This is my friend Art Weiss and this is only the beginning Where are you located? Atlanta GA What is your affiliation to the Jazz World? Musical Artist, Producer, Record Label, Arranger, Composer, Recording Studio Tell us a little about your background... ART WEISS ARTNEWS (ROOT BEAT WORLD JAZZ) MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSER/ARRANGER/ GOLD AND PLATINUM PRODUCER HIS STYLE IS CALLED "ROOT BEAT," A MIXTURE OF ALL RHYTHMS AND SOUNDS OF MUSICAL CULTURE. ART, WHO’S STYLE OF MUSIC IS INFLUENCED BY HIS ETHNIC BACKGROUND FORMATIVE YEARS SPENT IN EUROPE WITH HIS FAMILY WHICH, TOURED WITH THEIR OWN CIRCUS. ART AT THE AGE OF FIVE LEARNED MANY DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS TAUGHT TO HIM BY HIS FATHER, AND FAMILY. IT WAS TO HIS ADVANTAGE THAT HE GAINED EXPERIENCE AT SUCH AN EARLY TIME IN HIS LIFE , HE LEARNED TO PLAY A TOTAL OF 18 INSTRUMENTS. 1978 -2005: ART ACCOMPANIED MANY INTERNATIONAL STARS WITH HIS BAND "ARTNEWS" GROUP." HE HAS BACKED UP SUCH NAMES AS; PERCY SLEDGE, JIM KAHR, SAM AND DAVE, JOAN FAULKNER, PETER LANCASTER, ART PEPPER, ARCHIE SHEP, PETER BORDZMAN. ALBERD MANGELSDORF, FREDY FENDER THE PLATTERS REVUE, MUSIQUE, GEORGE McCRAE , P.M. SIMSON, STEVE THORTON, JOHN HAMOND, NAJEE, CLARK TERRY, RAY BROWN, KILLI EL HOUSSAINE, MORY KANTE, SALIF KEITA, GYNUS, PAPAart, SLIPSTREAM, BAD BOYZ, DON CHERRY, BOB MINZER, PAPLO NAHA, CANDY DULFER , ART PEPPER, MIKE STERN, VICTOR WOOTEN, THE MANHATTANS, LATOYA JACKSON, KING POKE, THE BRASS CONSTRUCTION, STYLISTICS, CURTIS MAYFIELD, MELANIE THORTON (LA’BOUCHE), LINDSEY TAYLOR, HOWARD PAUL, BERNIE KENERSON, PHIL MORRISON. TOM LELLIS, ANNIE SELLICK, BOB ALBERTI, PHIL FLANIGEN, JIM SCHNEIDER, BOB MASTELLER,BERNIE KENERSON AND MORE. ALL OF THIS EXPERIENCE HAS MADE HIM A DYNAMIC, RHYTHMIC AND FLEXIBLE WORLD MUSICIAN. 1990: ART STARTED A NEW PROJECT (ARTNEWS) WITH HIS OWN ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS. 1991: UP BEAT EUROPA JAZZ AWARD WINNER FOR BEST JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1998: WAS AWARDED THE KING OF SLOW HIP-HOP JAZZ AWARD (MERCURY RECORDS) (EUROPE) 1998: GOLD ALBUM (I MISS YOU; MERCURY RECORDS) (EUROPE) 1998: MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES 1971 - 2005: VARIOUS AWARDS AND APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES FROM US ARMY AND AIR FORCE (EUROPE, US) ARTNEWS: PRESENT WORKS: AN OUTSTANDING BLEND OF CONTEMPORARY, BE- BOP, AFRICAN FUNK, JAZZ, AND LATIN WORLD MUSIC INFLUENCES. THE BAND EXPRESSES A SPIRITUALY PASSIONATE AND HIGHLY DYNAMIC, HARMONIC FEELING CALLED: ROOT BEATS, TO ITS AUDIENCE. ART’S DISCOGRAPHY: Heavens Door: Bluberlips Records, 1979 Between the Universes: Acanta Records, 1982 Better Days are Coming: Bellaphone Records, 1984 Neon: Bellaphone Records, 1986 Artnews Jazz It Up: B.C.M Records, 1989 Keepers of Humanity: Mons Records, 1996 Cappuccino: Mercury Records, 1997 Gold Africa: Sony Music, 1998 Zoo; Mon’s Records, 1998 Art Weiss: BCM4One Records, 1999 Play What You Feel; BCM4one Records, 2001 Passion: BCM4one Records, 2002 Artstrain : BCM 4oneRecords, 2003 Jazz It Up vol 1 BCM4oneRecords 2005 Jazz It Up vol 2 BCM4one Records 2006 MOZart BCM4oneRecords 2007 ART’S LATEST ALBUM: ROOT BEATS (DUE OUT MAY. 2008) Art’s Slogan: Why be normal when you can be yourself. FOR MORE INFORMATION & BOOKING CONTACT: BCM PRODUCTIONS 4one Records email:artnews007@hotmail How did you hear about the Jazz Network? Please give full name of contact Ja Star What Instrument do you play? Piano, Drums, Percussion What is your website address? Only websites that pertain to your business and how you can be contacted. myspace/artweiss When Is Your CD Scheduled For Release? Ideas I agree that I will not spam the site with inappropriate postings for this action is subject to suspension yes
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