Albert Ornelas

People, Progress y Mas - News & events on Latinos, nonprofits, entertainment and the community at large.

[revolvermag @Revolvermag]

🔥 Rage Against the Machine released the single "Sleep Now in the Fire" 25 years ago today.

[All Things Movies @ThatMoviePage]

Watched Steven Spielberg's MUNICH for the first time in well over a decade. Visually it might be Janusz Kaminski's finest hour.
The lighting, use of shadows and blocking is out of this world throughout.

[Michael Mann @michaelmann]

25 years this week since Insider and its issue of corporate ownership interfering with respected news media resonates almost identically.

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

A masterful musician, composer, and orchestrator, who left his mark on the American musical culture. A man of soulfulness and swing. “If music be the food of love , play on.” Rest in peace Quincy Jones. 🎶

[jon batiste @JonBatiste]

There will never be another. A truly singular example of modern artistic excellence and profound humanity. When I'd call him, he would dive right into telling stories and I was all ears. I wish those conversations had been recorded because they were drenched in unlimited insight, wisdom and soul. Whether it was his equal parts awe-inspiring and ridiculously humorous recounting of how he helped shaped cultural history, or our shared love of family, world travels, exploring faith and rising from dark times. Almost everything was discussed and I was always grateful for our relationship.

To fully unlock and reflect upon it all right now is just too much to process.

His anecdotes about work ethic and his constructive feedback of my work were significant factors in sharpening my craft—for instance as a collaborator and unofficial producer on the We Are and World Music Radio albums that changed my artistic trajectory.

But some of the most powerful advice he shared with me was rooted in how to develop your humanity.

The power of prayers and mantras, which he said every morning . His insight about how "Your music can never be more or less than you are as a human being, so work on the human part" or how he and Ray Charles developed inner strength during the civil rights era by instilling within that "Not one ounce of my self worth depends on anyone else's acceptance of me" , a few examples of MANY.
When I won the Academy Award in my speech I evoked his words about the power of 12 Notes, how we all get the same ones and it's up to us what we do with them.

When he wasn't able to travel anymore I would always make a point to visit him in LA to show love, talk life and play for him. The last time we saw each other in person I played for him but this time asked if I could record him listening to me for posterity sake . In the clip I'm playing his "Ai No Corrida" then going into a Chopin waltz, then some blues and then Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight" . Always the best for Q.

You will be forever missed but my goodness did you make your mark sir !! It's on us now to carry it forward 🤲🏾✨

[U2 @U2]

Where he is this evening…. the music will be a little more melodic, a little more interesting harmonically and certainly more rhythmic… and yes, louder. Above pic taken at home (our home) in not so bubblin’ Dublin today… Bono

[Nile Rodgers @nilerodgers]

Rest in Power #QuincyJones #leader #teacher #spirit #pioneer #thankyou

[Colman Domingo @colmandomingo]

He asked, where are you from? Philly I replied, his eyes twinkled and he talked about the Uptown Theater. I was so thrilled to meet Mr. American Music himself. I literally kneeled because he was a King. Thank you Mr. Quincy Jones for giving us all the sound.

[Chuck D @MrChuckD]

Mr Q #RestInBeats

[Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley @tavissmiley]

Q. Put simply, he was one of my favorite people. Ever. So many precious memories with Q. He always told me to "live every day like it's your last, T, because one day it will be." That's what he did. Gave the world his very best - every day in every way. No boundaries.

[Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley @tavissmiley]

#producer #songwriter #composer #arranger #motown #filmandtv #grammywinning #legendaward #music #blackexcellence
#thetavissmileyshow #kblatalk1580 #ripquincyjones #unapologeticallyprogressive
👊🏾💥🔥

[Variety @Variety]

Quincy Jones, who distinguished himself over the course of a 70-year career in music as an artist, bandleader, composer, arranger and producer, has died. He was 91.

Read more about his life and legacy here: https://t.co/koC2PB0Abs

[Lionel Richie @LionelRichie]

Wow, Q - what a great ride!! ❤️🙏🏽 - with love always

[The Jazz Estate @thejazzestate]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of producer, songwriter, composer and arranger Quincy Jones.

As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including records, live performance, movies and television.

His career spans over six decades, with a record 80 Grammy Award nominations and 28 Grammy Awards. Jones’s contributions to the jazz world include his iconic recordings and arrangements for Frank Sinatra (including “Fly Me To The Moon”), the Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, and Dizzy Gillespie, in addition to his 39 recordings as a leader.

[MLB @MLB]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela.

“Fernandomania” swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The lefthander capped off his incredible year by winning both the NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards while helping lead Los Angeles to a World Series title.

Valenzuela pitched 17 Major League seasons, was a 6-time All-Star, and has the most wins (173) and strikeouts (2,074) of any Mexican-born pitcher.

He spent the last 22 years as a Spanish language broadcaster for the Dodgers, who retired his No. 34 in 2023.

He was 63.

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

The Los Angeles Dodgers mourn the passing of legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.

[Heavy Metal @HeavyMetalInk]

Heavy Metal is coming back as a quarterly magazine.
Who knows, we may change that back to monthly over time as things kick back into gear. Always quality over quantity from now on.

These are 4 quarterly covers from 1988.

Which one hits you best? 😏

[Matt Ferguson @Cakes_Comics]

Welcome to the party pal!

What I know as Nakatomi Plaza is real close to where we’re staying…