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.
Focusing The Spotlight: A Little More About Frank Villafañe
Album of the Week: Midnight Jazz Affair, Edy Martinez & His Jazz Orchestra
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The Latin Giants of Jazz: Ven Baila Conmigo
Hamlet & His Latin Jazz Experience: Descarumbiando
Eliane Elias: Bossa Nova Stories
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If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
MANANTE
WHEN: Monday 2/2/09
WHERE: La Vida Misma
Av. La Paz cuadra 6,
pasaje El Suche
Miraflores, Peru
TIME: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 soles
RAFAEL RUIZ
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma
Av. Larco 770
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 10 soles
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 2/4/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
CHEMBO CORNIEL
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 2/8/09
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 2/8/09
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
with La Perfecta II
WHEN: Friday 2/6/09 – Saturday 2/7/09
WHERE: Rose Theater; Jazz at Lincoln Center
132 W 65th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30 – $120
EDWARD PEREZ
WHEN: Wednesday 2/4/09
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane Street
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
GABRIEL ALEGRIA
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: Tribeca Performing Arts Center
199 Chambers Street #S110c
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 – $25
WHEN: Sunday 2/8/09
WHERE: Flushing Town Hall
13735 Northern Blvd
Flushing, NY
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
HECTOR MARTIGNON
WHEN: Friday 2/6/09
WHERE: Fonda Boricua
169 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
LAYLA ANGULO
WHEN: Tuesday 2/3/09
WHERE: San Jose Improv
575 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
MINO NOBUZANE
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: The Kitano
66 Park Avenue
New York NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER; $15 minimum
PAUL CARLON OCTET
WHEN: Friday 2/6/09
WHERE: DROM
85 Avenue A
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10 in advance; $12 at door
SAMUEL TORRES
World Percussion Jazz Ensemble
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: Fonda Boricua
169 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Friday 2/6/09 – Saturday 2/7/09
WHERE: The Lenox Lounge
288 Lenox Avenue
Harlem, NY
TIME: 8:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m., & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 2/8/09
WHERE: Sangria – Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
If you’re in the MID-WEST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
with Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
WHEN: Saturday 2/7/09
WHERE: Lila Cockrell Center
200 E. Market
San Antonio, TX
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 – $55
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ANNA ESTRADA
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: Cigar Bar
850 Montgomery
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
FRANK CANO
WHEN: Saturday 2/7/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
OSCAR CARTAYA’S ENCLAVE
WHEN: Tuesday 2/3/09
WHERE: Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd.
Studio City, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $12
WHEN: Saturday 2/7/09
WHERE: Living Hope Community Church
214 N. Maclay Avenue
San Fernando, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
OTMARO RUIS
WHEN: Wednesday 2/4/09
WHERE: Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd.
Studio City, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 2/3/09
WHERE: Vibrato’s
2930 Beverly Glen Circle
Bel Air, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $25
WHEN: Sunday 2/8/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
SCOTT MARTIN
WHEN: Thursday 2/5/09
WHERE: Powerhouse
1658 Coast Boulevard
Del Mar, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: SOLD OUT
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