HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION
CELEBRATE THEIR
CELEBRATE THEIR
10TH ANNIVERSARY IN
SOUTH FLORIDA & NEW YORK CITY
September 10, 2012
Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC
September 15, 2012
WDNA-FM 88.9 Jazz Gallery
wdna.org (305)662-8889
September 22, 2012
Arts Garage
artsgarage.org (561)245-0180
Double Grammy Nominees Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion shall be celebrating their 10th anniversary with three concerts in New York and South Florida .
It was a little over ten years ago that the legendary percussionist Sammy Figueroa (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Brecker Brothers, Mariah Carey, David Bowie and countless others) arrived in South Florida from New York. There he found a vibrant Latin jazz scene, bursting with creativity, as players fromCuba , Venezuela , Puerto Rico , Brazil , Haiti , Colombia and Argentina University of Miami
It was a little over ten years ago that the legendary percussionist Sammy Figueroa (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Brecker Brothers, Mariah Carey, David Bowie and countless others) arrived in South Florida from New York. There he found a vibrant Latin jazz scene, bursting with creativity, as players from
Ten years later, Sammy and the band have released three critically acclaimed albums (two of which have received Grammy Nominations), toured throughout the world and developed a fan base of thousands. Although the personnel has changed (former members include Irakere saxophonist Carlos Averhoff, Michael and Nicky Orta on piano and bass, respectively, trumpeter John Lovell of the Jimmy Buffet band and founding member drummer Goetz Kujack,) the sound of this band has remained remarkably consistent, featuring an impressive mixture of swirling Latin rhythms with fusion jazz. Their performances invariably invoke encores and standing ovations.
Current members of the Explosion include Venezuelans Silvano Monasterios on piano, bassist Gabriel Vivas, both of whom have contributed compositions and arrangements that have enhanced and focused the musical identity of the group. Puerto Rican drummer Nomar Negroni has a sound like no other, effortlessly integrating Latin rhythms of all sorts into a jazz context. Horn players include Australian Troy Roberts on sax and master trumpet-player Alex Pope Norris, both of whom Sammy encountered while they were doing graduate studies at the University of Miami.
The celebration begins on Monday September 10, 2012 at New York’s Blue Note and continues at WDNA’s Jazz Gallery in Miami Saturday, September 15, 2012 (Sammy is also the host of WDNA’s popular ‘Sammy Figueroa Show’ every Monday at 11 AM). This concert is part of WDNA’s Fine Arts Series and will feature the photography of Robert Rodriguez, an outstanding Nuyorican photographer who has been documenting Sammy and the band for several years. The third concert is at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach
Come help Sammy celebrate his 10th Anniversary as one of the heroes of the South Florida Latin jazz scene!
Come help Sammy celebrate his 10th Anniversary as one of the heroes of the South Florida Latin jazz scene!
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“The Sammy Figueroa Show”
every Monday at 11 AM on WDNA-FM 88.9 Miami
or streaming worldwide at http://www.wdna.org
See Sammy with Sonny Rollins in the
BBC Documentary ‘Beyond The Notes'
Click HERE to Listen and Purchase
SAMMY FIGUEROA MUSIC
info@sammyfigueroa.com
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