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So I was online with Tamika tonight and we started YouTubing together. We came upon a video and it started an avalanche of Bobby-ness… Bobby McFerrin is best known for his song Don’t Worry, Be Happy. He is so much more than that and what you hear in that song. Seriously, this is one of the most talented musicians that has ever lived. And what his love is not singing, but rather conducting. I had the huge privilege of seeing him conduct the Nashville Symphony several years ago and I was absolutely blown away. I told Tamika tonight as we watched one video that shows him conducting that to watch him was seeing poetry in motion. He is just breath-taking. Anyway, I thought I would share some of the videos I have been watching tonight.
On Bach:
Jazz:
with Chick Corea:
with Richard Bona:
at Warsaw Jazz
with Taylor McFerrin
with Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
with Anita Vitale
Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed seeing maybe a different side of Bobby from what you knew before. And one final word unrelated to Bobby McFerrin…
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Okay, seriously, you exposed me to a whole new side of this brilliant man. His Bach repertoire is spectacular. Thank you for bringing this incredible music into the house–particularly the Ave Maria. I can’t wait to watch the Pops Under the Stars with a great Cab, cheese board, and you.
Comment by GranDiva September 14, 2008 @ 9:30 amomg JINX i just commented almost the same thing on your latest blog… thank you for today, it has been spectacular – even if you have been driven stir-crazy.
Comment by bowhead0313 September 14, 2008 @ 9:36 am