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Roland Vazquez Band At The Falcon - April 15 & Shapeshifter Lab - April 19!

Roland Vazquez Band At The Falcon - April 15 & Shapeshifter Lab - April 19!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity

Featuring: Luis Perdomo, Adam Kolker, Jon Owens, Tony Kadleck, Alex Norris, Alan Ferber, Ryan Keberle, Quinsin Nachoff, Cliff Almond and many other special guests! To know Roland Vazquez is to know his music, and vice versa. Like many true artists, his work is inseparable from the essence of his character. One can hear in the music of Vazquez the powerful optimism, wisdom, love, humor and joy that exudes so effortlessly from the man. Nowhere has this been more prevalent than ...

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The Jazz Session #191: Roland Vazquez

The Jazz Session #191: Roland Vazquez

Source: AAJ Staff


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Composer/Bandleader Roland Vazquez Proudly Announces the Release of Roland Vazquez Band: The Visitor

Composer/Bandleader Roland Vazquez Proudly Announces the Release of Roland Vazquez Band: The Visitor

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity

Composer/Bandleader Roland Vazquez Proudly Announces The Release of Roland Vazquez Band: The Visitor

The Visitor is Vazquez' tenth album as composer/leader, his first studio recording in thirteen years, & a 19-piece all-star Afro Latin “big band" project made possible thru a grant from The Aaron Copland Fund For Music.

The Roland Vazquez Band featuring:

Aaron Heick, Joel Frahm, Dan Willis, Roger Rosenberg, Tony Kadleck, Alex NorrisLuis Perdomo (piano), James Genus (bass), Ignacio Berroa (drums)Samuel Torres (congas & percussion), Pete McCann ...

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Manhattan School of Music Jazz Faculty 1988-1999 (ensembles) University of Michigan Jazz Faculty Lecturer 3, 2000-2006 (jazz composition classes, ensembles [Latin Jazz & avant garde}, "Music of the Afro Latin Diaspora (taught at American Culture/Ethnic studies wing of LS&A) Private lessons by the hour -rates vary according to level.

Clinic/Workshop Information

"Music of the Afro Latin Diaspora" (lecture, audio & video, demos of music evolving from African roots up through contemporary Afro Cuban jazz "Jazz Composition" (beginning to advanced forms, harmony & orchestration) Drumset (afro cuban basics, extended sound sources) Ensemble Adjudication Fee on request

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