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
Happy New Year everyone! 2009 was a great year for Latin Jazz and I’m only looking forward to things getting better in 2010. Hopefully you got a chance to check out the Best of 2009 Results, some great albums were recognized. As we move into 2010, feel free to let me know about any things that you would like to see at LJC - the more that this site benefits every Latin Jazz listener, the better. Here’s to a great year!

HOT RECENTLY AT LJC

Best Latin Jazz Of 2009 Awards: Record Label & Album Artwork

Best Latin Jazz Of 2009 Awards: Composition, Arrangement, Guitarist, & Flautist

Best Latin Jazz Of 2009 Awards: Vocals, Trumpet, Trombone, & Saxophone

Best Latin Jazz Of 2009 Awards: Bass, Piano, Drum Kit, & Percussion

Best Latin Jazz Of 2009 Awards: Album Of The Year, Large Ensemble Album, Next Generation Artist, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Album, Brazilian Jazz album

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AVAILABLE NOW

Yolanda Duke With The Tito Puente Orchestra: Many Moods

Oscar Feldman: Oscar e Familia

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
HECTOR MARTIGNON
WHEN: Tuesday 1/5/10
WHERE: Providencia Jazz Festival
Av. 11 de Septiembre 1995, Providencia
Santiago, Chile
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $3 - $15

WHEN: Friday 1/8/10 - Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Thelonious Jazz Club
Salguero 1884, 12th Floor
Palermo/Buenos Aires, Argentina
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
14th Annual Uruguay International Jazz Festival
WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Punta Ballena
Punta del Este, Uruguay
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

YOSVANY TERRY
WHEN: Tuesday 1/5/10
WHERE: Providencia Jazz Festival
Av. 11 de Septiembre 1995, Providencia
Santiago, Chile
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $3 - $15

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ADRIANO SANTOS BRAZILIAN JAZZ QUARTET
WHEN: Wednesday 1/6/10
WHERE: NuBlu
62 Avenue C
New York, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.

ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ
WHEN: Friday 1/8/10
WHERE: Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Beekman Parlor - Hilton Hotel
1335 Avenue Of The Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
TIME: 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

BOBBY SANABRIA
WHEN: Friday 1/8/10
WHERE: Saint Peter’s Church
619 Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

BRONX HORNS
WHEN: Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Hilton Hotel
1335 Avenue Of The Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
TIME: 11:15 a.m.

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
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 1/10/10
WHERE: Smoke
2751 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 minimum

CLAUDIA ALZAMORA
WHEN: Wednesday 1/6/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

DAFNIS PRIETO
WHEN: Friday 1/8/10
WHERE: The Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

EDWARD PEREZ QUARTET
WHEN: Tuesday 1/5/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 1/7/10
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

WHEN: Saturday 1/9/10 - Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: Saturday - 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday - 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

JOHN BENITEZ
WHEN: Thursday 1/7/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

LUCIA PULIDO
WHEN: Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Barbes
376 9th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Hilton Hotel
1335 Avenue Of The Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
TIME: 9:20 p.m.

SALLY’S TOMATO: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF CAL TJADER
WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Iridium
1650 Broadway
New York, NY
TIME: 12:00 a.m.
TICKETS: $10

SOFIA REI KOUTSOVITIS
New York Celebration for Sube Azul release!
WHEN: Thursday 1/7/10
WHERE: DROM
85 Avenue A
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.
TICKETS: $10 in advance; $15 at door

WHEN: Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Hilton Hotel
1335 Avenue Of The Americas, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
TIME: 10:20 p.m.

WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 5:30 p.m.

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
CHICAGO AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Tuesday 1/5/10
WHERE: Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30

LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 1/6/10
WHERE: Live At PJ’s
102 S 1st St
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.
TICKETS: $7

PAULINHO GARCIA
WHEN: Wednesday 1/6/10
WHERE: Piccolo Mondo
1642 E. 56th Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ESTRADA BROTHERS
WHEN: Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

KAT PARRA
WHEN: Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Foster City Library
1000 E Hillsdale Blvd
Foster City, CA
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

LATIN JAZZ YOUTH ENSEMBLE OF SAN FRANCISCO
CD Release Celebration For Generaciones
WHEN: Monday 1/4/10
WHERE: Yoshi’s - Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

OSKAR CARTAYA’S ENCLAVE
WHEN: Tuesday 1/5/10
WHERE: Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Boulevard
Studio City, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $12

PETE ESCOVEDO
WHEN: Friday 1/8/10 - Saturday 1/9/10
WHERE: Anthology
1337 India Street
San Diego CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $30

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Sunday 1/10/10
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

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