Latin Jazz This Week
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. You can check out some current sounds in the Listening Center 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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The San Francisco Jazz Festival recently held a concert honoring the work of local pianist Rebeca Mauleon. Her work with John Santos’ Machete Ensemble, her books the Salsa Guidebook and 101 Montunos, as well as her own albums, have inspired a generation of young Latin Jazz musicians and spread the word about Bay Area Latin Jazz. The outstanding Jazz Observer blog posted a review of the performance HERE.
The Manhattan School of Music will be honoring legendary Latin Jazz musician Tito Puente with a two day celebration held on Sunday November 2nd and Monday November 3rd. The first day will feature a panel discussion entitled “Inside Tito Puente – An American Master” that will include speakers Bobby Sanabria, Joe Conzo Sr., Ray Santos, and René Lopez. The second day will have a concert with the Manhattan School of Music’s Afro-Cuban Big Band, led by Bobby Sanabria, and titled “Tito Puente – Masterworks.” Read more about the event in an article from About.com’s jazz guide Jacob Teichroew HERE.
Bay Area Latin Jazz Percussionist John Santos will be giving a multi-media lecture this Tuesday, October 28th at The Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco. The lecture, entitled “Latin Jazz Bridging Past and Present,” shows how Latin Jazz “honors ancient traditions even as it breaks new ground.” The lecture starts at 7:00 p.m. and costs $15 – get more info HERE.
Jazz.com’s Tomas Peña recently posted an interview with trumpeter Pete Rodriguez. The article cover’s Rodriguez’s childhood, his dual career as a singer and trumpet player, and his current album El Alquimista / The Alchemist. It’s a great read – check it out HERE.
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Spotlight: Blue Mambo, Blue Mambo
5 Tips For Musicians Making Their First Steps Into Latin Jazz
Album of the Week: Perspectiva Fragmentada, The John Santos Quintet
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Craig Enright: La Belleza
Victor Rendon: Fiesta Percusiva
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If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Saturday 11/1/08
WHERE: Old Customs House Hall
Tampere, Finland
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL & THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Friday 10/31/08 – Saturday 11/1/08
WHERE: Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30
BOBBY SANABRIA
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
WHEN: Friday 10/31/08
WHERE: Tribeca Performing Arts Center
199 Chambers St
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35
Bobby Sanabria Big Band at The International Latin Music Collector’s Festival
WHEN: Friday 10/31/08
WHERE: St Paul The Apostle Church
60th Street & Columbus Avenue
New York, NY
TIME: Festival runs from 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 11/2/08
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 11/2/08
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum
EDDIE PALMIERI
WHEN: Thursday 10/30/08
WHERE: S.O.B.’s
204 Varick St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 in advance; $28 day of show
WHEN: Friday 10/31/08
WHERE: Maurice Gusman Concert Hall
314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 – $30
GRUPO FOLKLÓRICO EXPERIMENTAL NUEVAYORQUINO
Rare Reunion Performance!
WHEN: Saturday 11/1/08
WHERE: Hostos Community College Center For Arts and Culture
450 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35
PABLO ZIEGLER
WHEN: Thursday 10/30/08
WHERE: Maurice Gusman Concert Hall
1314 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 – $30
PAQUITO D’RIVERA
NJPAC Schooltime Series
WHEN: Monday 10/27/08
WHERE: New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street
Newark, NJ
TIME: 10:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8 for students; 1 free chaperone with every 15 students
WHEN: Wednesday 10/29/08
WHERE: Cole Memorial Chapel
Wheaton College
Norton, MA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
VENISSA SANTÍ
WHEN: Sunday 11/2/08
WHERE: World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Thursday 10/30/08
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 8th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 10/30/08
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 11/2/08
WHERE: Sangria – Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Saturday 11/1/08
WHERE: Herbst Theater
6041 Lower Level Wilson Hall
401 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 – $65
DAFNIS PRIETO
WHEN: Thursday 10/30/08
WHERE: Kate Buchanan Room
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
WHEN: Sunday 11/2/08
WHERE: Throckmorton Theater
142 Throckmorton Ave
Mill Valley, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
FRANK CANO
WHEN: Saturday 11/1/08
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
KAT PARRA
WHEN: Sunday 11/2/08
WHERE: Little Fox
2215 Broadway
Reedwood City, CA
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $18 in advance; $20 at the door
PETE ESCOVEDO
with Ray Obiedo
WHEN: Saturday 11/1/08
WHERE: Temple Isaiah
3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Lafayette, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
WAYNE WALLACE
WHEN: Sunday 11/2/08
WHERE: Jazz School
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
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