This new All-Star band features Arturo Sandoval on trumpet Horatio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez on drums, percussionist Giovanni ‘Mañenguito’ Hidalgo, pianist Rebeca Mauleón, Joe Cohen on saxophone and Dewayne Pate on bass. Cuban trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval has won five Grammy Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. Rumba Palace is Sandoval’s 28th recording was awarded a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album by the Latin Recording.

Background

Arturo Sandoval was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world. In 1981, he left Irakere to form his own band, which garnered enthusiastic praise from critics and audiences all over the world. Sandoval was voted Cuba’s Best Instrumentalist from 1982 to 1990.

Arturo Sandoval has been awarded 4 Grammy Awards, 6 Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. The latter for his composing work on the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life, “For Love or Country” starring Andy Garcia. He is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, and has recently been seen by millions in the Grammy Awards performing with pop-phenomenon Justin Timberlake as well as on the Latin Billboard Awards with the gifted Alicia Keys, where he was awarded his 6th Billboard Awards for Best Latin Jazz Album.

Performance Details

December 26th – 28th, 2009
(8:00pm, 10:00pm)
Cover: $30

Yoshi’s Jazz Club
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
(510) 238-9200
http://www.yoshis.com

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Yoshi’s in San Francisco will host drummer and composer Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Monday, September 22nd. The band includes pianist/composer Jon Cowherd, bassists Chris Thomas, alto saxophonist and bass clarinetist Myron Walden, tenor saxophonist Melvin Butler, and of course drummer Brian Blade.

Boasting their latest album Season of Change, the band is climbing toward the top of the jazz charts, recording hit after hit on a must have CD. The chemistry of the band is one of their greatest assets, having been together recording and touring for many years, and it has shown as they have been praised as one of contemporary jazz’s most respected ensembles.

Brian Blade:

Brian Blade was born on July 25, 1970 in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1988, Brian moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola University. It was at this time that Brian would become friends with Jon Cowherd. Both Brian and Jon were able to study and play with most of the master musicians living in New Orleans, including: John Vidacovich, Ellis Marsalis, Steve Masakowski, Bill Huntington, Mike Pellera, John Mahoney, George French, Germaine Bazzle, David Lee, Jr., Alvin Red Tyler, Tony Dagradi and Harold Battiste.

There were many inspiring musicians living and visiting New Orleans who helped Brian in his development. Some of these friends are Chris Thomas, Peter Martin, Nicholas Payton, Antoine Drye, Martin Butler, Delfeayo Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Harry Connick, Jr., Gray Mayfield, Marcus Roberts, Victor Goines and Daniel Lanois.

In 1998, Brian and Jon Cowherd began recording their own music with the group Fellowship. The band members are Chris Thomas, Myron Walden, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Melvin Butler. Since 2000, Brian has been part of the Wayne Shorter Quartet with Danilo Perez and John Patitucci.

Brian Blade grew up in Shreveport, then New Orleans, where he distilled the unique drumming styles and musical heritage of the nation’s spiritual underbelly into a powerfully swinging percussive trademark. Nurtured under the watchful eyes of Ellis Marsalis and New Orleans Dixie-drum masters Johnny Vidacovich and Herlin Riley, Blade learned to find his ‘knit in the blanket’ of sounds and styles.

[Source: www.brianblade.com]

Tickets:
8:00 pm – $16
10:00 pm – $10

Yoshi’s
1330 Fillmore
San Francisco, CA
www.yoshis.com

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For their 51st Annual meeting, the Monterey Jazz Festival will hold a 3-day celebration of the best in jazz, with over 500 artists appearing on 9 stages spread throughout the Festival’s 20 acres of magnificent grounds.

Overview of the Festival

The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest running jazz festival in the world. It is held annually on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey Fairgrounds, located at 2000 Fairground Road in Monterey, California. This has been the site of the Festival since its inception in 1958.

More than 500 top jazz artists perform throughout the weekend on 9 stages spread throughout the grounds. Outdoor areas include the Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage, the Garden Stage, the Courtyard Stage, and the West Lawn Stage. Indoor areas include Lyons Lounge, the Night Club/Bill Berry Stage, Dizzy’s Den, The Jazz Theater, and the Coffee House Gallery. All five Arena concerts are simulcast in The Jazz Theater and in Klub Korbel.

From gate opening at 6:00 pm on Friday through Sunday night’s closing concerts, the Monterey Jazz Festival offers 3 nights and 2 days of nonstop jazz entertainment.

The show is held in two areas on the grounds:

(1) Arena Area

Friday: Cassandra Wilson, Joshua Redman Trio, Maraca “Cuban Lullabies”

Saturday: The Derek Trucks Band, Maceo Parker with The Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Ledisi, NEA Jazz Master Nancy Wilson with special guests Terence Blanchard & tom Scott, Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, and Christian McBride Quintet

Sunday: Jamie Cullum, The Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride, Buchanan High School Jazz Band “A”, NEA Jazz Master Herbie Hancock, NEA Jazz Master Wayne Shorter Quartet, and Kurt Elling

(2) Grounds Area:

Friday: Joshua Redman Trio, New Grooves, Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, Anat Cohen, Spencer Day, Yaron Herman Trio, George Young Quartet, and Berklee-Monterey Latin Jazz All-Stars

Saturday: Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Tom Scott, Maraca “Cuban Lullabies”, Maceo Parker, Ledisi, Matt Wilson-Bill Frisell Duo, Ryan Shaw, Dan Ouellette Hosts His Annual DownBeat “Blindfold Test” with Cassandra Wilson, Tuck & Patti, Quantic, 4onefunk, Marc Cary Trio, La Tuque Bleue, Junko Moriya, Antonio Sanchez’s Migration featuring David Sanchez, Miguel Zenon and Scott Colley, Rebeca Mauleón & Afro Kuban Fusion, Sadza, U.S. Air Force “Falconaires”, Conversation with NEA Jazz Masters Nancy Wilson & John Levy: “Life, Love & Harmony: The Marriage of Music & Management” hosted by Clairdee, Jazz Theater, Electric Heart: Don Ellis The Man, His Times, His Music

Sunday: Kurt Elling, Christian McBride Quintet, Hammond B3 Blowout, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, Barbara Dennerlein Trio, Kyle Eastwood, Trio M with Myra Melford, Mark Dresser, Matt Wilson, Jamie Davis Big Band, Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Conversation: Clint Eastwood & Jamie Cullum, Quantic, 4onefunk, La Tuque Bleue, Brass Menažeri, Jazz Theater
My Name is Albert Ayler: The Albert Ayler Story, and Family Day Sponsored by Macy’s

Ticket Prices and Information

Grounds Tickets:
$35.00 (Friday)
$45.00 (Saturday and Sunday)
$110 (all 3 days)

The event features an all-day pass, grounds entertainment, events and activities,
exhibitions, conversations, international shopping, food and beverages, and fun for
the whole family. Family day is Sunday and will feature jazzy music for kids, a
hands-on percussion playshop, the Jazzy Jumper, and more.

Arena Tickets:
$220.00 (3-day package) – based on availability

Arena Tickets offer a reserved seat 5 Arena concerts, including exclusive Arena
performances. Ticket holders will also have acess to all performances and activities
throughout the Grounds, plus all Grounds entertainment, conversations, exhibitions,
panel discussions, and more.

To buy tickets, call (925) 275-9255 or contact by email:
ticketoffice@montereyjazzfestival.org

Location: 2000 Fairground Road
Monterey, CA

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