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.

NEWS
The PBS archives have a wealth of classic performances hidden on their site - it’s truly an online treasure. The public access television show Soul! aired on New York channel 13 from 1968 to 1973, showcasing African American artistry as well as conveying a strong social justice message. You can check out the show’s main page HERE. But here’s the episode that many of you will probably want to jump right into - “Shades of Soul, Part 1″ featuring several performances by the Tito Puente Orchestra and Willie Colon’s group - check it out HERE.

Jazz.com features an interview with Brazilian pianist and vocalist Eliane Elias this week that goes into depth about her latest release Bossa Nova Stories. Elias discusses some history on the Bossa Nova, some background information about her career, and her current musical plans. It’s an interesting look at an artist with a broad career and a very deep musical history. Check it out HERE.

HOT RECENTLY AT LJC
Manante In The Listening Center

Spotlight: Viajando: Choro e Jazz, Grupo Falso Baiano

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AVAILABLE NOW

Chango Spasiuk: Pyandi - Los Descalzos

Eva Scow & Dusty Brough: Sharon by the Sea

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
RAFAEL RUIZ
WHEN: Tuesday 2/24/09
WHERE: Jazz Zone
Av. La Paz 646
Pasaje El Suche, Miraflores
Lima, Peru
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 10 soles

If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
JANE BUNNETT
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: Hugh’s Room
2261 Dundas St W.
Toronto, Canada
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $22 in advance; $25 at door

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
WHEN: Wednesday 2/25/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

BLUE CLAVE MINI BIG BAND
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: La Fonda Boricua
East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 3/1/09
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 3/1/09
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

ENCLAVE
WHEN: Thursday 2/26/09
WHERE: The Fireplace
1634 Beacon St
Brookline, MA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

JOHN BENITEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 2/24/09
WHERE: Cachaca
35 West 8th Street
Greenwich Village, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10 cover; $5 minimum

NEGRONI’S TRIO
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: Books and Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

SOFIA KOUTSOVITIS
WHEN: Monday 2/23/09
WHERE: The Bar Next Door
129 MacDougal St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Thursday 2/26/09
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 . . .
CRAIG RUSSO LATIN JAZZ PROJECT
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: Contemporary Art Center
305 SW Water Street
Peoria, IL
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

GABRIEL ALEGRIA
WHEN: Saturday 2/28/09
WHERE: Snug Harbor
626 Frenchmen Street
New Orleans, LA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.

HECTOR DEL CURTO
with Cuartetango
WHEN: Saturday 2/28/09
WHERE: Lake Charles Rosa Hart Theater
900 Lakeshore Drive
Lake Charles, LA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.

LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 2/26/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 3/1/09
WHERE: Sangria - Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

If you’re in the MID-WEST this week . . .
GABRIEL ALEGRIA
WHEN: Thursday 2/26/09
WHERE: East and Center Union Ballroom - University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ALEXA WEBER MORALES
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

ESTRADA BROTHERS
WHEN: Saturday 2/28/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: Crossroads Center
15600 NE 8th Street
Bellevue, WA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

KAT PARRA
WHEN: Wednesday 2/25/09
WHERE: Stanford Hospital Atrium
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA
TIME: 12:30 p.m.

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Friday 2/27/09
WHERE: Vitello’s
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

WAYNE WALLCE
WHEN: Wednesday 2/25/09
WHERE: Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

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