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.
Percussionist Chembo Corniel has been getting a good deal of internet coverage these days, with good reason - his new album Things I Wanted To Do is an amazing recording. We’ve been talking about Corniel a bit this week here at LJC, so make sure that you follow the links below and find the two Latin Jazz Photo Albums on Corniel. Elsewhere, journalist Nate Chinen discusses Corniel’s recent performance at the Creole Restaurant on his blog The Gig - check it out HERE. Tomas Peña also checked out the Creole concert and you can find his feedback on Jazz.com HERE.
Our discussion about reaching a younger generation with Latin Jazz has been getting a lot of attention lately; if you haven’t checked it out, go read it HERE. Hector Alviles over at Latino Web Cafe added his two cents into the discussion with a post that furthered the ideas - check it out HERE. It’s an important issue, so it’s great to hear the ideas continue!
Faraway In The South is a new blog dedicated to the folkloric music of South America, something we would love to know more about here at LJC. Not only that, the author is the amazing Argentinean vocalist Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, so its going to be good. There’s only a couple so far, but we’re looking forward to the rest. Check it out HERE.
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble
Supporting A Growing Latin Jazz Scene: The Jazz Institute of Chicago
Focusing The Spotlight: A Little Bit More About Mark Holen & Zambomba
Album Of The Week: Sepulveda Boulevard, Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround
Latin Jazz Photo Album: Chembo Corniel & Grupo Chaworo, Part 1
Latin Jazz Photo Album: Chembo Corniel & Grupo Chaworo, Part 2
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Tom Lellis And The Metropole Orchestra: Skylark
Daniel Santiago: Metropole
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If you’re in BRAZIL this week . . .
JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Tuesday 7/21/09
WHERE: Teatro Auditório
Avenida Paulista 119
São Paulo, São Paulo - Brazil
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Teatro Amazonas
Largo De Sáo Sebastiáo
Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 5 a 30 reais
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Tuesday 7/21/09
WHERE: Giardini di Corte Nova
Strada Statale 100, Km 23.700
Casamassima – Ba, Italy
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
EDDIE PALMIERI
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Corte Malatestiana
Historical centre, piazza XX Settembre
Bologna, Italy
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 - 25 euros
WHEN: Saturday 7/25/09
WHERE: Jazz Cafe
5 Parkway
Camden Town
London, England
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 pounds
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: New Morning
7, Rue Petites Ecuries
75010 Paris, France
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
LUCIA PULIDO
Folk Holidays Festival
WHEN: Wednesday 7/22/09
WHERE: Náměšť Renaissance chateau
Namest, Czech Republic
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 1050 CZK
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: A-Trane
10625 Berlin - Charlottenburg
Berlin, Germany
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
OMAR SOSA
Omar Sosa-Paolo Fresu Duo
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Piazzale de Laugier
Portoferraio (Isola d’Elba), Italy
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 15 euros
Omar Sosa-Paolo Fresu Duo
WHEN: Saturday 7/25/09
WHERE: Belvedere di Villa Rufolo
Ravello, Italy
TIME: 9:15 p.m.
TICKETS: 35 euros
Omar Sosa-Paolo Fresu Duo
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Piazza Marconi
Atina, Italy
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 euros
SAMUEL QUINTO
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09
WHERE: B-Flat Jazz Club
Rua Garcia Arosa 4450
Matosinhos, Portugal
TIME: 11:00 p.m.
If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
JANE BUNNETT
Mission Folk Music Festival
WHEN: Saturday 7/25/09 - Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Fraser River Heritage Park
7494 Mary Street
Mission, BC
TIME: 4:30 p.m. on Saturday; 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
TICKETS: $45 in advance; $50 at door
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ALCATRAZ
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: DROM
85 Avenue A
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $5
ANNETTE AGUILAR & STRINGBEANS
WHEN: Tuesday 7/21/09
WHERE: Giovanni’s G-Bar Lounge
575 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
CD Release Celebration For The Day Waits For Nobody
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 7/22/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
BADAL ROY
WHEN: Tuesday 7/21/09 - Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.; Sunday 4:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
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 7/26/09
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
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: MoMA Summergarden
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
EDWARD PEREZ
WHEN: Sunday 7/19/09
WHERE: Pasache Music HQ
2665 Gregory Street
Yorktown Heights, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: SOLD OUT
ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Blue Note
131 W. 3rd St
New York NY
TIME: 12:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $24.50
GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09 - Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; Sundays 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
HENDRIK MUERKENS
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: East West Bookstore
1330 Reisterstown Rd
Pikesville, MD
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
STEVE GLUZBAND’S HOT HOUSE
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09
WHERE: La Fonda Boricua
169 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
VENISSA SANTI
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Bistro St. Tropez
2400 Market St Market Place Design Center 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
TICKETS: FREE
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09
WHERE: The Firefly Club
637 S. Main
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09
WHERE: Liberty Plaza
E. Liberty at S. Division
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
TICKETS: FREE
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Michigan Legacy Art Park
12500 Crystal Mountain Dr
Thompsonville, MI
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $8 per adult, $5 per child or $20 per family
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Sangria - Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
If you’re in the MID-WEST this week . . .
ELIO VILLAFRANCA
World Premiere of Concerto for Mariachi, Afro Cuban percussion, and Symphony Orchestra
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: MECA Dow School
1900 Kane Street
Houston, TX
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
GILBERT CASTELLANOS LATIN JAZZ QUINTET
WHEN: Tuesday 7/21/09
WHERE: The Onyx Room
825 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
GRUPO FALSO BAIANO
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Mint Plaza
510 Embarcadero West
54 Mint Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
JAZZ ON THE LATIN SIDE ALL-STARS
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Central Avenue Jazz Festival
Central Avenue at 42nd Street
Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 7/21/09
WHERE: Vibrato’s
2930 Beverly Glen Circle
Bel Air, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Vitello’s
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 cover & 2 drink minimum
WHEN: Sunday 7/26/09
WHERE: Sage
6511 S. Greenleaf Ave
Whittier, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 - $35
RAMON BANDA
WHEN: Thursday 7/23/09
WHERE: Festival of the Arts
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach CA 92651
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
SCOTT MARTIN
WHEN: Wednesday 7/22/09
WHERE: Veterans Park Bandshell
Corner Of Torrance Boulevard And The Esplanade
Redondo Beach, CA
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
WHEN: Friday 7/24/09
WHERE: Sawdust Art Festival
935 Laguna Canyon Rd
Laguna Beach, CA
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7.50
WAYNE WALLACE
WHEN: Saturday 7/25/09
WHERE: Benicia Fine Art & Jazz Festival
First Street Green
Benicia, CA
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
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Saxophone Player Mitch Frohman
Chip,
Here is another great review of Chembo’s new one
http://www.jazzwax.com/2009/07/chembo-corniel-things-i-wanted-to-do.html
Luis
Hey Luis, thanks for that, Marc is a great writer; I’m glad that he covered Chembo on Jazz Wax. Do you have the album yet? I think that you’ll really like this one - I can’t get enough of it! Saw Chembo yesterday with Larry Harlow, what an amazing player. I’d love to hear your feedback on the album!
Chip,
Just got it,but have yet to check it out-I have been waitng for this one for a few months,as Chembo told me about it when he played Detroit with Ray Vega.
How is Larry Harlow looking this days?
Hey Luis - I think that you’ll really dig Chembo’s CD, it’s got all the right stuff. Once you give it a listen, let me know what you think, I always value your feedback.
Larry was in good form this past weekend, the band sounded great. Bobby Sanabria was on timbales, Louis Bauza was on bongo, Ray Martinez was on bass - just a smoking band. Mostly Fania era stuff, which was great for someone like me that was too young to experience it firsthand. Really nice show, got to hang a bit afterwards, what a nice group of guys.
Chip,
Will comment more on the full review,but the Chembo is off the hook