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Invitation to New York Public Library Duke Jazz Series Opening Concert with the Dafnis Prieto Sextet
Over the next year and a half, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Duke Jazz Series will present eight free concerts, featuring jazz ensembles selected from the Chamber Music Americas New Works program. This series is part of the two-year Library for the Performing Arts project funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ...
Dafnis Prieto Sextet: Taking the Soul for a Walk
by Michael P. Gladstone
It's been almost a decade since drummer/percussionist/composer and arranger Dafnis Prieto came to New York from his native Cuba. Taking The Soul For A Walk is his third album and the first for his own label, Dafnison. Before adventuring on his own, Prieto spent a period working in a variety of jazz subgenres; which include latin ...
Dafnis Prieto: Taking the Soul for a Walk
by Martin Longley
Cuban drummer/percussionist Dafnis Prieto has been living in New York since 1999, making a significant mark on both the Latin and jazz scenes. Sometimes both spheres are tackled at the same time, as when Prieto appeared with Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch's quintet at Iridium in April, 2008. In his own work, such stylistic divisions are ...
Dafnis Prieto Sextet: Taking the Soul for a Walk
by Troy Collins
Since his arrival in New York in 1999, Cuban born drummer Dafnis Prieto has established himself as a prized sideman, having served alongside Latin jazz masters like Michel Camillo, Eddie Palmieri and Chucho Valdez, as well as modernists like Don Byron, Steve Coleman and Henry Threadgill. His first album on his own ...
Dafnis Prieto Absolute Quintet at Merkin Concert Hall - April 28th, 2008
Dafnis Prieto and The Absolute Quintet will be performing on April 28th, 2008 at Merkin Hall in New York City. Dafnis will be sharing the bill with Drummer/composer Billy Martin and his ensemble. Showtime is 8:00 PM. Dafnis Prieto's Absolute Quintet: Dafnis Prieto - Drums Ilmar Gavilan - Violin John ...
Dafnis Prieto Launches Dafnison Music with New CD "Taking the Soul for a Walk"
Drummer/Composer Dafnis Prieto launches own label, Dafnison Music, with new sextet release, “Taking the Soul for a Walk" With the release of Taking the Soul For A Walk, Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto, recognized by his elders and peers as a singular force on the drums since he arrived in New York in 1999, brings his already luminous ...
Metamorphosis
Label: Kindred Rhythm
Released: 2006
Track listing: Okonkolo Concertante; El Burlon (The Joker); Journey of Awareness; This Is It; The Crying; Subversive; Transito a Full (Traffic Jam); Rampa Abajo.
Absolute Quintet
Label: Zoho Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Coolest; Sensaciones; The Stutterer; Afrotango; One Day Suite: Morning; One Day Suite:
Afternoon; One Day Suite: Night; New Elephant; Renew the Elephant; Innocent Bird.
Dafnis Prieto: Absolute Quintet
by R. Emmet Sweeney
Dafnis Prieto's latest release on the upstart Zoho label is The Absolute Quintet, a startlingly eclectic and occasionally maddening album. He creates strange shapes and shifting moods, which are handled adroitly by his bandmates in a unique bass-less setup. Violin and cello scrape against sax and organ, with Prieto's all-over drumming attempting to forge some unity. ...
Dafnis Prieto: Absolute Quintet
by Mark F. Turner
Dafnis Prieto is not an ordinary drummer and Absolute Quintet is not a typical Latin jazz recording. Prieto knows the Cuban clave rhythms and is aware of the music's heritage. Yes, he plays fiercely, with an array of tools from his kit. Sure, he's got the juice, with quickness, precision and inventiveness. But if you listen ...
