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Article: Album Review

Arturo O'Farrill: 40 Acres And A Burro

Read "40 Acres And A Burro" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
February 5, 2011

Bandleader Chico O'Farrill created a template of sorts, fusing big band bravura with Latin sounds in his Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra. While his son followed in his footsteps, Arturo O'Farrill has demonstrated a broader vision, looking past the island of his origins and developing a pan-Latin approach to jazz repertoire for his appropriately named Afro Latin ...

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Pucusana

By Gabriel Alegria

Label: Hop-N- Bop Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 01. Taita Guaranguito (traditional); 02. Pucusana (Alegria); 03. Puerto Pimentel (Leguia); 04. Piso 19 (Alegria); 05. Toro Mata (traditional); 06. Mono De Nazca (Alegria); 07. Eva (Leguia); 08. My Favorite Things (Rogers/Hammerstein); 09. Puerto Pimentel (alternate track).

Article: Album Review

Gabriel Alegria: Pucusana

Read "Pucusana" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 16, 2010

I legami con l'Africa del folklore peruviano della costa incontrano le radici africane del jazz. E' questa l'idea di Gabriel Alegria, compositore e trombettista nato a Lima, quando nel gennaio 2005 forma l'Afro-Peruvian Sextet. L'idea è vincente perché il gruppo ottiene da subito riconoscimenti non solo nell'ambito del Latin Jazz ma anche presso un pubblico non ...

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Article: Live Review

15th Anniversary of the Litchfield Jazz Festival

by Marcia Hillman
August 25, 2010

Litchfield Jazz FestivalKent, ConnecticutAugust 6-8, 2010 The green hills of Kent, Connecticut resounded once more with the sound of jazz as the 15th Anniversary of the Litchfield Jazz Festival settled in from Friday, August 6th through Sunday, August 8th. This year the main stage was again indoors in the newly air-conditioned hockey ...

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Nuevo Mundo

By Gabriel Alegria

Label: Saponegro Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Buscando a "Huevito"; Summertime; El Norte; Las Hijas Del Sol; El Sur; Piano De Patio Y Bongo; El Mar.Buscando a "Huevito"; Summertime; El Norte; Las Hijas Del Sol; El Sur; Piano De Patio Y Bongo; El Mar.

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Gabriel Alegria: Nuevo Mundo

Read "Nuevo Mundo" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon
May 11, 2009

The latest buzz in New York City world music is jazz of the Afro-Peruvian variety. The newly opened Tutuma Social Club on 56th Street is slaking jazz's insatiable thirst for new symbiotic styles courtesy of musical director and trumpeter Gabriel Alegria. Nuevo Mundo has his sextet and an assortment of invited guests meeting the music head ...

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News: Performance / Tour

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Presents: The Gabriel Alegria Afro Peruvian Sextet - February 5

January 28, 2009

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Presents: The Gabriel Alegria Afro Peruvian Sextet THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 @ 8:00 PM, $35 / $25 (students and seniors save $10) Concert at BMCC Tribeca PAC’s 900 seat theater is the highlight of Alegria’s North American Tour – “Gabriel is a talented and inspired leader and a positive ...

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News: Event

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet with Guest Vocalist Eva Ayllon at Joe's Pub in NY Jan. 20

January 8, 2008

Who: Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet w/ special guest vocalist Eva Ayllon What: Showcase of CD Nuevo Mundo / Ms. Aylln's debut in a jazz context When: Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 9:30 pm Where: Joe's Pub / 425 Lafayette Street / NYC 10003 Cost: $20 / General Admission Info: 212.967.7555 Trumpeter and composer Gabriel Alegra has ...