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Daren Burns' Onibaba to play Tophest 2011, a benefit to help LA Musician Chris Spilsbury, March 25th
Daren Burns ensemble, Onibaba is slated to play Tophest 2011, a benefit to help LA musician Christopher Spilsbury raise funds to pay his medical expenses for a car accident he was involved in last December 2010. Also appearing that night will be Los Angeles jazz musicians, Otmaro Ruiz and Joe LaBarbera and DJ Christoforo LaBarbera. Onibaba ...
Sojourn
By Otmaro Ruiz
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Track listing: And Then She Smiles (Maya's Song); Claveao; In The Shadows; Tobago Road; Nube Negra; Until Tomorrow; Living Pictures; Prelude to Life; Somewhere; Easy to Say; The Simple Life; Road Stories.
Otmaro Ruiz - Sojourn (2008)
By PicoThese days, there's very little in the way of positive vibes coming out of Venezuela to U.S., so to balance things out, I'm going to offer up one: Otmaro Ruiz.Ruiz hails from Caracas, but his muse---not to mention his abilities on piano---brought him to the musically rich environs of Los Angeles ...
Ignacio Berroa Graces the Douglas Beach House
by Bill Leikam
Ignacio BerroaBach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Douglas Beach HouseHalf Moon Bay, CaliforniaJanuary 31, 2010 Sometimes you think you've heard it all, but then something comes along to let you know that there is even more. This was clearly the case on January 31, when Cuban drummer Ignacio Berroa and his ...
Frank Gambale: Natural Selection
by Jack Huntley
Frank Gambale, early Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) whiz-kid and longtime guitarist in the Chick Corea Elektric Band, is known for his sweep-picking technique, fretboard virtuosity, and penchant for fusion jazz. But with his 2006 outing, Natural High (Wombat Records), and now 2010's Natural Selection, Gambale has shown off a more straight-ahead style that wonderfully couples ...
Otmaro Ruiz: Sojourn
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The Chambers Dictionary describes the word sojourn" as a temporary residence or stay, as of one in a foreign land." Pianist Otmaro Ruiz's musical journey offers all the right cues for his Sojourn being so apt to document. Even though it gets somewhat personal at times, it is memorable for anyone interested in taking the journey ...
Otmaro Ruiz Announces Los Angeles Dates to Support Latest Album, "Sojourn"
Widely considered to be one of the most important jazz musicians working today, Venezuelan pianist and composer OTMARO RUIZ is known for his unsurpassed virtuosity and versatility at the instrument, as well as for the lyricism and complexity of his compositions. A true jazz giant, he is at ease in all styles of music, from straight-ahead ...
Papillon - Cecilia
Papillon, a Latin Jazz Bossa album interpretated by one of the most captivating voices of the Italian music scene today. This album distinguishes itself not only for the vocal interpretation but also by Cecilia's ability to express her real soul and inspirations through different languages (Italian, Brasilian, English, French and Spanish), bringing together in a melting ...