Bobby Sanabria Leads His Big Band at the Tribeca PAC October 20

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The Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College announced world-renowned artist Bobby Sanabria in concert, Friday, October 20, 2006. As a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, recording artist and educator, Sanabria and his 19-piece orchestra have been described as an unstoppable juggernaut, moving the big band sound into the 21st century. Having performed on numerous CDs, Sanabria has received the "2003 Outstanding Achievement Award" by Ivan Acosta of Latin Jazz USA, the "2005 Percussion of the Year Award" by readers of Drum! Magazine, and was inducted into the "Bronx Walk of Fame" in June 2006.

Sanabria sums up his band's sound as, "Cuban music with a New York City attitude." Try to sit still when his 19-piece Afro-Cuban orchestra fills Tribeca PAC's concert auditorium!

Bobby Sanabria commented on the upcoming appearance at The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, "I'm really looking forward to this concert. The auditorium at Tribeca is beautiful and acoustically great. Audiences and the musicians have to be exposed to new things to bring the music into the 21st century, besides giving honor to the past. We'll be performing some new compositions by the genius of Brazil, Hermeto Pascoal. It's some of the most creative and technically demanding music ever written. We'll also feature some music by another Brazilian composer, pianist Jovino Santos Netos, who is an incredible talent. There will be some pieces written by members of the band like trombonists Chris Washburne, Joe Feidler and trumpeters John Walsh and Ray Vega, as well as one of my new pieces, along with some other pieces of mine that have rarely been performed. Believe it or not we'll even be doing some of Frank Zappa's music in which I've incorporated Afro-Cuban and Dominican rhythms. We'll also be premiering a new piece by BMI Jazz Workshop composer-in-residence Gene Marlow that he entitles, 'El Ache de Sanabria.' Like all of our concerts, there will be many moods represented, from the bolero to blues to bop, from the romantic and introspective, to the exuberant and explosive. I guarantee you that we will make you shake what your momma gave you."

Bobby Sanabria grew up in the Fort Apache section of the South Bronx during the 60's and 70's during a time when the Latin and jazz culture were in full force. In addition to hearing music everywhere in this fertile neighborhood, he was influenced and motivated by the likes of Tito Puente, Doc Severinson, Buddy Rich, Mongo Santamaria and Candido, to make music his life's work. After graduating from the Berklee College of Music, Sanabria became the drummer and timbale player with one of his boyhood heroes, the late, great Mongo Santamaria. In addition to leading his own successful bands, he went on perform and record with numerous world class artists, such as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente and many, many others. His recent recordings include the Grammy nominated CD Live & In Clave (2001), and Quarteto Ache! (2002).

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