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Sin Clave No Hay Na
JOJAZZ 2017 SPECIAL FEATURE / ARTICULO ESPECIAL SOBRE JOJAZZ 2017
ENGLISH: Bill Tilford attended the 20th Anniversary of the Concurso de jóvenes jazzistas (JoJazz 2017) in Havana, Cuba in November at the invitation of the National Center of Popular Music (CNMP). More than merely a competition for Cuba's finest young Jazz talent, it also provides a glimpse of things to come in Jazz in Cuba. We are pleased to present the most comprehensive look at JoJazz that you will find anywhere outside of Cuba (possibly inside for that matter - it includes a couple of hundred photos). For the article, documents and several photo galleries with commentaries,
CLICK HERE.
ESPAÑOL: Bill Tilford asistió al 20 aniversario del Concurso de jóvenes jazzistas (JoJazz 2017) en La Habana, Cuba en noviembre por invitación del Centro Nacional de Música Popular (CNMP). Más que una mera competencia para el mejor talento joven de Jazz de Cuba, también ofrece una idea de lo que vendrá en Jazz en Cuba. Nos complace presentar la mirada más completa de JoJazz que encontrará en cualquier lugar fuera de Cuba (posiblemente dentro también, porque incluye un par de cientos de fotos). Para el artículo, documentos y varias galerías de fotos con comentarios,
HAGA CLIC AQUÍ.
COMING SOON:
ENGLISH: The 33rd Festival International Jazz Plaza will be taking place in Havana from the 17th to the 21st of January using several locations (as always) including Teatro Mella, Jardines del Mella, CIDMUC, Casa de la Cultura de Plaza, and the clubs and hotels always have late night presentations as well. There is a nice website dedicated to the festival this year:
CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL JAZZ PLAZA WEBSITE
ESPAÑOL: La 33ª edición del Festival International Jazz Plaza tendrá lugar en La Habana del 17 al 21 de enero en varios lugares (como siempre) incluyendo Teatro Mella, Jardines del Mella, CIDMUC, Casa de la Cultura de Plaza, y los clubes y los hoteles siempre tienen presentaciones nocturnas también. Hay un sitio web, bilingüe y bien hecho, dedicado al festival este año.
HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA EL SITIO WEB OFICIAL DE JAZZ PLAZA
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JOJAZZ 2017 APPROACHES
JOJAZZ 2017 SE ACERCA
ENGLISH: The twentieth Edition of the International Competition of Young Jazz Artists (JoJazz) will take place November 16-19 in Havana, Cuba. JoJazz is short for Jovenes Jazzistas but is also a play on words (joyas=jewels). It is a competition rather than a festival and is therefore almost unattended by foreigners, but it is a fascinating event because much of Cuba's young emerging Jazz talent passes through this event on the way to bigger and better things. You can read an English translation of the official call for contestants here (click on the link) - it explains the stucture of the competition in detail. You can also view some scenes from last year's JoJazz, which I attended, here, here, here and here.
Brenda Besada Rodríguez of CNMP introducing the Jazz Band Femenina de la ENA, JoJazz 2016
ESPAÑOL: La vigésima edición del Concurso Internacional de Jóvenes Jazzistas (JoJazz) tendrá lugar del 16 al 19 de noviembre en La Habana, Cuba. JoJazz es la abreviatura de Jovenes Jazzistas pero también es un juego de palabras (joyas). Es más un concurso que un festival y, por lo tanto, tipicamente experimenta poca presencia de extranjeros, pero es un evento fascinante porque gran parte del joven talento emergente del Jazz de Cuba pasa por este evento en el camino a cosas más grandes y mejores. Puede leer la convocatoria oficial para concursantes aquí (haz clic en el enlace) - se explica la estructura de la competencia en detalle. También puedes ver algunas escenas de JoJazz del año pasado, a lo que asistí, aquí, aquí, aquí y aquí.
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OMAR SOSA US CONCERTS
ALSO: MEZCLA IN THE BAY AREA; ALEJANDRO FALCÓN VIDEO
Omar Sosa is touring the US with his Quarteto Afrocubano from October 11-17 with stops in Detroit, Albuqueque, Las Vegas, Berkeley and Washington. You can see the full schedule at the omarsosa.com tour page.
Omar has also been working on a new project, Creole Spirits, and is using crowdfunding for at least part of the project, You can learn more in a couple of videos on their indiegogo page.
Bay area residents are reminded of the Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla special concert and film premier event at the Brava Theater on Saturday, October 14. See our original post here.
Alejandro Falcón's project Alejandro Falcon y Cubadentro is working on an exciting new recording expected to come out in a few months. Here is a taste of things to come:
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MEZCLA CONCERTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Also: New Documentary About Pablo Menéndez
Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla just arrived in the United States for some special concerts
1. Friday, October 6 at 7:30pm, Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla are perfoming a free concert at the Bates Recital Hall at The University of Texas at Austin, Texas. Complete details are at the Bates Recital Hall Event Page
2. On Saturday, October 14, the Brava Theater Center is presenting a concert by Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla hosted by Chuy Varela of KCSM with special guests John Santos, Barbara Dane, John Calloway, Greg Landau, Camilo Landau and others. The concert will by preceded by the new documentary So Near, So Far, by the award-winning Cuban director Lourdes Prieto and L.A. Chicago David Sandoval. This documentary is about the life of Pablo Menéndez, Mezcla's leader. Complete details and tickets can be found at the Brava.org website.
Incidentally, if you never obtained their 2015 release Pure Mezcla (Direct from Cuba -Live at Yoshi's) - you can still purchase the digital release with special extras on Latinpulsemusic.com
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