Word: instrumentalist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Costa, 43, whose unforced vocal range and sweet tones are the envy of her peers, has interpreted works ranging from bossa nova to tropicalismo to mainstream pop. Multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, 50, coaxes music out of everything, it seems, from teapots to hubcaps to sewing machines. Singer- songwriters Djavan, 40, and Ivan Lins, 42, are purveyors of easygoing, soulful music in a sophisticated urban style. Djavan, who hails from the northeastern state of Alagoas, began making records in the mid-1970s; his most recent albums have included songs in English. Lins' songwriting is freighted with rich chord changes; like Djavan...
...future doesn't look too bleak, but Bloom says she'll always have to deal with "that radical concept"--being a female instrumentalist in the male bastion of jazz. She responds to what must be the umpteenth question on the subject first with mock agony ("I feel like a man trapped in a woman's body") but then goes on to discuss the obstacles she has faced with insight--and without self-pity...
...reputation doing 12-in. dance remixes of songs by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Cyndi Lauper, would seem at first glance to be Dylan's way of catching up with what is supposed to be going down. Baker works the board in a recording studio like a virtuoso instrumentalist. He brings up the sound of some instruments, reduces others, sometimes adding electronic effects; he can make a song sound big without ever getting grandiose. On Empire Burlesque, he gives subtle toning to Dylan's new muscle. It is not a matter of bringing Dylan up to the minute...
Watt hopes, however, that her experience as an instrumentalist will help close the gap between orchestra and conductor. "It is very important for a conductor to be familiar with the musicians, and to understand what it feels like to be conducted. Only then is it possible to feel like one cohesive group, instead of like an outside dictator," she says, adding. "I hope that, knowing what I myself like in a conductor, I will be able to convey my ideas in a forceful and articulate manner that will be well received...