Tag Archives: Jazz
Alfredo Rodriguez Brings Fresh Style to Jazz
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Its not often you come across an articulated, intelligent, and yes, master of the instrument musician that has yet to celebrate his 25th birthday. Young Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez is a true artist, one who gets inspiration from everything around him and shares it through music. Many artists do this, and Alfredo seems to not [...]
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Jerry Leake Marches to a Different Drummer
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
This is a different perspective of what we commonly call a “percusionist”. Here is another interesting article by Latino Music Cafe partner World Music News Wire on master percusionist Jerry Leake.
Below is part of the article, which may redefine for you the concept of a percusionist. If you like what you read below, you can [...]
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Bellevue Served a Jazz Festival for the Community
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
There are events for a specific focused group of people that love a particular specialty, be that a particular type of music, art, dances, food, cause, or interest. The Bellevue Jazz Festivalwent beyond its focus group to share the jazz experience with the broader Bellevue area community. The combination of premium pay events with nationally [...]
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Bellevue Jazz Festival Prepares for 3rd Edition
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO) is not your typical Jazz Festival band, and yet it ignited the stage and the crowd when it performed in the 1st edition of the Bellevue Jazz Festival 2 years ago. Then again, the Bellevue Downtown Association may not be hosting your standard type of Jazz Festival, and now in its 3rd edition, [...]
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Pablo Menendez comes to Seattle with a Mix of Rhythms
Posted on 23. May, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Pablo Menendez and his band Mezcla will be performing at Seattle’s Jazz Alley on June 1st and 2nd as part of his current U.S. tour. An American born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pablo has been residing in Cuba since age 14 (I can’t remember many of those after Hemingway), and will bring a [...]
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Like Jazz? be a co-Producer in Elizabeth’s CD!
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Imagine if we could co-produce the music we like. If musicians could get their music published based on their talent and not based on how much money they have or who they know. If you and I had a say on making available the music we like, even if it is from little-known talented working [...]
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Latin Jazz Corner discussion: Print media ignores Latin Jazz
Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I was reading (and commenting, as I am one that likes to participate in the blog discussions) on a very interesting article written in The Latin Jazz Corner. Chip Boaz (LJC writer/editor) makes the point that Latin Jazz has been ignored by the Jazz magazines, and would like to see that coverage increase for the [...]
