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Pavia E Provincia: Pavese, Oltrepò Pavese, Lomellina giovedì, 30 settembre 2021 (252) Qual Buon Vento, navigante! » Entra Manifestazioni Monumenti Musei Oasi Associazioni Gruppi musicali Ricette tipiche Informazioni utili Pagina inziale » Musica » Articolo n. 13129 del 19 maggio 2015 Elliott Murphy a Vigevano Articoli della stessa rubrica Per la prima volta a Vigevano uno degli artisti internazionali più acclamati: Elliott Murphy, uno dei più grandi autori » Vacchi e Bossini agli Incontri Musicali ed interpreti del rock americano, che volta arriva in città accompagnato dall’eclettico chitarrista francese Olivier del Collegio Borromeo Durand, da anni membro fisso della sua Band. » Il Mio Film. III edizione » Il Carnevale degli Animali... al Museo! Il musicista newyorkese, paragonato ad inizio carriera a Bob Dylan ha collaborato con artisti come Bruce » Carnevale al Museo della Storia Springsteen, Lou Reed, Violent Femmes, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Mick Taylor, ha realizzato più di 30 album e » Nel nome del Dio Web svolge più di 100 concerti all’anno. » Incontro al Caffè Teatro Elliott Murphy, classe 1949, cresce a Garden City, Long Island, prima di cominciare a girare l’Europa con il fratello » Leonardo e Vitruvio. Oltre il cerchio e il quadrato suonando per strada o nelle stazioni della metropolitana. Tornato a New York nel 1973, fonda gli Aquashow e » Vittorio Sgarbi e Leonardo inizia ad esibirsi in alcuni locali al fianco di band come New York Dolls e Patty Smith Group. Ottenuto un » La Principessa Capriccio contratto con la Polydor, pubblica l’album d’esordio Aquashow nel 1973 ottenendo subito ottimi riscontri dalla » Narrare l'Antico: Sole Rosso di Grazia critica. Seguono altri lavori interessanti, ma nel 1978, sotto l’incalzare della disco music, il contratto giunge allo scioglimento e due anni dopo Maria Francese Murphy costituisce la sua etichetta e pubblica un mini album con 6 brani, Affaire, che ebbe un discreto successo in Europa, seguito dal suo » Visual Storytelling. Quando il racconto capolavoro Murph The Surf. A metà degli anni ’80 la fama di Elliott Murphy si va consolidando sia in Europa che negli USA, testimoniata da una si fa immagine serie di bootleg tratti dai suoi concerti. » Francesca Dego in concerto » Fra moglie e marito… Drammi del Lui nel frattempo suona e scrive libri e articoli per riviste musicali e più tardi pubblica Milwaukee, prodotto dal tastierista dei Talking Heads, linguaggio Herry Harrison e Change Will Come prodotto da Chris Spedding (Smithereens). All’inizio degli anni ’90 Elliott si trasferisce a Parigi ma incide » I linguaggi della storia: Il formaggio e i per l’etichetta indipendente newyorkese Razor & Tie. Con Selling The Gold, nel 1996, Murphy riprende a pubblicare materiale inedito dopo vermi qualche anno, ospitando in quell’ottimo disco Sonny Landreth, Bruce Springsteen e Violent Femmes. Nel 2000 esce un album diviso con il » Al Borromeo l'omaggio a Beethoven chitarrista francese Olivier Durand e l’anno seguente è la volta di un altro disco a quattro mani con l’ex-Fairport convention Iain Matthews. Tra il » Giornata della memoria. Il cielo cade 2002 e il 2008 pubblica altri cinque dischi, questa volta da solo, continua ad andare in tour, e pubblica il romanzo "Poetic justice" (2005). Nel 2010 » Gran Consiglio (Mussolini) viene invece realizzato Elliot Murphy, mentre nel 2013 è la volta di It takes a worried man. » Il Sentiero dei Piccoli - Open Day » Christian Meyer Show » Corpi in gioco Informazioni Vedi archivio Quando: domenica 24 maggio, ore 17.00 Dove: teatro Moderno, Via San Pio V, 8 Vigevano Prezzo unico 15 euro Per prenotazioni e informazioni: www.teatroilmosaico.it, telefono: 348 1127776, email: [email protected] Altri articoli attinenti La Redazione » Francesca Dego in concerto » Al Borromeo l'omaggio a Beethoven » Christian Meyer Show Pavia, 19/05/2015 (13129) » Concerto di Natale - Merry Christmas in Jazz & Gospel » Festival di Natale - ¡Cantemos! » Festival di Natale - El Jubilate » Festival di Natale - Hor piango, hor canto » Concerto di Natale » Festival di Natale - O prima alba del mondo » Up-to-Penice omaggia De Andrè » Duo violino e violoncello » Cori per il Togo » Open-day al Vittadini. Laboratori musicali per l'infanzia » Stayin' alive LVGP sings 70s » Omaggio a Offenbach e Lirica del cuore MiaPavia è una testata giornalistica registrata, © 2000- 2021 Buon Vento S.r.l. - P.I. IT01858930181 Tutti i diritti sono riservati - Chi siamo - Contatti - Mining pool.
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    De parijse concerttempel Bercy. Ergens in 1992, haalt Bruce Springsteen een oude vriend Elliott Murphy & Band het podium op, “we zijn beide begonnen met muziek in de zeventiger jaren in New York City” introduceert Bruce de Amerikaan. Samen voor één microfoon en gewapend met akoestische th gitaren brengen ze het mooie ‘Rock ballad’, van het album ‘Just a story from America’ ten Friday, February 7 , 2003 gehore. Vanaf dan kruisen Elliotts en Bruces paden elkaar steeds vaker. Bij Springsteens laatste Belgische doortocht waren ze nog samen te zien in Flanders Expo en ook in Londen en Parijs was Elliott telkens van de partij. Bruce Springsteen is echter niet de enige grote meneer waar Elliott Murphy mee optrok. Hij maakte ook muziek met leden van o.a. The Velvet Underground, Talking Heads, The Violent Femmes, The Smithereens, neo-folkie Shawn Colvin. Ook Phil Collins en Billy Joel behoren tot zijn kennissenkring. In twee decennia heeft de multigetalenteerde Murphy naast zijn platen, een verzameling korte verhalen en een boek uitgebracht en was hij te zien in de film “Roma” van Fellini. Murphy was ook interviewer voor muziekbladen Spin en Rolling Stone. His name is Elliott James Murphy and his is one of the more remarkable stories in modern rock'n roll! Afkomstig uit Long Island - New York, begon Elliott Murphy zijn carrière eind jaren zestig. Hij kende zijn eerste succes in 1973 met het album "Aquashow ". Op dit ogenblik meende zijn platenfirma de nieuwe Bob Dylan ontdekt te hebben. Hij doorkruist zo Amerika in de jaren 70, maar zonder echt een groot commercieel succes te hebben.Het is eerder in Frankrijk dat hij een ware doorbraak zal kennen, dit bracht hem er toe in Parijs te gaan wonen.
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