Elio's music is passionate. A brand new application of ancient ways. --Chick Corea
Elio Villafranca brings an all-star band with special guest Eric Alexander to Ginny's Supper Club in New York City on August 22. The Elio Villafranca Quartet All-Star Lineup includes Villafranca (piano) Alexander (tenor saxophone), Matt Wilson (drums) and Peter Slavov (bass) with Arturo Stable (percussion).
Ginny's Supper Club at Red Rooster
310 Lenox Ave. (Between 125th & 126th)
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-421-3821
Spiros Exaras/Elio Villafranca Old Waters, New River Tour
July 9 - Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - La Jolla, CA
July 10 - Blue Whale - Los Angeles, CA
July 11 - Earshot Jazz - Seattle, WA
July 12 - Classic Pianos Portland - Portland, OR
July 13 - Kuumbwa Jazz 40 - Santa Cruz, CA
July 16 - Elio Villafranca Quartet - Ginny's Supper Club, New York City
August 1 - Elio Villafranca Trio (Cinqué - Suite of the Caribbean) - Brooklyn Museum, NY
August 5-15 - Residency in Lima, Peru: Peru Jazz Festival/Master classes
September 11, 12, 13 - Santa Cruz Jazz Festival, Bolivia: Teatro Municipal - Elio Villafranca and Santa Cruz Youth Symphony Orchestra presents: Mary Lou William's Zodiac Suite and Premier presentation of Cinqué - Suite of the Caribbean
November 19-20 - Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators - NJPAC - Newark, NJ, Cinqué - Music of the Caribbean by Elio Villafranca
In February 2015 at The Appel Room - Jazz at Lincoln Center, Villafranca presented the world premiere of Cinqué - Suite of the Caribbean, inspired by the African slave Cinqué, who led the rebellion aboard the ship Amistad in 1839 on his voyage to Cuba.
About Elio Villafranca
There are good reasons why Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea have taken a personal interest in Elio Villafranca. Hailing from Havana, Cuba, Elio is rooted in the tradition and rhythms of the Caribbean, yet fully embraces the elements of modern jazz.
Caribbean Tinge (Motema 2014) is his seventh album as a leader, and was recorded during two live performances at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC. Performance components are both aural and visual, and audiences connect to both aspects.
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators create a multi-layered musical dialogue. Percussion, brass and ivory keys set the stage for folkloric dance, Caribbean rhythms and 21st-century jazz. Together, the music and dance integrate a new body of movement and syncopation within the performance of the 8 original Villafranca compositions. Grammy nominee Villafranca is deeply inspired by Duke Ellington's music of the 1940's, yet proudly aware of his own Latin heritage.
“The band swings hard and brings a traditional yet innovative style to the roots of jazz and Afro Caribbean music. I am profoundly moved by Elio's vision and musicianship. He is a treasured member of the family here at Jazz at Lincoln Center." —Wynton Marsalis
Ginny's Supper Club at Red Rooster
310 Lenox Ave. (Between 125th & 126th)
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-421-3821
Spiros Exaras/Elio Villafranca Old Waters, New River Tour
July 9 - Athenaeum Music & Arts Library - La Jolla, CA
July 10 - Blue Whale - Los Angeles, CA
July 11 - Earshot Jazz - Seattle, WA
July 12 - Classic Pianos Portland - Portland, OR
July 13 - Kuumbwa Jazz 40 - Santa Cruz, CA
July 16 - Elio Villafranca Quartet - Ginny's Supper Club, New York City
August 1 - Elio Villafranca Trio (Cinqué - Suite of the Caribbean) - Brooklyn Museum, NY
August 5-15 - Residency in Lima, Peru: Peru Jazz Festival/Master classes
September 11, 12, 13 - Santa Cruz Jazz Festival, Bolivia: Teatro Municipal - Elio Villafranca and Santa Cruz Youth Symphony Orchestra presents: Mary Lou William's Zodiac Suite and Premier presentation of Cinqué - Suite of the Caribbean
November 19-20 - Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators - NJPAC - Newark, NJ, Cinqué - Music of the Caribbean by Elio Villafranca
In February 2015 at The Appel Room - Jazz at Lincoln Center, Villafranca presented the world premiere of Cinqué - Suite of the Caribbean, inspired by the African slave Cinqué, who led the rebellion aboard the ship Amistad in 1839 on his voyage to Cuba.
About Elio Villafranca
There are good reasons why Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea have taken a personal interest in Elio Villafranca. Hailing from Havana, Cuba, Elio is rooted in the tradition and rhythms of the Caribbean, yet fully embraces the elements of modern jazz.
Caribbean Tinge (Motema 2014) is his seventh album as a leader, and was recorded during two live performances at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC. Performance components are both aural and visual, and audiences connect to both aspects.
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators create a multi-layered musical dialogue. Percussion, brass and ivory keys set the stage for folkloric dance, Caribbean rhythms and 21st-century jazz. Together, the music and dance integrate a new body of movement and syncopation within the performance of the 8 original Villafranca compositions. Grammy nominee Villafranca is deeply inspired by Duke Ellington's music of the 1940's, yet proudly aware of his own Latin heritage.
“The band swings hard and brings a traditional yet innovative style to the roots of jazz and Afro Caribbean music. I am profoundly moved by Elio's vision and musicianship. He is a treasured member of the family here at Jazz at Lincoln Center." —Wynton Marsalis
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