Easy Does It - Oli Silk at 5. Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival (2022)

Album: So Many Ways (2006) / www.olisilk.com / The Band: Westley Joseph (Drums), Orefo Orakwue (Bass), Mark Jaimes (Guitar), Carl Stanley (Saxophone) / www.algarve.smoothjazzfestival.de / www.smoothjazzeurope.eu
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UK-Keyboardist Oli Silk is one of the most dynamic and energetic keyboardists in the genre. His unique mix of jazzy instrumentals, funky vocal cuts and down right dirty ol’ school keytar and vocoder, give his live shows that real wow factor and have garnered him a loyal and dedicated fan-base. Oli began writing and recording music as part of jazz funk duo ‘Sugar and Silk’ in the late 1990’s. Meanwhile, Oli has 5 CD’s to his name, including many chart topping radio singles. His credentials as a musical director are also far reaching, most notably for 4 years at the Dubai International Jazz Festival – overseeing some 30+ artists on the Jazz Garden Stage. When off stage, Oli is a sought-after smooth jazz producer, composer and mix engineer whose recent clients include keyboardists Nicholas Cole and Tim Watson, and saxophonist Michael J Thomas. Oli has also composed music for TV (Oprah Winfrey, MTV, Miami Ink).
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)
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UK-Keyboarder Oli Silk ist einer der dynamischsten und energetischsten Keyboarder des Genres. Seine einzigartige Mischung aus jazzigen Instrumentals, funky Vocal Cuts, einem „stinknormalen“ Keytar und einem Vocoder verleihen seinen Live-Shows ihren Wow-Effekt und versammeln regelmäßig treue und enthusiastische Fans um ihn. Oli begann in den späten 1990er Jahren als Teil des Jazz-Funk-Duos Sugar and Silk, Musik zu schreiben und aufzunehmen. Mittlerweile hat Oli fünf CDs auf seinen eigenen Namen herausgebracht, darunter viele Chart stürmende Radio-Singles. Auch als Musical Director hat er sich weltweit einen Namen gemacht – siehe nur die vier Jahre, die er im Rahmen des Dubai International Jazz Festival mehr als 30 Künstler auf der Jazz Garden Bühne „beaufsichtigt“ hat. Wenn er nicht gerade auf der Bühne aktiv ist, ist er ein gefragter Smooth-Jazz-Produzent, Komponist und Arrangeur. Auch fürs Fernsehen (Oprah Winfrey, MTV, Miami Ink) hat Oli schon Musik geschrieben.
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)
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O teclista britânico Oli Silk é um dos mais dinâmicos e enérgicos teclistas do género. A sua mistura única de instrumentais de jazz, funky vocal cuts e old school keytar e vocoder conferem aos seus espectáculos ao vivo aquele factor “uau” e têm-lhe granjeado fãs leais e entusiastas. Oli começou a compor e a gravar música como elemento do duo de funk jazz “Sugar and Silk” nos finais dos anos 90. Entretanto, lançou 5 CDs em seu nome, incluindo muitos singles de rádio de topo de tabela. É conhecido mundialmente como director musical, nomeadamente durante 4 anos no Festival de Jazz Internacional no Dubai – supervisionando mais de 30 artistas no palco do Jazz Garden. Quando está fora do palco, Oli é procurado como produtor, compositor e engenheiro de mistura de smooth jazz, cujos recentes clientes incluem o teclista Nicholas Cole e Tim Watson e o saxofonista Michael J. Thomas. Oli também compõe música para a televisão (Oprah Winfrey, MTV, Miami Ink).
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)