Spanish Harlem Orchestra in Toronto
January 15,
2012 by danavas
Directly from “El Barrio” – New York
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra
A Salsa Christmas
Toronto, December 9, 2011
at the Koerner Hall
Photographs by Atael Weissman.
Jane Bunnett – “Cuban Rumba Roots Meets Jazz”
March 28,
2011 by danavas
Jane Bunnett returns to her roots in Cuban Music to present a brand new project “Cuban Rumba Roots Meets Jazz.” This project features new Rumba drum and dance group ” Iya Ire” with Jane’s Spirits of Havana group featuring special guest Hilario Duran. This project recreates the buzz of Jane’s groundbreaking award winning 1st Cuban recording “Spirits of Havana” from the early 90′s Roots Rumba with allstar Jazz soloists!!!! [...]
Photographs by Atael Weissman
March 18,
2011 by danavas
Atael Weissman’s main occupation is as an engineering consultant. Born, raised and educated in one of the former Soviet Union republics, which is now Latvia. He lived in Israel and now in Canada, for the last 28 years. Photography and jazz music have been his main hobbies for many years -perfect combination [...]
2010 Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival
December 9,
2010 by danavas
Marco Di Gianvito is an italian freelance photographer based on Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. He is a self-taught photographer who started his own activity as a Travel & Outdoor photographer and a photojournalist, 17 years ago. After experiencing Italy and many of the european countries, in 2007, he moved to the Caribbean. Now he travels around the islands. His main photographic fields are cultural, music, social and sport events as long as commercial shootings [...]
2010 Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival
October 10,
2010 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) [...]
Glenda del E’s Q-Ban Mixology CD Release Fiesta
October 10,
2010 by danavas
Glenda Del Monte Escalante, aka Glenda del E, released her first CD entitled Q-Ban Mixology. It was an electrifying night at the Mod Club Theatre on College Street in Toronto, on September 23, 2010. Featuring a string quartet and many special guests, Glenda del E took another big step in her artistic career [...]
Hilario Durán celebrates 35 years of musical career at the Royal
October 3,
2010 by danavas
Pianists abound in the Island of Cuba. Excellent pianists indeed, but only a selected group meet the high standards of virtuosity. Hilario Luis Durán Torres, better known as Hilario Durán belongs to that group. His nickname “Con Tumbao” fits him perfectly well. His percussive attack is killer. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1953, Durán never dreamed he would become a Canadian citizen one day, even less that he would make Toronto his permanent residence [...]
Jane Bunnett and The Cuban Piano Masters at Koerner Hall, Toronto
April 26,
2010 by danavas
This unique musical group was first conceived in Havana, Cuba in 1992 at the National Theatre with the great Cuban pianists José María Vitier and the late Frank Emilio. It was brought to fruition in Canada in 1993 with a ground-breaking concert at the Glenn Gould Theatre (CBC) and became Jane Bunnett’s recording debut for EMI/Bluenote [...]
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) [...]
