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
Those of us not lucky enough to see bassist Pablo Aslan’s recent “Tango Salon” concert at Lincoln Center last weekend didn’t miss out completely - the group stuck in town for a few more days. They kicked off Jazz Appreciation Month in grand style at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. on April 1st, with much of the music from Aslan’s latest, Tango Grill. This performance was recorded and webcast to a worldwide audience - don’t worry if you missed it; it’s been archived. You can check it out now by going HERE.

Latin percussion legend Armando Peraza has played with everyone under the sun from pianist George Shearing to rock guitarist Carlos Santana. The stories from his career are legend, and he’s been sharing them recently with the Yahoo E-Group. Over at NPR’s Blog Supreme, Felix Contreras discusses Peraza and recounts some stories - it’s a great read. Check it out HERE.

It’s Jazz Appreciation Month, so take the time to celebrate jazz with someone young, old, or in between - just spread the word . . . and don’t forget about Latin Jazz! To get the whole scoop on JAM, head over HERE.

HOT RECENTLY AT LJC

Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Andrea Brachfeld

Bring On The Boogaloo: Three Funky Latin Jazz Classics From The Sixties

Bring On The Boogaloo: Finding The Funk Today

Album Of The Week: Yaoundé, Samuel Torres

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AVAILABLE NOW

El Movimiento: The Movement

VW Brothers: Muziek

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LATIN JAZZ BIRTHDAYS
4/5: Pianist Paul De Castro
4/7: Conguero Mongo Santamaria, 1922
4/10: Pianist Omar Sosa, 1965

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LIVE LATIN JAZZ
If you’re in EUROPE this week . . .
SAMUEL TORRES
WHEN: Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: A-Trane
Pestalozzistraße 105
10625 Berlin, Germany
TIME: 10:00 p.m.

WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Kulturentrum Bessunger Knabenschule
Ludwigshöhstr. 42
64285 Darmstadt, Germany
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: 8 - 10 euros

If you’re on the EAST COAST this week . . .
ARTURO O’FARRILL
Solo Piano
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

BOBBY SANABRIA
Big Band
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
172 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10 - Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
172 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

CHICO O’FARRILL’S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
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 4/11/10
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
WHEN: Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $7

EDDIE PALMIERI
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 - $75

EDMAR CASTANEDA
WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Richardson Auditorium - Princeton University
126 Alexander Street
Princeton, NJ
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

ELIO VILLAFRANCA
WHEN: Monday 4/5/10
WHERE: S.O.B.’s
204 Varick Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $17.70 in advance; $20 at door

ERIC KURIMSKI
WHEN: Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: Terraza Cafe
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY
TIME: 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE

FB LATIN JAZZ DESCARGA
WHEN: Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
172 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

GABRIEL ALEGRIA
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10 - Sunday 4/11/10
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. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

GRUPO FOLKLORICO Y EXPERIMENTAL NUEVAYORQUINO
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: Fonda Boricua Lounge
172 East 106th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $40

HENDRIK MUERKENS
Harpin’ Help 2010
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: Bar Anticipation
703-5 16th Avenue
Lake Como, NJ
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

IGNACIO BERROA QUARTET
WHEN: Monday 4/5/10
WHERE: S.O.B.’s
204 Varick Street
New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $17.70 in advance; $20 at door

JOHN BENITEZ
WHEN: Tuesday 4/6/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

MARIA CANGIANO
WHEN: Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: Tutuma Social Club
164 East 56th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

MARK HOLEN’S ZAMBOMBA
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10
WHERE: Via Della Pace
48 East 7th Street
New York, NY
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

OMAR SOSA
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Largo Cultural Center
105 Central Park Drive
Largo, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25.00 in advance; $30.00 at the door

WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center
3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: Polish National Home
60 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
WHEN: Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: Black Rock Center for the Arts
901 Town Commons Drive
Germantown, MD
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $40 - $45 in advance; $45 - $50 at the door

WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Frostburg State University
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $12 - $17

WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Carnegie Hall
105 Church Street
Lewisburg, WV
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $17 - $28

WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: The Prizery Center for the Performing Arts
700 Bruce Street
South Boston, VA
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15 - $29

SAMMY FIGUEROA LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Van Dyke Cafe
846 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL
TIME: 9:00 p.m.

VENISSA SANTI
WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus
847 N 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

If you’re in the MID-EAST this week . . .
ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10
WHERE: Harre Union - Valparaiso University
1700 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

DARWIN NOGUERA EVOLUTION QUARTET
WHEN: Tuesday 4/6/10
WHERE: Andy’s Jazz Club
11 E. Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10
WHERE: Live At PJ’s
102 S 1st St
Ann Arbor, MI
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.
TICKETS: $7

MIGUEL ZENON
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Loeb Playhouse - Purdue University
128 Memorial Mall
West Lafayette, IN
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $26

WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Interlochen Center For The Arts
4000 Highway M-137
Interlochen, MI
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $20

PAULINHO GARCIA
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10
WHERE: Salute
46 East Superior Street
Chicago, IL
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

with Grazyna Auguscik
WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Art Gallery Kafe
127 Front Street
Wood Dale, IL
TIME: 8:00 p.m.

TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
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 . . .
ALEXA WEBER MORALES
WHEN: Tuesday 4/6/10
WHERE: Cigar Bar
850 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 9:30 p.m.

ANNA ESTRADA
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: Caffe Trieste
1667 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m.

WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Armando’s
707 Marina Vista
Martinez, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

ARTURO SANDOVAL
WHEN: Tuesday 4/6/10
WHERE: Vibrato’s
2930 Beverly Glen Circle
Bel Air, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $25

COTO PINCHEIRA
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: CODA Supper Club
1710 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10

ESTRADA BROTHERS
WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Steamers
138 W. Commonwealth Avenue
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8

JOVINO SANTOS NETO
with Marco Granados
WHEN: Friday 4/9/10
WHERE: The Old Church
1422 S.W. 11th Avenue
Portland, OR
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

with Marco Granados
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: Shorecrest High School
15343 25th Avenue Northeast
Shoreline, WA
TIME: 3:30 p.m.

NAGUAL
WHEN: Saturday 4/10/10
WHERE: Nationwide Freezer Meats
1930 H Street
Sacramento, CA
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: NO COVER

PONCHO SANCHEZ
WHEN: Sunday 4/11/10
WHERE: Steamers
138 W. Commonwealth Avenue
Fullerton, CA
TIME: 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $15

SEIS DEL SOLAR
WHEN: Wednesday 4/7/10 - Thursday 4/8/10
WHERE: Yoshi’s - San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
TIME: 8:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 8:00 p.m. - $24; 10:00 p.m. - $16

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