 El Taller Latino Americano The Latin American Workshop |
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Broadway Uptown Music(212) 665-9460 |
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Oscar BallesterSaturday September 18Concert starts at 9:00pm Tickets: $10 |
Oscar Ballester will enchant us with an evening of guitar and voice, along with Sebastian Ballester and Nancy Garcia.
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The Jamie Begian Big BandFriday, October 1Friday, November 5 Friday December 3 All concerts start at 9:00 Tickets: $15. |
The Jamie Begian Big Band
is a seventeen-piece big band, founded in 1998 to perform the original music of award-winning composer/conductor Jamie Begian. After its debut at El Taller on February 18, 1999, The Band went on to perform at such notable venues as The Knitting Factory and The Cutting Room in New York, and the 2003 International Association of Jazz Education Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario.In its five years of existence it has considerably honed its unique sound and is widely regarded as one of the most original bands in New York. The Village Voice has called it "some of the most gorgeous post-Gil hues in recent memory." TimeOut NY praises it as "a crack large ensemble" while All About Jazz labeled it "a rigorous encounter with the entire history of eclectic big band composition" The band is made up of some of the finest musicians in New York including John O'Gallagher (alto), Matt Shulman (trumpet), Roberta Piket (piano) and Deborah Weisz (trombone); all committed to both the power and delicacy that Mr. Begian's music demands. To read more about Jamie and the band, check out their web site at www.jamiebegian.com. | |||||||||||
Los ChangosFriday October 22Concert starts at 9:00pm Tickets: $10 |
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Conciertos de las PeñasSaturday October 9Saturday, November 6 Saturday, December 11 All concerts start at 8:30pm Tickets: $10 |
NOVEMBER 6: Peña de las Américas II: All America represented with music and dances, performed by artists of excellent level, in a great and friendly environment!
kaliba (Gaston Pourrieux) * Bernardo Palombo * Mochi Parra Franco Pina ... and more friends!!! Open mike! You are welcome to perform! OCTOBER 9: Peña de las Américas: Festival de Danza y Canto Folclórico / Festival of Dance and Folkloric Song
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Fernando Huergo QuintetSaturday September 25Concert starts at 8pm Tickets: $10 |
The "Fernando Huergo Quintet" will be performing Argentinean Jazz.
The quintet includes Chris Cheels, Mika Pohjola, Julio Santillan, Fernando Huergo and Franco Pinna.
Fernardo Huergo has recorded over 70 albums, including 7 as leader and has toured in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. Among the groups he has performed with are the bands of Danilo Perez, Guillermo Klein, Victor Mendoza, Luciana Souza, Hendrick Meurkens, Dave Liebman, Dave Samuels, Nando Michelin, Los Changos, Pablo Ablanedo, Katie Viqueira, Marta Gomez, El Eco, Mark Shilansky, Fernando Tarres, The Jinga Trio, Edu Tancredi, Gilson Schachnick, Fernando Brandao, Teresa Ines, Humberto Ramirez, Eguie Castrillo, Tony Lujan and many others. Fernando was born in Cordoba, Argentina in 1968. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992, where he is a Faculty Member in the Bass Department since 1996, with the position of Assistant Professor. He also teaches at Tufts University. Check out their website at http://fernandohuergo.com |
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Hector "Numa" Moraes,
Friday, September 10 |
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Rhythm HarvestSunday October 3 |
Formed by noted percussionists Montego Joe and Guillermo Cruz, Rhythm Harvest draws upon the rhythms of Africa, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Brazil, India, the Middle East, Ireland and American Jazz to create a unique aural experience. Now including percussionists Vivian Warfield, Glen Fittin, Robert Stoy, and singer/dancer Sandra Rodriguez, Rhythm Harvest unites their collective rhythmic knowledge and performance skills with the unique joy that comes from creative expression. | |||||||||||
Rozanna's Sweet ThunderSaturday December 188:30-10:00 pm Tickets: $12 |
Whether performing and creating the music videos Chromatic Fantasy and Sweet Thunder, which were featured at Park City International Film Music Festival,
writing music for a spot at the Knitting Factory, playing Bach for Anne Rice, or improvising with Nigel Kennedy and Frank Colon - this unique violist of the
21st century, wins high acclaim:
Rozanna's music was featured at the United Nations and Capital Hill, in the movie, Dancing With Kendra and the Knitting Factory. Her most recent
incarnation, Sweet Thunder, merges classical and popular culture seamlessly, redefining the role of the virtuoso. Rozanna just received an ASCAP Plus Award while her
music videos have been featured on the Classic Arts Showcase, the TRIO Network, Rhode Island International Film Festival, and Columbus IFF, where it
was a prize-winner. One critic exclaimed: a downright sensational violist while her performance at the International Viola Congress was described as ground
breaking. This season the violist also premiered a multi-textured work by Judith Shatin at the U. of Virginia.
Rozanna has performed extensively worldwide as soloist and chamber musician in Sweden, Israel, Canada, South Africa, Baltimore, Cleveland, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, and Weill Recital Hall. She was selected to represent the US as an Artistic Ambassador by the USIA. Rozanna has recorded for North Pacific, Mode and Albany Records and received her Bachelors degree from Peabody Conservatory of John Hopkins U. and Masters from The Juilliard School. Rozanna has written many articles for Strings Magazine, has given a workshop at the United Nations and is currently a music consultant for the New York Pops. Website: Rozanna's Sweet Thunder or www.rozannamusic.com Press Kit: sonicbids.com/rozanna | |||||||||||
Holiday Fiesta de la SALSA
Sunday, December 12th |
 Dance to the joyous rhythms of Salsa and Timba with DJ Gary Dominguez Cuban Salsa lesson from 6 to 7PM Food and Drinks served For more information contact africubandance@yahoo.com |
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