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Después de una larga semana de trabajo duro. Siempre es bueno saber que "Gracias a Dios es Sabado"... Y que gran ocasión para celebrar con la música de una de mis guitarristas femenina favorita, Joyce Cooling y su banda. Interpretandonos una composición de ella y su esposo y tecladista Jay Wagner titulada "Savannah", de su CD de 1997 titulado "Playing It Cool" ... Este video es parte de la serie de conciertos del canal de jazz en la cual modestamente fui parte de la produccion en el año 1997.

After a long week of hart work. It's always good to know that (T.G.I. Saturday) "Thank God Is Saturday" and what a great occasion to celebrate with the music of one of my favorite female guitarists, Joyce Cooling and her band. Playing one of her husband Keyboardist, Jay Wagner's composition entitle "Savannah" from her 1997 CD "Playing It Cool"... http://www.amazon.com/Playing-It-Cool-Enhanced-CD/dp/B000004AZU

Guitar, Vocals -- Joyce Cooling
Bass & Vocals-- Gary Calvin
Keyboards & Vocal -- Jay Wagner
Drums -- Billy Johnson

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Joyce Cooling, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, is best known for her eclectic style and colorful body-moving sound. Funky, soulful, and always original, Joyce Cooling is recognized as one of the most dynamic and popular contemporary jazz guitarists in the world.
Joyce has recorded seven albums - five of which charted on Billboard. She has to her credit two #1 radio singles, six top 10 and thirteen charting singles in all, and has garnered multiple music awards including the Gibson Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year and Best New Talent in the Jazziz Reader's Poll. She was a nominee for the California Music Awards, the Oasis Awards and the Gavin Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Year.
Cooling has performed with such jazz giants as Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, and Charlie Byrd. Her top-10 single, "Mm Mm Good," featuring Al Jarreau; and Christmas holiday tracks, "The Christmas Song," with Lee Ritenour and her original single, "It's Feeling Like Christmas," have pushed Cooling to new heights of popularity while showcasing her musical versatility. Joyce Cooling is an international attraction at major jazz festivals around the world.
Global Cooling, released in April 2009, is their seventh studio CD and is receiving worldwide critical acclaim and raving reviews. Global Cooling was #2 on Amazon and hit #1 on the smoothjazz Indie charts and stayed there for over three months. The CD also remained in the top 10 on the TOP 50 Radio Charts for weeks, and the single, "Dolores in Pink," won the #2 spot on Canada's 2009 Café Jazz Review. Global Cooling was also chosen as the 2009 Album of the Year in the U.K. by PhoenixFM.
Cooling has also received international accolades for Revolving Door (2006 Narada/ Blue Note), This Girl's Got To Play (2004 Narada Jazz), Third Wish (2001 GRP/ Verve), Keeping Cool (1999 Heads Up), and Playing It Cool (1997 Heads Up). Charting singles include "Mm Mm Good," "Callie," "Expression," "Mildred's Attraction," and "South Of Market," among many others.
Cooling, who is now based in San Francisco, was raised in the New York area in a house that was "filled with music." Musical influences include everyone from Joe Henderson, Abbey Lincoln, Wes Montgomery and Miles, to James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix, to Ravel, Stravinsky, Bach and Brahms, to Hermeto Pascoal, Elis Regina, João Bosco and Jobim. Cooling proclaims, "I just like good music. There are no boundaries with me."
"My teenage years were spent outside of the Village Vanguard and other Manhattan jazz clubs. I was underage, but the bartender at the Vanguard saw how much I loved the music and let me hang out on the steps. I heard everybody! It was fantastic and I was hooked."
Other artistic influences that Cooling claims inspire her include Henri Matisse, Romare Beardon, Jean-Michel Basquiat as well as Richard Pryor, Carol Burnett, and George Carlin to name a few.
A self taught guitarist, Cooling learned to play by ear and has developed a personal style of finger picking, giving her playing a unique sound and feel. "I have always played that way. This wasn't a conscious decision, it was just easier and more natural for me to first sing what I wanted to play and then play it. I was also never comfortable with a pick. I couldn't feel what string I was on so I tossed the pick and played with my fingers."
Joyce Cooling is a national advocate for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Joyce has performed at NAMI national and regional events all across the country. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of her CDs are donated to NAMI.