Graciela

Graciela Perez Grillo Afro-Cuban Musician Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
April 12, 2010

Graciela Perez Grillo, an Afro-Cuban music pioneer who was known as the First Lady of Latin Jazz, has died. She was 94. Graciela, as she was known professionally, died April 6 of natural causes at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, where she had been hospitalized for some time, according to her representative, Richie Viera. “She was almost the last of those great musicians who came here from Cuba in the 1940s and early 1950s," WSKQ-FM (97.9) radio ...
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Graciela, the First Lady of Afro-Cuban Jazz, Passes at 94

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
April 8, 2010

Graciela, the legendary First Lady of Afro-Cuban Jazz, has passed at the age of 94 at New York Cornell-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City at 7:58 am, Wednesday, April 07, 2010. A pioneer in music, as a black Cuban woman, in a so-called mans world she opened doors for all those who followed her. She performed around the world, recording and sharing the stage with her foster brother Machito (Frank Grillo) and brother-in-law, Mario Bauza (originator of the genre Afro-Cuban ...
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Candido & Graciela to Make Rare Concert Performance at Satalla in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
November 16, 2004

Candido & Graciela Saturday, December 11 at 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM Admission is $25 in advance/$30 at the door

Latin music legends Candido Camero and Graciela Perez are two of the last survivors of the Cubop movement of the late 1940s, which fused Cuban rhythms with big band jazz. Candido is credited as being the first conguero to keep the beat with one hand and improvise with the other, while playing two congas at the ...
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Chesky Records to Release Candido & Graciela's 'Inolvidable' in May 2004

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2004

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CANDIDO & GRACIELA - INOLVIDABLE with special guests at Blue Note Monday, April 26

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2004

Chesky Record Release Party Latin music legends Candido Camero and Graciela are two of the last survivors of the Cubop movement of the late '40's, which fused Cuban rhythms with big band Jazz. Together these masters of the art bring a unique style and easy camaraderie to this new recording, highlighted by Graciela's call-and-response interplay with the band and Candido's subtle wizardry on the conga drums. What you have is inolvidable, unforgettable. Catch them live in a very rare appearance ...
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