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BOBBY CARCASSES IN CONCERT
Homage to an outstanding career that spans more than a half a century!
In Support of His Most Recent Independent Production: De La Habana a Nueva York -
-FUNDarte Begins Its new 2010 Caribbean Roots Series-
BOBBY CARCASSES IN CONCERTHomage to an outstanding career that spans more than a half a century!
In Support of His Most Recent Independent Production: De La Habana a Nueva York -
-FUNDarte Begins Its new 2010 Caribbean Roots Series-
Miami, FL January 4th, 2010 – FUNDarte presents one of the most prodigious musicians, entertainers, and showmen of his generation, Cuban Legend and Jazz Master Bobby Carcassés, in an exclusive one night performance on Friday February 26th, at 8pm at the Manuel Artime Theater (900 SW 1st St, Little Havana, Miami).
The evening features some of the best Cuban musicians in today's Latin Jazz scene, including Dafnis Prieto, Yosvany Terry, Osmany Paredes, Yunior Terry, Magilee Alvarez and Marvin Diz. Bobby Carcasses has made an indelible contribution to Latin Jazz through his uniquely accented music and outstanding career. He is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer and one of the leading exponents of contemporary Latin Jazz and the new sound of Cuban music coming from the island itself.
Whereas in the past he has been popularly known as the perfect Showman and Entertainer, Bobby is now considered the ultimate Guru of Afrocuban Jazz, offering inspiration to the up and coming generation of new Cuban Jazz musicians as many of the Best new talents have started their careers playing with Bobby’s band.He was born on August 29th 1938 in Kingston Jamaica, where his Cuban grandfather worked as a Diplomat. Upon moving to Las Villas in Cuba at the age of four, Bobby grew up surrounded by Cuban rhytms, listening to Beny Moré, Conjunto Casino & Roberto Faz. He also acquired a Love for an eclectic spectrum of music from the Opera Star Enrico Carusso and Mexicos enigmatic Jorge Negrete to the Jazz Supremos Sarah Vaugahn, Buddy Rich and Stan Getz.
By the 1950s he was envolved with some of the best vocals quartets in Cuba and whilst playing 
for many years at The Tropicana the very center of Cuban Jazz at the time, he began to experiment with Bebop and Scat vocals. In the 60s he traveled to Europe, spending a year in Paris where he played with the Legendary Kenny Clarke and Bud Powell.
for many years at The Tropicana the very center of Cuban Jazz at the time, he began to experiment with Bebop and Scat vocals. In the 60s he traveled to Europe, spending a year in Paris where he played with the Legendary Kenny Clarke and Bud Powell.When he returned to Cuba he worked in the Teatro Musical where he met three of the Futures founders of the Legendary Irakere: Chucho Valdes, Carlos Emilio Morales and Paquito D’ Rivera.
Over the next ten years He played in the best night clubs in Havana as well as acting in Cuban cinema, Tv and essentially starting to form his own Jazz group.
In 1980 he organized the first Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana, envolving the Great Stars of Jazz such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ronnie Scott, Charlie Haden, Airto Moreira, Tania Maria, Steve Coleman and many others. Year after his own group was the focal point in these Festivals. he traveled to Canada, England, France and the USA where he performed with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Patato Valdés and many other Greats from the Latin Jazz scene.
If Jazz Timbero (1998 Tumi Music UK) was both a projection of Bobby’s musical personality and a complex historical record of the different elements of Cuban music combined along the way with Jazz, Blues and World music. The power of Bobbys dynamic personality shows in his versatility.
Beginning as a Rumbero he had to master the three elements of Guaguancó: Song, Dance & Percussion, whilst his involvement in Jazz taught him to play countless instruments Piano, Bass, percussion Flugelhorn, as well as writing his own pieces.
The result of a lifetimes involvement in sport and Yoga are shown in the bizarre combination of raw Energy and Spiritual Equilibrium; his Greatest Sporting achievement is that of National high jump Champion in 1960. Hes also a Lover of Painting, Drawing and Literature and has exhibited his own work on many occasions around the world.
The word Timba has numerous meanings in Cuba; from a fiesta to a way of saying if something is right or not: la timba esta Buena or esta mala. It was originally used to refer to a meeting dedicated to al juego ilicito ( an illegal game). Cuban salsa has been christened as Timba by both the musicians themselves and the listening public. This new music renews Cuban rhythms and when mixed with Jazz produces something quite unique.
The degree of respect Bobby has attained by his contemporaries is shown by the list of Great musicians that took part in his recordings.
But without a doubt, the connecting thread is Bobbys voice with his electrifying use of Guaguancó, Rumbero Improvisations and Scat Vocals. Bobby is part of a tradition of singers who, within a Son, Guaracha or Bolero format integrate other influences such as Mambo or Guanguancó. The most famous example is Beny Moré, but Bobby also remembers Francisco Fellové who towards the end of the forties created a style of singing known as Scat which Bobby has developed to an outstanding degree.
Jazz Timbero is a declaration of principles: a tribute to Cuban rhythms and music and above all to the people of New York who have kept these elements alive and thriving throughout the world.
Jazz Timbero offers us music to renew our vitality, our smile and brings us a deeply emotive and sweet Caribbean flavor under the direction of the Great Bobby Carcassés, it maintains an equilibrium of diverse tensions thanks to the concentration and relaxation offered by the artists practice of Yoga, and exciting fusion of music through his extensive knowledge of music and a distinct sound formed by many years of performing, touring and producing live and recorded works. Bobby is an ancestral musician whose roots could be Nigeria, Dahomey or Andalusia, but who in fact comes from a long line starting from Havana to New York, possibly passing through Tibet along the way. (Leonardo Acosta, Musician & Journalist)
For More Information:
Wynton Marsalis introduces Bobby singing Blues para Beny More http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3whBF8NOOA
http://www.myspace.com/bobbycarcasses
http://www.myspace.com/bobbycarcassesjazzguru
What? Bobby Carcassés In Concert
When? Friday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Where? Manuel Artime Theater (900 SW 1st Street, Little Havana).
Tickets: $30 - $25 (Students and Seniors)
By phone: 1.800.595 4849 or On-Line www.FUNDarte.tix.com
Also at: Cubaocho Art and Reasearch Center
1465 SW Calle 8 Suite 106/107, Miami
Tuesday -Sunday 12PM - 8PM
After Concert Party at Cubaocho Art and Reasearch Center
1465 SW Calle 8 Suite 106/107, Miami
Free entrance and a Free wine with the Concert Ticket Stub
For More Information: (305) 316 - 6165 or at: http://www.fundarte.us/With the support of Ventana Marketing, Miami Dade County, Cultural Affairs department, Cubaocho Art and Research Center, WDNA and Global Cuba Fest
Posted by: Jazz & Blues Florida
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