Live at SESC Cultural Center in São Paulo, in 2000. Born December 23, 1950 in São Paulo, Brazil, Cyro Baptista arrived in the US in 1980 with a scholarship to the Woodstock-based Creative Music Studio, and has since emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the country. Coinciding with the rise in the public’s interest of world music, Cyro has managed to record and tour with some of music’s most popular names. His mastery of Brazilian percussion and the many instruments he creates himself, have catapulted him into world renown. Recordings with Other Artists Recently recording with pianist Herbie Hancock on his 2005 release, Possibilites, Cyro’s credits read like a ‘Who’s Who’ of modern music. In 2002 Cyro toured with Yo-Yo Ma’s Brazil Project (as well as appeared on the Obrigado Brazil album – winner of two Grammy awards), Trey Anastasio (of Phish), and John Zorn. He recorded and performed worldwide with Herbie Hancock’s Grammy award winning Gershwin’s World. Cyro collaborated with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for a Brazilian Carnival modern jazz concert. For over two years, he toured with Paul Simon’s Rhythm of the Saints tour and appears on his Concert in Central Park release. In addition, Cyro toured the globe with Sting in 2001. Performing his unique blend of percussion with some of music’s most popular artists has given Cyro remarkable credibility within the industry. The wide range of artists Cyro Baptista has performed and recorded …
DANNY’S BIOGRAPHY I grew up in Augarten which is an area of a town called Rheinfelden in Switzerland where I also got educated. At the age of 7 I had my first Ballet lesson and as a teenager I was fortunate enough to take dance classes more seriously and that with great teachers like by Mr. Mazaudou and by the Ballet School of the Theatre Basel. At the age of 17 I started doing an apprenticeship with a major Bank in Basel, Switzerland but I also was very busy taking dance classes which I just loved doing. After a few months I progressed up to working full time at the Bank in Basel as a cashier/personal banker and then in Lucern for a few months to save up some money. In 1996 at the age of 18 I packed up my suitcase and was very happy to be able to move to London and I went to study dance, choreography and performing arts at London Studio Centre (Kings Cross) and dance and performing arts at the prestigious Arts Educational School (Chiswick) in London. Extended studies led me to Hamburg, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles. I am trained in Jazz Dance, Street Dance, Contemporary Dance, Ballet and I am familiar with lots of other dance styles. As a Professional Dancer I have worked for recording artists such as Pink, Geri Halliwell, DJ Sammy ft. Do and on TV shows such as Top Of The Pops, Disney Channel Show, Children In Need, MTV TRL, Popworld, GMTV, Pepsi Chart Show, SMTV Live and CBBC Shows. Danced on London and UK Theatre Stage and Awards Shows including Brit Awards …
A blow by blow account of our (me and my girlfriend Marie) trip to Florida during senior spring break. Heaven on earth. Special thanks to Tom and Elaine Davenport, my ever-supportive grandparents, for letting us stay in their house.
Watch a musical slideshow of pictures from our 2010 Puget Sound Gymnastics and Dance Spring Recital. The song featured many forms of dance including lyrical, ballet, jazz, Irish dance, tap, and musical theater.
Caitlyn Renee singing a timeless classic form the movie Yentl. A Barbara Streisand cover. www.CaitlynRenee.com – http – www.Youtube.com www.DailyMotion.com I hope you like it. Share your thoughts with me.
This is a 10-minute video about the formation of the Silver Dollar Jazz Band at Sacramento High School in 1949. This band introduced the Lu Watters sound into the area and was the first paid band to placy at the first Shakey’s Pizza Parlor that opened in Sacramento in 1954. It caused a sensation. Jazz historian KO Eckland gives this band the credit for the jazz revival in Sacramento that extended to the formation of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society. This video was one of the winners in the “A Place Called Sacramento” film festival in 1974. IT was produced and directed and edited by Burt Wilsonwho owns the copyright.
Team BNz hangs out at sound check at the Carolina Theatre for the Will Downing and Gerald Albright concert. NCCU’s music teacher Ivan Hampton bring some of his students through to talk with Will and Gerald about the music business.
