Results for "Paquito D'Rivera"

Bill O'Connell: Triple Play Plus Three

by Dan Bilawsky
November 6, 2011

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
November 3, 2011

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

November 1, 2011

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

October 28, 2011

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
October 1, 2011

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

September 26, 2011

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.

September 22, 2011

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

September 2, 2011

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. ...

Take Five With Edward Simon

by AAJ Staff
June 21, 2011

Meet Edward Simon: The process by which Simon became an internationally regarded jazz musician began in the small coastal town of Cardon, Venezuela, where he grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin and Caribbean music. Born in 1969, Simon credits his father, Hadsy, for developing his passion for music and supporting him and ...

Mozart Theme

Featuring the music of Paquito D'Rivera
Duration: 5:13
June 4, 2011