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
We were lucky enough here at LJC recently to have a guest post from one of the top names in West Coast Latin Jazz, percussionist Bobby Matos, who delved into the state of Latin Jazz as an American art form - you can check out that article HERE. That same article has been published in a few places at this point, as Matos spreads the word about this music that we love. Over at The Independent Ear, they’ve followed up that article with a brief interview with Matos that digs gets his thoughts on the state of Latin Jazz and offers some great listening suggestions. Check it out HERE.

It seems like we’re always coming back to the question of “What Is Latin Jazz?” here at LJC - it’s just such a slippery subject that touches upon everything that we love about this music. It’s good to know that there are other people out there tackling the same question! In an article posted in November of 2009, West Coast percussionist John Santos gives a detailed and fact-filled explanation on the subject. Santos mixes opinion with historical facts, giving one of the best response I’ve read in a while - it’s a must read for any Latin Jazz lover. Check it out HERE.

The recent earthquake in Haiti that caused a massive death toll has reached us all, and there have been several attempts at raising money to help the people of Haiti over the past couple of weeks. The earthquake hit saxophonist Jane Bunnett hard, and she quickly moved to organize a fundraiser with some of Toronto’s best jazz musicians. You can find that listing below in our Live Latin Jazz section, but NPR’s A Blog Supreme took the time to talk to Bunnett about the fundraiser and help spread the word. There’s a good interview with Bunnett and some wonderful video of the saxophonist performing with Haitian musicians - check it out HERE.

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AVAILABLE NOW

Paul Lopez: Yo Soy Ritmo

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LATIN JAZZ BIRTHDAYS
1/25: Composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1927
1/28: Percussionist Janine Santana
1/30: Pianist Darwin Noguera, 1981

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in SOUTH AMERICA this week . . .
MANANTE
WHEN: Monday 1/25/10
WHERE: Jazz Zone
102 S 1st St
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 soles

YURI JUAREZ
WHEN: Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Jazz Zone
Av. La Paz 646
Pasaje “El Suche”
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
TIME: 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 30 soles

If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10
WHERE: Le Cheval Blanc
Schiltigheim, France
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 17 euros

WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Fort du Bruissin
Lyon (Francheville), France
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

WHEN: Friday 1/29/10
WHERE: Club Pannonica
Nantes, France
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 15 euros - 19 euros

WHEN: Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Le Vauban
17 avenue Georges Clémenceau
29200 Brest, France
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

WHEN: Sunday 1/31/10
WHERE: Theatre de Cornouaille
Quimper, France
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 15 euros - 24 euros

SAMUEL QUINTO
WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10
WHERE: B-Flat
Rua Garcia Arosa 4450
Matosinhos, Portugal
TIME: 10:30 p.m.

WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: B-Flat
Rua Garcia Arosa 4450
Matosinhos, Portugal
TIME: 11:30 p.m.

SAMUEL TORRES
WHEN: Friday 1/29/10
WHERE: XQ Beat
Valls/Tarragona, Spain
TIME: 10:30 p.m.

If you’re in CANADA this week . . .
JANE BUNNETT
Benefit For Haiti
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Hugh’s Room
2261 Dundas Street, West
Toronto, ON Canada
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 in advance; $30 at door

Benefit For Haiti
WHEN: Sunday 1/31/10
WHERE: Hugh’s Room
2261 Dundas Street, West
Toronto, ON Canada
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25 in advance; $30 at door

If you’re in ASIA this week . . .
DAVID SANCHEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10 - Friday 1/29/10
WHERE: Cotton Club - Japan
TOKIA 2F, TOKYO Building
2-7-3 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: ï¿¥7,500 - ï¿¥9,500

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ANNETTE AGUILAR & STRINGBEANS
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10
WHERE: Giovanni’s G-Bar Lounge
575 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

WHEN: Friday 1/29/10 - Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $12 w/two item minimum

BOBBY SANABRIA
Big Band
WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10
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 1/31/10
WHERE: Birdland
315 W. 44th Street
Manhattan, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30

CLAUDIA ACUÑA
WHEN: Friday 1/29/10
WHERE: Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m
TICKETS: $20

CLAUDIA ALZAMORA
WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

CURTIS BROTHERS
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Twins Jazz Club
1344 U Street Northwest
Washington, DC
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

GATO BARBIERI
WHEN: Monday 1/25/10 - Wednesday 1/27/10
WHERE: Blue Note - New York
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Bar: $20; Table: $35

GREG DIAMOND
WHEN: Monday 1/25/10
WHERE: Rose
345 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10
WHERE: Flutebar - Gramercy
40 East 20th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

JOHN BENITEZ
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

KELSEY JILLETE
WHEN: Friday 1/29/10 - Sunday 1/31/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: Friday & Saturday: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.; Sunday: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

LAYLA ANGULO
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 9:45 p.m.
TICKETS: $6 w/two item minimum

MIGUEL ZENON
Cultural Exchange Concerts
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10
WHERE: Zankel Hall - Carnegie Hall
57th Street and Seventh Avenue
New York, NY
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
TICKETS: $6 per student; $50 per teacher

NATALIA BERNAL
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
Guest Artist With The American Composers Orchestra
WHEN: Friday 1/29/10
WHERE: Zankel Hall - Carnegie Hall
57th Street and Seventh Avenue
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $38 - $48

Guest Artist With The American Composers Orchestra
WHEN: Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Harold Prince Theater - University Of Philadelphia
3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $25

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10 - Sunday 1/31/10
WHERE: Blue Note - New York
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: Bar: $20; Table: $35

SOFIA TOSELLO
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m
TICKETS: 9:00 p.m. - $15; 10:30 p.m. - $10

WILLIE MARTINEZ
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
CHICAGO AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10
WHERE: Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $30

CRAIG RUSSO LATIN JAZZ PROJECT
WHEN: Friday 1/29/10 - Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Remy’s Jazz and Cocktails
225 East Monroe Street
Springfield, IL
TIME: 8:30 p.m.

LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10
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 1/27/10
WHERE: Piccolo Mondo
1642 E. 56th Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 6:00 p.m.

TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 1/31/10
WHERE: Sangria’s
401 South Lafayette Avenue
Royal Oak, MI
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $5

If you’re in the MID-WEST this week . . .
PABLO ZIEGLER
WHEN: Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Ruth Taylor Recital Hall - Trinity University
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $17 - $78

If you’re on the WEST COAST this week . . .
ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 1/26/10
WHERE: Yoshi’s - San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $14

FRANK CANO
WHEN: Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Steamer’s
138 W. Commonwealth
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

KAT PARRA
WHEN: Friday 1/29/10 - Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: D’Vine Jazz & Wine
775 Cochrane Road
Morgan Hill, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

MIGUEL ZENON
WHEN: Wednesday 1/27/10 - Saturday 1/30/10
WHERE: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre - Mondavi Center
One Shields Avenue
University of California
Davis, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35

PUERTO RICO GOLDEN JAZZ ALL-STARS
WHEN: Thursday 1/28/10 - Sunday 1/31/10
WHERE: Yoshi’s - San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.; Sunday: 5:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Friday 8:00 p.m. - $20, 10:00 p.m. - $16; Saturday 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. - $24; Sunday 5:00 p.m. - $5 (kids), $15 adult (with kid), $24 adult (general), 7:00 p.m. - $24

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