Today I say goodbye to Ben Woods. He was not just a great musician; he was a visionary. I’m grateful to have known him. And for a brief moment we shared the same journey. Thank you for opening the doors!
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In support of Beyond Borders, Spanish-influenced guitarist Jesse Cook will host a Facebook Live session to coincide with the album’s release. The Facebook event will take place on Friday (9/15) at 12PM PST / 3PM EST and will feature live music and a Q&A. Tune in at this location.
Pre-order Beyond Borders on iTunes to receive 3 instant downloads.
Beyond Borders was recorded over two years in Toronto and will be the follow-up to 2015’s One World. “Everything on this album comes from my own experience,” says Cook. “I was going through a difficult period in my life and it blew the door of my imagination wide open. I went for a huge sound, without limits. I threw away the rules, trying to find places I’d never been before, and I got there. The sad songs are sadder, the rhythms are more intricate, the sounds mashed up to look at traditional patterns in a new way.”
Flamenco-inspired guitarist Jesse Cook released his new official video for “Double Dutch.” The song will appear on Cook’s upcoming album, Beyond Borders, available everywhere September 15th. The video has been embedded above.
Regarding the video, Cook commented: “Somehow I got it into my head that it would be fun to make a video for this new song “Double Dutch” and use real kids skipping. Next thing I know I’m making a video with Heidi and many of her friends, both kids and grown-ups, all of whom are championship level skippers. Apart from being amazing skippers, they were also wonderful, generous people, and we had a blast taking over some unsuspecting schoolyard one warm summer evening. A big thank you to all the skippers, and their parents.
The Skippers:
The Jump Rope Academy
(Kawartha, Toronto):
Heidi Collins
Breagha LaPierre
Brampton Acro Ropers:
Kathleen O’Callaghan
Armaan Walani
Aislyn Marquis
Kayley Marquis
Jennifer Kirkland
Jesse Cook’s Band:
Chendy Leon (percussion)
Nicolas Hernandez (guitar)
Dennis Mohammed (bass)
Chris Church (violin)”
“Double Dutch,” a brand new song from flamenco/jazz fusion guitarist Jesse Cook, can be streamed below. The track is taken from Cook’s upcoming album, Beyond Borders, available September 15th. Pre-order the album to receive the first track “Double Dutch” instantly.
“Everything on this album comes from my own experience,” says Cook. “I was going through a difficult period in my life and it blew the door of my imagination wide open. I went for a huge sound, without limits. I threw away the rules, trying to find places I’d never been before, and I got there. The sad songs are sadder, the rhythms are more intricate, the sounds mashed up to look at traditional patterns in a new way.”
Tracklisting:
Beyond Borders
Hembra
Unchosen
To the Horizon
Lost
Double Dutch
Skip the Moon
The Toll
Call to Rhythm
Above the Rain
A mi Nina
Wisdom of a Thousand Years
Jesse is “on the air” all over the USA with Live At Bathurst Street Theatre. Check the dates below and pledge to support PBS for prime seats and special packages.
Airdates – Jesse Cook – August 2017
STATION: WJCTDT – Jacksonville, FL
REPEAT AIRING(S): Saturday, August 12 at 10:00 pm
STATION: WGBH/WGBX, Boston, MA
REPEAT AIRING(S): Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 7:30 pm
STATION: Orlando, FLm.
REPEAT AIRING(S): Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 9:30 p.m
STATION: South Florida PBS – Miami, FL
REPEAT AIRING(S): Friday, August 11, 2017 at 1:00 am
REPEAT AIRING(S): Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 9:00 pm
STATION: WTVI – Charlotte, North Carolina
PREMIERE AIRING: Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11:30 pm
Video footage of Pepe Romero’s August 5th performance at the Festival de la Guitarra de Granada 2017 can be seen below.
Pepe was born in Málaga, Spain, in 1944. He is the second son of one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived, Celedonio Romero – Pepe’s only guitar teacher. And he is brother to two more musical phenoms, Celin and Angel Romero.
By age seven, Pepe set foot on the concert stage for the first time, at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Sevilla. And now, more than sixty years later, he continues to mesmerize audiences throughout the world. During that time, he has given literally thousands of concerts worldwide, many with the remarkable Romero Quartet, and many as a solo instrumentalist. He has worked with almost every major conductor and has to his credit more than 60 recordings (among which are 20 concerto recordings with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, with both Neville Marriner and Iona Brown).
