Latin Jazz This Week will bring you a weekly look into news from the Latin Jazz world. You’ll find new releases, recommended performances, web finds, and more. Information about New Releases will be kept in the Current & Upcoming Releases tab at the top of the page. Performance dates will be kept in the Live Latin Jazz tab at the top of the page.

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NEWS
Chamber Music America presented a round of grants this past week for the composition of new pieces. The recipients included trombonist Rafi Malkiel and pianist Edward Simon. We’ll look forward to hearing the resultant pieces!

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AVAILABLE THIS WEEK

Anna Estrada: Soñando Vuelos

Wayne Wallace: The Nature of the Beat

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
OMAR SOSA
Tuesday 7/29/08
WHERE: Festival Fano Jazz by the Sea
Porto Marina dei Cesari
Fano (PU), Italy
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 25 euros - 115 euros

Saturday 8/2/08
WHERE: Edinburgh Jazz Festival
Edinburgh
Scotland
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ANDREA BRACHFELD
Into The World: A Musical Offering CD Release Party
WHEN: Wednesday 7/30/08
WHERE: Smoke Jazz Club
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

BILL CHARLAP
Jazz Samba Concert
WHEN: Tuesday 7/29/08
WHERE: 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 - $55

CARLOS JIMENEZ
WHEN: Wednesday 7/30/08
WHERE: Vintage Bar
171 Main Street
White Plains, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

WHEN: Thursday 7/31/08
WHERE: The Pizza Place
92 Main St
Yonkers, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

CHUCHITO VALDES
Cuban Piano Summit
WHEN: Saturday 8/2/08
WHERE: Caramoor Center For Music and Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Road
Katonah, NY
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $39 - $69

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 8/3/08
WHERE: Birdland
315 W. 44th Street
Manhattan, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25

CHRIS WASHBURNE & S.Y.O.T.O.S.
WHEN: Sunday 8/3/08
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

CONRAD HERWIG
Latin Side of Miles & ‘Trane
WHEN: Saturday 8/2/08
WHERE: Litchfield Jazz Festival
Goshen Fairgrounds
Goshen, CT
TIME: 8:45 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 - $55

MICHEL CAMILO
WHEN: Sunday 8/3/08
WHERE: Caramoor Center For Music and Arts
149 Girdle Ridge Road
Katonah, NY
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 - $45

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
with the Zaccai Curtis Trio
WHEN: Friday 8/1/08
WHERE: Litchfield Jazz Festival
Goshen Fairgrounds
Goshen, CT
TIME: 7:45 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 - $55

WILLIE MARTINEZ Y LA FAMILIA SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 7/31/08
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Thursday 7/31/08
WHERE: Toledo Botanical Gardens
5403 Elmer Dr
Toledo, OH
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Friday 8/1/08
Riverfolk Festival
WHERE: Carr Park
575 W. Main Street
Manchester MI
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Saturday 8/2/08
Riverfolk Festival
WHERE: Carr Park
575 W. Main Street
Manchester MI
TIME: 4:15 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ALEXA WEBER MORALES
WHEN: Wednesday 7/30/08
WHERE: La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Wednesday 7/30/08 - Thursday 7/31/08
WHERE: Anthology
1337 India Street
San Diego, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 - $43; $15 minimum

WHEN: Saturday 8/3/08
WHERE: Suncadia Resort
Coal Mine Way Park
Roslyn, WA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

ESTRADA BROTHERS
Special Guest Oscar Hernandez on piano
WHEN: Saturday 8/2/08
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

KAT PARRA
WHEN: Friday 8/1/08
WHERE: Hedley Club/De Anza Hotel
233 West Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

OSKAR CARTAYA’S ENCLAVE
WHEN: Thursday 7/31/08
WHERE: Spazio
14755 Ventura Blvd., Suite D
Sherman Oaks, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Wednesday 7/30/08
WHERE: La Puente Park
N Hacienda Boulevard at Temple Avenue
Puente, CA
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

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