A night at the Solis Theater

Today we will see some reflections on music performance.

For this I take as a reference the performance of trumpeter Jimy Owens, at the Teatro Solis, in Mointevideo, Uruguay, in the eighties.

By Gabriel Otero Giordano

JIMMY OWENS: (born 1943) is a jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and teacher who has played with other geniuses of the genre as Lionel Hampton, Charles Mingus, Count Basie and many others.

Teatro Solis Web

Personal note

For me it was important mainly because as I said in the prospectus of the entrance of Solis: Jimy Owens had debuted in public at 29 years of age; which broke the prejudice that "if you do not start very young do not exist."

(Also at the same time I went to a conference of Lionel Hampton, and he told  he was selling newspapers  and that  he had started on playing the vibraphone at age 22.)

The show

I was accompanied by my fellow traveler of that era, and the School of Music, Omar Santiago. Indeed, it was almost always Omar who was the news who played and where.

The show was wonderful. 

He played jazz tunes, including some "standars" very old, but funky style. He was accompanied by drums, piano and bass.

I can not say more than was one of those moments that connect you with the universe and eternity ...

Everything perfect.

The after

We went with Omar to the output artists , and we heard that Jimy Owens was going to a night spot montevideano to keep playing with musicians from here. And that we follow them 

But there Owens was not, to our astonishment, so perfect! He played some good lines, other regular, and other excellent.

What had happened?

Far from demoralizing, i spent  time solving the fact. and left me these conclusions:

First, the show was great because it was prepared. And in that process probably hehad  discarded the less significant phrases.

Second, Solis made a performance artist high degree of concentration. However in the nightclub he was more relaxed. He was enjoying the friendship.

And third was human!

And this is very important because I realized that I can also rise  a performance level of course if I work for it.

And I am also human. And not everything that occurs has to be excellent. I can choose and present the best.

Jimmy Owens - Do It To It - 1976

Jimmy Owens Trumpet 

What's the Use 

(1976 Soul Jazz, Instrumental)

Lionel Hampton - Live In '58

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