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| Cuban Pianist Osmany Paredes Cambridge debut On Wednesday, January 12th, 2005, Cuban pianist Osmany Paredes will be presenting music from his latest CD release Osmany Paredes con Meduvia in Ryles Jazz Club. He will be supported by a new group featuring Oscar Stagnaro on electric bass, Bertram Lehmann on drums, Tim Mayer on saxophones, and percussionist Ernesto Diaz. Ryles Jazz Club is located at Inman Square, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge, Massachusetts. Though a new addition to the U.S. music scene, Osmany Paredes has been an internationally active and acclaimed pianist and composer for a number of years. Originally from Santa Clara, Cuba, the thirty-something artist recently called Mexico home for a number of years, while accumulating an impressive portfolio of performances and recordings. A graduate of the esteemed National School of Music in Havana, he has appeared at the renown Havana Jazz Plaza Festival, and worked or recorded with such legends of Latin American music like Israel “Cachao” Lopez, Jerry Gonzalez, “Patato” Valdez, Jerry Gonzalez, “El Cigala”, “Chocolate” Armenteros, La Orquesta America, and Enrique Jorrin. While residing in Mexico, Mr. Paredes recorded his first album as a leader for Fono Sound/Universal Music Latino entitled Osmany Paredes con Meduvia, distributed also in the United States. It features original compositions in a Cuban Jazz idiom. There he performed at the Acapulco and San Miguel de Allende International Jazz Festivals, the Centro Historico Festival of Mexico City, the Verazcruz International Caribbean Festival, Cervantino International Festival. Other tours took him to the Caracas and Trujillo Jazz Festivals in Venezuela, as well as appearances in Austria, Germany, and Colombia. write your comments about the article :: © 2004 Jazz News :: home page |