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.
The music industry is a different place than it was 20 years ago, and the most interesting artists are embracing that change wholeheartedly. The most interesting piece of the modern music industry is the collaboration between artist and audience. You can be a part of this phenomenon right here in the Latin Jazz world – the Latin Giants Orchestra wants to rename their band, and they’re asking for help. Just head over to their website, enter your suggestions for a new name, and cross your fingers. There’s a load of prizes for the winner and the lifetime of knowledge that you named one of the most exciting salsa-jazz orchestras in the world! Submissions are due by November 12, 2009 – act now! You can enter HERE.
Marc Myers over at JazzWax has been diving into the Latin Jazz world this week with a great interview. In a three-part discussion, Myers talks with arranger and composer Marty Sheller about his early days on the jazz and Latin scene as a trumpet player, his days as a member of Mongo Santamaria’s band, and his current career as an exclusive composer and arranger as well as bandleader. It’s great to see Sheller in the spotlight after his many contributions to the Latin music world. Check out all the pieces of the interview here – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Arturo Stable
Focusing The Spotlight: A Little Bit More About Sofia Tosello
Album Of The Week: Obsesión, Anna Estrada
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Perico Sambeat & Javier Vercher Quartet: Infinita
Amanda Martinez: Amor
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If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
EMILIO SOLLA
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: Jamboree
Plaça Reial 17
08002 Barcelona, Spain
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 10 euros
LUCIA PULIDO
WHEN: Wednesday 11/4/09
WHERE: International Cultural Center CAISI
Helsinki, Finland
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: International Cultural Center CAISI
Stockholm, Sweden
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
OMAR SOSA
The Afro-Cuban Side Of Kind Of Blue
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: L’Auditori
Barcelona, Spain
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 30 euros
SAMUEL QUINTO
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: B-Flat Restaurant
Rua Garcia Arosa 4450
Matosinhos, Portugal
TIME: 11:00 p.m.
If you’re in ASIA this week . . .
PABLO ZIEGLER QUINTET
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: Mount Fortress
Macau, China
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
PAQUITO D’RIVERA
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09 – Monday 11/9/09
WHERE: Blue Note – Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
TIME: 5:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m.
TICKETS: 8,400 yen
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ANNETTE AGUILAR & STRINGBEANS
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Trumpet’s
6 Depot Square
Montclaire NJ
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Regular Wednesday Gig: 11/4/09; 11/11/09; 11/18/09; 11/25/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09 – Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35; $40 on day of show
BOBBY SANABRIA
Clinic
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Walker Recital Hall
501 E. 38th Street
Erie, PA
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
TICKETS: FREE
Quarteto Ache
WHEN: Saturday 11/7/09
WHERE: Walker Recital Hall
501 E. 38th Street
Erie, PA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25
Quarteto Ache
WHEN: Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: Walker Recital Hall
12387 Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
CHRIS WASHBURNE & S.Y.O.T.O.S.
WHEN: Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum
EDMAR CASTANEDA
10th Anniversary Django Reinhardt Festival
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Birdland
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan, NY
TIME: 8:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 – $45
ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09 – Sunday 11/8/09
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
GINO CASTILLO
CD Release of Ya LLege
WHEN: Tuesday 11/3/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
GREG DIAMOND
WHEN: Wednesday 11/4/09
WHERE: Flutebar Gramercy
40 East 20th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
HENDRIK MEURKENS
10th Anniversary Django Reinhardt Festival
WHEN: Saturday 11/7/09
WHERE: Birdland
315 West 44th Street
Manhattan, NY
TIME: 8:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 – $45
WHEN: Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: The Bar Next Door
129 MacDougal St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $12
NEGRONI’S TRIO
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Small’s
183 West 10th street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
PAMELA RODRIGUEZ
Afro-Peruvian Vocal Series
WHEN: Tuesday 11/3/09 – Wednesday 11/4/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: Tuesday: 10:30 p.m. & Wednesday: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
PAQUITO D’RIVERA
Champions Of Jazz
WHEN: Tuesday 11/3/09
WHERE: Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $83 – $128
SOFIA TOSELLO
Afro-Peruvian Vocal Series
WHEN: Tuesday 11/3/09 – Wednesday 11/4/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: Tuesday: 8:00 p.m. & Wednesday: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
VENISSA SANTÍ
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Vinto At The Piazza
2nd S. of Girard
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
DARWIN NOGUERA
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Society For The Arts
1112 North Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $50
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 11/4/09
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: Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: Sangria – Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $6
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
BOBBY MATOS
WHEN: Monday 11/2/09
WHERE: Hal’s Bar and Grill
1349 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
CLAUDIA ACUÑA
WHEN: Tuesday 11/3/09
WHERE: Yoshi’s – San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 in advance; $20 at door
GRUPO FALSO BAIANO
WHEN: Wednesday 11/4/09
WHERE: Yerba Buena
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Gallery Entry: $7
WHEN: Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: Coda
1710 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
JAZZ ON THE LATIN SIDE ALL-STARS
Upland Music Festival
WHEN: Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: Historic Downtown Upland
3rd Avenue and A Street
Upland, CA
TIME: 8:00 a.m.
TICKETS: $6 – $25
JOVINO SANTOS NETO
Earshot Jazz Festival
WHEN: Monday 11/2/09 – Tuesday 11/3/09
WHERE: Tula’s
2214 2nd. Avenue
Seattle, WA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $14
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: The Shedd Institute
868 High Street
Eugene, OR
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $11 – $32
KAT PARRA
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: BJE Jewish Library
1835 Ellis St.
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
MARK LEVINE AND THE LATIN TINGE
WHEN: Saturday 10/7/09
WHERE: Avonova
417 Avon St
Oakland, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
NAGUAL
WHEN: Friday 11/6/09
WHERE: Formaggio
11211 East Point Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
PETE ESCOVEDO
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09 – Sunday 11/8/09
WHERE: Yoshi’s – San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: Thursday – Saturday 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; Sunday 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Thursday $26; Friday & Saturday $28; Sunday 2:00 p.m. – $5 kids, $18 adults, 7:00 p.m. – $28
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 11/3/09
WHERE: Vibrato Grill
2930 Beverly Glen Circle
Bel Air, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
VENISSA SANTÍ
WHEN: Thursday 11/5/09
WHERE: Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 West Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
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