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
I recently received an e-mail from German Latin Jazz fan and record collector Christoph Simon who owns a huge collection of Paquito D’Rivera recordings. After years of gathering D’Rivera’s music, Simon decided to catalog it all and make a master list available online. He sent me a link to his site, Paquito’s Records, and after a click, I spent about an hour plowing through all the D’Rivera albums that I had never even heard of! This is not a file-sharing site, rather a treasure trove of invaluable information for the serious Latin Jazz fan. Thanks for this amazing resource Christoph, we all owe you one! Check it out HERE.

Speaking of Mr. D’Rivera, he recently started a fan page on Facebook. It’s a great place to get all the latest news and info about his incredible music. If you’re on Facebook, you can check out the Paquito D’Rivera page HERE, and while you’re at it, head on over to my Facebook profile HERE.

Our Album of the Week is currently Magos Herrera’s Distancia, and it seems that NPR had the same thought with a nice feature about Herrera on their website. The article spends a good deal of time highlighting the differences between Herrera’s album and Diana Krall’s current mega-hit Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars. While this seems like a somewhat obvious separation, the article does a good job highlights the merits of Herrera’s outstanding work. You can also stream some tracks from Distancia - definitely worth checking out. You can find the article HERE.

HOT RECENTLY AT LJC

Spotlight: Tudo Azul, Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil

Bobby Rodriguez Bass Solos On Ode To Cachao

Album of the Week: Distancia, Magos Herrera

Latin Jazz Photo Album: Bobby Sanabria & The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra

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AVAILABLE NOW

Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround: Sepulveda Boulevard

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in the CARIBBEAN this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: National Center For The Performing Arts
Shirley Street
Nassau, Bahamas
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $50

If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
MANANTE
WHEN: Monday 6/15/09
WHERE: La Vida Misma
Av. La Paz 646
Pasaje El Suche, Miraflores
Lima, Peru
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 soles

If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
ALAIN PEREZ QUINTET
Special Guest Jerry Gonzalez
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Teatro del Bosque
Mostoles (Madrid), Spain
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Teatro del Bosque
Mostoles (Madrid), Spain
TIME: 10:30 p.m.

If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
DAFNIS PRIETO
WHEN: Wednesday 6/17/09 - Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: The Rex Hotel
194 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 1Z1, Canada
TIME: 9:30 p.m.

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 6/17/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

Quintet
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Abe Lebewohl Park
Second Avenue and 10th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

Quintet
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $12

BOBBY SANABRIA
Power of the Drum w/Memo Acevedo & Dafnis Prieto
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: The Riverside Theater
91 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 6/21/09
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 6/21/09
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

DAFNIS PRIETO
Rochester Jazz Festival
WHEN: Tuesday 6/16/09
WHERE: Kilbourn Hall, ESM
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25

Power of the Drum w/Memo Acevedo & Bobby Sanabria
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: The Riverside Theater
91 Claremont Avenue
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09 - Sunday 6/21/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

HECTOR MARTIGNON
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

HENDRIK MEURKENS
WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: Trumpet’s
6 Depot Square
Montclair, NJ
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

JANE BUNNETT
Jazz Journalists’ Association Awards
WHEN: Monday 6/16/09
WHERE: Jazz Standard
116 E. 27th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Non-JJA Members - $100 in advance $150 at door

LAYLA ANGULO
WHEN: Sunday 6/21/09
WHERE: Jules Bistro
65 St. Marks
New York, NY
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

NEGRONI’S TRIO
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL

PEDRO BERMUDEZ
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Fonda Boricua
East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

SOFIA REI KOUTSOVITIS
WHEN: Wednesday 6/26/09
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
4019 Gleane St
Queens, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

SUSAN PEREIRA AND SABOR BRASIL
Rochester Jazz Festival
WHEN: Wednesday 6/17/09
WHERE: Montage
50 Chestnut Plaza
Rochester, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

Rochester Jazz Festival
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Max of Eastman Place
387 East Main St.
Rochester, NY
TIME: 6:15 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

TOMMY MATTIOLI
Tribute To Cal Tjader & Joe Cuba
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Fonda Boricua
East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
CRAIG RUSSO LATIN JAZZ PROJECT
WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: 2009 Toast of the Town
Marchizza Residence
Springfield, IL

ETERNAL TANGO TRIO
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden
601 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
114 E. Kirkwood
Bloomington, IN
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Dirty Dog Cafe
97 Kercheval Grosse
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: River Days Festival
Riverfront
Detroit, MI
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Sunday 6/21/09
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: Friday 6/19/09 - Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: Biltmore Resort
2400 East Missouri Avenue
Phoenx, AZ
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ANNA ESTRADA
WHEN: Friday 6/26/09
WHERE: Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

EDDIE PALMIERI
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09 - Sunday 6/21/09
WHERE: Yoshi’s - San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00; Sunday - 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 on Thursday; $38 Friday - Sunday; 2:00 p.m. Sunday Show - $5 Children, $18 Adult w/child

LOUIE CRUZ BELTRAN LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

GRUPO FALSO BAIANO
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Anna’s Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $14

JOHN SANTOS SEXTET
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: EastSide Arts Alliance
2277 International Boulevard
Oakland, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

LOUIE CRUZ BELTRAN LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: Steamer’s Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

OSCAR CARTAYA’S ENCLAVE
WHEN: Tuesday 6/16/09
WHERE: Mambo’s Cafe
1701 Victory Boulevard
Glendale, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

PETE ESCOVEDO
WHEN: Saturday 6/20/09
WHERE: Throckmorton Theater
142 Throckmorton Ave.
Mill Valley, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30 - $40

WHEN: Sunday 6/21/09
WHERE: Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
Douglas Beach House
311 Mirada Road
Half Moon Bay, CA
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $30

SCOTT MARTIN LATIN SOUL BAND
WHEN: Friday 6/19/09
WHERE: Vintage Steak House
26701-B Verdugo Street
San Juan Capistrano, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

SONANDO
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Tula’s
2214 Second Ave
Seattle, WA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

SUSAN PASCAL
Tribute To Cal Tjader
WHEN: Thursday 6/18/09
WHERE: Tula’s
2214 Second Ave
Seattle, WA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

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