De La Buena

De La Buena: La Tortuga

by Chris M. Slawecki
June 14, 2011

When you consider what would be the animal kingdom's equivalent of hot, lusty Latin jazz, the first animal you think of is most likely not the turtle. At least not until you hear this first studio album by De La Buena, La Tortuga (the turtle). Milwaukee Wisconsin's reigning masters of Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz, funk and groove, De La Buena shares several members with the retro-soul ensemble Kings Go Forth, including De La Buena co-founders Andy Noble ...

Cuban Pianist Dayramir Gonzalez - Van Van Discussion On Dec. 3 At Ideal Glass Studios - Performing Buena Vista Social Club Tribute on Dec. 5 At Chelsea Table + Stage

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
November 29, 2021

PIANO PHENOM DAYRAMIR GONZÁLEZ Launching the Official Van Van Project Friday, December 3rd-6pm Ideal Glass Studios 9 W. 8th St. New York, NY 10001 Ideal Glass Studios was, and still is, a place for all to transcend the norm and exist in a space where alternative modes of thought and expression are encouraged and celebrated. The Presentation will include 5-6 songs of the Concert, a Q&A followed by a short piano solo set. Doors Open at 6pm. ...
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The New Frequencies Festival: February 4–7 At Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, San Francisco

Source: Harry S. Pariser
January 29, 2015

An adventurous underground music festival, New Frequencies Fest: Jazz@YBCA will present exclusive performances and one-time-only events from trans-generational and revolutionary artists, composers and trailblazer musicians whose work blends a variety of influences, genres, traditions, and styles. Jazz@YBCA is part of a two year artist’s residency featuring Myra Melford,the award-winning pianist, composer, Guggenheim Fellow and 2013 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Performing Artist Award winner. Highlights will include Myra Melford, Angélique Kidjo, Henry Threadgill Double-Up, Butch Morris Tribute, Matana Roberts, Ben Goldberg, ...
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Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall (2008)

Source: Something Else!
December 1, 2010

By Nick DeRiso There is an uncommon nostalgia associated with this concert recording, and not just because of the lost history shared amongst these aging former Cuban stars. Alas, Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall wasn't released until after many of the original group had already passed. Yet, it still plays like a kinetic burst of light, with these spicy instrumental flourishes unheard on the group's original self-titled studio release and an enduring life-affirming passion for one another, their ...
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Buena Vista Musicians Unite for Afrocubism

Source: JamBase
September 8, 2010

THE ORIGINAL BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB CONCEPT FINALLY COMES TO FRUITION In 1996, a group of Mali's best-known musicians were due to fly into Havana for a collaboration with some of Cuba's singers and instrumentalists. However, the Malians never arrived due to travel complications, and a very different album was recorded instead: The Grammy Award-winning, multi-million-selling Buena Vista Social Club, which became the biggest-selling “world music" album ever. Nick Gold, the man behind the 1996 venture, finally brought the original ...
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The Nice Guy Trio + Strings, World Premiere, 9/4, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
July 27, 2010

The 10th Anniversary Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF) presents the World Premiere of two YBGF-commissioned pieces from San Francisco's The Nice Guy Trio + Strings on Saturday, September 4 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, free, at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco. The YBGF commissioned pieces are trumpeter Darren Johnston's “Waking Music" and accordionist Rob Reich's “Sidewalks and Alleys." The Nice Guy Trio is Johnston, Reich and bassist Daniel Fabricant in an exclusive collaboration with some of the world's most ...
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Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, Free Concert 10/3, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
July 27, 2010

Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director of Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF), today announced the 2010 'Latin Jazz Tardeada,' a free outdoor concert with Grammy-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco from 1:00pm--3:00pm. “Tardeada," meaning afternoon gathering or party, will be a celebration of the YBGF's 10th Anniversary and the grand finale of the Festival's annual Latin Jazz Series, a major program component of the Festival. Yerba ...
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Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Who Provided the Bass Line for the Buena Vista Social Club, Died Monday at 76.

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2009

HAVANA Orlando “Cachaito" Lopez, considered the “heartbeat" of Cuba's legendary Buena Vista Social Club for his internationally acclaimed bass playing, died Monday of complications from prostate surgery, fellow musicians said. He was 76.

Lopez, a founding member of the band brought together in the 1990s by American guitarist and producer Ry Cooder, died in a Havana hospital several days after surgery, said Manuel Galban, a Cuban musician who played with Lopez for decades.

“We have lost a great companion," said ...
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World Circuit/Nonesuch Records Release "Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall"

Source: All About Jazz
October 30, 2008

Double-Disc Recording Of Historic 1998 Concert Available Now “In 1998, the aging members of this Cuban collective realized a lifelong dream: playing to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall. That show, captured on this two-disc set, is even more emotionally engaging than the group’s eponymous album, which triggered a worldwide Latin-jazz revival. ****1/2 [out of five]" --Rolling Stone “The recording is immaculate, the performance breathtaking." --Billboard Buena Vista Social Club, the Grammy Award–winning 1997 World Circuit/Nonesuch Records album produced by ...
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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in San Francisco Announces Tribute to Armando Peraza

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
August 3, 2007

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival today announced, a Tribute to Armando Peraza, on Saturday, September 1 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. One of the most important and revered figures in the world of percussion, Armando Peraza continues to inspire and influence percussionists of all genres and ages around the world. Sponsored by LP Percussion, this tribute concert will feature many of today's top percussionists, who cite Armando as one of their biggest influences, including ...
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Buena Vista singer Ibrahim Ferrer dead at 78

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2005

HAVANA - Ibrahim Ferrer, the mild-mannered singer of the Buena Vista Social Club group that took him from shining shoes to world fame late in life, died on Saturday in Havana, his manager said. He was 78.

The Grammy winner known for his trademark cap and gray mustache died of multiple organ failure after returning ill on Wednesday from a European tour, manager Daniel Florestan said.

“He was taken to hospital when he got back and his condition worsened. He ...
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