Latin Jazz This Week

NEWS
All About Jazz published a nice feature on flautist Andrea Brachfeld this past week, taking a look back at this fine musician’s recorded career. The article goes back and does mini reviews of each album that Brachfeld has released as a leader, combined with small tidbits of historical facts. It’s a good article on an artist that deserves a lot more attention, so nice to see. You can check it out HERE.

Pianist Arturo O’Farrill will receive the 2010 Anthony D. Duke Founder’s Medal for his hard work and contributions to the continued livelihood of Latin Jazz. The medal is presented to individuals “who follow in the tradition of Boys & Girls Harbor’s remarkable founder Anthony “Tony” Drexel Duke by advocating and working to advance the American dream of equal access to quality education cultural enrichment and opportunity for all” - sounds like O’Farrill. The pianist and bandleader that works tirelessly to promote this art form will receive this honor at a ceremony in June - get the full scoop HERE.

Trumpet player Gabriel Alegria and his Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet will be releasing Pucusana independently and they are currently fronting a fund raising drive to support the promotion and distribution of the album. The group will be utilizing a unique fundraising site, Kickstarter, as the home base for their efforts. You can head over and donate as little as $10 to their cause - or as much as you’d like. Each level of contribution comes with an attached reward, ranging from unreleased recordings to a personal concert from the sextet. It’s a great way to support the growth of Afro-Peruvian Jazz, so head over to Alegria’s Kickstarter site and donate now!

Those of you in the New York area have an opportunity to catch Latin Jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda in concert at Lincoln Center April 29th - May 1st. The innovative musician and his trio will be opening for the Yellowjackets and Mike Stern in what promises to be an unforgettable evening. Latin Jazz Corner readers get a special deal that will get you into the concert at a discounted price. Just head over to the Lincoln Center website to purchase tickets and enter the special discount code “GUITAR” - this will get you $20 tickets! That’s a great price, you can’t miss this one. Buy tickets HERE.

Thanks to Bobby Sanabria for clarifying some information about Candido Camero for me in relation to this past week’s article. The important conguero arrived in the States in 1946, much earlier than the 1952 date that I attributed in the article. He also gave me some great info about Camero’s contributions to the art form that I’ll be sharing later in the week. I’m once again reminded, we are so lucky to have Sanabria as a major supporter of Latin Jazz!
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