Bobby Carcassés en Jazz Gallery – Nueva York
April 10,
2010 by danavas
El pasado jueves 11 de marzo, se presentó por segunda vez en el Jazz Gallery de la calle Hudson en el bajo Manhattan el improvisador de jazz, cantante, trompetista, pianista, percusionista y dibujante cubano Bobby Carcassés. Su música ha sido categorizada como “jazz cubano” y el propio Bobby ocupa hoy un lugar importantísimo en la historia de este género [...]
2009 Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival
August 30,
2009 by danavas
Photographer Carlos Haddock has been documenting the culture and music of New York and Puerto Rico for nearly three decades. His photographs have been exhibited at the Manners of Fine Art Gallery in New York and the Bienal de Fotografia in Puerto Rico. In addition, he was awarded a trophy by The Association of Photojournalists in Puerto Rico for his photographs of Festival de Jueyes, Maunabo (2002) [...]
2009 Art of Jazz Festival – Cuban Orchestra Anacaona
July 1,
2009 by danavas
Seventy-seven years after the first band was formed, the spirit of the original members of Anacaona is still alive. Today the band’s leaders -sisters Georgina and Dorita Aguirre- maintain the legacy they received from the Castro Zalarriaga sisters [...]
Tutuma Social Club – Afro-Peruvian jazz in NYC
June 15,
2009 by danavas
Modeled after the popular Peruvian “peñas” Tutuma Social Club is the first Afro-Peruvian jazz venue in New York City. New York restaurateur and owner of Tutuma, Santina Matwey, got inspired after a trip -tour peru- organized by Gabriel Alegria, who -as Artistic Director of Tutuma- is in charge of [...]
Jane Bunnett at Hugh’s Room, Toronto – February 27, 2009
May 7,
2009 by danavas
Jane Bunnett is joined on stage by her group The Spirits of Havana and special guest vocalists Elizabeth Sheppard and Telmary Diaz. Performing songs from her new critically acclaimed CD “Embracing Voices“ as well as a wide variety of songs from her many award winning albums [...]
Paoli Mejias – Jazzambia – Recording Session
March 15,
2009 by danavas
On this earthy and emotionally charged record, Jazzambia (2008), percussionist Paoli Mejias may appear to be showcasing his skills, but in actual fact, he is doing much more than that. He is actually setting out to draw a not-so-tenuous rhythmic line between the music of Africa and of Puerto Rico [...]