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Yotam: Brasil
by Dan Bilawsky
A single letter separates the English and Portuguese spellings of the world's fifth largest country, but that letter distinguishes between an outsider's view and the way that an insider takes it all in. Brazil is for tourists, but Brasil is for those initiated in the musical ways of this South American land of wonder. While Israeli ...
MCG Jazz, Paquito D’Rivera and "Panamericana Suite" Receives Two Latin Grammy Awards
Pittsburgh, PA: MCG Jazz, the independent record label housed at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild on the North Side, has again produced a CD that has won two Latin GRAMMY® Awards. The awards were announced today during the pre-telecast awards show at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Congratulations go out to Paquito D'Rivera on his ...
Bill O'Connell: Triple Play Plus Three
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Bill O'Connell's Triple Play (Savant, 2008) turned traditional notions of piano trio instrumentation on their head, and this album is a logical outgrowth and expansion of that particular project. While that outing had a consistent three man line-up that married O'Connell's piano with conga drummer/percussionist Richie Flores' engaging rhythm work and the fine flute playing ...
Pablo Aslan Quintet: Piazzolla in Brooklyn
by Lawrence Peryer
Pablo Aslan QuintetPiazzolla In BrooklynSoundbrush Records2011 Thanks to artists like pianist Pablo Ziegler, woodwind multi-instrumentalist Paquito D'Rivera and bassist Pablo Aslan, the union of jazz and tango has been made complete over the last several decades. Tango music, which like jazz has had a long and complex history ...
Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. The November 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a ...
La Maison Française Honored with DCJF Jazz Advocacy Award
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) honored La Maison Française and The Embassy of France as the recipient of the 2011 John Conyers Jr. Jazz Advocacy Award for its devotion and commitment to jazz. The Jazz Advocacy Award is presented each year to an individual or organization that has actively supported jazz and the DCJF. The award, ...
Alex Brown: Pianist
by Edward Blanco
With a little help from Cuban-born saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera the jazz world heralds the entrance of 22 year-old Alex Brown, capturing but a glimpse of his talents on a monster recording debut simply entitled Pianist. It was actually D'Rivera's bassist, Oscar Stagnaro,who began to gig with pianist around the Boston area, ultimately introducing Brown to D'Rivera, ...
Lehman Center For The Performing Arts Announces Spectacular 2011-12 Season
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts proudly announces the lineup for its 2011-12 Season, which continues its 31-year tradition of bringing world-class entertainment to the Bronx. The season will include the return of multi-Grammy Award-winning legend Smokey Robinson and Latin jazz master Paquito D'rivera with the great Mambo Legends Orchestra. Audiences will thrill to the hot ...
New York Latin Jazz Pianist Bill O'Connell Releases "Triple Play Plus Three" on Zoho Records.
New York Latin Jazz pianist Bill O'Connell's “Triple Play Plus Three" is an innovative spin on the traditional jazz trio format, featuring percussionist Richie Flore and a rotating cast of celebrity guests—all multiple GRAMMY winners—clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, and flutist Dave Valentin. “Triple Play Plus Three" presents eight lively, virtuosic O'Connell originals, plus two ...
Detroit's Annual Block Party
The forecast for the Twin Cities says scattered thunderstorms for Friday. That means a lot of finger-crossing, weather map pondering, and figuring out the best timing for our private plane departure for Detroit and the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, one of the largest in the world and the largest free jazz festival in North America. ...
