Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin

Nacimiento : 1950-03-11, Manhattan, New York, USA

Historia

Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes. McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is the father of musicians Taylor McFerrin and Madison McFerrin.

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Bobby McFerrin

Películas

Nin E Tepueian: My Cry
Music
NIN E TEPUEIAN - MY CRY is a documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in her career as a committed artist. Santiago Bertolino's camera follows a young Innu poet over the course of a year. A voice rises, inspiration builds; another star finds its place amongst the constellation of contemporary Indigenous literature. A voice of prominent magnitude illuminates the road towards healing and renewal: Natasha Kanapé Fontaine.
Bobby McFerrin - Circlesongs
himself
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Self
Follow several talented members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
What Would Beethoven Do?
Self
Classical music doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being hip. For too long it’s been seen as a stuffy genre for the high cultured elite. WHAT WOULD BEETHOVEN DO? follows a number of renegades, from composers flirting with modern mediums, to young musicians dedicated to changing the narrative, to a man who’s bringing turntablists and orchestras together. Notable artists such as, Bobby McFerrin, Benjamin Zander and Eric Whitacre add their voices to the debate about why classical music is still relevant today.
Bobby McFerrin Spirityouall au festival Jazz a Vienne
Live concert
Alive Inside
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
Bobby McFerrin - Alfa Jazz Festival 2013
Himself Vocals
Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea Duet - Jazz A Vienne
Himself
Art
Art, a young boy, joyfully draws SCRIBBLES that SQUIGGLE, SPLOTCHES with BLOTCHES, ZIGS and ZAGS, DOODLES and DOGS, and so much more!
Art
Music
Art, a young boy, joyfully draws SCRIBBLES that SQUIGGLE, SPLOTCHES with BLOTCHES, ZIGS and ZAGS, DOODLES and DOGS, and so much more!
Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin Duet
Vocals
Bobby McFerrin - Live in Montreal
Himself
This is dvd is a full unedited concert held at a Jazz Festival in Montreal. It features mostly solo songs by Bobby McFerrin and improvisations with featured guests Jorane, Richard Bona and others. Chapters: 01. Improvisation Style „little Red Book“ 02. Improvisation With The People On Stage 03. Improvisation With йvelyne Lamontagne On 04. Improvisation With The Audience 05. Improvisation With Jorane: "riopel" 06. Improvisation: "gonna Move" 07. The Jump 08. Drive 09. Ave Maria 10. Dina Lam With Richard Bona 11. Improvisation With Richard Bona 12. Improvisation: "country Stuff" 13. Baby 14. Improvisation With Tamango "well You Ne 15. Bwee Do 16. It's A Wonderful World With Le Grand Cho 17. Circlesong One 18. Somewhere Over The Rainbow 19. The Wizard Of Oz Medley 20. Melody From Sun Concert 5
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Himself
Filmed live at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood in February 1986, Spontaneous Inventions was Bobby McFerrin's first live concert video, and was the basis for his debut album with Blue Note Records. Spontaneity has always been the key to a Bobby McFerrin performance, and this particular appearance is an early testament to his astonishing creativity and vocal technique. With a special and surprise guest appearance by sax legend Wayne Shorter as an added inspiration, this program shows Bobby�s unlimited creative resourcefulness and illustrates how and why he received two Grammy Awards in 1986.
Bobby McFerrin: Try This at Home
Himself
Recorded at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis in September 1999.
Herbie Hancock Special
Three giants of jazz - Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin and Michael Brecker - join forces in a memorable concert, recorded live at the Munich Philharmonie in 1988.
Hush!
Music
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.
Big Mama
Original Music Composer
Eighteen months in the life of 89 years old Viola Dees as she tries of persuade Los Angeles authorities that she can care for her grandson, 9-year-old Walter.
George Martin: In My Life
Self
Documentary following George Martin and the making of his final album: "In My Life".
The Wizard of Oz On Ice
Host / The Wizard of Oz
An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Himself
Behind the scenes in the making of “The Wizard of Oz on Ice”.
El hijo de la pantera rosa
Self (uncredited)
Cuando la princesa Yasmin de Lugash es secuestrada, el comisario Dreyfuss se hace cargo del caso. Para llevar a cabo la investigación, asignan al comisario un ayudante: un gendarme local llamado Jacques. Pronto Dreyfuss comienza a observar en el agente ciertas características que le resultan muy familiares.
Umbria Jazz Story
himself
Simply Mad About the Mouse
Himself
Simply Mad About the Mouse collects affectionate tributes to Disney's songs from artists like the Gipsy Kings, Soul II Soul, and Kirk Whalum. Bobby McFerrin's "Siamese Cat Song," En Vogue's "Someday My Prince Will Come," and Harry Connick, Jr.'s "Bare Necessities" are among the highlights of this album. Also included are Michael Bolton's cover of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and Billy Joel's "When You Wish Upon a Star.
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Original Music Composer
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.
Knick Knack
Original Music Composer
Un muñeco de nieve encerrado en un globo trata de alcanzar por todos los medios a 'Sunny Miami', una muñeca que está al otro lado de la estantería.
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Santabear / Bullybear (voice)
Santabear's High Flying Adventure was a Christmas Special in 1987.
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Vocalist
Two tall tales based on Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories; featuring a Parsee man seeking for payback on a cake-munching piggish rhinoceros, and a lazy stubborn camel without a hump pays his debt for refusing to work. Narrated by Jack Nicholson, with music by Bobby McFerrin.
The Elephant's Child
Original Music Composer
When a curious elephant child wants to know about the crocodile that lives in the river, he gets a big surprise that might change his life forever.