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| Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra & Arturo O'Farrill's an Unforgettable Night Celebrating a GRAMMY nomination for their debut album, Una Noche Inolvidable (An Unforgettable Night) in the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album category, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill will embark on "An Unforgettable Night" tour that will take the critically acclaimed Latin jazz big band throughout the U.S. including a debut performance in Monterrey, Mexico. "The Unforgettable Night" tour will commence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on March 3 and end in Norfolk, Virginia on May 12. In each city, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra will present masterworks from the Latin jazz canon, as well as commissions from contemporary composers. "The ALJO is comprised of the cream of the crop in Latin jazz musicians. We are performing the seminal works of the Latin jazz masters and commissioning a new body of work for this genre, " offered Mr. O'Farrill. "We are deeply committed to the precepts of groove and clavé. This is the real deal, get ready to swing hard!" Since 2002, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra has been a resident orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This large ensemble, comprised of 18 soloists, plays classics of the Afro-Latin jazz tradition, commissions new work and leads educational events while on the road and at the new home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall. In the late 19th century, musical traditions from across Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States migrated and mixed, resulting in the emergence of complex new sounds. Jelly Roll Morton recognized the Latin tinge in jazz at the turn-of-the-century and by the late 1940s and early 1950s, musicians such as Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Machito began to fuse jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms. The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra continues this musical legacy and exemplifies the best that Latin jazz has to offer. The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra is comprised of Arturo O'Farrill, Music Director and Piano; Michael Philip Mossman, Trumpet; John Walsh, Trumpet; Jim Seeley, Trumpet; Mike Rodriguez, Trumpet; Luis Bonilla, Trombone; Gary Valente, Trombone; Reynaldo Jorge, Trombone; Earl McIntyre, Bass Trombone; Erica vonKleist, Alto Saxophone; Bobby Porcelli, Alto Saxophone; Mario Rivera, Tenor Saxophone; Ivan Renta, Tenor Saxophone; Pablo Calogero, Baritone Saxophone; Ruben Rodriguez, Bass; Vince Cherico, Drums; Jimmy Delgado, Percussion; and Tony Rosa, Percussion. Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill "An Unforgettable Night" 2006 Tour : March 3, 2006 Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina March 11, 2006 Las Vegas, NV, UNLV April 5, 2006 University Park, PA, Penn State University April 6, 2006 Easton, PA, TBA April 8, 2006 Morristown, NJ, The Community Theatre April 9, 2006 Philadelphia, PA, Annenberg Center for the Arts April 21, 2006 New York, NY, Frederick P. Rose Hall with special guest Ballet Hispanico April 22, 2006 New York, NY, Frederick P. Rose Hall with special guest Ballet Hispanico April 25, 2006 Blacksburg, VA, Virginia Tech University April 29, 2006 Kalamazoo, MI, TBA May 3, 2006 Monterrey, Mexico, Auditorio Luis Elizondo May 4, 2006 Toluca, Mexico, TBA May 6, 2006 Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha Performing Arts Center May 12, 2006 Norfolk, VA, TBA write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |