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by Skip Heller
Trumpeter Gabriel Alegria has all but issued a mission statement to establish and cultivate a Peruvian/jazz style. Unlike most styles of Latin music, like montuno-based Afro-Cuban and bossa nova, Peruvian music does not stem from the clave rhythm, but instead from 12/8 (or 6/8, depending on who is your resident self-proclaimed expert). In short, it's a three-against-four deal. The opening section of Chick Corea's “Litha" provides an easy American reference.Alegria's group has the typical trumpet/saxophone frontline, along with ...
read moreGabriel Alegria: Pucusana
by AAJ Italy Staff
I legami con l'Africa del folklore peruviano della costa incontrano le radici africane del jazz. E' questa l'idea di Gabriel Alegria, compositore e trombettista nato a Lima, quando nel gennaio 2005 forma l'Afro-Peruvian Sextet. L'idea è vincente perché il gruppo ottiene da subito riconoscimenti non solo nell'ambito del Latin Jazz ma anche presso un pubblico non prettamente dedicato, tanto che si formano club, gruppi di fans che interagiscono con la band e spesso la supportano nei tour in giro per ...
read moreGabriel Alegria: Nuevo Mundo
by Elliott Simon
The latest buzz in New York City world music is jazz of the Afro-Peruvian variety. The newly opened Tutuma Social Club on 56th Street is slaking jazz's insatiable thirst for new symbiotic styles courtesy of musical director and trumpeter Gabriel Alegria. Nuevo Mundo has his sextet and an assortment of invited guests meeting the music head on, embracing its rhythmic complexity and focus on the cajon, a wooden box-like drum. Cajonistas, and Alegria has one of the best in the ...
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