Vince Jones was one of them.Įffortlessly blending genres from jazz to Celtic-rock, Morrison is beloved the world over for enduring classics such as “Gloria”, “Brown-Eyed Girl” and “Have I Told You Lately”.Ī remarkable interpreter, Vince Jones has invited a selection of the country’s finest jazz/rock musicians to form The Astral Orchestra, led by Music Director Matt McMahon, to join him in this homage to two of Van’s most acclaimed albums the magical Astral Weeks – a poetic, mercurial blend of jazz, folk and blues – and the soul/jazz influenced Moondance. Both albums had enormous impact on aspiring musicians and singers around the world. When The Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the classic albums of that golden era – Astral Weeks and Moondance. Famed for such tunes as “Gloria” and “Brown Eyed Girl,” he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 but declined to attend the ceremony.Australia’s foremost jazz vocalist Vince Jones leads a celebration of one of rock music’s greatest performers. Morrison, whose 45-year career spans soul, blues, jazz, R&B and country, has a 39-year-old daughter, singer-songwriter Shana Morrison, from his first marriage to Janet “Planet” Minto. Asked whether Lee was the wife or girlfriend of the notoriously private Morrison, the spokesman said he could confirm only that Lee was his manager and executive producer of his recent “‘Astral Weeks’ Live at the Hollywood Bowl” concert DVD.

He is a dual citizen of Northern Ireland/United Kingdom and the United States,” the statement added.Ī spokesman for Morrison said the couple have kept the birth location private. “Gigi (Lee) and Van Morrison are proud to announce the birth of their first born son, George Ivan Morrison III,” the Belfast-born Morrison said on his website, “Little Van, born - the spitting image of his daddy. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Van Morrison became a father again on Monday at the age of 64 after his manager gave birth to a son he described as “the spitting image of his daddy.” Irish musician Van Morrison performs during a concert at the 41st Montreux Jazz Festival July 18, 2007.

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