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Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Candido Camero, and Ray Barretto
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Percussion sits at the heart and soul of Latin Jazz, providing the music's cultural lifeline and rhythmic vitality. The use of percussion certainly sets Latin Jazz apart from straight ahead jazz, but it is so much more than a simple novelty. Embedded in each hit of the drum is a cultural legacy, associated with centuries of social development. When that deep legacy blends with the rich cultural history of the African American experience through jazz, miracles can happen. Percussionists are ...
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Tribute to Ray Barretto at Creole August 22 & 23
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Ann Forster
Latin Jazz Legacy Series Presents TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO Featuring: Steve Turre (Special Guest), Chembo Corniel, Vince Cherico, Boris Kozlov, Peter Brainin, John Di Martino Friday, August 22nd & Saturday, August 23rd Showtimes 8:00pm & 10:00pm
NEW YORK: Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the Harlem Jazz scene with its Latin Jazz Legacy Series featuring TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd, Showtimes 8:00pm and 10:00pm at Creole, 2167 ...
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Tribute to Ray Barretto at Creole Supper Club!
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All About Jazz
Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club 2167 Third Avenue (N.E. corner 118th St.), New York, New York 10035 - (212) 876-8838
Presents
: LATIN JAZZ LEGACY SERIES
AUGUST 2009 August 21st and 22nd at 8:00pm & 10:00pm
TRIBUTE TO RAY BARRETTO
Featuring the super-talented artists: Special Guest Steve Turre (trombone), Chembo Corniel (conga) Vince Cherico (drums), Boris Kozlov (bass), Peter Brainin (saxophones), John Di Martino (pianist, musical director) - Paying homage to the Grammy winning Latin jazz giant Ray Barretto - ...
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Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights in Jazz Presents Remembering Ray Barretto Thursday, January 3rd 8PM at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008 - 8 PM Remembering Ray Barretto featuring Sonny Fortune, Dave Valentin, Steve Turre, Bobby Sanabria, Steve Kroon and the Arturo O'Farrill Trio
All concerts will take place at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center (Borough of Manhattan Community College), 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Street). $30 General Admission / $27.50 Students Make checks payable to: Highlights in Jazz - Mail to: Highlights in Jazz, 7 Peter Cooper ...
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ZOHO Label to Release "Standards Rican-ditioned," Ray Barretto's Last CD Recording
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All About Jazz
ZOHO Label set to release “Standards Rican-ditioned", Ray Barretto's Last CD Recording
Latin jazz indie label ZOHO Music L.L.C. announces the release of Standards Rican-ditioned, the last recording by the legendary percussionist Ray Barretto--who passed away unexpectedly on February 17, 2006, at the age of 76. The planned release date is August 14, 2006.
In the summer of 2005, Ray Barretto met with Jochen Becker from ZOHO in New York City to discuss plans for his next recording. Ray wanted ...
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Ray Barretto Viewing, Wed Feb 22, Riverside Chapel
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All About Jazz
Ray Barretto Passed Away, Fri Feb 17, 2006 Services to be held: LOCATION: Riverside Chapel ADDRESS: 180 West 76th Street, Bet Amsterdam & 76th St. DATE: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 TIME: 11:00am-5:00pm and 6:00pm -10:00pm Band leader, percussionist, NEA Jazz Master & Grammy Award winner Ray Barretto will be viewed at the Riverside Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 from 11 - 5 p.m. and 6 - 10 p.m. located at 180 West ...
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National Endowment for the Arts mourns passing of NEA Jazz Master Ray Barretto
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All About Jazz
Washington, DC - NEA Chairman Dana Gioia released the following statement upon the death of NEA Jazz Master Ray Barretto: “Ray Barretto was a pioneer, a legend, and a leader and we are proud to have added 'NEA Jazz Master' to that list of superlatives. All of us at the NEA are deeply saddened at Ray's untimely death and offer our condolences and prayers to his family. Ray Barretto will always have our respect and admiration for all that he ...
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Latin Jazz Drummer Ray Barretto Dies
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All About Jazz
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Ray Barretto, a Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist known for integrating the conga drum into jazz, died Friday, officials said. He was 76. Barretto had undergone heart bypass surgery in January and suffered from pneumonia, said George Rivera, a friend and family spokesman. He died at Hackensack University Medical Center with his wife and two sons by his bedside. “He was suffering too much, so the Lord took him," Fidel Estrada, a family friend, told The Associated Press ...
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Ray Barretto, Grammy wining Latin jazz percussionist, dead at 76
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All About Jazz
HACKENSACK, New Jersey (AP) - Ray Barretto, the Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist who had recently undergone heart surgery, died Friday, hospital officials and friends said. He was 76.
George Rivera, a friend who has been serving as a family spokesman, said Barretto died with his wife and two sons by his bedside at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Barretto had undergone heart bypass surgery in January and was operated on again two weeks later after an artery burst.
“He survived ...
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Conguero and Bandleader Ray Barretto Dead at 76
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All About Jazz
New York, NY - February 17, 2006 - Family spokesperson George Rivera announced this morning that Ray Barretto died at the Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J. at 5 a.m. Annette Rivera (Brandy) who had been a constant by his side since he was taken to the hospital late last month was taken home to rest. We will get more information from the family later.
For nearly 40 years, conguero and bandleader Ray Barretto has been one of the ...
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