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
Over at JazzWax, Marc Meyers recently posted a great interview with legendary composer and arranger Ray Santos, a cornerstone of the Big 3 Sound. Santos spends a good deal of time discussing his early musical development, his time at Juilliard, and of course, his work for Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente. It’s a great read that provides a deeper insight into one of the musicians that defined the Big 3 sound. You can check out Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE.

NPR continues their promotion of the Newport Jazz Festival 2009, and they are providing some great audio from the concert. This week, you can check out a write-up and downloadable audio from Chilean vocalist Claudia Acuña (as well as saxophonist Branford Marsalis!). To check it out, stream or download the audio, head on over HERE - it’s a good set, you’ll be glad you heard it!

HOT RECENTLY AT LJC

Spotlight: My Very Life, Paulinho Garcia

Latin Jazz Conversations: Poncho Sanchez (Part 3)

Latin Jazz Conversations: Poncho Sanchez (Part 4)

Album Of The Week: Esta Plena, Miguel Zenón

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in CENTRAL AMERICA this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Sunday 11/29/09
WHERE: Centro Nacional de las Artes
Río Churubusco No.79 esq.
calzada de Tlalpan
Mexico
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

If you’re in AFRICA this week . . .
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Centre Culturel Albert Camus
Antananarivo, Madagascar
TICKETS: 6000 AR

WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Centre Culturel Francais
Windhoek, Namibia

If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
SAMUEL QUINTO
WHEN: Thursday 11/26/09
WHERE: B-Flat Restaurant
Rua Garcia Arosa 4450
Matosinhos, Portugal
TIME: 11:00 p.m.

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ANDREA BRACHFELD
WHEN: Saturday 11/28/09
WHERE: The Underground Lounge
955 W End Ave
New York, NY
TIME: 10:30 p.m. & 12:00 a.m.
TICKETS: $10 in advance & $12 at door

ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

BOBBY SANABRIA
Manhattan School Of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
WHEN: Monday 11/23/09
WHERE: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

New School Afro-Cuban Big Band
WHEN: Sunday 11/29/09
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

BRONX HORNS
WHEN: Friday 11/27/09
WHERE: SOB’s
204 Varick Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 11/29/09
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 11/29/09
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

CURTIS BROTHERS QUARTET
WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Chris’ Jazz Cafe
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Friday 11/27/09
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $12 & 2 drink minimum

ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 11/26/09
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ SEXTET
WHEN: Thursday 11/26/09 - Sunday 11/29/09
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

GREG DIAMOND
WHEN: Tuesday 11/24/09
WHERE: Rose
345 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Flutebar
205 West 54th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

JOHN BENITEZ BAND
WHEN: Tuesday 11/24/09 - Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

PAPO VAZQUEZ PIRATES TROUBADORS
10th Anniversary Of The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium
WHEN: Saturday 11/28/09
WHERE: Jazz966
966 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
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 11/29/09
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 . . .
ANNA ESTRADA
WHEN: Friday 11/27/09
WHERE: Senzala Restaurant
250 E Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

BANDA BROTHERS
WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Steamers
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

JOHNNY BLAS LATIN JAZZ BAND
WHEN: Wednesday 11/25/09
WHERE: Steamers
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

JOVINO SANTOS NETO
WHEN: Sunday 11/29/09
WHERE: Marine View Church
8469 Eastside Dr. NE
Tacoma, WA
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Friday 11/27/09
WHERE: The Hop
5201 Clark Ave
Lakewood, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

WHEN: Sunday 11/29/09
WHERE: Spaghettini’s
3005 Old Ranch Parkway,
Seal Beach, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m
TICKETS: $40 reserved seating; $20 general admission

RAMON BANDA TRIO
WHEN: Thursday 11/19/09
WHERE: Stakes Supper Club/a>
6131 Telegraph Road
Commerce, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

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