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| Bill O’Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars at Birdland Bill O'Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars Appearing Sunday, November 8th at Birdland Shows 9 & 11pm Bill O'Connell-piano Steve Slagle-sax and flute Conrad Herwig-trombone Ed Perez- bass Richie Barshay-drums Tomas Martin Lopez-congas/perc. Birdland Jazz Club 315 West 44th Street New York, New York NY 10036 between 8th and 9th Avenues on the west side of midtown Manhattan. For years the go-to pianist and arranger for such artists as Mongo Santamaria, Dave Valentin, Gato Barbieri, the Fort Apache Band and others, Bill O'Connell has perhaps more than any other pianist developed a true melding of Latin and Jazz music. His own playing – from its robustious chordal comping to its exuberant and sometimes knotty solos – transcends categorization and combines rhythmic complexities with glittering single note runs in a sort of Bud Powell-meets-Chick-Corea sound. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |