…a sampling of Jazz news deserving of a post rather than a roll, a blogroll
April 2010 Jazzz Buzzz:
- click for photo gallery courtesy of John Brathwaite of jonbrath.zenfolio.com
Miguel Zenón (performed) at Loeb Playhouse-Purdue University (on Friday 09). Zenón (presented) the Puerto Rican inspired piece, “Esta Plena.” He (was) backed by a trio (piano, drums and bass) and three pleneros, whose voices and hand claps (added) to the music and (filled) the concert hall with intoxicating rhythms. “Esta Plena” the record was nominated for Best Improvised Solo and Best Latin Jazz albums at the 2010 Grammys. (Source: jconline.com)
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> Jazz trombonist Papo Vazquez’s Afro-Caribbean ensemble, Pirates Troubadours, was hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture for a free concert, April 01. (Source: caribbeanlifenews.com)
> Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez and six other musicians in “Things to Come: 21st Century Dizzy,” paid a tribute concert to Pérez’s mentor Dizzy Gillespie, at the Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th St., from Thursday, April 1 through Sunday, April 4. (Source: NYDailyNews.com)
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