Sul sito del Connecticut Post c'è una lunga ed interessante intervista con il grandioso Dave Brubeck, che all'età di 89 anni, continua a girare per il mondo e a suonare come un ragazzino e sul quale l'altro grande "vecchio" del cinema Clint Eastvood sta preparando un documentario che dovrebbe uscire il prossimo anno per festeggiare i 90 anni.
Dave Brubeck is a master at multi-tasking.
Just take a look at his exercise room, where you'll find an electric keyboard mounted on his treadmill.
"I'm so busy, I'm just trying to keep up with the mail," Brubeck joked during an interview from his Wilton home last week. "The only way I (have the time to) practice and exercise is to have an electric piano at shoulder level. Otherwise, I wouldn't get any exercise."
Indeed, the act of multi-tasking is a necessity for the jazz legend who, at the age of 89, is still touring and composing.
Despite his busy schedule, Brubeck was gracious enough to make time for an interview regarding his upcoming performance with The Dave Brubeck Quartet at the Palace Theater. He also will be honored with the Stamford Center for the Arts' first-ever Arts Legacy Award for his contributions to music education.
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR DAVE BRUBECK
You have received many awards, but the Stamford Center for the Arts Legacy Award is one of the few given by a local arts institution. What does this award mean to you?
It's important to me to receive this award. I'm always going to Washington, D.C. A lot of times I'll be in Europe. To have it at home is really nice.
Speaking of Europe, what was it like travelling there as part of President Dwight Eisenhower's cultural exchange program during the 1950s? What kind of impact do you think it had?
Eisenhower asked us to go on a program called People to People. We were sent to the periphery of the Soviet Union to counteract what they were doing. The president said a way to fight back was to send our people and see what happens -- and look what happened! The voice of America changed how the world looked at us.....
Possiamo ammirare il video delle meravigliose Take Five e Blue Rondo a la Turk, presentate lo scorso 6 dicembre 2009, al Kennedy Center di Washington, durante le celebrazioni per il conferimento del Kennedy Center Honoree a Brubeck, alla presenza del Presidente Obama, dal All Star Quintet con Bill Charlap al piano, Christian McBride al basso, Jon Faddis alla tromba, Miguel Zenon al sassofono ed il batterista Bill Stewart
Dave Brubeck is a master at multi-tasking.
Just take a look at his exercise room, where you'll find an electric keyboard mounted on his treadmill.
"I'm so busy, I'm just trying to keep up with the mail," Brubeck joked during an interview from his Wilton home last week. "The only way I (have the time to) practice and exercise is to have an electric piano at shoulder level. Otherwise, I wouldn't get any exercise."
Indeed, the act of multi-tasking is a necessity for the jazz legend who, at the age of 89, is still touring and composing.
Despite his busy schedule, Brubeck was gracious enough to make time for an interview regarding his upcoming performance with The Dave Brubeck Quartet at the Palace Theater. He also will be honored with the Stamford Center for the Arts' first-ever Arts Legacy Award for his contributions to music education.
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR DAVE BRUBECK
You have received many awards, but the Stamford Center for the Arts Legacy Award is one of the few given by a local arts institution. What does this award mean to you?
It's important to me to receive this award. I'm always going to Washington, D.C. A lot of times I'll be in Europe. To have it at home is really nice.
Speaking of Europe, what was it like travelling there as part of President Dwight Eisenhower's cultural exchange program during the 1950s? What kind of impact do you think it had?
Eisenhower asked us to go on a program called People to People. We were sent to the periphery of the Soviet Union to counteract what they were doing. The president said a way to fight back was to send our people and see what happens -- and look what happened! The voice of America changed how the world looked at us.....
In all your times traveling abroad, what was your favorite experience?
Being asked to go to Russia for the summit meeting of Gorbachev and Reagan. I was raised on a cattle ranch and worked as a cowboy for years. Who would have thought I'd be going to Russia with the president? I've been so fortunate....
Per leggere il resto dell'intervista clicca quiBeing asked to go to Russia for the summit meeting of Gorbachev and Reagan. I was raised on a cattle ranch and worked as a cowboy for years. Who would have thought I'd be going to Russia with the president? I've been so fortunate....
Possiamo ammirare il video delle meravigliose Take Five e Blue Rondo a la Turk, presentate lo scorso 6 dicembre 2009, al Kennedy Center di Washington, durante le celebrazioni per il conferimento del Kennedy Center Honoree a Brubeck, alla presenza del Presidente Obama, dal All Star Quintet con Bill Charlap al piano, Christian McBride al basso, Jon Faddis alla tromba, Miguel Zenon al sassofono ed il batterista Bill Stewart
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