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Drummer Alan Nelson @ Arch St. Friends Phila. Thursday March 21st!
Jazz Bridge in Old City Philadelphia! presents drummer Alan Nelson at Arch Street Friends Meeting House — 4th and Arch Street in Philadelphia — on Thursday, March 21st. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. Information: 215-517-8337. It’s for good reason that Alan Nelson is often ...
Calle 54
Featuring the music of Hilton Ruiz
Duration: 8:11
Adam Cruz: Making Some Room
by R.J. DeLuke
Playing drums with some of the finest musicians around, touring the globe with them, and teaching music can be a lot on the plate of a person fortunate enough--and talented enough--to find themselves in that situation. In fact, that's a solid career.But for Adam Cruz--a much sought-after drummer on the New York City scene ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Latin Jazz Artist Suzzette Ortiz at the Collingswood Community Center on April 7th
Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on April 7th, 2011 will be pianist Suzzette Ortiz with her band, featuring bassist Rob Hagopian, saxophonist Frank Machos, and drummer Francios Zayas. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 Latin jazz artist Suzzette ...
Alex Diaz y Son de la Calle: Merengue Jazz King: Dedicated to Mario Rivera
by Jerry D'Souza
Conguero Alex Diaz marries the heady rhythms of meringue to the harmony and sway of jazz as he pays tribute to Mario Rivera, the “King of Merengue Jazz." Rivera was an exceptional musician who played 24 instruments. Born in the Dominican Republic, he moved to the United States, and soon began playing with Tito Puente, Dizzy ...
Pedro Bermudez: No Limits
by James Nadal
The term Latin Jazz has been assimilated into the modern vocabulary to describe a certain genre of music, though they are two distinct words which can stand alone. Such is the case withNo Limits, by pianist Pedro Bermudez. He articulates each track with its own identity with music that does not fall into any one category. ...
Sopla, Andrea Brachfeld! Blow!
by Javier AQ Ortiz
A visit to a New York afterhours dive during the heyday of salsa in the mid 1970s would most likely afford the chance to see charanga groups such as Típica Novel, Orquesta Broadway or Charanga 76, furiously competing against each other-- with flutist Andrea Brachfeld holding her own among a bunch of hardcore characters, musical and ...
Abbey Lincoln - Golden Lady
Inner City Records is proud to announce the re-release of Abbey Lincoln's 1980 album Golden Lady. This album, previously a vinyl-only rarity, features three originals by Abbey Lincoln and three standards. Featuring Archie Shepp on tenor sax, Roy Burroughs on trumpet, Hilton Ruiz on piano, Jack Gregg on bass, and Freddy Waits on drums, this album ...
Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man
by Ian Patterson
Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...
Steve Turre: Rainbow People
by Ian Patterson
If the rainbow of the title denoted musical diversity then it would be most fitting in the case of trombonist Steve Turre, as his musical bag is hewn from many colors. Turre is equally at home playing Latin rhythms, blues or straight-ahead jazz--hardly surprising when you consider his apprenticeship with saxophonist/flautist Rahsaan Roland Kirk and singer ...
