Review: Bobby McFerrin at Central Park, NYC

Subject: Review: Bobby McFerrin at Central Park, NYC
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 30 Aug 13 - 11:04 PM

Bill Harley recently posted this in his blog. FYI, Debbie, referred to in the post, is his wife Debbie Block. http://billharley.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/bobby-mcferrin-no-artifice-just-music/ If you don't know Bill, a multi-talented and multi-awarded singer/songwriter/storyteller, his website is here. http://www.billharley.com/

Subject: RE: Review: Bobby McFerrin at Central Park, NYC
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Jan 24 - 09:05 AM

^ in the article above the link is broken to BM demonstrating 'expectations' and the pentatonic scale.
Try https://youtu.be/ne6tB2KiZuk?si=HJV_mQ8IsXpQAuPe

more about him here

Kevin Le Gendre on Bobby McFerrin
BBC radio 3 - January 2024
The Essay - Secret Admirers (Series 5)

Radio 3 presenter Kevin Le Gendre celebrates the daring creativity and originality of African American singer and songwriter Bobby McFerrin.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tsvh

Subject: RE: Review: Bobby McFerrin at Central Park, NYC
From: Helen
Date: 06 Jan 24 - 11:52 AM

Many years ago I saw a very interesting music documentary series on TV which I think was called What Is Music? Bobby McFerrin was featured in a couple of segments. He was conducting an orchestra while singing along to the music. I was very impressed by his talent so I bought his CD called Paper Music, Bobby McFerrin / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

It's brilliant and beautiful.

This info from his website mentions my two favourite pieces of music from the album:

"Released in 1995, Paper Music was Bobby’s first classical album, and featured him both conducting and singing with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra to fascinating and beautiful results. The same voice that climbed the pop charts, redefined vocal jazz, and invented an entirely new a capella vocabulary is equally at home replacing a cello in a Vivaldi Concerto, or singing Faure’s haunting melodies.

"Bobby was appointed Creative Chair of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in 1994, and this album beautifully marked the beginning of his second career as an orchestral conductor."

Subject: RE: Review: Bobby McFerrin at Central Park, NYC
From: Helen
Date: 06 Jan 24 - 01:00 PM

Nope, I was wrong about the name of the TV documentary. There was an excellent TV show called What is Music?, but the show that Bobby McFerrin was in was called The Music Instinct which is mentioned in a Wiki article:

"In 2009, McFerrin and psychologist Daniel Levitin hosted The Music Instinct, a two-hour documentary produced by PBS and based on Levitin's best-selling book This Is Your Brain on Music."