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.
Brazilian guitarist Torinho Horta will be giving a two-hour master class as part of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival next Monday June 1st at the Palette Art Cafe. Horta will talk about his left and right hand guitar technique, but he’ll also have insight into Brazilian music and his compositions - it’s a clinic for everyone! The clinic will happen from 3:30 - 5:30 and costs $75. You can hang out and have lunch with Torinho & the clinic participants for an extra $15 at 2:30. You can get the complete info online at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival Web Site HERE.
This Saturday May 30, The Jazz Museum In Harlem will be hosting an event entitled “El Barrio, Spanish Harlem: Birthplace of Afro-Cuban Jazz.” This will include a lecture from renown percussionist, bandleader, and educator Bobby Sanabria, a screening of the documentary film “From Mambo To Hip Hop - A South Bronx Tale,” a discussion of the socio-political significance of Machito & His Afro-Cubans by Felipe Luciano, and a panel discussion from René Lopez, Ray Santos, Candido Camero, Joe Conzo Sr., and Mario Grillo. The event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., so if you’re interested come on out - it’s free! This sounds like an incredible event, if anyone gets a chance to check it out, please get in touch and let me know how it went! Get all the details HERE.
Congratulations to all of the nominees in the Latin Jazz category of the 2009 Jazz Journalists Awards. LJC 2008 Latin Jazz Vocalist of the Year Kat Parra received a nod for her album Azucar De Amor, as did John Santos for Perspectiva Fragmentada, Bebo Valdes for Live At The Village Vanguard, and Arturo O’Farrill for Song For Chico. The winners will be announced on June 16 at The Jazz Standard in New York City. Get the full details on the awards HERE. Congratulations to the JJA for picking some outstanding Latin Jazz albums - we’ll be waiting to hear the results!
Focusing The Spotlight: A Little Bit More About Tanaóra
Exploring Latin Jazz: 2 Afro-Peruvian Jazz Albums From Vocalist Cornia Bartra
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Tito Puente: Dance Mania, Legacy Edition
Robert Navarro: Caminando
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If you’re in THE CARIBBEAN this week . . .
CONRAD HERWIG
Heineken Jazz Festival
WHERE: Tito Puente Auditorium
Ave. Jesús T. Piñeiro, Esq. Expreso Luis A. Ferré
Hato Rey, PR
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30 - $100
EDDIE PALMIERI
Heineken Jazz Festival
WHERE: Tito Puente Auditorium
Ave. Jesús T. Piñeiro, Esq. Expreso Luis A. Ferré
Hato Rey, PR
TIME: 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30 - $100
ENCLAVE
Heineken Jazz Festival
WHERE: Tito Puente Auditorium
Ave. Jesús T. Piñeiro, Esq. Expreso Luis A. Ferré
Hato Rey, PR
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30 - $100
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09
WHERE: Tinguely Museum’s Roche ’n’ Jazz
Basel, Switzerland
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Free with museum admission
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09 - Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Birds Eye Jazz Club
Kohlenberg 20 Basel
CH 4051 , Switzerland
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: CHF 12 - 24
OMAR SOSA
Solo Piano
WHEN: Monday 5/26/09
WHERE: Basilica dei Frari
Venice, Italy
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 10 euros
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 5/27/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
WHEN: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: The Saratoga Performing Arts Center
108 Avenue of the Pines
Saratoga Springs, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25
BLUE MAMBO
WHEN: Wednesday 5/29/09
WHERE: Willie’s Steak House
1832 Westchester Ave
Bronx, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
CARLOS JIMENEZ
WHEN: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: El Puerto
500 West 145th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
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 5/31/09
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
Cuban Piano Summit
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Bearsville Theater
291 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 in advance; $40 at door
DAFNIS PRIETO
Commissioned Work In The American Music Festival
WHEN: Wednesday 5/27/09
WHERE: The Greene Space
44 Charlton Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
ELIO VILLAFRANCA
Cuban Piano Summit
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Bearsville Theater
291 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 in advance; $40 at door
FRANK VILLAFAÑE
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09
WHERE: Center For Latino Arts & Culture, Rutgers University
122 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
LUCIA PULIDO
Duet w/Aquiles Baez
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: Barbes
376 9th Street
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Queens Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
NEGRONI’S TRIO
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09
WHERE: Taste of the Gables
65 Miracle Mile
Miami, FL
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
PILAR DE LA HOZ
WHEN: Tuesday 5/26/09 - Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.; Thursday - Sunday 10:30 p.m. set
TICKETS: NO COVER
RODRIGUEZ BROTHERS
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
SAMMY FIGUEROA
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: Van Dyke Cafe
846 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
STEVEN KROON
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09 - Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Sweet Rhythm
88 Seventh Avenue South
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., & 1:00 a.m.
TICKETS: $20 cover; $10 minimum
VENISSA SANTI
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Bistro St. Tropez
2400 Market Street
Market Place Design Center 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
TICKETS: $15
WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Taste of Ann Arbor
Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
TICKETS: FREE
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
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: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: La Furia Chalaca
310 Broadway
Oakland, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
BILL CUNLIFFE & IMAGINACION
WHEN: Wednesday 5/27/09
WHERE: Pasadena Presbyterian Church
585 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
ESTRADA BROTHERS
WHEN: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 West Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
GRUPO FALSO BAIANO
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: Sapore Italian Restaurant
1447 Burlingame Avenue
Burlingame, CA
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Palette Art Cafe
235 Healdsburg Ave, #105
Healdsburg, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
JOHN SANTOS
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09 - Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Yoshi’s - Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $28
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Rhythm on the Vine Music & Wine Festival
Gainey Vineyards
Santa Ynez, CA
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 - $175
SANDY CRESSMAN & HOMENAGEM BRASILEIRA
WHEN: Thursday 5/28/09
WHERE: Senzala
250 E. Java Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
SCOTT MARTIN LATIN SOUL BAND
WHEN: Friday 5/29/09
WHERE: Vintage Steak House
26701-B Verdugo Street
San Juan Capistrano, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
WHEN: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Fisherman’s Village
13755 Fiji Way
Marina Del Rey, CA
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
SHEILA E & THE E FAMILY
WHEN: Saturday 5/30/09
WHERE: Rhythm on the Vine Music & Wine Festival
Gainey Vineyards
Santa Ynez, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 - $175
TRIO DA PAZ
WHEN: Sunday 5/31/09
WHERE: Recreation Park
Piper and Center Streets
Healdsburg, CA
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25
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