Puerto Rico
update 1 on January 06, 2010
The Puerto Rico Golden Jazz All Stars gave a concert, February 23, 2007, at Carolina, Puerto Rico to highlight a century of traditional music and the reading of compositions by Rafael Hernández, Pedro Flores, Don Felo and others.
Alex E. Petro revisited that experience with a September 18th workshop presentation at the Fort Fleur d’Epée du Gosier, Guadeloupe. The centrepiece of the workshop was a showing of the live DVD of that Latin-Jazz set released as Al Rojo Vivo: Live in PR (Mundo Libre 21517).
And to show how Puerto Rico has reconciled its understanding of modern music, one of PR’s best arrangers, Eric Figueroa, the man who was the musical director and pianist of the band – one that had flautist Dave Valentin in its ranks – was seen doing two Jazz Classics in ‘Morning‘ by Claire Fisher and ‘Footprints‘ by Wayne Shorter. (Original source: le Bananier Bleu)
Check out ‘Morning‘ for yourself here…
Now, the All Stars are off to Yoshi’s at the end of January, 2010. This band of Afro-Latin’s very best exponents – Endel Dueño on drums, Richie Flores on congas, Ramón Vasquez on bass and special guest violinist Alfredo de la Fé will be under the baton of Grammy winner Eric Figueroa behind the piano.
The Puerto Rico Golden Jazz All Stars is a loose outfit, which brings established musicians in contact with fledgling artists with the sole intention of playing ambassadors in the promotion of Afro-Latin Jazz as the engagements go. (Source: salsazon.com)
Filed under: Caribbean Jazz, Entertainment, Jazz, Jazz Music, Latin Jazz, Music, Puerto Rican Jazz | Tagged: Dave Valentin, Don Felo, Eric Figueroa, Pedro Flores, Rafael Hernández, The Puerto Rico Golden Jazz All Stars
