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| MANUEL VALERA TRIO in Europe from 19 to 26 May 2018 with his NEW CD "The Planets" European CD release on May 19th, 2018 on Mavo Records MANUEL VALERA on tour in Europe ! 19 May - Wine Note Club Jazz - Thionville, FRANCE 20 May - L'Osons Jazz Club - Lurs, FRANCE 23 May - Jazzclub Unterfahrt - Munich, GERMANY 24 May - JAZZ CLUB na Cechowej - Bielsko-Biała, POLAND 25 May - 12on14 Jazz Club - Warsaw, POLAND 26 May - Zig Zag Jazz Club - Berlin, GERMANY About Manuel Valera Born and raised in Havana, Grammy nominated pianist and composer Manuel Valera since arriving in NYC has become well known in the modern jazz scene, garnering national reviews and lending his talents as a pianist and composer to such notable artists as Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jeff "Tain" Watts, John Benitez, Samuel Torres, Joel Frahm, Yosvany Terry and classical violin virtuoso Joshua Bell among many others. This dynamic and prolific artist has recorded 13 cds as a bandleader with touring projects ranging from his Grammy nominated group New Cuban Express to his modern contemporary trio to solo piano. Valera is the recipient of many composition grants - most notably Chamber Music America's New Jazz Works three different times, the Dranoff International 2 Piano Foundation and the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. He has travelled the world performing in more than 30 countries at some of the biggest international venues and festivals in the world. About "The Planets" People have been looking at the planets and stars for millennia. The planets in many ways hold the secrets to the things that we here on earth are forever curious about. Such as the big bang theory and many other elements of our history. The mystery of what we know and don't know about the planets is one of the inspirations for the piece and by using and developing the material from Slonimsky's Thesaurus, Valera creates harmonic and melodic sequences that have as much in common with Arnold Schonberg as they do with John Coltrane's compositions. Slonimsky's book has been a source of influence for composers such as Coltrane, Allan Holdsworth and Frank Zappa. Valera has been working and developing the concepts from the Thesaurus for the past 15 years in New York and The Planets marks a new period in Valera's deepening and never-ending studying and understanding of Slonimsky's masterpiece. write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |