I haven't fully explored this new program but it looks amazing: educational software for rueda dancers, covering gears, clave changes, et al. Here's the website, and there's a screenshot below. More info will be posted soon. [Kevin Moore]

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Issac packed Freight & Salvage Monday and will return Tuesday night. It was a high energy show with two surprises: Issacito Delgado on piano and Denis "Papacho" Savón, Issac's longtime conguero, on timbales. The show moves on to Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center Wednesday night. [Tom Ehrlich]

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UPDATE: This tour unites Issac with legendary conguero Denis "Papacho" Savón and his son Issacito, who's been in the US playing piano with the Pedrito Martínez Group.

Issac Delgado is bringing back the great band that played SF JAZZ this summer for two nights (Mon. the 2nd & Tues. the 3rd) at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage, and Wednesday the 4th at Santa Cruz's Kuumbwa Jazz Center. There will be free dance lessons with the incomparable Ryan and Sidney (Rueda con Ritmo) at Freight & Salvage beginning at 7:00.

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Here's Tom's final report from this years Monterey Jazz Festival. 

Antonio Sánchez

Teodross Avery and Doug Carn

Ambrose Akinmusire

Jazzmeia Horn

Eric Alexander

Peter Burnstein

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