INCOGNITO Live at Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009
ALL THE JAZZ, FUNK, AND FUSION WITH INCOGNITO HIGHLIGHTING THE CLOSING NIGHT OF SKYWARDS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2009
INCOGNITO TO PERFORM ON FEBRUARY 27th, 2009 AT DUBAI MEDIA CITY OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER.
THE
BAND WILL BE PERFORMING IN THIS REGION FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EXPECTED
TO ATTRACT A HUGE HUNGRY FAN BASE FROM ALL AROUND THE REGION.
Regarded
as one of the key members of the English acid jazz movement, Their
debut album, Jazz Funk, was released in 1981, with twelve more albums
following, the last of which, Tales From The Beach, was released in
2008.
Throughout the band’s history, it has been led and driven
by composer, record producer, guitarist and singer, Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’
Maunick. Other notable band members have included the singers Tony
Momrelle, Jocelyn Brown, Pamela Anderson, Imaani, Maysa Leak and Kelli
Sae.
The band has had intermittent success in the UK Singles
Chart, with its breakthrough hit a cover version of the Ronnie Laws
tune “Always There”, featuring Jocelyn Brown, which made #6 in the UK.
The group’s 1992 single, “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” saw similar
success, reaching #19 in the UK. They have also been a favourite of
various re-mixers, including Masters At Work, David Morales, Roger
Sanchez and Jazzanova, and have released several albums consisting
almost entirely of remixes.
Incognito debuted with the single
“Parisienne Girl” and released the 1981 LP Jazz Funk. With 1992’s
Tribes Vibes + Scribes, Maunick added a more established vocalist, the
American Maysa Leak. A cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout
a Thing” became another Incognito hit, and the album ascended Britain’s
pop charts even as it rose on America’s contemporary jazz charts. The
third album, “Positivity”, became the group’s biggest album success,
with much attention across Europe as well as Britain. Incognito later
expanded its discography with 1996’s Remixed, 1998’s Tokyo Live, and
1999’s No Time Like the Future. 2001’s Life Stranger Than Fiction and
2003’s Who Needs Love, which featured Brazilian vocalist Ed Motta and
2006’ album which was a mix of cover versions along with re-recordings
of four Incognito classics.
“Incognito will add a different
and unique flavor to the festival due to the amazing style that would
be evolved on the closing night” declared Anthony Younes, founder and
organizer of the festival.
On-stage too, Incognito have retained
a massive fan base from their “Not To Miss” live shows. Their style is
not about playing the tune just to get applause; it is about
communicating, making sure people get it.
25 years on, the Bluey and Incognito story remains a one-off and a uniquely Great British adventure.
Tickets are on sale on boxofficeme.com and Virgin online www.dubaijazzfest.com
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