Art Ensemble of Chicago Music Videos and Documentary about the group

Erma Franklin is the original singer of Piece of My Heart which was made much more famous when Janis Joplin was singing it at the end of the sixites. She is the sister of the great soul music star Aretha Franklin.

The next video is another version of 'Piece of My Heart'. The singer here is Melissa Etheridge on a MTV video performance.

Yet another version of the same song, this time ther performer is an eleven years old girl on a kind of contest show. When she finishes you can hear the 'critics' comment on her singing. It's real bullshit what they bubble. The girl has a great voice and we invite you to listen to this interpretation of Piece of My Heart.

ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO	SONGS Piece of My Heart Stevie's Spanking
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	This video clip shows the Art Ensemble of Chicago performing with some african djembe drummers while Lester Bowie is playing his original trumpet. The recording is form 1995, when the Art Ensemble of Chicago toured Europe, playing in the german city of Hamburg. This music deserves to be called art, it surely is exploring the world of sounds and rhythms and in this way it is extending the vocabulary for the improvised parts. In this video, the rhythm section get's quite complex and creates a excellent rhythmic base for the improvisations of Lester Bowie's trumpet and the tenor saxophone player. If you like to see more commercials with famous musicians and other artists we have a few on our site: Watch videos of Adrian Belew from King Crimson in a japanese tv spot imitating animal sounds with his guitar, or Jimi Hendrix at the age of 11 choosing beween Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola.
	In this videoclip Cecil Taylor performs together with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. A very interesting interaction of Lester Bowie with his trumpet and Cecil Taylor on piano. The recording seems to be from a Paris concert and was recorded around 1984.
	This video clip is a documentary video about the Art Ensemble of Chicacago including interviews with the members of this band dedicated to music as an art and not only a mere entertainment. They talk about the buiding of the group, the Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, their staying in Europe and more issues.
	This is video from 1979 when the Art Ensemble of Chicago was performing in Lugano. BACK TO MAIN PAGE ABOUT MUSICIANS MUSIC AND VIDEOS
	Watch this video clip with the Art Ensemble of Chicago playing New York is Full of Lonely People which includes a nice solo part for the bass player.
FEMALE SINGERS PERFORMING 'PIECE OF MY HEART'
Erma Franklin is the original singer of Piece of My Heart which was made much more famous when Janis Joplin was singing it at the end of the sixites. She is the sister of the great soul music star Aretha Franklin. The next video is another version of 'Piece of My Heart'. The singer here is Melissa Etheridge on a MTV video performance. Yet another version of the same song, this time ther performer is an eleven years old girl on a kind of contest show. When she finishes you can hear the 'critics' comment on her singing. It's real bullshit what they bubble. The girl has a great voice and we invite you to listen to this interpretation of Piece of My Heart.	Joe Pass is one of the greatest Jazz Guitar Players in the world. You don't believe it? Then check out this videoclip of 'Satin Doll' played by Joe Pass in his wonderfull solo style, exquisitely combining melody, chords and base lines. Watch this video of Janis Joplin singing 'Piece of My Heart' on a performance in Germany in 1969. Watch this version of the song Piece of My Heart sung by Beverly Knight. this is a videoclip with pictures from the recording session and more.
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FEMALE SINGERS PERFORMING 'PIECE OF MY HEART'