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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NEWS
The 6th Annual Panama Jazz Festival will be happening in Panama City January 12 through 17, 2009. Artistic Director Danilo Perez has put together an interesting line-up including headliners Chucho Valdes and Wayne Shorter. The festival will also include a significant educational component with workshops from Valdes, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and more. For more info, go HERE.

The Latin Giants of Jazz, led by John “Dandy” Rodriguez, Jose Madera, and Mitch Frohman, have been nominated as finalists in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. Winners will be determined by a panel including artists and industry people ranging from Peter Gabriel and Roger Daltry to Paquito D’Rivera. The winners will earn a wealth of promotion through diverse channels - let’s wish The Latin Giants of Jazz luck! For more info on The Independent Music Awards, go HERE.

The New York Times recently featured a review of pianist Danilo Perez’s piece of the Jazz At Lincon Center’ Monk celebration. His concert revisited repertoire from his 1996 album Panamonk, a Latin Jazz vision of Thelonious Monk’s compositions. It’s an interesting vision of Perez’s work today, and his take on Monk after several years with Wayne Shorter’s quartet. You can check out the full article HERE.

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HOT RECENTLY AT LJC
The Time Altering Impact of Reunions: Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino On Video

4 Latin Jazz Flautists Bringing The Instruments Into The Forefront

Album of the Week: Roots Propaganda, The Paul Carlon Octet

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AVAILABLE NOW

Black Chantilly & Marlon Simon: Afrocuban & Live

Snowboy & The Latin Section: Communication

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Friday 11/28/08
WHERE: Gran Teatro de Caceres
Caceres, Spain
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 10 euros - 12 euros

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
BOBBY SANABRIA
WHEN: Sunday 11/30/08
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 11/30/08
WHERE: Birdland
315 W. 44th Street
Manhattan, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25

FERNANDO HUERGO
WHEN: Monday 11/24/08
WHERE: Beehive
541 Tremont Street
Boston, MA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

NEGRONI’S TRIO
WHEN: Sunday 11/30/08
WHERE: Van Dyke
846 Lincoln Rd
Miami, FL
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

OSMANY PAREDAS
WHEN: Tuesday 11/25/08
WHERE: Cachaca
35 West 8th Street
Greenwich Village, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.
TICKETS: $10 cover & $5 minimum

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Saturday 11/29/08
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Sunday 11/30/08
WHERE: Sangria - Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ALEXA WEBER MORALES
WHEN: Tuesday 11/25/08
WHERE: Yoshi’s Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
WHEN: Saturday 11/29/08
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Wednesday 11/26/08
WHERE: Levels
465 W. 7th Street
San Pedro, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

WHEN: Saturday 11/29/08
WHERE: Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35

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