Si nosotros pudieramos decidir en los Latin Grammy, lo hariamos asi tomando en cuenta los nominados (19/11/2015)

Latin Grammy hara unos reconocimientos que cuentan con nuestra simpatia y apoyo:

- Roberto Carlos, cantautor brasilero, uno de los grandes del Continente Americano

- Djavan, brillante personalidad de la musica brasilera

- Gato Barbieri genio del Latin Jazz, Leyenda Viviente de Argentina para el Mundo. El es uno de nuestros lideres de siempre.

- Quien no haya bailado con el Gran Combo de Puerto Rico no sabe lo que es gozar

- Federico Britos de Uruguay a Venezuela y de alli a las Grandes Ligas...excelente violinista en Latin Jazz

- Del folclore venezolano surge la figura de Chelique Sarabia, vigorosa musica de este notable compositor

 Antes de dar nuestra publica votacion vean este video...como amantes de la buena musica lo disfrutaran:

Esta es nuestra exclusiva y selecta escogencia:

17.- Mejor Album Tropical Contemporaneo:

"Presente Continuo"

Guaco (Latin Pulse Group)

18.- Mejor Album Tropical Tradicional:

"Homenaje a Tito Rodriguez"

Rafael "Pollo" Brito (EDB Rec)

27.- Mejor Album Instrumental:

"Tema"

Antonio Adolfo (AAM Music)

28.- Mejor Album Folclorico:

"Balas y Chocolate"

Lila Downs (Sony Music Ent. Mexico)

29.- Mejor Album de Tango:

"Bogota-Buenos Aires"

Quinteto Leopoldo Federico (Hoot/Wisdom Rec)

30.- Mejor Album de Musica Flamenca:

"Amar en Paz"

Estrella Morente & Niño Josele (Sony Music Ent. España)

31.- Mejor Album de Jazz Latino:

"Negroni Piano +9"

Jose Negroni (Sony Music Latin)

36.- Mejor Album de Samba:

"Bossa Negra"

Diogo Nogueira & Hamilton de Holanda (EMI Rec Brasil)

37.- Mejor Album Musica Popular Brasileña:

"Meus Quintais"

Maria Bethania (Biscoito Fino)

42.- Mejor Album de Musica Clasica:

"Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 - Montero: Ex Patria, Op. 1 & Improvisations"

Gabriela Montero (Orchid Classics)

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Orlando Poleo & Chaworo en Jazz Club L'Improviste, Paris, 30 Octubre 2015

Esta es la invitacion que nos llega en español:
"Concierto de Orlando Poleo & Chaworo el 30-10-15 21:30 en Club Musique L'Improviste 36 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris, 15 € la entrada.
C Esposito / voz y percusión, r palisseaux / de piano y coro, toca f / bajo y coros, timbales s / pueblo, Rosales k / trombón, Duharte r / trompeta, o poleo / congas y coro.
OP son Chaworo Concierto en el 30-10-15 en París El Jazz Club L'Improviste las 21:30 en París"

"Concert de O P & Chaworo le 30-10-15 à 21h30 a l'improviste club musique 36 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris, entrée 15€.
C Esposito/chant et percussion, r palisseaux/piano et chœur, f toca/basse et chœur, s ville/timbales, k rosales/trombone, r duharte/trompette, o poleo/congas et chœur.
Concierto de O P y Chaworo en paris el 30-10-15 en L'improviste Jazz Club a las 9:30pm en Paris"

Y esto es lo que toca y compone Orlando y Su Chaworo que los ha tenido triunfando durante tantos años en Paris y resto de Europa:



¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!
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El vibrante danzar latino de Carlos & Anjuli llega a Madrid...a gozar!

Si hay un baile que es divino es aquel que nos emociona interior y exteriormente, por ello algunos grandes musicos y cantantes se refieren al bailador (a).

La musica latina nos apasiona, es parte de nuestra vida, y cuando tenemos una pareja que baila sabroson...gozalo!.

Hoy me llega este poster que me enorgullece al maximo, se trata de dos venezolanos dando catedras de danza, salsa y jazz latino, en España, especificamente en Madrid, Carlos & Anjuli dos talentos que muestran su arte al mundo.

Ellos representan la novedad en un mundo deseoso de ver, realizar y disfrutar de actividades agradables, como las que ellos nos han acostumbrado a vivir en distintos conciertos.

Exitos siempre Carlos & Anjuli:

¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!

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Feliz Cumpleaños (16) Latin Jazz Yahoo Group

Feliz Cumpleaños (16) Latin Jazz Yahoo Group

Hoy el más reconocido e influyente Grupo o Foro de Jazz Latino cumple 16 años de su creación. Fue nuestro  coordinador, amigo y tocayo, Luis Moreno el de la feliz idea por allá, el 17 de Octubre de 1999, quien decide crear en el también importante servidor Yahoo, lo que vendría a constituirse en el sitio de reunión, información y debate de los máximos exponentes del Jazz Latino, músicos, compositores, cantantes, periodistas, anfitriones de radio, publicistas, propietarios de sellos disqueros, etc., eso era, es y será: Latin Jazz Yahoo Group.

Con el correr de los años el grupo creció considerablemente, pero siempre dentro de un esquema si se quiere exclusivo, muy exigente, no discriminatorio, hasta que la avalancha de interesados y seguidores hiciera decidir a  nuestro Hermano Moreno, también cronista, animador de radio, abrir una página en Facebook con el mismo nombre Latin Jazz Yahoo Group (Grupo Cerrado) que ha permitido albergar más de seis mil miembros, muchos de los cuales comparten con el original y otros que se han incorporado a este.

Tambien Moreno creo en español Jazz Mestizo (Jazz Mestizo Grupos Yahoo). 

Estos Foros o Grupos son muestra inequívoca del crecimiento, del desarrollo del Jazz Latino en todo el mundo, las variantes de ritmos, diversidad músicos y mezclas que se producen día a día, las informaciones de eventos, nuevas producciones, artículos y menciones de distintas webs y radios dedicadas a nuestro género musical.

A todos mis compañeros miembros originales y a los más recientes nuestra más sincera felicitación y continuemos engrandeciendo a la mejor música del mundo.

¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!,

Luis Raúl Montell

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Valeria Añez y Su Ensamble en Concierto el 28 de Octubre, 7:00 p.m. en la Asoc. de Ejecutivos del Edo. Carabobo, Venezuela

La excelente cantante 

Valeria Añez y su Ensamble

se estara presentando el proximo miercoles 28 de Octubre 2015 en Valencia, en la sede de la Asociacion de Ejecutivos del Estado Carabobo a las 7 de la noche, con motivo de la celebracion del Dia Mundial de la Musica de Daniel Pearl

Bajo los auspicios de la Fundacion Festival Internacional Jazz Naguanagua, La Embajada de Estados Unidos de Norteamerica en Venezuela y la Asociacion de Ejecutivos del Estado Carabobo.

La Entrada es Libre

Pero nosotros previo a este concierto que ofrecera la exquisita Valeria Añez queremos compartir con Ustedes su linda version de "Gracias a la Vida", acompañanada de su Ensamble, composicion de la chilena Violeta Parra, con arreglo de Luis D'Elias:

¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!

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Michael Simon Quintet celebrates the release of his new CD "Destiny's Will", site No Black Tie - Kuala Lampur, Malasya (October 9 and 10, 2015)

"For pleasure of all lovers of good music, the witty Michael Simon continues firing his creations through its vibrant trumpet in various rhythms of Jazz. This production, “Destiny's Will - Live At No Black Tie, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia", confirms growth and versatility in this remarkable musician. At this time Mr. Simon is one of the best trumpet players can enjoy the world". Luis Raul Montell, Fundacion Jazz Venezolano

"Destiny's Will" is the first live recording and third album of Michael Simon and is due to release this October. This album is co-produced by Michael and ‘No Black Tie’, a premier jazz club in Malaysia and was recorded with well known musicians from Malaysia including the veteran pianist, Michael Veerapen and the young and talented drummer, John Ashley Thomas. 

"Destiny's Will", the title song of this album, is an original composition by Michael. Most have commented that it is a very catchy song that you can't get out of your head and can't help falling in love with over and over again. Before Michael could record the song himself, Roberto Quintero (too venezuelan), a very famous Latin Jazz Percussionist based in the US had asked Michael's permission to include the song in his album not too long ago. Till to date, artists from various genres including those in the pop culture are still asking Michael to play the song whenever they work with him. 

Since Michael set foot on Malaysian soil a couple of years ago, his heart was instantaneously gripped by the classical Malay music and so he went on to record Getaran Jiwa by the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee and Jauh Jauh by the late Jimmy Boyle. Michael also included some popular music from China, namely "Your Man" （你的他）, "Does He Know or Not" (知道不知道）and "The Guessing Song" (猜调) as recommended by his special guest on this album, Jasmine Chen. While Michael admits that he may not have fully understood the lyrics of these songs and may never will, he could relate to the essence of the music put forth by the creators of these songs and has given these songs The Elements that they asked of him. What better way to pay tribute to these great musicians who have made huge contributions to the music scenes of Malaysia and China this way!

Line-up:
Michael Simon – trumpet, flugelhorn
Patrick Terbrack – saxophones
Michael Veerapen - piano
John Ashley Thomas - drums
Daniel Foong - bass

Special guest:
Jasmine Chen – vocals

Tour Dates

Oct 8, 2015     Michael Simon Destiny's Will      Johor Bahru, Mya (Arts Fest)

Oct 9, 2015     Michael Simon Destiny's Will (CD Launch)     Kuala Lampur    No Black Tie

Oct 10, 2015     Michael Simon Destiny's Will (CD Launch)     Kuala Lampur    No Black Tie

Notes of Michael Simon:

Born: January 14, 1975

Michael Simon's exposure to music started at a very young age. His father, Hadsy Simon, a guitarist and singer (who started it all), and his brothers Edward (pianist) and Marlon (drummer) kept the music environment in the house and supported him throughout his studies.

At the age of fourteen, Michael started taking trumpet lessons as well as musical theory and solfege lessons at a local music school in Valencia (Venezuela), and later started gaining on-stage experience playing with local (popular music) bands. Troughout this period, his brothers encouraged him to listen to Jazz, which drove him to a desire for new goals. And while on vacation in Curacao visiting his father, Michael had the opportunity to attend his first Jazz Festival where he ended up shocked after hearing the legendary cuban group Irakere.

In 1991, Michael went to cuba to study music at the Escuela de Superacion Profesional “Ignacio Cervantes”, which he attended for two years. During his research in Cuba he had many private lessons with amaizing trumpetters like: Juan Munguia, Roberto Garcia, El Greco, Jose Alberto Varona, Alfredo Pichardo and others.

Looking for a school with a jazz program, as he got more and more interest in jazz, Michael decided to spend some time with his father in Curacao, where he started working as a professional trumpetter with local jazz and latin bands.

It wasn't until 1993, that he was auditioned by Jan Laurens Hartong and Eric Calmes (teachers at the Rotterdams Conservatory) and admitted him to study in the jazz department; when he moved to The Netherlands. In 1998 he obtained his degree of D.M. (bachelour) for trumpet and started another course on composing and arranging in the same school. Throughout this period, working as a professional trumpetter in The Netherlands, Michael had the opportunity to perform in the most important theaters, concert halls and festivals. In the summer of 1997 he made his first appearance at the North Sea Jazz Festival as a member of the Fra Fra Big Band and the following year with Gerardo Rosales's Latin Jazz Ensemble, he has been a steady member of these groups since 1996 as well as of Fra Fra Sound.

So far, he has accumulated an impressive curriculum. His work experience includes performances with some of the top Latin and Jazz artists in the world such as Lester Bowie, Denise Jannah, Rotterdams Fabrikaat Big Band, Ben Herman, Bobby Watson, Conexion Latina, Toumani Diabate, Andy Gonzalez, Edward Simon, Lukas van Merwijk and Cubop City Big Band, Ronald Snijders, Marlon Simon, Javier Plaza, Eddie Martinez and recently with David Murray. Throughout his concert tours, he has performed in Irland, Benelux, France, Switzer- land, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Austria, Finland and also in countries outside Europe such as USA, Jamaica, Hungary, Surinam, Guatemala, South Africa and five countries in West Africa.

Now a days, Michael has been getting more and more into writing music, since he obtained his bachelour degree for composition and arranging and was assigned to write a composition for Fra Fra Sound in 1998, receiving a grant from the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst and also wrote all music for the theaterplay “Virus”. In the summer of 2006 he received the “Terpstra Music Soloist Price” for his solo- performance with the Residence Big Band at the Dutch National Big Band Concourse. Michael is active as a steady member of the bands: Fra Fra Sound, Fra Fra Big Band, Conexion Latina, Gerardo Rosales y su Trabucombo and Gerardo Rosales Latin Jazz Ensemble, and recently he has formed his own group.

Michael was felt with his two previous CDs "Revelation" and "New York Encounter," and this "Destiny's Will" in its Malaysian adventure is on successful path.

Also the youngest of the Simon dynasty remains in effect the following projects: Dutch Caribbean Groove Orchestra, MS & Samuel Torres, MS & Roots United, MS-5 and MS Destiny's Will.

Let's enjoy this video where Michael and his group performed "Sabor Intimo" live:

www.michaelsimonart.com

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Gerardo Rosales y La Sonora, con la cantante Yumarya, nuevo CD "Tributo a Celia Cruz"

Gerardo Rosales Presenta "Tributo a Celia Cruz"

El legendario percusionista y productor Gerardo Rosales crea el "Tributo a Celia Cruz".

Para esta ocasión Gerardo Rosales ha invitado a Yumarya. Ella desarrolla una carrera musical maravillosa en Europa. Nacida en Curaçao y con una profunda influencia de la música folclórica de su país, no le es difícil cantar la música de Cuba y del caribe.En este tributo Gerardo Rosales a utilizado el sonido con el cual Celia Cruz se dio a conocer a su inicio, en una formacion de dos trompetas y sesion de ritmo al estilo de Sonora Matancera y Johnny Pacheco.El pasado 22 de marzo de 2015 Gerardo Rosales y la Sonora con Yumarya tuvieron un concierto en celebración de la vida de Celia Cruz en la ciudad de Utrecht, Holanda.Gerardo Rosales y La Sonora con Yumarya volverán a actuar el día 12 de septiembre el tributo a Celia Cruz quien falleció hace 12 años. Aqui les presentamos el single promocional Tributo a Celia Cruz en la voz de Yumarya con Gerardo Rosales y su Sonora. Azucaaaa!!!!

Gerardo Rosales Presents "Tribute to Celia Cruz"

The legendary percussionist and producer Gerardo Rosales creates the "Tribute to Celia Cruz".

For this occasion Gerardo Rosales has invited Yumarya. She develops a wonderful career in Europe. Born in Curacao and deeply influenced by the folk music of his country, it is not difficult to sing the music of Cuba and the Caribbean.In this tribute Gerardo Rosales used sound which Celia Cruz was released in the beginning of her career, with two trumpets and the rhythm of Sonora Matancera and Johnny Pacheco.On March 22, 2015 Gerardo Rosales and Sonora with Yumarya had a concert in celebration of the life of Celia Cruz in the city of Utrecht, Holland.Gerardo Rosales and La Sonora Yumarya will performance again on September 12 the tribute to Celia Cruz who died 12 years ago.

Here we present the promotional single Tribute to Celia Cruz in Yumarya’s voice with Gerardo Rosales and Sonora. Azucaaaa!!!!

Gerardo Rosales y La Sonora: 

Tema:Tributo a Celia Cruz

Compositor:Gerardo Rosales 

Arreglos:Oscar Cordero & Gerardo Rosales

Productor Musical:Gerardo Rosales 

Estudio:Deakipaya Holanda 2015

Personal de Grabacion:

Yumarya:cantante

Eduardo Alfonso:coros

Pedro Pardo:bass,tres y coros

Thomas Bottcher:piano

Oscar Cordero:trompetas y coros

Gerardo Rosales;guiro,maracas,bongo,campana y congas

Mix: Oscar Cordero

Master:Julio Hernandez

Produccion General:Rosales Music

Vamos a compartir, en exclusiva un recorrido, en vivo de este CD en donde Gerardo, La Sonora y Yumarya homenajean y recuerdan a la maxima rumbera Celia Cruz:

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