Short Interview with Ivan Lins
Bring the music legends to Indonesia. That has been one of the mission of the Java Jazz organizers from the beginning. We have seen many legendary artists came to perform in Indonesia through Java Jazz from time to time. Sergio Mendes, Patti Austin, Kool and the Gang, and many other legends were here, thanks to Java Jazz.
This year, one of the legendary artists coming and performing at Java Jazz Festival 2009 was none other than Ivan Lins. With a long career spanning for almost 40 years in bossa/samba, he surely is one of the most important man in the music industry, especially in Brazilian music. Many of his bossa songs became classics and often he infused jazz into those classics, creating his own style, the magical style of Ivan Lins.
At the Pascoal Mereilles Trio concert, he appeared and sang one song in the end. Ivan Lins has known Pascoal Mereilles from the day he entered the music world. Right when he made his first hit in 1970 by a song called “Madalena”, Pascoal Mereilles was there with him as the drummer. So he was there of course, for the friendship, for the good old times, and for celebrating the bossa-jazz. Our reporter, Novan, got the chance to do a short interview with the legendary Ivan Lins after the show.
Do you have any opinion about the development of bossa jazz?
Well for me, bossa is quite developing right now, and many people give some add-ups and variations to their bossa. You could do some improvisations to your music too. But for me, we should always keep the original beat, the original bossa’s beat, or it won’t be bossa anymore, right?
How about you, do you make some improvisation too?
Yes I do, people always want something different right?
Right. About playing at Java Jazz Festival 2009 in Indonesia, how do you feel?
It was great. Awesome. The people, the crowds, they were all very nice. I really loved it, and I’m planning to come here again next year.
Wow so you are coming to java jazz again next year? Will you consider collaborating with Indonesian jazz musician?
Oh yes I will, I will certainly do that if I come again next year. It would be nice to collaborate with Indonesian musicians.
Interviewed by: Novan Yahya Renatal
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