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.
There’s a good interview with saxophone player Miguel Zenon over at the great jazz podcast site The Checkout. Zenon spends some time talking about his musical ideas and his newest release Esta Plena. He also spends some time educating his audience on the details of the folkloric form Plena. It’s great to see Zenon not only focusing on this style but also taking the time to tell the world about it. Check out the interview HERE.
The folks over at NPR’s A Blog Supreme have been out and about in New York, hearing some great live jazz. Fortunately, they’ve not only seen some wonderful straight-ahead jazz, but a healthy dose of Latin Jazz as well. They’ve left their impressions of a couple of great shows - Gabriel Alegria and his sextet at Tutuma Social Club and Dafnis Prieto’s Si o Si Quartet at the Jazz Standard. Those are two show I would have loved to have seen, so it’s great to get the feedback from NPR - there’s some good pics as well. Check it out HERE.
The Latin Jazz scene in Canada is still fairly new to me, but whenever I run across something from the North, I’m always impressed with the quality of music up there. Peter Hum over at Jazzblog.ca has been one of the prime people filling me in, and this week he’s got more to share. Hum interviews Latin Jazz vocalist Amanda Martinez in anticipation of her upcoming performance at NAC’s Forth Stage. It’s a great introduction to a Latin Jazz artist that I will now be looking to find out more about! Check out the interview HERE.
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: The Curtis Brothers
Spotlight: Alma Y Luna, Sofia Tosello
The Latin Jazz E-Group: Celebrating 10 Years Of Latin Jazz Community
Album Of The Week: Tales From The Earth, Mark Weinstein & Omar Sosa
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Paulinho Garcia: My Very Life
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If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
LUCIA PULIDO
WHEN: Friday 10/30/09
WHERE: Zuiderpershuis
Waalse Kaai 14, Antwerpen
Belgium, Germany
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 15 euros
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: Rasa
Pauwstraat 13
Utrecht, Netherlands
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 17 euros
WHEN: Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Tropentheater
Linnaeusstraat 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 17 euros
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Casa de la Cultura
Calle de la Eras, 33
Caudete, Spain
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
WHEN: Friday 10/30/09
WHERE: Teatro Regio
Calle San Francisco, 21
Almansa, Spain
TIME: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 10 euros
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: Salon de Actos
Avenida Juan Carlos, 1
Higueruela, Spain
WHEN: Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Centro Social
Plaza de la Constitucion, 8
Casas Ibanez, Spain
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 8 euros
SAMUEL QUINTO
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: B-Flat Restaurant
Rua Garcia Arosa 4450
Matosinhos, Portugal
TIME: 11:00 p.m.
If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
AMANDA MARTINEZ
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: National Arts Center, Fourth Stage
53 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON Canada
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
If you’re in CENTRAL AMERICA this week . . .
TURIYA MAREYA & JAVIER CABANILLAS
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: El Dragon Rojo Bar
1934 Zona Central
Tijuana, Mexico
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: Teatro Nescafé de las Artes
Manuel Montt 032
Providencia, Santiago de Chile
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
WHEN: Friday 10/30/09
WHERE: Teatro Gran Rex
Av Corrientes 857
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
If you’re in the CARIBBEAN this week . . .
ETERNAL TANGO QUINTET
Fiesta Ibertoamericana de las Artes
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Teatro Julio César Ortiz Escuela Libre de Música Caguas
Puerto Rico
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
Fiesta Ibertoamericana de las Artes
WHEN: Friday 10/30/09
WHERE: Teatro Tapia
San Juan
Puerto Rico
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ANDREA BRACHFELD
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: The Underground Lounge
955 W End Ave
New York, NY
TIME: 9:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10 in advance; $12 at door
ANNETTE AGUILAR & STRINGBEANS
WHEN: Friday 10/30/09
WHERE: The Garden Cafe
4961 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
BORIQUA JAZZ NIGHTS
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: La Fonda Boricua
169 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
CARLOS AVERHOFF QUINTET
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: MDC Wolfson Campus, Chapman Conference Center - Room 3210
300 N.E. Second Avenue
Miami, FL
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 10/25/09
WHERE: Birdland
315 W. 44th Street
Manhattan, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30
CHRIS WASHBURNE & S.Y.O.T.O.S.
WHEN: Sunday 10/25/09
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 SI O SI QUARTET
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Flynn Center
153 Main Street
Burlington, VT
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $25
ELIO VILLAFRANCA
WHEN: Tuesday 10/27/09
WHERE: Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
FRANCISCO MELA TRIO
WHEN: Tuesday 10/27/09 - Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Blue Note - New York
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 - $30
GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09 - Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: Thursday - Saturday 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
GARY MORGAN & PANAMERICANA
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: Zinc Bar
82 W 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
GREG DIAMOND
WHEN: Monday 10/29/09
WHERE: 1492 Food
60 Clinton Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
HENDRIK MEURKENS
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: Trumpet’s
6 Depot Square
Montclair, NJ
TIME: 8:30 p.m. &10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15, $10 minimum
JESSICA MEDINA
Afro-Peruvian Vocal Series
WHEN: Tuesday 10/27/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
LENNIE PICKETT
Going Afro-Peruvian Series
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30
TICKETS: NO COVER
PAQUITO D’RIVERA
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center
Newark, NJ
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $39
PAUL CARLON OCTET
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: DROM
85 Avenue A
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 in advance; $17 at door
WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
YUNIOR TERRY QUARTET
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Zinc Bar
82 W 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
CHICAGO AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Quartet
WHEN: Thursday 10/29/09
WHERE: Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $5
Nonet
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: Las Tablas Restaurant
2942 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 10/28/09
WHERE: Live At PJ’s
102 S 1st St
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: Radisson Hotel
17231 Laurel Park Rd
Livonia, MI
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
WHEN: Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Sangria - Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $6
If you’re in the MID-WEST this week . . .
JEFF JONES & MOSAIC
Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09 - Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Desert Botanical Gardens
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
TICKETS: Included w/Garden Admission
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
WHEN: Saturday 10/24/09
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
GILBERT CASTELLANOS
WHEN: Tuesday 10/27/09
WHERE: Onyx Room
852 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
JOHN SANTOS SEXTET
WHEN: Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Yoshi’s - Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA
TIME: 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 2:00 p.m. - $5 kids, $18 Adults; 7:00 p.m. - $18
JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Saturday 10/31/09
WHERE: Methow Valley Community Center
201 S. Methow Valley Hwy
Twisp, WA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
KAT PARRA
WHEN: Sunday 11/1/09
WHERE: Avonova House
417 Avon St
Oakland, CA
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
NAGUAL
WHEN: Friday 10/23/09
WHERE: The Fox and the Goose
1001 R Street
Sacramento, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $4
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Friday 10/30/09
WHERE: Vitello’s
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20; 2 drink minimum
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