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
The past week brought sad news with the passing of Graciela Perez-Grillo, a wonderful singer who brought some amazing performance abilities into the Latin Jazz world. Lots of people are feeling reflective right about now, looking back upon the great musician and person that we knew as Graciela. Here’s a few of the pieces that rose on Graciela over the past few days.
Felix Contreras over at NPR’s A Blog Supreme remembered Graciela fondly with some great stories and a historical overview. There’s some nice videos embedded in the article too - you can check out “Before Celia Cruz or J.Lo, There Was Graciela” HERE.
Music Director at KUVO and all around Cuban music expert Arturo Gomez provides a personal reflection upon Graciela that intertwines his own memories of the singer’s effect upon his life with history over at Jazztimes. It’s a heartfelt tribute that really captures the depth of Graciela’s power - check out “Adios Graciela: The First Lady Of Afro-Cuban Jazz” HERE.
Like many of the great figures in Latin Jazz, Graciela’s life really wasn’t documented to the depth that it should have been; we really don’t know as much as we should about this great musician. Fortunately Berta Jottar took the time to interview Graciela on video, and now, after her passing, the videos have been posted online. This is must-see material - check it out HERE.
LATIN JAZZ BIRTHDAYS
4/13: Pianist Frank Emilio Flynn, 1921
4/14: Trombonist Rafi Malkiel, 1972
4/16: Pianist Rebeca Mauleon, 1962
WHEN: Tuesday 4/13/10
WHERE: ICPNA de Arequipa - Arequipa, Peru
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 soles
WHEN: Wednesday 4/14/10
WHERE: ICPNA de Cuzco - Cuzco, Peru
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 soles
WHEN: Friday 4/16/10
WHERE: ICPNA de Miraflores - Lima, Peru
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: 20 soles
WHEN: Thursday 4/15/10
WHERE: Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street - Ottawa, ON
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
WHEN: Saturday 4/17/10
WHERE: Koerner Hall
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto , ON
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
WHEN: Wednesday 4/14/10
WHERE: Puppet’s Jazz Bar
481 5th Avenue Park Slope - Brooklyn, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
Purchase College Latin Jazz Orchestra With Guest Soloist Tom Harrell
WHEN: Thursday 4/15/10
WHERE: Performing Arts Center at Purchase College = 735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $20
Jim Seeley/Arturo O’Farrill Quartet
WHEN: Friday 4/16/10
WHERE: Mary Lea Johnson Performing Arts Center - 433 West End, New York, NY
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
BOBBY SANABRIA
New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra with Candido Camero
WHEN: Tuesday 4/13/10
WHERE: The Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street - New York, NY
TIME: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
CHICAGO AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
WHEN: Tuesday 4/13/10
WHERE: Andy’s Jazz Club - 11 E. Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL
TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TICKETS: $10
CRAIG RUSSO LATIN JAZZ PROJECT
WHEN: Thursday 4/15/10
WHERE: Zorba’s -
627 East Green Street, Champaign, IL
TIME: 9:30 p.m.
LOS GATOS
WHEN: Wednesday 4/14/10
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, with Grazyna Auguscik
WHEN: Thursday 4/15/10
WHERE: Katrina’s - 1920 W. Irving Park. Rd., Chicago, IL
TIME: 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $8
TUMBAO BRAVO
WHEN: Sunday 4/18/10
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 . . .
EDDIE PALMIERI
Houston International Festival
WHEN: Sunday 4/18/10
WHERE: Bud Light World Music Stage - 4203 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $17
GABRIEL ALEGRIA
WHEN: Sunday 4/18/10
WHERE: Murphy Park - 7010 North 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ
TIME: 4:30 p.m.
TICKETS: FREE
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