Gary Barone – Ro Kuijpers
CD:
Ta Ta Boom !
Contact:
WaterPipe Records
www.waterpiperecords.de
Gary
Barone: Flügelhorn, vocals, flute, percussion (see Vita)
Ro
Kuijpers: percussion, vocals.
Born July 30, 1957 in Amsterdam, Holland. There he
was active as a percussionist in Salsa, Samba, and Latin Jazz ensembles.
He then spent 6 years in the USA (mostly in
Detroit), where he played Jazz. Ro has lived in Freiburg, Germany since 1988,
where he is known by the public as a music composer for theater pieces such as
“La Strada” and “Gilgamesch.”
Ro
has performed with the following musicians: Al
di Meola, Herbie Hancock,
Alfredo de la Fé, Nicky Marrero, Earl Klugh, Marcus Belgrave, Nana
Vasconcelos, Chocolate Armenteros,
Monguito el Unico, Albert Mangelsdorf, Jerry
Gonzales, Dave Taylor, Joia et.al.
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The
Music
The American trumpeter and the Dutch percussionist
Ro Kuijpers formed a duo, with which they could express their musical ideas and
personalities.
Stylistically, the music is based on a mixture of
Jazz, Funk, Blues, Latin and African rhythms.
The sound is sometimes “traditional,”
contrasting the warmth of the flügelhorn with the driving strength of the conga
drums. At other times, the sound is “exotic,” with Gary’s flute or voice
and Ro’s diverse percussion instruments, such as bells, tabla, bottles, pipes
and other “found objects.”
The band has an extensive repertoire composed and
arranged by Gary and Ro, who also use the color of their voices to give the
music more expressive power.
The atmosphere of each piece varies, with the
emphasis being on constant, rhythmic accompaniment. Gary and Ro accentuate
melody and improvisation by using various tone colors and rhythmic structure.
Press releases (in German)
