni delle classifiche americane. Little Willie Littlefield é il primo a registrare il brano „Kansas City“ che divenne poi famoso con la versione di Wilbert Harrison e ripresa da innumerevoli artisti in tutto il mondo. SUONA SABATO 14.4

ENGLISH - Born 16 September 1931 in El Campo, Texas was influenced by Albert Ammons, Charles Brown, and Amos Milburn, his first recording, “Little Willie’s Boogie” was a hit in Texas in 1949, and brought him to the attention of Jules, one of the Bihari brothers of Modern Records in Los Angeles. There, he recorded “It’s Midnight”, which became a national hit reaching # 3 on the Billboard R&B charts. He became a major club attraction and recorded with top West Coast musicians such as Maxwell Davis.

In 1952 he moved to King Records, his first session producing “K.C. Loving”, later re-recorded by Wilbert Harrison as “Kansas City”. However, Littlefield’s recording and his subsequent releases were not successful, although he remained a successful club act in the San Francisco area.

PERFORMS SATURDAY 14.4.2007
 
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Mitch Woods (USA) - The Big Easy Boogie
mitchwoods.com

ITALIANO - Mitch Woods nasce a Brooklin NY, da giovane si trasferisce in California. Pianista, cantante e showman con una grande presenza in palco, riesce a coinvolgere ogni sorta di pubblico con il suo stile personale molto swing e „rockin-a-boogie“ come ama definirlo lui. Il simpatico californiano é stato nominato dalla Blues Foundation come pianista dell’anno 2007. SUONA VENERDÎ 13.4 e SABATO 14.4

ENGLISH -
Jump blues, rock-a-boogie, boogie-woogie - call it what you like, blues fans and piano lovers will Jump For Joy over the new release by Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s. The San Francisco bluesman, long known for his showmanship and flair on stage, has finally realized a long-running dream; to get back to the jump blues sound of the great big-band Forties. Woods is no mere revivalist - his music appeals to blues lovers and rock and rollers as well as dance fans.


PERFORMS FRIDAY 13.4. & SATURDAY 14.4.2007

 
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Axel Zwingenberger (D) - The Boogie Master
axelzwingenberger.com

ITALIANO- Nasce ad Amburgo nel 1955. Axel é uno dei pianisti pionieri della scena europea del boogie woogie. Sin dagli anni settanta registra dischi memorabili con Big Joe Turner, Lionel Hampton o Jay McShann o Sippie Wallace. Una locomotiva a tutta birra! SUONA SABATO 14.4

ENGLISH -Rolling bass figures, the dynamics of a roaring steam train. Passionate blues sounds that seem to evoke memories of long ago. Just a man at a grand piano, just a seemingly simple music, but fascinating perhaps for just that reason.

Axel Zwingenberger has been playing this game for more than two decades. With his ardour for the boogie woogie, "the hottest music that was ever invented for the piano" (Axel Zwingenberger), he has engaged cultivation of this almost forgotten African-American folk music art and contributed decisively to the revival of a flourishing boogie piano scene in Central Europe.

PERFORMS SATURDAY 14.4.2007

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Anke Angel (NL) - The Boogie Lady
ankeangel.com

ITALIANO - Il fascino di Anke combinato alla sua ammirevole voce ed il suo talento pianistico le danno il nome di „The Boogie Lady“. Olandese di nascita già da piccola si dedica al pianoforte boogie e blues. Prima della carriera pianistica ha lavorato come avvocata. SUONA SABATO 14.4

ENGLISH - Anke Angel is a powerful boogie woogie lady that doesn't need any fear against the men on stage. She proofes her ability, playing that powerful blues, dynamic and pure boogie woogie, but also soft and simple ballads and warm jazzsongs like contemporary jazz-singers as Norah Jones and Diana Krall. Her live-shows are a feast for eyes and ears.

PERFORMS SATURDAY 14.4.2007


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Lluís Coloma (E)
lluíscoloma.com

ITALIANO- Viene da Barcelona, é l’unico vero specialista dello stile boogie woogie in Spagna. Suona in varie formazioni il pianoforte e l’organo Hammond. ESPANOL-Lluís Coloma interpreta composiciones originales en un espectáculo lleno de matices, fuerza y honestidad. Su música evoca el sonido de los pianistas de Nueva Orleans pasando por los Barrelhouse hasta Chicago, cuna del Blues eléctrico. Coloma defiende un concepto acústico del Blues siguiendo la tradición de los pianistas de Boogie Woogie. Un estilo lleno de ritmo, pasión y emoción, con un toque festivo, que se contagia rápidamente a todo aquel que lo escucha. SUONA VENERDÎ 13.4

ENGLISH
- Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Lluís started to play piano at early age 9. Influenced by records of Jerry Lee Lewis, Roosevelt Sykes and Alan Price, he changed his classical piano studies to Rock&Roll. Very soon he showed an amazing ability to play Blues & Boogie Woogie.
From his beginning this outstanding pianist has been developing a personal touch and an incredible left hand offering powerfull performances full of virtuosity and creativity.
Being one of the most requested piano players in Spain, after taking a degree in Engineering, he decides to dedicate himself entirely to his passion, music.


PERFORMS
FRIDAY 13.4.207




Philippe Lejeune (F)
philippelejeune.com

ITALIANO - Il pianista francese di Tolosa ama fondere diversi stili sulla tastiera del pianoforte. Per diversi mesi all'anno vive negli Stati Uniti dove ha suonato e registrato con grandi maestri come ad esempio Memphis Slim. Nel 2005 Philippe Lejeune e Silvan Zingg hanno suonato come gli unici due europei alla serata dedicata a Johnnie Johnson (pianista scomparso di Chuck Berry) a Detroit USA. SUONA VENERDÌ 13.4

ENGLISH - The young pianist attended a 1968 concert by master boogie-woogie and blues pianist Memphis Slim, and immediately put an end to his classical efforts and began teaching himself the blues, scouring local record shops for recordings by boogie-woogie greats. In 1980 he cut an album titled Dialog in Boogie as a piano duo with Memphis Slim who had been a Parisian citizen since 1962.
LeJeunes powerful, accurate left hand and graceful melodic interpretation on the right hand create the sort of power of a syncopated freight train. His repertoire ranges from classic barrelhouse boogie woogie piano to Duke Ellington and Horace Silver tunes as well those of Milt Jackson and George Gershwin. He and Silvan Zingg played together at the Motor City Boogie & Blues Festival in Detroit.


PERFORMS FRIDAY 13.4.2007




Chris Conz (CH)
chrisconz.ch

ITALIANO - Con i suoi ventun anni, Chris fa parte dei talenti più giovani. Il suo sogno é di vivere come musicista professionista. La sua ambizione dimostrano che é sulla buona strada. Ha già suonato con Silvan a diversi festival europei. SUONA VENERDÎ 13.4.

ENGLISH- Twentyone years old and already hitting those keys hard. An outstanding talent that makes every piano glow under his hands. He likes to remember when four years ago he was invited for the first time on stage by Silvan Zingg at this festival. Since then he made a lot of emprouvement.

PERFORMS FRIDAY 13.4.2007




William & Maéva (F) - The Boogie Dancers
maevaetwilliam.com

ITALIANO- Due giovanissimi ballerini con un'abilità strabiliante. Hanno vinto il titolo di campioni europei e mondiali di ballo boogie woogie. Cliccate sul filmato Youtube dove ballano accompagnati da Silvan Zingg. IN SCENA VENERDÎ 13.4 e SABATO 14.4

ENGLISH- Two astonishing young boogie woogie dancers! Europe and World champions. Welcome back to Lugano. See below the Youtube clip of Will et Maéva together with Silvan.

PERFORMING FRIDAY 13.4. AND SATURDAY 14.4.2007

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Youtube video: Silvan Zingg, Nuno Alexandre, Simon Shuffle, Maéva et William in Laroquebrou.





Nuno Alexandre & Valerio Felice
The Boogie Rhythm Section

nunoalexandre.com
valeriofelice.com

ITALIANO -
Nato a Porto, vive da sei anni a Lugano. Nuno ha una vera passione per gli anni quaranta, lo si può notare dal suo abbigliamento e dagli spettaccolari assoli slap.
Valerio é uno dei maestri di batteria più richiesti in Ticino. Da notare i suoi spettaccolari assoli di batteria con jonglage delle bacchette!

ENGLISH - Willie Dixon is back in town and with a whisky he slaps all night long!  Nuno Alexandre is today one of Europe's most impressive doublebassi slapping virtuosos!
Valerio is one of the leading jazz drummers from Ticino. Composer of several tambourins masterpieces. Watch out for his clever sticks and brushes
solos!