A Tribute to Macarldie

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011
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This is a small video tribute that I created for my dear friend and client Macardie who left us recently. He will be greatly missed. He was an incredibly talented man and was loved by many.  Rest In Peace my friend.

Macarldie & The Jazz All Stars

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Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011

http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com 

Macarldie and the Jazz Allstars fusing Jazz and Caribbean music 

Harold (ploomie)Lewis        Bass ands vocals

Mervyn Jackman                 Drums

Lavaun Rhodes                   Saxophones

Raul Hernandez                   Drums and Percussion

Loye Hawkins                    Vocals

Mzuri Moyo                       Vocals

Jus Cynthia                         Vocals

Macarldie & the Jazz All Stars

Macarldie Promo Video


Macarldie performs on Steel Drums, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, and Vocals. He takes a style rooted in his native Tortola, Virgin Islands, lathers it with the polyphonic, polyrhythmic sound of Miami, and sautés it with keys, Saxophone, Guitars and Percussion creating powerful music that sounds like funky Senegalese bossa nova.

Singing Old Lady "At Last"


As a child growing up in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Macarldie performed religious music with his Father and siblings.

Macarldie

His teenage years found him in nightclubs and hotels performing the Island standards and top 40 hits of America and the Caribbean.

After moving to the United States, he studied Jazz and Classical piano and Vocals at "Florida Atlantic University" and began performing throughout the states.

Macarldie on Piano

Macarldie is a Multi Instrumentalist and phenomenal Vocalist and performs live on Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Steel Drums and Vocals. His vocal stylings are a fusion of Jazz, Caribbean and Pop blended with a touch of Rap and Poetry.

He has fused the sounds of all the music he enjoys into a coherent sound.

Macarldie has been a sideman with many musical greats including Ernest Wranglin, Othello Molyneaux, Chris Valdala and many more. He has toured with the "Natty Love Joys" and has opened for "Gregory Isaacs", "Chuck Mangione" and the late great "Dizzy Gillespie".

Macarldie has now formed the group Macarldie & the Jazz Allstars

Take The Train


Blue Bossa


"Angel Eyes" Jazz Piano

Macarldie jamming on the jazz standard "Angel Eyes" with two of his buddies; Ploomie and Brian Baudrit

E MAIL: MACARLDIE[at]EARTHLINK.NET

PHONES

305 891 3757
305 812 7377

Visit his Website
http://www.macarldie.com

Macarldie's Website

Deborah Ledon

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Here is my friend,  the VERY TALENTED AND SPECTACULAR -DEBORAH LEDON
http://www.deborahledon.com/

Captivating… Electrifying… Unforgettable…

Sexy singer-songwriter and seasoned entertainer Deborah Ledon is as extraordinary as her life story. 

A native Cuban, her family pulled off a daring escape to Canada when she was just a two-year-old toddling around her impoverished neighbourhood looking for food. 

That audacious theme seems to have set the stage for her life. 

Deborah frequently draws from her challenging life experiences for lyrical inspiration and earned international acclaim with her raw and edgy album “Spilling Inside Out”.

Deborah has a powerful melodic voice and a spellbinding stage presence. A crowd favorite at jazz festivals, the vocally versatile high-energy dynamo has fronted and toured with a variety of bands, ranging from a 25-piece big jazz/swing band to country, rock, punk, dance and Latin bands. Now backed by some of Vancouver’s most talented musicians, Deborah is boldly reclaiming her Cuban heritage with an exotic, seductive jazzy sound that is captivating an ever-increasing stream of fans.

Career highlights:

• Played two separate shows at the 2010 Cultural Olympiad
• Performed alongside top jazz artists in Jazzilla 2010
• Only Latin act to perform at River Rock Casino – 3 years and counting!
• Performed at the 2009 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
• Grand finale at the 2010 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
• Only artist to perform at Harmony Arts Festival for 4 consecutive years
• Showcased on CBC Radio’s “Hot Air” program
• Voted Best New Jazz & Folk artist in the U.K. in 2004
• Album ranked one of the best on Euro-Americana charts in 2005
• Made history at the Cellar Jazz Club by being the first performer ever to get people up dancing
• Performed at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s prestigious “Black and Orange Ball”
• Shared the stage with Paul Anka at the River Rock Casino
• Sings with the Ultimate Elvis Showband
• Performed for the Marriot Hotel chain
• Fronted the house band at the Parkway Best Western for 8 years 

Photo by Vince at Vision Nouvelle

"Latin, Torch & Sexy Jazz" is this triple-threat Diva's body-moving, smile inducing and soul uplifting offering. "We should live our passion".  Website : http://www.deborahledon.com Twitter:  http://twitter.com/DeborahLedon

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deborah-Ledon/157762574246135

Latin-Jazz, Jazz, Dance, World
Members	Deborah Ledon- vocals Graig Robertson- sax, guitar, bkg. vocals Brent Gubbels- bass Chris Haas- drums Nick Apivor- percussion Boris Favre- keyboards. bkg. vocals
Hometown	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Record Label	independant
About	"Latin, Torch & Sexy Jazz" is this triple-threat Diva's body-moving, smile inducing and soul uplifting offering. "We should live our passion".