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
NPR’s JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater features one of the Latin Jazz world’s most respected performers this week as they bring the Paquito D’Rivera Quintet onto their show. The group, featuring Diego Urcola on trumpet, Alex Brown on piano, Oscar Stagnaro on bass, and Mark Walker on drums, plays tunes from South America, the United States, and the Caribbean. Highlights include Astor Piazzolla’s “Oblivion,” Duke Ellington’s “Caravan,” and Luis Bonfa’s “Manha de Carnaval.” Special Guests include steel pan player Andy Narell and bandoneon player Hector del Curto. The concert will only be available online through Wednesday June 3rd, so check it out HERE.

Journalist Felix Contreras has created another fantastic NPR article for Latin Jazz fans, this time focusing upon historically important conga & timbale duos. He makes a great point here – there’s nothing more swinging than just the right combination of players behind the congas & timbales. He gives five examples, and five powerful examples at that – enough to provoke some thought! Check it out HERE.

Marc Myers over at JazzWax put together an outstanding retrospective on the classic Tito Puente album Dance Mania this week. He’s been listening to the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED legacy edition of Dance Mania, and it inspired him to dig a little deeper. He puts the album in historical perspective, gives a little background on Puente, and then discusses the album with drummer and historian Bobby Sanabria. It’s a great read – check it out HERE.

HOT RECENTLY AT LJC

Latin Jazz Standards: 10 Versions of Tin Tin Deo

Exploring Latin Jazz: 2 Afro-Peruvian Jazz Albums From Vocalist Cornia Bartra

Album of the Week: Timeline, Felipe Salles

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AVAILABLE NOW

Tito Puente: The Complete 78′s, Vol. 4

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: Trondheim Jazz Festival
Kjøpmannsgt. 44
Trondheim, Norway
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 290,00 NOK

JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Monday 6/1/09
WHERE: Music Meeting Festival
Park Brakkenstein,
Driehuizerweg,Nijmegen,
6525 PL, NL
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Wednesday 6/3/09
WHERE: Bimhuis
Piet Heinkade 3
Amsterdam, 1019 BR – NL
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 18 euros

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
Guest Artist with “Benny Goodman Revisited”
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: WDR Musikfest
Münster, Germany
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

Guest Artist with “Benny Goodman Revisited”
WHEN: Friday 6/5/09
WHERE: Musikhochschule
Detmold, Germany
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

Guest Artist with “Benny Goodman Revisited”
WHEN: Friday 6/5/09
WHERE: WDR Musikfest
Koln, Germany
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 6/3/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: Coral Gables Community Church
3010 De Soto Boulevard
Coral Gables, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 – 45

CHEMBO CORNIEL
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
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 6/7/09
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 6/7/09
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

CORINA BARTRA
WHEN: Tuesday 6/2/09
WHERE: New York Baha’i Center
53 E 11th St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

FB LATIN JAZZ CREW
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09 – Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

GUILLERMO KLEIN Y LOS GAUCHOS
WHEN: Tuesday 6/2/09 – Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: The Village Vanguard
178 7th Avenue South
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.; 12:30 a.m. set on Saturday
TICKETS: $30 Tuesday – Thursday; $35 Friday – Sunday

KIKI SANCHEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 6/2/09
WHERE: The Glass Gallery
10100 Pines Boulevard
Pembroke Pines, FL
TIME: 7:30 p.m.

LAYLA ANGULO
WHEN: Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: Jules Bistro
65 St. Marks
New York, NY
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

TRIO DA PAZ
WHEN: Saturday 6/6/09
WHERE: Drew University Concert Hall
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ
TIME: 12:00 p.m. & 2:40 p.m.
TICKETS: $40 in advance; $65 at gate

VENISSA SANTI
WHEN: Friday 6/5/09
WHERE: Patou
312 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.

WHEN: Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: Bistro St. Tropez
2400 Market Street
Market Place Design Center 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 11:30 a.m.

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
DAVID SANCHEZ
WHEN: Saturday 6/6/09
WHERE: Wisconsin Union Theater
800 Langdon St.
Madison, WI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $18 – $34

LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Friday 6/5/09
WHERE: Farmington Public Library
32737 W. 12 Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI
TIME: 7:00 a.m.
TICKETS: Open To Friends of the Library

WHEN: Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: Sangria – Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
BOBBY MATOS
WHEN: Monday 6/1/09
WHERE: Hal’s Bar & Grille
1349 Abbott Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
WHEN: Saturday 6/6/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

GRUPO FALSO BAIANO
WHEN: Friday 6/5/09
WHERE: Big Sur Spirit Garden
Big Sur Coast Highway-Route 1
Big Sur, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

WHEN: Saturday 6/6/09
WHERE: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: SoHo
1221 State St, #205
Santa Barbara, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

JAZZ ON THE LATIN SIDE ALL-STARS
WHEN: Tuesday 6/2/09
WHERE: Hollywood & Highland Center
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

OSCAR CARTAYA’S ENCLAVE
WHEN: Tuesday 6/2/09
WHERE: The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd West
Studio City, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

OTMARO RUIS
WHEN: Wednesday 6/3/09
WHERE: The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd West
Studio City, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Monday 6/1/09
WHERE: Typhoon
3221 Donald Douglas Loop South
Santa Monica, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: Club Spice
2934 E. Garvey Ave. South
West Covina, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

WHEN: Friday 6/5/09
WHERE: Tower Theater
815 E.Olive Avenue
Fresno, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $39 – $49

WHEN: Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

SCOTT MARTIN LATIN SOUL BAND
WHEN: Thursday 6/4/09
WHERE: Vibrato Jazz Grill
2930 Beverly Glen Circle
Bel Air, CA
TIME: 6:30 p.m.

WHEN: Sunday 6/7/09
WHERE: Shoreline Village
429 Shoreline Village Dr
Long Beach, CA
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

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