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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This past Thursday November 13th, the Latin Grammy Awards held their annual awards show in Houston, Texas, placing a good deal of attention upon a variety of popular figures, including Gloria & Emilio Estefan and Juanes. The Latin Jazz category was awarded to The Caribbean Jazz Project for their big band effort, Afro Bop Alliance
Legendary Latin Jazz pianist Bebo Valdes celebrated his 90th birthday recently, continuing a lifelong passion around music. His recent release Live At The Village Vanguard confirms his artistic vitality and the strength of his musical vision. The San Francisco Chronicle recently published an interview with Valdes, focusing upon the recent release, a Latin Grammy nomination, and his current tour with son Chucho. Check it out HERE.
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Community Conversation: Best Latin Jazz of 2008 Awards
10 Latin Jazz Perspectives on Horace Silver
Album of the Week: Perspectiva Fragmentada, The John Santos Quintet
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Chucho Valdés & Irakere: 1978 World Tour
Leonardo E.M. Cioglia: Contos
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If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
MICHEL CAMILO
WHEN: Monday 11/17/08 - Wednesday 11/19/08
WHERE: Copenhagen Jazz House
Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10
1153 København K, Denmark
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 280 kr.
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08
WHERE: Theatre La Chaux-de-Fonds
Av. Léopold-Robert 27-29
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Suisse
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
WHEN: Friday 11/21/08
WHERE: Stadtcasino Basel
Steinberg 14, Barfüsserplatz
4001 Basel
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 36,00 euros - 60,00 euros
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08
WHERE: Centro Cultural de Caja Cantabria
Teatro CASYC
Santander, Spain
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: L’Auditori
Barcelona, Spain
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
JANE BUNNETT
WHEN: Friday 11/21/08
WHERE: Diesel Playhouse
56 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Advance: $29.50; At Door: $34.50
If you’re in the CARRIBEAN this week . . .
PETE ESCOVEDO
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: St. Croix Blue Bay Jazz Festival
Frederiksted
St. Croix
U.S.Virgin Islands
TIME: Music Starts at 8:00 p.m.
WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: St. Croix Blue Bay Jazz Festival
Frederiksted
St. Croix
U.S.Virgin Islands
TIME: Music Starts at 8:00 p.m.
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 11/23/08
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 11/23/08
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum
HECTOR MARTIGNON
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
IVAN RENTA
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
172 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Friday 11/21/08
WHERE: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
NEGRONI’S TRIO
WHEN: Friday 11/21/08
WHERE: Fred Shaw Plaza, Kendall Campus
11011 SW 104th Street
Miami, FL
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: SOLD OUT
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: Jazziz Bistro
5751 Seminole Way
Fort Lauderdale, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
JOEL MASSICOT & RITMO MASACOTE
WHEN: Tuesday 11/18/08
WHERE: Sculler’s Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Road
Boston, MA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25; Dinner & Show: $70
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
DAVID SANCHEZ
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08 - Sunday 11/23/08
WHERE: Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. with 4:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Wednesday 11/19/08 - Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: Jazz At The Bistro
3536 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, MO
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 - $40
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 11/23/08
WHERE: Sangria - Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
EDDIE PALMIERI
San Francisco Salsa Congress
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: Oakland Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA
TIME: 10:00 p.m., & 12:30 a.m.
TICKETS: $45
FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
JEFF JONES & MOSAIC
WHEN: Saturday 11/22/08
WHERE: Mesa Art Center
1 E. Main Street
Mesa, AZ
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
SAN FRANCISCO STATE AFRO-CUBAN ENSEMBLE
Led by John Calloway
WHEN: Tuesday 11/18/08
WHERE: Knuth Hall
Holloway and Serrano
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
SONANDO
WHEN: Thursday 11/20/08
WHERE: Tula’s
2214 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
WAYNE WALLACE
Benefit For The Jazz School
WHEN: Monday 11/17/08
WHERE: Yoshi’s - Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $125
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Saxophone Player Mitch Frohman
Hard to believe. I mean, I’m a big Dave Samuels fan and own numerous records featuring him BUT…..the BEST review I read about that record was lukewarm at best. With the absolute wealth of material and product out there to choose from can there be any more concrete evidence that the Grammy voting board has got their heads collectively up their asses!!?? Unbelievable. It truly shows that the people voting have no experience with the genre and if that’s the case, why are they voting!!?? I realize that this is more of the same ol’ same ol’ but I can’t help but think that this does a tremendous disservice to a genre that doesn’t need any disservices. I mean, if it’s going to be done half-assed than why bother? Imagine an adventurous music-lover out there deciding to give Latin Jazz a shot and based on this award, thinks he’s buying the BEST
Hard to believe. I mean, I’m a big Dave Samuels fan and own numerous records featuring him BUT…..the BEST review I read about that record was lukewarm at best. With the absolute wealth of material and product out there to choose from can there be any more concrete evidence that the Grammy voting board has got their heads collectively up their asses!!?? Unbelievable. It truly shows that the people voting have no experience with the genre and if that’s the case, why are they voting!!?? I realize that this is more of the same ol’ same ol’ but I can’t help but think that this does a tremendous disservice to a genre that doesn’t need any disservices. I mean, if it’s going to be done half-assed than why bother? Imagine an adventurous music-lover out there deciding to give Latin Jazz a shot and based on this award, thinks he’s buying the BEST there is to buy……another one bites the dust!!!! Sheeesh.
Double-posted, sorry!
I completely agree with you Chazro, I was pretty disappointed in the results from the Latin Grammys. The Caribbean Jazz Project album was decent, but it certainly wasn’t the best of the year. The organization just isn’t digging deep enough; it’s very disappointing. Actually I thought that they only album in the nominees that was deserving was the Charlie Sepulveda album - it would’ve been nice to see that one win. You nailed the real issue on the head - when newcomers are looking for Latin Jazz this year, that’s going to be their first point of reference. I’d rather steer them towards Arturo O’Farrill, Bobby Sanabria, Dafnis Prieto, or Papo Vazquez. It’s too bad . . .