First Recording in Three Years To Be Released On Blue Note Records, Sept. 28 Following the success of his Grammy Award-winning Blue Note recording, Supernova (2001), pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba will return to center-stage with the September 28th release of Paseo, after a three-year recording hiatus.
Recorded with an all-Cuban quartet, (veteran drummer Ignacio Berroa, electric bass player Jose Armando Gola; and soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist Luis Felipe Lamoglia) Paseo represents Rubalcaba's decision to approach Cuban musical traditions from a more focused but relaxed perspective. Comprised of all original compositions, the CD also includes reinterpretations of previously recorded works from his earlier Blue Note recordings, Rapsodia (1992) and Antiguo (1998).
Rubalcaba approaches some of his older works with a fresh perspective, with more experience, and in the hands of new musicians. The result is newer versions enhanced by Rubalcaba's technical maturity and surprising interplay among the new members.
The CD promises to be an intriguing paseo (walk) through the Cuban-born pianistıs virtuosic career and a peek into the future with his New Cuban Quartet.
The release of Paseo arrives a month after bassist Charlie Haden's Land Of The Sun (Verve Records, August 31.) This recording is a result of Hadenıs continued collaboration with Rubalcaba, who co-produced and wrote the arrangements. Land Of The Sun celebrates the compositions of the great undiscovered Mexican composer Jose Sabre Marroquin.
Gonzalo Rubalcaba & New Cuban Quartet Tour Dates:
* indicates Trio dates with Ignacio Berroa on drums and Carlos Henriquez on bass.
Sep 20, 21, Dakota Bar and Grill, St. Paul, MN
Sep 24-26, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
Sep 28 - Oct 3, Catalina's Bar and Grill, Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 4, Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle, WA *
Nov. 5, San Francisco Jazz Festival, San Francisco, CA *
Nov. 12, Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
(Charlie Haden with Gonzalo Rubalcaba/Land of The Sun)
Nov. 30-Dec. 4, Mondavi Center/UC Davis, Davis, CA
Dec. 7-12, Lincoln Center For the Arts, New York, NY
