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Papo Vasquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours: Detroit, MI, September 1, 2012
by Steve Bryant
Papo Vasquez Mighty Pirates TroubadoursDetroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MISeptember 1, 2012When a musician decides to play Latin,, it is easy for him to get pigeonholed into the Salsa circuit with a little instrumental mambo disguised as Latin jazz thrown in. This isn't the case for trombonist Papo Vasquez who, for the last ...
Clifton Anderson: Leading The Way
by Mikayla Gilbreath
Not since the heyday of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey has the trombone enjoyed widespread acceptance as a band leader's instrument. With only a few exceptions, the last half century has seen trombonists slide from favor as leaders and become more commonly viewed as sidemen. Even genuinely notable artists like J.J. Johnson, Frank Rosolino, ...
May 2010
by AAJ Staff
Adam Lane Brooklyn LyceumBrooklyn, NY April 14, 2010While bassist Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra is named to conjure up great size and bombast, at present it's a compact sextet whose sonic inventory includes passages of nuance and overall calm. With a Bay Area lineup, Lane has released No(w) Music (Cadence, ...
Papo Vazquez Pirates Troubadours at Brooklyn Public Library
Jazz trombonist Papo Vazquez's Afro-Caribbean ensemble, Pirates Troubadours, will be hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture on Thursday, April 1 for a free concert from 7 to 8:30 PM. The Dweck Center's entrance is located at the Central Library on Eastern Parkway near Grand Army Plaza ...
Marooned/Aislado: Live at the Painted Bride Art Center
By Papo Vazquez
Label: Picaro Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Buenos Dias; Happy to be Here; Blue Ray; Aguinaldo Pa
Nick La Riviere: Too Much To Do
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The warmth of the trombone as a brass instrument is astounding. Masters of the instrument such as Roswell Rudd, Slide Hampton, Steve Turre, Ray Anderson and Papo Vazquez give this wondrous instrument a near-human voice using smears and growls, groans and sighs. Canada is suddenly becoming a breeding ground for fine young instrumentalists who are adding ...
Take Five With Billy Carrion, Jr.
by AAJ Staff
Meet Billy Carrion Jr: Billy Carrion Jr started on the alto saxophone at 9 years old. Music of all kinds was always playing at Billy's home by his salsa singing father, who has an amazing career of his own. After being taught how to read, write, and make a sound out of the horn, ...
Brooklyn Jazz Anniversary Concert
CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ CONSORTIUM PRESENTS 10th ANNUAL CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERT FEATURING PAPO VAZQUEZ PIRATES TOUBADOURS Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) will host an early evening of great jazz by celebrating its 10th year of providing affordable cultural entertainment. This anniversary jubilee is open to all and will take place on Saturday, November 28th, ...
Papo Vazquez and Cedar Walton at The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, NYC
by Ernest Barteldes
Papo Vazquez and Cedar Walton Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Tompkins Square Park, New York City August 30, 2009 The weather did not threaten the second day of music at the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park. The sun shone through all day, treating fans ...
Pirate Troubadour Roaming the Seas of Improvisation
THERE was a time when Papo Vazquez, an Afro-Puerto Rican trombonist, did not understand jazz. Blame it on John Coltrane, whose classic 1961 album, “Live at the Village Vanguard,” landed in Mr. Vazquez’s record collection when he was 14. “That was the second jazz record I ever owned,” Mr. Vazquez, 51, said at his apartment here. ...
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