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.
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Astor Piazzolla
Spotlight: Bassed In America, Manny Silvera & Origen
Album Of The Week: Dos Amantes, Kat Parra & The Sephardic Music Experience
———-

Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla: I’ll See You in Cuba
———-
1/11: Flautist Oriente Lopez, 1962
1/13: Vocalist Kat Parra, 1962
1/14: Trumpet Player Michael Simon, 1975
———-
If you’re in the CARIBBEAN this week . . .
ELIO VILLAFRANCA
Presents Cuban Classics
Barbados Jazz Festival
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10
WHERE: The Crane Resort & Residences
St. Philip, Barbados
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $100
If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
PABLO ZIEGLER
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10 – Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Notorious Callao
966 Capital Federal
Buenos Aires – Argentina
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10 – Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: GazArte
Athens, Greece
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 25 euros – 45 euros
If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ALCATRAZ
WHEN: Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
ANDREA BRACHFELD
WHEN: Wednesday 1/13/10
WHERE: Zinc Bar
82 West 3rd Street
NY, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10; 1 Drink Minimum
ANNETTE AGUILAR & STRINGBEANS TRIO
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Brick Yard Bistro
16 Division Street
New Rochell, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 1/13/10
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: Magic City Casino
450 NW 37th Avenue
Miami, FL
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 – $30
BOBBY SANABRIA
Big Band
WHEN: Wednesday 1/13/10
WHERE: Fonda Boricua
172 East 106th Street
Ne York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 1/17/10
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 1/17/10
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 1/13/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
CONRAD HERWIG
WHEN: Monday 1/11/10
WHERE: Blue Note – New York
131 West 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Bar – $15, Table – $25
CURTIS BROTHERS
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Painted Bride
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25
WHEN: Saturday 1/16/10 – Sunday 1/17/10
WHERE: An Die Musik
409 N Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; 5:00 p.m. on Sunday
TICKETS: $15
ELEONORA BIANCHINI
WHEN: Sunday 1/17/10
WHERE: Chimu Peruvian Cuisine
482 Union Ave
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
GREG DIAMOND
WHEN: Wednesday 1/13/10
WHERE: Flutebar Midtown
205 West 54th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
JOHN BENITEZ
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10
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: Monday 1/11/10
WHERE: Highland Ballroom
431 W 16th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20 in advance; $25 on day of show
PAQUITO D’RIVERA
2010 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert
WHEN: Tuesday 1/12/10
WHERE: Rose Theater
Broadway at 60th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: SOLD OUT
WHEN: Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
PEDRO GIRAUDO JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10 – Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
WHEN: Tuesday 1/12/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
SOFIA REI KOUTSOVITIS
WHEN: Monday 1/11/10
WHERE: Zinc Bar
82 West 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10; 1 Drink Minimum
VENISSA SANTÍ
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Vino
1001 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
CHICAGO AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Tuesday 1/12/10
WHERE: Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30
DARWIN NOGUERA’S EVOLUTION QUARTET
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10 – Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 1/13/10
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 1/13/10
WHERE: Piccolo Mondo
1642 E. 56th Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
Duo with Grazyna Auguscik
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10
WHERE: Katerina’s
1920 W. Irving Park. Rd.
Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 1/17/10
WHERE: Sangria’s
401 South Lafayette Avenue
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $5
If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
BANDA BROTHERS
WHEN: Tuesday 1/12/10
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER
BRIAN ANDRES LATIN JAZZ TRIO
WHEN: Saturday 1/16/10
WHERE: Havana Sol Restaurant
324 Virginia Street
Vallejo, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
JOHN SANTOS
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
TIME: Post-Symphony Concert Performance – Symphony at 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Ticket To Symphony Performance Required – $15 – $130
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert
WHEN: Sunday 1/17/10
WHERE: Scottish Rite Center
1547 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $12; Under 12 FREE
OSKAR CARTAYA’S ENCLAVE
WHEN: Tuesday 1/12/10
WHERE: Mambo’s Cafe
1701 Victory Boulevard
Glendale, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Thursday 1/14/10
WHERE: Canyon Club
28912 Roadside Drive
Agoura Hills, CA
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: Brixton Club
100 W. Torrance Boulevard
Redondo Beach, CA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
QUARTETO SOMBRA Y LUZ
WHEN: Sunday 1/17/10
WHERE: Coda Supper Club
1710 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7
WAYNE WALLACE
WHEN: Friday 1/15/10
WHERE: San Luis Obispo Art Center
1010 Broad Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
———-
Click here to have these posts delivered via email. Or, click here to subscribe to the full text RSS feed and never miss another post!

















