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.
The New York restaurant La Fonda Boricua paid tribute to late timbalero Manny Oquendo on their blog this past week. During Oquendo’s later days, he wasn’t performing that often, and one of his later gigs with Libre was at La Fonda Boricua. The blog post has links to some fan videos of that night as well as some brief info on Oquendo. Check it out HERE.
You can find another tribute to Oquendo over at Descarga.com. The tribute to Oquendo links to an interview with bassist Andy Gonzalez that was originally posted in 2004 to celebrate Libre’s 30th Anniversary. There’s all sorts of fascinating information about Libre’s origins, their musical concept, and Oquendo’s influence. It’s an incredible read, you’ve got to check it out. Read the interview HERE.
Manny Oquendo (1931 – 2009): A Career Based On Tradition And Innovation
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If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
HENDRIK MEURKENS
Duo with Wolfgang Lackerschmid
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Jazzforum
Bayreuth
Germany
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
JANE BUNNETT
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, Alberta
Canada
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $27
If you’re in HAWAII this week . . .
PAUL CARLON
WHEN: Thursday 4/2/09
WHERE: Diamond Head Grill
2885 Kalakuna Avenue
Honolulu, HI
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $5
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: The Dragon Upstairs
1083 Nu’uanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
MANANTE
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Cocodrilo Verde
Francisco de Paula Camino 226 Miraflores
Lima, Peru
TIME: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 30 soles
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
BOBBY SANABRIA
w/Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Open Rehearsal/Clinic
WHEN: Monday 3/30/09
WHERE: Manhattan School of Music, Room 607
132 Claremont Ave
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
w/Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
WHEN: Thursday 4/2/09
WHERE: Lehman College – Lovinger Theatre
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, NY
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
CHEMBO CORNIEL
WHEN: Thursday 4/2/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 4/5/09
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 4/5/09
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum
CHUCHITO VALDES
Pensacola Jazz Festival
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Seville Square – Gazebo
206 W. Llyod St
Pensacola, FL
TIME: 4:35 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
Pensacola Jazz Festival
WHEN: Sunday 4/5/09
WHERE: Seville Square – Gazebo
206 W. Llyod St
Pensacola, FL
TIME: 5:35 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
DAFNIS PRIETO
Revolution of Forms – A Cuban Opera co-written by Anthony Davis & Dafnix Prieto
WHEN: Monday 3/30/09 – Tuesday 3/31/09
WHERE: University of Miami – L. Austin Weeks Center for Recording and Performance
5501 San Amaro Drive
Coral Gables, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
EDDIE PALMIERI
Piano Showdown – Palmieri solo!
WHEN: Wednesday 4/1/09
WHERE: Charles H. Morris Center
10 East Broad Street
Savannah, GA
TIME: 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $50 per show
with La Perfecta II
WHEN: Thursday 4/2/09
WHERE: Charles H. Morris Center
10 East Broad Street
Savannah, GA
TIME: 8:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $40 per show
ELIO VILLAFRANCA
We Remember Israel “Cachao” Lopez
WHEN: Sunday 4/5/09
WHERE: The Bassline
130 East First Street
Mount Vernon, NY
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 & one drink minimum
LUCIA PULIDO
WHEN: Tuesday 3/31/09
WHERE: Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Regular Thursday Gig: 4/2/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Detroit Riverfront
Detroit Riverfront/Atwater Street
Detroit, MI
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
WHEN: Regular Sunday Gig: 4/5/09
WHERE: Sangria – Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
If you’re in the MID-WEST this week . . .
JEFF JONES
Mosaic Trio
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Cafe Boa
398 S. Mill Avenue
Tempe, AZ
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
PETE ESCOVEDO
WHEN: Friday 4/3/09
WHERE: Boise State University Student Union Building
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 – $35
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ANDREA BRACHFELD
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Mill Valley Masonic Center
19 Corte Madera Ave.
Mill Valley, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 – $25
WHEN: Sunday 4/5/09
Clinic – Origins of the Cuban Flute
WHERE: Jazzschool
2087 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Wednesday 4/4/09
WHERE: UCLA – Luckman Fine Arts Complex
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $45 – $50
BOBBY MATOS
Unity CD Release Party
WHEN: Thursday 4/2/09
WHERE: Catalina’s Bar & Grille
6725 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
ESTRADA BROTHERS
WHEN: Friday 4/3/09
WHERE: Charlenes Urban Tapas & Wine Bar
546 E Main St
Ventura, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
WHEN: Saturday 4/4/09
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Thursday 4/2/09 – Sunday 4/5/09
WHERE: The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Avenue
Culver City, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 on Thursday; $30 Friday – Sunday
WAYNE WALLACE
WHEN: Friday 4/3/09
WHERE: De Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Museum Admission
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