Arts Garage has searched high & low
for the best in jazz & blues!
Arts Garage
180 NE First
Street, Delray Beach FL
33444
$25-$35 Adv/$5 more at door. Limited
seating.
BYOW ~ Bring Your Own Whatever!
Bottle of wine or other favorite
beverage,
hor d’oeuvres or munchies,
making the cultural experience
affordable to all!
Friday, August 30, 2013: Jazz Project, 7:30 PM
The Fourth World Ensemble, emerging in 2007
from Monasterios’ desire to experiment with the fusion of Latin Rhythms, World
Music and Pure Jazz, features Monasterios on piano, accompanied by percussion,
drums, bass and saxophone. The ensemble performs all original music composed
and arranged by Silvano. Exhibiting an insatiable appetite for challenge and
change, Silvano brought his new quintet into the Savant studios and recorded
eight new and innovative compositions. Featuring an assortment of indigenous
percussion instruments and rhythms, the Ensemble’s latest work is most likely
destined to be classified as “Latin Jazz,” yet it is totally devoid of the
Latin clichés often encountered in “pseudo-Latin” jazz. Instead, it showcases
the talents of an artist with a deep understanding of his complex Venezuelan
roots combined with an Austrian-Germanic-European compositional heritage, and
who, at the same time, is steeped in the great American jazz tradition.
Voted “Best Jazz Musician in Miami” (2009) by Miami New Times, Venezuelan
pianist- composer Silvano Monasterios leads the way as a top-rated figure.
“From the shortest phrase to the longest, though the language of jazz is
obvious, his own sound and style has, and will ever be refreshing to me.” Jeff Laibson, Downbeat Magazine
An internationally renowned artist, Russell
Malone is one of today’s most commanding and versatile guitarists! He has
performed and recorded with some of the highest profile artists including Diana
Krall, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Natalie Cole, David Sanborn,
Shirley Horn, Christina Aguilera, Harry Connick, Jr., Ron Carter, and Sonny
Rollins. Malone was named Guitarist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists
Association in 2011 and he played on three Grammy-nominated albums with
vocalist and pianist Diana Krall. Malone
was also a featured performer in Robert Altman’s 1996 film “Kansas City.”
“Mr. Malone… hasn’t tried to reinvent the
guitar: in his standard, soft tone you hear Wes Montgomery, George Benson, some
B.B.King. But as a performer he maintains a high rate of astonishment, and with
traditional materials, his ability to get inside swing rhythms or bruisingly
play a narrative blues, causing great tension and then easing off it.” New
York Times
“Malone’s technical ability has few peers.
Blinding speed aside, he’s capable of the kind of chordal harmonics first
introduced by the late Canadian guitarist Lenny Breau, but he’s taken the
technique one step further.” All About Jazz
Friday, September 13, 2013: 8pm
Friday the 13 N’awlins Jazz & Blues Voodoo Night
Leslie Smith is one of the most talented artists New Orleans has to offer. She has performed and recorded with a Who’s Who of New Orleans’ finest artists including Ellis Marsalis and Allen Toussaint, who calls her “One of Louisiana’s greatest treasures”. Named “A Cultural Ambassador of New Orleans music” she is featured in a mural for the Armstrong International Airport documenting influential artists.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Smith was able to soak up the rare musical brew that gives her original music a sound of its own. Soulful, funky, Bluesy, emotional expression- just like our food and the way we dance on the streets; Leslie Blackshear Smith delivers her music with freedom and joy.
From headlining at Lincoln Center to performing at the Apollo Theatre, Leslie always delivers an unparalleled power and passion. She has performed at multiple New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivals, and other major Festival events at home and abroad.
Saturday,
September 14, 2013: Jazz Project - 8pm
Sammy Figueroa has long been regarded as one
of the world’s great musicians and has twice been nominated for Grammy Awards.
As one of the world’s leading percussionists he has played on countless
records, providing the rhythmical framework for hundreds of hits. Well-known
for his versatility and professionalism, he is one of the few percussionists
equally comfortable in a multitude of styles, from R&B, rock, pop and bebop
to Latin, Brazilian and New Age. As one of New York’s most sought after session
players, Figueroa played on countless albums, jingles and film scores and
appeared often with The David Letterman Band and The Saturday Night Live Band.
He has recorded and toured with Miles Davis, the Brecker Brothers (for 12
years!), Sonny Rollins, Michel Camilo (who wrote the tune “And Sammy Walked In”
in his honor), Chaka Khan, David Bowie, and Mariah Carey. Figueroa’s famed
sense of humor, ebullient personality, and open-heartedness is famous within
the music industry and has made him a favorite with musicians and audiences
alike. While continuing his career as one of the world’s leading sideman (for
the last three years touring with Sonny Rollins), Figueroa has now established
himself as a bandleader and artist. Figueroa has also been included in The
Grove‛s Dictionary of Jazz.
“Sammy Figueroa is truly jazz greatness.” — Miami New Times
“What can you say? Sammy is the Cat! He has
long been regarded as one of the premier musicians in the world.” – Drummer’s
World
Friday, September
20, 2013: Jazz Project, 7:30pm
Sanchez is a multi-dimensional musician, a
master of both Latin rhythm and the musical language of jazz, both deeply
rooted in his persona. A formidable piano player, he has collaborated with many
bands and top studio musicians in the South Florida
area, and has also been honored for his work as performer, arranger and
producer on two Grammy Award nominated albums. From Lima, Peru,
Sanchez was born into a musical atmosphere and began playing piano at 11. He
journeyed to the US and settled in Miami, where he played and studied with jazz
legends such as Jim Gasior, Israel Lopez (Cachao), Mike Gerber, Mike Orta, and
Eddie Barzola, who took him under their wings. He also polished his classical
piano techniques with Diana Molinari and Cassandra Hanna at Miami Dade College and Leonid Treer at Florida Atlantic
University. Sanchez
participated as a musician, arranger and was involved in pre-productions on the
album, “Blown Away”, which featured Arturo Sandoval and Frankie Marcos and was
nominated in 2005 for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Album. Also, he co-
produced, performed and arranged for the album, “La Onda Latina,” in conjunction
with Frankie Marcos & Clouds, which was nominated also in 2005 for Best
Traditional Tropical
Album. Additionally, Sanchez has worked on numerous
projects with Grammy-winning producer, Glen Kolotkin, who is known for his work
with many great musicians including Carlos Santana on the album, Supernatural.
Saturday,
September 21, 2013: Garage Blues, 8pm
Barrelhouse Chuck draws on a distinguished
lineage to create a blues, boogie-woogie and barrelhouse piano style that
places him at the forefront of a celebrated tradition. Grammy Award nominee, and BMA Pinetop Perkins
Piano Player of the Year nominee, Chuck is the only Chicago blues pianist to
have studied under Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Blind John Davis, Detroit
Junior and Little Brother Montgomery. Over last 30 years, Chuck developed his
formidable mastery of blues piano and went on to perform or record with most of
the notable Chicago blues musicians-people like Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Kim
Wilson, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Rush, Louis Myers, Buddy Guy, and Big Smokey
Smothers, among many others. His recording credits reads like a Who’s Who of
modern day Chicago
blues. During the past three decades Chuck has played all over the U.S., Canada,
Mexico, South America and
tours Europe regularly. He has also appeared
more than a dozen times at the Chicago
Blues Festival. Even though most of his teachers have passed on, Barrelhouse
Chuck has become one of the bearers of the flame, and keeps both their spirit
and music alive, passing it along where ever he plays.
“You got soul, man!” Eddie Kendricks
“Can you leave tomorrow? I want you to join my
band.” Albert King
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc. presents Havana Nights featuring three-time Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre performing the group’s signature Timba music. Proceeds to benefit AVDA. The night will consist of a cocktail and hor d’oeuvres reception between 7:30-8:00pm. Seating is limited on a first come first serve basis.
Saturday,
September 28, 2013: Jazz Project, 8pm
Critically acclaimed saxophonist, bandleader,
and composer, Uri Gurvich blends the sinuous sounds of the Middle
East and Hebraic folk melodies with thoughtful harmonies and
brawny rhythms to create a unique jazz experience. Born and raised in Israel, Uri Gurvich won the Jazz Player of the
Year competition in Israel
before relocating to Boston to attend the
prestigious Berklee
College of Music studying
under Joe Lovano. He has played at prestigious jazz festivals and venues in
Europe, South America, Japan and the US,
including Lincoln
Center and Blue Note.
Gurvich is an in-demand saxophonist who won also acclaim as a leader with his
2009 debut, The Storyteller, which was released on John Zorn’s label – Tzadik
Records. Featuring Leo Genovese on piano, Peter Slavov on bass, Francisco Mela
on drums and Chris Cheek on tenor sax, some of the most prominent voices on the
contemporary New York
jazz scene. The music places Israeli, Yemenite, East European and North African
music into a progressive jazz context. Uri and his quartet released their
second album in April 2013 featuring Moroccan multi instrumentalist, Brahim
Fribgane.
“It’s meta-world jazz, and it’s breathtaking.”
Washington City Paper
“Gurvich presents a compelling and strikingly
original program that is imbued with beautiful, soulful melodies and brimming
with ecstatic improvisation” Jazz Times
About Arts Garage
Arts Garage is the venue
of choice for a diverse array of local, national and international performers,
as well as the preferred destination for those in search of arts seekers and
aficionados. Established in April 2011, its mission is to collaborate with
emerging artists and cultural innovators to facilitate an exchange of art and
ideas and present cutting-edge, interdisciplinary performances and exhibitions.
Located in the heart of Delray Beach, at 180
NE First Street in Pineapple Grove on the ground
level of a parking garage, Arts Garage seeks to transform Delray Beach into a boutique metropolitan
city through arts and culture. The venue’s casually intimate ambiance reflects
the feel of its City, and the Garage’s BYOW policy is avidly applauded.
For more information on
Arts Garage, performances and booking tickets, visit the organization’s
website: http://artsgarage.org
