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AA.VV.: Salsa de la bahia
by Angelo Leonardi
La musica di questo strepitoso doppio album è il soundtrack del documentario The Last Mambo di Rita Hargraves, uscito da poco. Consulente artistico della regista è stato Wayne Wallace, trombonista, arrangiatore e figura centrale sulla scena latina in California. Quando si parla della relazione tra jazz e musiche latine il pensiero va immediatamente alla ...
Orquesta Aragon at San Francisco State University
by Harry S. Pariser
Orquesta Aragon McKenna Theater San Francisco State San Francisco April 20, 2014 A San Francisco April sunny Easter Sunday had a number of events going on. The Sisters of the Perpetual Indulgence were holding their legendary Easter Pageant in Golden Gate Park, and marijuana enthusiasts were convening on a ...
John Calloway at the Red Poppy Art House
by Ken Vermes
John Calloway Red Poppy Art House San Francisco, CA December 14, 2013 The holidays can be tough on jazz and world music fans in the San Francisco Bay Area. It seems the clubs and restaurants are all looking to please the crowds that go out rarely, but suddenly appear ...
John Santos: Keeper of the Culture
by Steve Bryant
In a career spanning almost 40 years, percussionist John Santos has gained world-wide renown and acclaim as one of the great composers and bandleaders in the Afro-Cuban jazz idiom. The four-time Grammy nominee is one of the foremost proponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today, known for his innovative use of its traditional musical forms ...
Miguel Zenon: Celebrating the Music of La Isla
by Steve Bryant
For the last decade, saxophonist Miguel Zenón has distinguished himself as one of the most innovative and creative musicians in the modern jazz idiom. The Puerto Rican-born altoist accomplished this feat by reaching back to the musical and cultural traditions of his island. On groundbreaking recordings such as Jibaro (Marsalis Music, 2005) and Esta Plena (Marsalis ...
Papo Vazquez: San Francisco, CA, March 22, 2013
by Ken Vermes
Papo Vazquez's Pirates and Troubadours SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA March 22, 2013On Friday, March 22, 2013, jazz lovers at the new SFJAZZ Center were in for a very special experience. As part of the series of concerts curated by a jazz artist, conguero John Santos unleashed what can ...
NPR Music, WWOZ & WBGO Broadcast SFJAZZ Center Opening Night Concert January 23
The opening of the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco will bring the country its first free-standing building for jazz and an exciting night for music fans. NPR Music, WWOZ 90.7FM New Orleans and WBGO 88.3FM Newark, will mark the occasion with a live broadcast of the Center’s sold-out Historic Opening Night Concert as a live video ...
Little Wizdoms
By Nika Rejto
Label: UNika Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Hobo;
Little Wizdoms;
Falling Star;
Queen;
Moons of Mars;
Love Affair;
Hypnotized;
Felt Your Touch;
Swallows;
Boy With the Platinum Hair
Jazz At The Chimes Presents Larry Vuckovich And Jackie Ryan
JAZZ AT THE CHIMES’ kicks off its 2013 season with Bay Area jazz luminaries Larry Vuckovich, Jackie Ryan and John Santos — Sunday, January 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland. The “Beyond Category Quartet” – led by the versatile pianist/composer Larry Vuckovich – includes percussionist and five-time Grammy ...
Michael Wolff: Half Moon Bay, CA, September 23, 2012
by Bill Leikam
Michael WolffTribute to Cal TjaderDouglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CASeptember 23, 2012Early in the week prior to this performance, the Douglas Beach House was already nearly sold out and yet, when the doors opened that Sunday afternoon, people still clamored to get in to hear some of vibraphonist Cal ...
