Podcast appearances and mentions of Bobby Sanabria

My guest, Bobby Sanabria, is a 7 time Grammy nominee. He is noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, documentary filmmaker, bandleader...and most important to me, educator. He has played with some of the all time greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Randy Brecker, to named a few. He was named Percussionist of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by Jazz Journalist Association. He has a radio show in the New York area entitled, "Latin Jazz Cruise" on WBGO FM (wbgo.org). Simply a magnificent episode not to be missed! Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.

When he was five years old, Max Pollak had a moment. Sitting in front of a black-and-white television in suburban Vienna, he saw Fred Astaire tap dancing for the first time. “I was so spellbound by his elegance and his effortless swinging persona that I immediately decided I have to learn how to do that,” he remembers. He didn't understand the cultural context or the language, but he knew that whatever was happening on that screen — the rhythm, the movement, the magic — was something he had to pursue. That moment sparked a lifelong journey that would take him from Austria to Harlem to Havana and back again. Here, Max Pollak tells the remarkable story of how he taught himself to dance in a place where no formal tap training existed. Early on, improvisation wasn't just part of his style — it was the only way forward. That instinctive relationship with rhythm would become the foundation of his unique voice as an artist. At 14, Pollak met his first mentor: Carnell Lyons, a master tap dancer from Kansas City who had relocated to Europe during the civil rights era. Lyons had grown up alongside Charlie Parker and had performed with jazz legends. He passed on not only the technical language of tap, but a deep awareness of the art form's Black American roots. That relationship shaped the way Max approached dance — not just as choreography, but as culture. After moving to New York, Max began studying drums and enrolled in Bobby Sanabria's Afro-Cuban ensemble at The New School. It was there that he was asked the question that would redefine his artistic path: Do you want to tap dance to Cuban music — or do you want to tap dance Cuban music? Inspired by that challenge, Pollak dove into Afro-Cuban music, learning the language of clave and fusing it with tap, body percussion, and voice. The result was RumbaTap — a groundbreaking synthesis of traditions that bridges continents and cultures. When members of the legendary Los Muñequitos de Matanzas saw Max perform, they asked him to teach them. That moment affirmed the authenticity of his approach and led to collaborations in Cuba that brought him closer to the source of the music he had been drawn to for so long. Today, Max Pollak is widely recognized as one of the most innovative tap dancers in the world. His contributions to the language of tap, particularly in blending it with Afro-Cuban music and body percussion, have earned him international recognition — including the rare honor of having his image featured on a United States postage stamp. He's also a vocalist, drummer, composer, and storyteller. This week, he celebrates the 25th anniversary of RumbaTap with a special performance at 92NY, featuring members of Los Muñequitos. This episode came together unexpectedly, sparked by a tip from bassist and composer Alexis Cuadrado, who sent me the press release for the 92NY concert. I reached out to Max for a short interview — and the conversation turned out to be so rich and wide-ranging that I decided to share it in full. We talk about lineage, improvisation, spirituality, and what happens when you follow the rhythm only you can hear. www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story

Carol Ziske is an accomplished theatre director, choreographer, and actor with over five decades of professional experience in the industry. They have numerous acting credits on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre and national tours. She has starred alongside the likes of John Lithgow, Jerry Zaks, Bob Gunton, Beth Fowler, Robert Morse, Rudy Valee, Rita Rudner, Chip Zien, Ron Holgate, and F. Murray Abraham. Additionally, I have worked with notable directors including Jerome Robbins, Joseph Hardy, Patricia Birch, and John Bowab. Carol is a recipient of the Colgate Palmolive Achievement Award and the New Jersey Drama Critics Award. They are directing a production of One Touch of Ava this summer at Ivoryton Playhouse as well as a series of workshops for the musical, Hurricane Jimmy later in 2023. William Linster is a Connecticut native and New York-based pianist, composer, music director, and arranger. Having been playing since the age of two and performing professionally since the age of seven, William has an extensive background in classical training, as well as in jazz and other contemporary styles. A graduate of the world-renowned New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music, William has studied and worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world, including Grammy® nominees Bobby Sanabria, Dave Douglas, Charles Tolliver, Cecil Bridgewater, and Andy Mckee, as well as Grammy® winners Bill Kirchner, Robert Sadin, and Hank Schocklee (Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee, Public Enemy). As an accompanist and session musician, he has worked with artists such as Katie Stevens (American Idol, The Bold Type), Coyle Girelli (Your Vegas, The Chevin), Ron McClure (Blood, Sweat & Tears), R&B hitmaker James "D-Train" Williams, and numerous other Broadway stars and opera singers. Upon first working with William, the late acclaimed librettist Roger O. Hirson (Tony Award®-nominee, Pippin) simply said, "He's a genius." He made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 16, and was featured on NBC Nightly News at 17 while at the Havana International Jazz Festival in Cuba. William is also a trained vocalist, in addition to having received training on violin, trumpet, clarinet, mallet percussion, concert percussion, drums and handbells. He recently served as the Music Director for the Off-Broadway production of Fringe Deaths (2019). William is currently in the process of developing four full-length musicals he wrote with late Hollywood screenwriter, Lawrence Alexander (Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, Barnaby Jones). He was recently named a 2022 Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist by American Theatre Wing. The musical centers around Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt, who embarks on a forbidden romance with Flora Payne Whitney, a wealthy heiress from a different social sphere. The Roosevelts, renowned for their political activism and their role in trust-busting (which significantly impacted the Whitney family's wealth), stand in stark contrast to the reserved Whitneys, who are determined to avoid scandal of any kind. The story follows Quentin as he navigates the pressures of familial expectations, personal ambition, and the looming shadow of war. Through a mix of historical events and artistic interpretation, the musical delves into themes of heroism, love, and the impact of war on individuals and their families. Quentin weaves together dramatic scenes, emotional soliloquies, and powerful musical numbers to create a moving portrait of a young man caught between personal desire and duty, love and loss, and the enduring question of how to make one's mark in the shadow of a powerful legacy.

My guest, Bobby Sanabria, is a 7 time Grammy nominee. He is noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, documentary filmmaker, bandleader...and most important to me, educator. He has played with some of the all time greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Randy Brecker, to named a few. He was named Percussionist of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by Jazz Journalist Association. He has a radio show in the New York area entitled, "Latin Jazz Cruise" on WBGO FM (wbgo.org). Simply a magnificent episode not to be missed! Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.

Original Air Date: 12/17/2023 - Erin Douget shares the details on ACGBR's 2024 MPAC Gala while Jonathan Grimes gives us the scoop on the upcoming River City Jazz Masters concert with jazz percussionist Bobby Sanabria.

My guest is Audio Engineer/Producer Jeanne Montalvo, who has worked with Ivy Queen, Making Movies and Ruben Blades, Flor de Toloache, and Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, Bobby Sanabria, Renee Goust, Erni Lu, and Lucy Kalantari.  In this episode, we discuss Dominican Republic Settling in New York Music in Household Classically Trained  Distracted by Musicality Tendonitis Human Jukebox Georgia State Foreign Language Studies Studying in Barcelona Starting from Scratch Falling Asleep on Mackie Manuals What is a Buss? AES Paris Jim Anderson from NYU The BANNF Center Tanglewood Festival Opera Gig Doing Podcasts Live from Latino USA 24 Hour Engineer Classical vs Latin Music Recording Getting Work Being a Women in Audio Needs-Based Audio Gear Podcasting Matt's Rant: Persistence Links and Show Notes Jeanne on Linkedin Jeanne on Instagram Sara Carter WCA #194 Sara Carter WCA #382 Steve Jobs Video #1 Steve Jobs Video #2 Credits Guest: Jeanne Montalvo Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith

My guest, Bobby Sanabria, is a 7 time Grammy nominee. He is noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, documentary filmmaker, bandleader...and most important to me, educator. He has played with some of the all time greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Randy Brecker, to named a few. He was named Percussionist of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by Jazz Journalist Association. He has a radio show in the New York area entitled, "Latin Jazz Cruise" on WBGO FM (wbgo.org). Simply a magnificent episode not to be missed! Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.  

Today we release part 2 of our interview with Bobby Sanabria. He's a noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator, documentary film maker, and bandleader. He's a 7-time Grammy nominee who has performed with dozens of renowned artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria,  Bob Mintzer, and Randy Brecker.  If you're at all interested in Latin Percussion over the past 75 years, or what it takes to be a productive arts entrepreneur, you'll want to join us!In this episode:We weave through Bobby's personal journey from escaping gang culture in New York City to spreading his love for Latin music in college. We then travel through the fascinating connection of Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz. As we stroll through the vibrant stories of the Machito Orchestra and Duke Ellington, Bobby reveals his belief that rhythm is the pulse of music – if you appreciate the rhythm, you embrace the music. As we navigate through the endless possibilities in the musical multiverse, we delve into the modern musicians' world who masterfully blend various musical styles and create unique rhythms, demonstrating the beauty of diversity in music.Finally, we take a cinematic turn as Bobby illuminates his experience with the film West Side Story, reflecting on the critical role of historical accuracy in movies. We discuss the art of entrepreneurship in the music industry, pondering  how to make the arts more accessible. Drawing inspiration from the legendary jazz musician Buddy Rich, we delve into the passion and dedication required in the pursuit of music. As we wrap up our musical journey, Bobby leaves us with an inspiring note - the importance of perseverance and the power of never giving up. Prepare to be moved by this rhythmically rich and heartwarming conversation with Bobby Sanabria!

Today we release part 1 of our interview with Bobby Sanabria. He's a noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, educator, documentary film maker, and bandleader. He's a 7-time Grammy nominee who has performed with dozens of renowned artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria,  Bob Mintzer, and Randy Brecker.  If you're at all interested in Latin Percussion over the past 75 years, or what it takes to be a productive arts entrepreneur, you'll want to join us!In this episode:From his electrifying encounter with Tito Puente to his dramatic decision to pursue music as a career, Bobby paints a vivid picture of his journey, reminding us all of the power of passion and determination. Bobby retraces his steps to an unforgettable encounter with the iconic Keith Copeland, which transformed his life in unimaginable ways. From understanding the odd meter of Don Ellis's music to taking lessons with Copeland, Bobby's tale reiterates the timeless significance of mentors in shaping our lives. His narrative is a testament to the everlasting beauty of perseverance, a beacon of hope for every artist who dares to dream.Fasten your seatbelts as we explore Bobby's instrumental role in the creation of the Bronx Music Heritage Center. As the notes of his tale intertwine with those of folklorist Elena Martinez and Nancy Biberman, they create a symphony that echoes the diverse cultures and music that thrive in the Bronx. Hear Bobby talk about his studio experiences and his insights on being a band leader. His story, a synchrony of chasing dreams and defying expectations, is an inspiring melody that leaves us craving more.

Барабанщик и руководитель биг-бенда Bobby Sanabria подробно рассказывает на своем сайте о новом альбоме Vox Humana записанным в нью-йоркском Dizzy's Club в июне 2022 года. Ритмы, пришедшие из Африки, получили дополнительные оттенки на Кубе, Пуэрто-Рико, Бразилии, и в США превратились в мультивселенную объединившись в единое целое. Это самый автобиографичный альбом, который я когда либо записывал и он затрагивает все музыкальные влияния моей жизни. Слушая Multiverse Big Band прежде всего испытываешь чувство общности людей разных жанров устремленных к цели сделать всем праздник. Здесь есть великолепный ведущий, который представляет не только артистов, но и вдохновляет всех сделать этот праздник  еще краше и выразительнее.   Образно тут можно встретить Джеймса Брауна, Tower of Power, E, W & F, а также Колтрейна, Мингуса и Майлза Дэвиса. Мультивселенная - это пространство где все собираются для веселья, повышения своего мастерства и позитивной мотивации для дальнейшей жизни. ©️ 2023 Jazzheads   RHYTHM Bobby Sanabria – musical director, drums, mounted bells, wind chimes, background vocals, vocal exclamations Oreste Abrantes – congas, lead and background vocals Matthew Gonzalez – bongó/cencerro (hand bongó bell), barril de bomba, requinto pandereta, ganza, Puerto Rican guicharo, agogo, background vocals Takao Heisho – Cuban guiro, agogo bells, claves, cuica, pandeiro, maracas, shekere, tambourine, back vocals Darwin Noguera – piano Leo Traversa – electric bass SAXOPHONES David Dejesus – lead alto, soprano Andrew Gould – alto Peter Brainin – tenor, also maracas on Spooky & Do It Again Jeff Lederer – tenor Danny Rivera – bari TRUMPETS Max Darché – lead Matt Hilgenberg Jonathan Challoner Andrew Neesley   TROMBONES Dave Miller – lead Noah Bless Armando Vergara Chris Washburne – bass trombone ELECTRIC VIOLIN Ben Sutin FLUTE Gabrielle Garo VOCALS Janis Siegel, Antoinette Montague, Jennifer Jade Ledesna СЛУШАТЬ АЛЬБОМ > https://album.link/i/1679640068 THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER > https://t.me/discor/6609 Janis Siegel самая известная певица с длительной карьерой в The Manhattan Transfer. Она, как и лидер, выросли в Бруклине и знают джазовую (и не только) подноготную музыкальных стилей этого района. Jennifer Jade Ledesna родом из Бронкса и имеет доминиканское, пуэрториканское происхождение. Она может петь на разных языках, любит бразильскую музыку и обладает несравненными способностями скета. Antoinette Montague родом из большого города Ньюарк, штат Нью-Джерси. Она обладает вокалом, который корнями уходит в душевный #blues, госпел и классический #RnB. Лучший трек альбома в плейлисте JAZZ по-русски 6 на AppleMusic и Spotify Поставь лайк ❤️ и подпишись на канал JAZZ по-русски https://t.me/discor #bigband #vocaljazz #latinjazz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/konstantins/message

WUCF's July artist for ‘In the Key of Latin Jazz' is Bobby Sanabria. This eight time Grammy nominated multi talented artist has reached high acclaim repeatedly with his art and his fight. He fought to reinstate the Latin Jazz category at the Grammys after it was absent at the 2012 awards -  and succeeded. He's worked with Mario Bauza, Mongo Santamaria, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, and more in addition to leading bands of his own. His newest record “Vox Humana” is the big band's most ambitious work to date.  

Benjamin Lapidus is a Grammy-nominated musician who has performed and recorded throughout the world as a bandleader and supporting musician playing guitar, Cuban tres, Puerto Rican cuatro, touch style/tapping instruments (Warr guitar and Chapman Stick), as well as organ. As a scholar, he has published widely on Latin music, and he is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, and The Graduate Center. Since the 1990s, Lapidus has performed and/or recorded Cuban tres, Puerto Rican cuatro, guitar, voice, and other instruments on film soundtracks, video games, television commercials, and albums with some of the most notable musicians in Latin music and jazz. Some of these collaborations include performances and/or recordings with Andy and Jerry González, Ibrahim Ferrer (Buena Vista Social Club), Pío Leyva (Buena Vista Social Club), Manuel “Puntillita” Alicea (Buena Vista Social Club), Bobby Carcassés, Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Juan Pablo Torres, NEA Jazz Master Cándido Camero, Larry Harlow, Ruben Blades, Típica 73, John “Dandy” Rodríguez, David Oquendo, Xiomara Laugart, Nicky Marrero, Nelson González, Carlos Abadie, Los Hacheros, Pedrito Martínez, Roman Díaz, Paul Carlon, Adonis Puentes, Pablo Menéndez, Bobby Sanabria, Ralph Irizarry, Charlie Sepulveda, Luis Marín, Humberto Ramírez, Harvie S., Hiram “El Pavo” Remón, Gene Jefferson, Frank Anderson, Enid Lowe, Jared Gold, Greg Glassman, Bobby Harden, Brian Lynch, Mark Weinstein, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Larry Goldings, Chico Álvarez, Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros, Emilio Barretto, Eddie Zervigón, José Fajardo, Rudy Calzado, Los Afortunados, Jose Conde, Kaori and Yuko Fujii, Roberto Rodríguez, Maurice El Medioni, Michael Torsone, and many others. As the leader of the Latin jazz group, Sonido Isleño (founded in 1996), he has performed throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Caribbean while releasing five internationally acclaimed albums of his original compositions. In 2007, Lapidus served as musical director and arranger for Garota de Ipanema(JVC/Victor Japan) with Kaori Fujii and toured Japan twice. In 2008, he recorded Herencia Judía and in 2014, he released his eighth album as a leader, Ochósi Blues. Blues for Ochún (2023) is his ninth album as a leader. As a composer, Lapidus' music has been recorded by groups in Cuba and Japan and has been featured in documentaries and television. In 2015, Latin Jazz USA awarded Lapidus a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to Afro-Latin music. In 2015, he wrote the liner notes, contributed an original composition, sang, and played electric guitar and Cuban tres on Andy González's Grammy™-nominated album, Entre Colegas. As profiled on the 2023 television show, Shades of Us (https://youtu.be/I_xMYUtgAhA), Benjamin Lapidus was born in Hershey, PA in 1972 to first-generation Brooklynites and the family moved almost 15 times before returning to New York City when Lapidus was 14. Trained in piano from a young age, he moved through a variety of instruments including trumpet and bass before concentrating on the guitar. Lapidus was exposed to music by his grandmother and his father, who played in Latin and jazz bands in the Catskills in the 1950s. Through his father's record collection and stories of his father's visits with his Latin American relatives, the seeds of Latin music were planted. Yet it wasn't until the 1980s that the youngest Lapidus became immersed in Latin music when he moved to a predominantly Latin neighborhood in New York City, where numerous important musicians also resided. Living a block away from Mikel's jazz club, Lapidus still has vivid memories of practicing in Mario Rivera's house or seeing Mario Bauzá walk down the street. Deciding he needed a complete musical education, Lapidus earned two degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Oberlin College, becoming one of the program's first jazz guitar graduates. In 1994, Lapidus started to play the Puerto Rican cuatro and Cuban tres. After leading his own quartet at festivals and clubs throughout Europe and winning a grant to study briefly with Steve Lacy in Paris, he returned to the U.S. and worked with Joe McPhee, Joe Giardullo, Tani Tabal, Thomas Workman, and other creative improvisers. At the same time, Lapidus began performing with Larry Harlow, Alex Torres, and other Latin music luminaries in New York and Puerto Rico. Lapidus earned a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology at the CUNY Graduate Center in 2002. His travels to Cuba acquainted him with distant relatives and grounded him in the music of Eastern Cuba. He has taught guitar and Cuban tres at the New School and popular music of the Caribbean, Latin music in New York, and world music at Queens College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Today, Lapidus is a professor in the Department of art and Music at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and on the Doctoral Faculty of the Graduate Center, CUNY. In addition, he has served as scholar-in-residence with the New York Center for Jungian Studies and the Jewish Museum during several humanitarian missions to the Jewish communities of Cuba between 2004-2016. In 2008, Lapidus published the first-ever book on the Eastern Cuban musical genre changüí called Origins of Cuban Music and Dance: Changüí (Scarecrow Press). He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, translations, and presented papers at international conferences on Cuban music, Puerto Rican music, Latin jazz, and improvisation. He has also written liner notes for a number of recordings. In 2013, Lapidus won a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship for his critically acclaimed book New York and the International Sound of Latin Music, 1940-1990 (University Press of Mississippi, 2021). With endorsements from Rubén Blades, Ilán Stavins, and other prominent academics around the world, this ground-breaking book has been featured on BBC 3 Music Matters, NPR's Afropop, and Alt. Latino shows as well as the Miami International Book Fair and countless news outlets. The book maintains its bestseller ranking in Amazon's top 20 salsa books since its release. In this episode, Benjamin shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

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Bobby Sanabria lives and breathes music.  It's not just what he does.  It's who he is.  His vast musical knowledge is built on a bedrock of experiences growing up in the Bronx, surrounded by all types of music in his home, on the block and in his city.  Then there are the lessons he learned from teachers and students at the iconic Berklee College of Music in Boston (and numerous lessons that they learned from him).  And finally there is a lifetime of performing, recording, conducting, teaching and experiencing music that has taken him around the world.  His latest record is called "Vox Humana" by the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band, the latest chapter in a journey of musical joy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are taking a week off from the interviews this week on "Before The Cheering Started with Budd Mishkin" as we prepare new conversations with comedian Chris Gethard, Grammy Award winning record producer Russ Titelman, Grammy Award winning musician Bobby Sanabria, chef and writer extraordinaire Gabrielle Hamilton and more.So this week, another of my own "Before The Cheering Started" stories, a story of fame, albeit fleeting. Very fleeting. All I had to do was be somebody else. For 15 minutes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For over a century, Puerto Rican musicians have been influential across the hemisphere. From the Harlem Hellfighters of WWI who helped develop jazz to the reggaetoneros who dominate today's charts, Puerto Rican music is everywhere. We start the season with the island's most celebrated composer Rafael Hernandez, who wrote beloved songs like “Lamento Borincano,” “Ahora Seremos Felices,” and “Perfume de Gardenias” – and one of the island's unofficial anthems, “Preciosa.” It's a love song written for Puerto Rico that praises the island's beauty and, remarkably, also calls out the forces that oppress it. When Bad Bunny exploded onto the scene and became the most-streamed artist in the history of the world, it became undeniable that Puerto Rican lyrics – the poetry of what people sing about, the bregas in every chorus – resonate all over the hemisphere. In September, he put out a music video for his hit “El Apagón,” (“The Blackout,”) which then turned into a mini-documentary about gentrification – the way people from the states are taking advantage of tax benefits and displacing Boricuas. It's called “Aqui Vive Gente" ("People Live Here"). “El Apagón,” has become somewhat of an anthem – an installment in the long tradition of Puerto Ricans singing about home, longing and belonging, popularized by Rafael Hernandez. But Bad Bunny isn't singing about yearning for Puerto Rico – his music is often about never even leaving in the first place. It's about staying, and creating a future for Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico. If the video's Youtube comments – declarations of solidarity – are any indication, his music has touched on something deeply relatable across Latin America. Learn more about the voices in this episode: • Myzo, the singer from the plane • Bobby Sanabria, Grammy-nominated bandleader and educator • Elena Martínez, folklorist at City Lore and the Bronx Music Heritage Center • Watch Marc Anthony's performance of “Preciosa” • Watch Bianca Graulau's documentary “Aquí Vive Gente” (“People Live Here”) Our cover of “Preciosa” is by the artist Xenia Rubinos (out in April). Listen to our Spotify playlist, featuring music from this episode – and this season. We'll keep adding to it each week as new episodes come out. Special thanks to Yarimar Bonilla, Tracie Hunte, Lidia Hernandez, Diego Lanao, Marissé Masís Solano, Pedro Andrade, María Luz Nóchez and Ana Reyes. Fact checking this season is by Istra Pacheco and María Soledad Dávila Calero. This season of La Brega is made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

Bobby Sanabria is an eight time Grammy-nominee as a leader. Known as a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, documentary film producer, educator, activist, and bandleader, his versatility as both a drummer and percussionist, from small group to big band, has become legendary. A native son of the South Bronx born to Puerto Rican parents, he has performed and recorded with every major figure in the world of Latin jazz and salsa, from the founder of the Afro-Cuban/Latin jazz movement Mario Bauzá, to Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaría, Dizzy Gillespie, Chico O'Farrill, Ray Barretto, Candido, to Larry Harlow, Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, and jazz luminaries as diverse as Henry Threadgill, Charles McPherson, Randy Brecker, Joe Chambers, Jean Lucien, The Mills Brothers, and others. DRUM! Magazine named him Percussionist of the Year (2005); he was named Percussionist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2011 and 2013. In 2006, he was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame. He was a recipient of the 2018 Jazz Education Network (JEN) LeJENS of Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a musician and educator. In 2008 Congressman Dennis Kucinich honored his work as a musician and educator by reading his name into the Congressional Record and in 2018 the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus honored him as a musician, educator. Every single one of his big band recordings, seven in total, have been nominated for Grammys. His 2018 recording, ‘West Side Story Reimagined,' reached #1 on the national Jazz Week radio charts, was nominated for a 2018 Grammy, and won the prestigious 2019 Record of The Year Award from the Jazz Journalists Association. Partial proceeds from sales of this double CD went to the Jazz Foundation of America's Puerto Rico Relief Fund for musicians. He is the Co-Artistic Director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center and the forthcoming Bronx Music Hall. His lifetime dedication to spreading the history, culture, of jazz and Latin jazz to the general public as a performer, as well as educating a new generation of players, composers, arrangers, has no parallel. A member of Max Roach's legendary M'BOOM percussion ensemble, he is on the faculty of the New School (his 26th year) and was on the faculty of NYU, his alma mater Berklee, and was on the faculty of the Manhattan School fo Music for 20 years where he conducted/taught the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra receiving two Grammy nominations for recordings he did with directing his students. Sanabria is also the on air host of the Latin Jazz Cruise on WBGO FM and wbgo.org, the number one jazz station in the nation. Lehman College in NYC has recently awarded Maestro Sanabria an Honorary Doctorate. His new double CD, which will be released on May 12 2023, is a double CD with his Multiverse Big Band entitled VOX HUMANA. Recorded live at Dizzy's Club-Cola in NYC, it features three of jazz's finest contemporary vocalists - Janis Siegel from the Manhattan Transfer, blues and jazz Queen Antoinette Montague, and multi-lingual powerhouse Jennifer Jade Ledesna. In this episode, Bobby talks about:    His MULTIVERSE Big Band    Seeing Tito Puente perform at 12 years old    The new record - VOX HUMANA    Inspiring the next generation    The history of music as related to the history of America    Afro-cuban rhythms and their origins

Former OTM producer Alana Casanova-Burgess is back with season 2 of her critically acclaimed podcast series, La Brega. This one is all about the music! For over a century, Puerto Rican musicians have been influential across the hemisphere. From the Harlem Hellfighters of WWI who helped develop jazz to the reggaetoneros who dominate today's charts, Puerto Rican music is everywhere. We start the season with the island's most celebrated composer Rafael Hernandez, who wrote beloved songs like “Lamento Borincano,” “Ahora Seremos Felices,” and “Perfume de Gardenias” – and one of the island's unofficial anthems, “Preciosa.” It's a love song written for Puerto Rico that praises the island's beauty and, remarkably, also calls out the forces that oppress it. When Bad Bunny exploded onto the scene and became the most-streamed artist in the history of the world, it became undeniable that Puerto Rican lyrics – the poetry of what people sing about, the bregas in every chorus – resonate all over the hemisphere. In September, he put out a music video for his hit “El Apagón,” (“The Blackout,”) which then turned into a mini-documentary about gentrification – the way people from the states are taking advantage of tax benefits and displacing Boricuas. It's called “Aqui Vive Gente" ("People Live Here"). “El Apagón,” has become somewhat of an anthem – an installment in the long tradition of Puerto Ricans singing about home, longing and belonging, popularized by Rafael Hernandez. But Bad Bunny isn't singing about yearning for Puerto Rico – his music is often about never even leaving in the first place. It's about staying, and creating a future for Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico. If the video's Youtube comments – declarations of solidarity – are any indication, his music has touched on something deeply relatable across Latin America. Learn more about the voices in this episode:• Myzo, the singer from the plane• Bobby Sanabria, Grammy-nominated bandleader and educator• Elena Martínez, folklorist at City Lore and the Bronx Music Heritage Center• Watch Marc Anthony's performance of “Preciosa”• Watch Bianca Graulau's documentary “Aquí Vive Gente” (“People Live Here”) Our cover of “Preciosa” is by the artist Xenia Rubinos (out in March). You can listen to first season of La Brega and hear new episodes from this season here. Listen to the La Brega Spotify playlist, featuring music from this episode – and this season. It will be added to each week as new episodes come out.  

Conocida como la isla donde hasta las piedras cantan, Puerto Rico alberga una vertiginosa amplitud de expresión musical. Desde los boleristas líricos de la década de 1930 hasta los salseros eléctricos de los 70 y los reggaetoneros de hoy que han tomado la música de los espacios marginales y la han convertido en una sensación mundial, esta temporada lleva a los oyentes a una emocionante aventura rica en reportajes y cruce de géneros musicales que captura la creatividad incesante, la resonancia emocional y, sí, la brega, que son sellos distintivos de la música puertorriqueña en todas las épocas y formatos. Las voces que aparecen en este tráiler incluyen Victor Guys, Bobby Sanabria, Ana Macho, Afrika Clivillés, Lia Camille Crockett, Bianca Graulau, Omar Alfanno, Ruben Blades, Mireya Ramos, Velcro, Susana Baca, y Alberto “Ringo” Martínez. El primer episodio se estrena el jueves 26 de enero. Suscríbete ahora.

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Conocida como la isla donde hasta las piedras cantan, Puerto Rico alberga una vertiginosa amplitud de expresión musical. Desde los boleristas líricos de la década de 1930 hasta los salseros eléctricos de los '70 y los reggaetoneros de hoy que han tomado la música de los espacios marginales y la han convertido en una sensación mundial, esta temporada lleva a los oyentes a una emocionante aventura rica en reportajes y cruce de géneros musicales que captura la creatividad incesante, la resonancia emocional y, sí, la brega, que son sellos distintivos de la música puertorriqueña en todas las épocas y formatos. Las voces que aparecen en este tráiler incluyen: Victor Guys, Bobby Sanabria, Ana Macho, Afrika Clivillés, Lia Camille Crockett, Bianca Graulau, Omar Alfanno, Ruben Blades, Mireya Ramos, Velcro, Susana Baca, y Alberto “Ringo” Martínez. El primer episodio se estrena el jueves 26 de enero. Suscríbete ahora. Esta temporada de La Brega existe gracias a The Mellon Foundation.

In this episode, Carl chats with drummer and percussionist Bobby Sanabria. Bobby has been nominated for eight Grammys and is also a composer, arranger, documentary filmmaker, educator, and radio host. He discusses how he has managed to keep the passion alive all these years and how music has been a consistent source of inspiration for him.Bobby paints a colorful story of how he developed his love for jazz and what it was like being immersed in several cultures while growing up, which influenced his musical taste from a jazz perspective. He describes how music on radio and FM stations has evolved over the years, as well as how he got started with playing the drums. Bobby also shares the process of how West Side Story Reimagined became such a hit. Listen to this episode and enjoy the repository of knowledge that only Bobby Sanabria can deliver.Episode Highlights 01:58 - The music inspires me constantly. And you mentioned that I'm an educator. So, I've been teaching on the college level, particularly at the New School University for 28 years. And my students always inspire me. 13:25 - Expose them to all the different, various flavors that jazz has to offer. Because jazz is really fascinating. Jazz, in my opinion, is the only art form that can encompass and draw upon every other art form that exists. 16:37 - Every culture all over the world uses improvisation. But the way we use it in jazz and the way we tell stories in jazz is a very unique, special thing. And that's why it always has to have at least some element of the blues in it.18:00 - I try to impart that I'm a musician and also on my students. I tell them you have a big responsibility when you get up on the stage because you're representing hundreds of years of struggle, survival, and strength. So, that's what the music exudes always for me.20:24 - When you see great bands on stage, it's because the musicians trust each other. The leader trusts the musicians. You take it from there and the result was the great performance that we did for you, for the audience.ContactFresh Coast Jazz FestivalBobby Sanabria

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**It's The Jazz2Go Show Replay On traxfm.org. Jazz2Go Presented Some Classic & Contemporary Jazz Crackers From Paolo Fedreghini Marco Bianchi, Bobby Matos, Leci Brandao, Laco Deczi, Carlos Miyares, Flora Purim, Bobby Sanabria, Pharoah Sanders, Colin Curtis, Raices, Bye-Ya! & More #Jazz #JazzClassics #ContemporaryJazz #JazzGroove #JazzSoul Catch Jazz2Go Every Monday From 7PM UK Time Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : facebook.com/original103.3 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Tune In Radio : tunein.com/radio/Trax-FM-s225176 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

My guest is Bobby Sanabria, percussionist, teacher, musician, multi Grammy nominee and leader of many talented Latin big bands and other configurations over the years. His album West Side Story Reimagined won the Jazz Journalists Award for Best Jazz Album of 2019. Besides his band leader duties Bobby is the host of the Latin Jazz Cruise on WBGO radio. He's here to talk with me about the influence of the Spanish speaking communities on our culture and especially our music. Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a look at Bobby's musical life, his influences and his take on the history of Latin music.

On the September 17th edition of the WBGO Journal, we'll find out what NYC and Newark are doing for migrants coming from Texas, we'll hear about the Bobby Sanabria and David Amram's tribute to the late great novelist Jack Kerouac and then Grammy Award-winning producer Carl Griffin remembers his friend, the late NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis

We'll hear about the Bobby Sanabria and David Amram's tribute to Jack Kerouac and then Grammy Award-winning producer Carl Griffin remembers Ramsey Lewis

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Welcome to JazzPianoSkills, I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano! Today, you are in for a real treat! I am joined by John Di MartinoJohn Di Martino is a composer, arranger, jazz pianist, producer, and educator, based in New York City. He is described as a "shape-shifter", for his creativity across musical genres. John composed the music for the documentary series: “A Glimpse Of Paradise"   (Prospera Medienproduktion) aired on Europe's Arte Channel, and music for the video games: "Batman: The Telltale Series"John Di Martino's latest CD's are: “Passion Flower” (the music of Billy Strayhorn ), featuring Raul Midon, Eric Alexander, Boris Kozlov, and Lewis Nash, and: “Mazel” (Yiddish Songs, re-imagined ), with Janis Siegel and Cantor Daniel Krammer (https://mazelthealbum.com/)John has recorded numerous CDs on the High Note and Venus Records (Japan) labels as a leader, and with Freddy Cole, Gloria Lynn, Houston Person, and Nicki Parrott.  John's discography includes Grammy-nominated CD'S: ”Love" (Issac Delgado), "Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B"  and "Live And In Clave" (Bobby Sanabria). John Di Martino was a long time member of Ray Barretto's "New World Spirit",  He is a featured arranger and pianist on many of Ray Barretto's recordings including the grammy-nominated, CD: "Contact" and "Portraits In Jazz And Clave"  (featuring James Moody, Kenny Burrell, Joe Lovano, Steve Turre, and Eddie Gomez). Born in Philadelphia, Pa in 1959, John studied with Jimmy Amadie, Lennie Tristano, and Don Sebesky.Discogs Artist Page"John's soul and being come straight through to his music, the jazz world needs him! " - Sheila Jordan (NEA Jazz Master)"John Di Martino is one of my absolute personal favorite pianists of today. His music is an honest outpouring of light! "- Benny Green (Jazz Pianist)"John di Martino's middle name should be 'taste', for he conveys that quality in both solo and supportive roles, in jazz as well as Latin music." - Ray Barretto (NEA Jazz Master)"John DiMartino is a first-call veteran of the New York City jazz scene. This multi-recorded artist has long been a favorite of singers for his gigantic ears and intuitive, uncluttered playing—rare gifts that also enhance any instrumentalist he accompanies or arranges. DiMartino is a fine musician who sounds less interested in technical pyrotechnics than in mining a melody for its original intent—whether he's arranging or playing, he lets the essence of a song speak for itself. "- Dr. Judith Schlesinger (All About Jazz)Support the show

Yacht Rock! Love Is A Drag! Foreign affairs! Bandleader and trumpeter, Mike Sailors fires on all cylinders as the consummate jazz musician. In our chat, we discuss our mutual admiration for curating involved shows for an audience, a record off the beaten path with a fascinating history, and a castle gig that needed more than a little magic to satisfy the guests. FEATURED RELEASE:The New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra“Let's Duel” (2019) Getting to Know: Mike Sailors Mike Sailors has performed around the world in Japan and Europe, as well as throughout the United States and Canada. He has appeared at venues such as the Blue Note (Tokyo, Sapporo and New York), Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, The Jazz Standard, Yoshi's, The Jazz Standard, The Jazz Kitchen, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, the Bowery Ballroom, Smalls Jazz Club as well as the Tokyo Blue Note Jazz Festival, the EFG London Jazz Festival, the Detroit Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. Mike was also a featured guest artist at the 2015 North Carolina Music Educators Conference, as well as a featured guest artist and composer at the 2013 Brevard Music Festival. Sailors has worked as a sideman for bands and artists including the Birdland Big Band, Bobby Sanabria and The Multiverse Big Band, the Fat Cat Big Band, the Baby Soda Jazz Band, the Hot Sardines, the Captain Black Big Band led by Orrin Evans, The Jason Marshall Big Band, Cynthia Sayer and The Mingus Jazz Orchestra. His past experience also includes performances with The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Jon Hendricks, McCoy Tyner, Marcus Belgrave, Willie Nelson, Dale Watson, Rodney Whitaker and John Clayton. He's also appeared as a featured soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Mike also was an active Trumpet player in the NYC Broadway scene. Past shows include Beautiful - The Carole King Story, Be More Chill and The Prom. Along with an active performing career, Sailors has maintained a busy career in composition. His first commission, dating back to 2005, came from the North American Saxophone Alliance (N.A.S.A). The piece featured the late Dewey Redman and was later recorded and featured on Redman's last commercial recording “Live with Dewey Redman”. Since then, Sailors has been hired by the likes of Mack Avenue Records, Decca Records, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra as well as a host of internationally known musicians including Ryan Kisor, Sean Jones, Rodney Whitaker, Pete Bernstein, Jimmy Cobb and many others. He has also written for TV, most recently for TD Ameritrade. His band, The New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra, recently released an album featuring his compositions. The self-tilted album features originals penned by Sailors, and is distributed by Outside In Music.Originally from Charleston, South Carolina Mike grew up playing in his local church. He went on to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2001, Michigan State University in 2007 and The University of Texas in 2010. In 2019, Sailors joined the faculty of The University of Texas Butler School of Music, where he leads the Jazz Trumpet Studio and mentors young artists looking to build careers in music. He currently splits his time between New York City and Austin, Texas. In Austin, he spends his time leading bands for a variety of different occasions, as well as touring nationally and internationally. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel here!

Jeanne Montalvo is a Grammy-nominated audio engineer and radio producer. In 2017, she was nominated for a Grammy as Mastering Engineer for Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings, and her recording of Multiverse by Bobby Sanabria's Latin Jazz Big Band was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 2012 Grammys. She has worked with Spike Lee, Al Kooper, Ivy Queen, Making Movies with Ruben Blades, and more.  She broke into radio after receiving her Masters in Music Technology from NYU, and has worked for National Public Radio, Bloomberg Radio, the Duolingo podcast and projects for the New York Times and Sony. She is also creator of "Live from Latino USA"  a live video series that features Latinx talent from Jessie Reyez to Jose Feliciano and is currently treasurer for the NYC chapter of AES.

In this episode, we discuss:What he learned at Manhattan School Of Music in New York CityHis experience being mentored by Bernard PurdieWhat's meant by the saying, “If you're not early, you're late.” His time learning Dear Evan Hansen and taking over the drum chair.Why playing exactly like the chairholder matters when you are subbing a show. Who are his favorite five drummers of all time.What he suggests when reaching out to drummers who have chairs on Broadway. Jake Goldbas has taken the music scene by storm with various artists, including legends Aretha Franklin, Dave Brubeck, Candido Camero, Patti Austin, Gil Goldstein, Joshua Redman, Stefon Harris and Christian McBride. He has performed at the world's most distinguished venues from Carnegie Hall to Madison Square Garden and Broadway (The Color Purple, Dear Evan Hansen). A respected educator and clinician, Goldbas leads a band for Jazz's new education program, Jazz for Young People. Goldbas earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the Manhattan School of Music(MSM) as a Presidential Scholarship recipient. In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award with Bobby Sanabria and the MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra on Kenya Revisited Live!!! Goldbas was also named the Best American Musician of 2012 by Amsterdam's Keep an Eye Jazz Competition. Goldbas has been appointed musical director the National Arts Awards for the past two years, where he has led tributes to Tony Bennett, Herbie Hancock, Lady Gaga, and Esperanza Spalding. He is also an integral part of the sensational sound of Michael Blume, the viral success of John Splitoff's latest release, “Sing to You,” as well as his work with The Knocks on their debut album "55".Jake proudly endorses Reunion Blues Gig Bags, Paiste Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, and Greats Brand Sneakers.Striking All the Right Noteshttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/fashion/weddings/kate-christopher-and-jake-goldbas-vows.htmlBecome a regular listener HEREClayton Craddock, the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain't Too Proud. He hosts the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast and has played drums in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including "Tick, tick…BOOM! Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, and Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill. Also, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Spongebob Squarepants, The Musical, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.You can follow Clayton on the following social media platforms: InstagramTikTokYouTubeFor more: claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 14th October 2021 Artist - Track - Album - Year Charged Particles w/ Tod Dickow    Peep    Play the Music of Michael Brecker: Live at the Baked Potato    2021 Randy Napoleon    Wes Like    Rust Belt Blues: Plays Wes Montgomery, Grant Green and Kenny Burrell    2021 Graham Dechter    Billy's Dilemma    Major Influence    2021 Gerry Eastman Trio    Trust Me    Trust Me    2021 Jackson Potter    Amalfi    Restless    2021 Gerry Eastman Trio    Cuban Sunset    Trust Me    2021 Brasuka    Marakandombe    A Vida Com Paixão    2021 Earl MacDonald    By Our Love    Consecrated    2021 Houston Person    Easy Walker    Live in Paris    2021 Jeff Lederer|Sunwatcher    Right Action    Eightfold Path    2020 Joey DeFrancesco    More Music    More Music    2021 Eric Wyatt    Of Things to Come RTK    A Song of Hope    2021 Bill Evans    Up With the Lark    Everybody Still Digs…    2021 The Scenic Route Trio    Dreamscape    Flight of Life    2021 Leon Lee Dorsey    New Arrival    Freedom Jazz Dance    2021 Victor Gould    Lord Wallace    In Our Time    2021 Mary LaRose    Music Matador (feat. Jimmy Bosch, Bobby Sanabria and Maya Rose Lederer)    Out Here    2020 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 14th October 2021 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

Puerto Rico Jazz. La música de Rafael Hernández con Chucho Valdés, David Sánchez, Bobby Sanabria, Miguel Zenón y Fidel Morales. Puerto Rico Jazz. Comprometidos con la Excelencia Musical. TuneIn Radio http://tun.in/pjADH Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/.../puerto-rico-jazz/id1508259152 Sounder FM https://puertoricojazz.sounder.fm/show/puerto-rico-jazz Lo Mejor del Jazz Boricua en Puerto Rico Jazz Radio @ Brave New Radio Primer programa en la radio dedicado al Jazz Boricua! Todos los Domingos 8am (New York Time) @ Brave New Radio WPSC 88.7 William Paterson University, New Jersey @TuneIn Radio! http://tun.in/seoPJ Domingos 6 p.m. @ Radio Prócer 1380AM y 98.5FM Barranquitas, Puerto Rico www.radioprocer1380.com *Diseño de logo de Puerto Rico Jazz por @Shaney Lara Para enviarnos su música; jazzinmagazine@gmail.com

Kevin's guest is the great Latin jazz big band leader Bobby Sanabria.  The professor to talks with Kevin about the career and legacy of the late great Chick Corea.

The show where we uncover the stories, processes, and worldviews behind NYC’s most artful and creative musicians.Back once again, after our first try was tarnished by a mistake in the audio. Please enjoy this conversation with Joe Giordano. Today's Guest: Originally from Albany, NY, Joe Giordano is a trombonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader based in New York City. He currently studies at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Marshall Gilkes and Marc Cary. Giordano was inspired by his father, Mark, at a young age and became enamored with the sounds of JJ Johnson and Curtis Fuller. His list of heroes and influences has expanded to include literary geniuses such as William Blake, Carl Jung, and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Since moving to New York City, Giordano has performed with many key voices on the scene, including Frank Lacy, Bobby Sanabria, Stacy Dillard, and Davis Whitfield Jr. He has performed at venues such as Smalls, Dizzy’s, Clement’s Place, Newport Jazz Festival, and with the Jazz Exchange. In addition to being a Vail Jazz Alumnus, Giordano was named a YoungArts Finalist in Jazz in 2018. Find him @joegiordano120 on Instagram TICKETS for Nov. 8 Concert: https://bravesound.org/shop/joegiordano/Your hosts: Austin Zhang - https://www.austinzhang.org/Michael Shapira http://michaelxshapira.com/ and @michaelxshapira Learn more: https://bravesound.org/ Instagram: @bravesoundnyc

059: Shareef ClaytonGood morning! This is Play It Like It’s Music. I’m Trevor, thanks for listening.On Wednesday, October 7th of 2020 Music is not content. It’s connection.Last weekend I got to spend a day at the beach chopping it up with a good friend. We’ve been friends since our 20’s, which is cool. Because on some level we get to be the same people we were back then. But we also get to share some of the ways we’ve both grown since our 20’s and consequently feel so much smarter than we used to. It was a trip, and it was also a beautiful day. We laughed about how we’ve both been reading some very heavy stuff lately, stuff we’d probably not have even thought to check out before. I told my friend how I’ve been reading a bunch of economic theory, and my friend told be how they’ve been reading some 13th and 14th Century history. It seems to be a common coping device for a lot of us: when you’re feeling powerless in the face of what’s going on in the world around you, knowledge is a form of power that remains more accessible than ever. So in between bouts of “taking action” we can seize a thick book and try to widen our lens. Away from constantly feeling the acuteness of our current array of crises.Cop a bit of perspective.So yeah, I’ve been reading up on some economic theory. Not because I hope to deeply understand it, but because I’m fascinated by the quest to understand things, and by how something you think you know for a fact can be seen in an entirely different light by someone just as smart as you or perhaps smarter. Finding out why can sometimes turn your world upside down in a good way.I’m lucky because I get to have this experience a lot. Very smart people like to tell me things, and I like to listen. I’m also super slow to understand things, including music. Folks laugh at how long it took me to start loving grunge, punk, hiphop, bluegrass etc. Before we learn to embrace sounds that come from beyond our own level of comprehension, it can feel like we’re drowning in information that doesn’t compute. For some of us, Music is not a sport. It’s a quest. We’re on it for our whole lives, and it keeps bringing us to new places. But in the meantime:Play me a melody that’s gonna open my heart. Hit me with a beat and a bass line that’ll move my ass. Everyone hears at their own speed.Our guest today is a supersonic musician.(Cat also likes to read.)Shareef Clayton is a jazz trumpeter, a native of Miami, FL and one of the most exciting and creative musicians I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. The sound and feel of his music is intense, with a repertoire that includes jazz, r&b, Afro­Cuban, funk and soul. He’s appeared with Macy Gray, Melody Gardot, Bobby Sanabria, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Michael Mcdonald, Ruben Blades, and many more. Once you see what this guy can do, you can never un-see it. He brings an incredible polish and showmanship to his performances, but the sophistication and personality underneath it all makes for a really satisfying trip. I’m glad to know the man, and to know about him. You will be as well.We get some of the story, but also go deep on the quest and some of the questioning that goes on when you reach new heights while also facing the same struggles year after year. The music life - no matter who you’re looking at - is full of curveballs. But Shareef is another example of a player who knows how to keep developing your talent while learning the mechanics of life and always moving forward.It’s an honor to have him on the show.Press PLAY above to ear my conversation with Shareef Clayton.Or subscribe in your podcast app: Apple Podcasts - Spotify- Stitcher - TuneIn - Overcast - PocketcastThanks for listening to Play It Like It’s Music. Thanks so much to Shareef Clayton for spending some very generous time with us. You can find him and his music at Shareef Clayton dot com.I can’t believe we’ve gotten to 59 shows! If you believe this show deserves a wider audience, please tell a friend:Follow me on twitter @trevorexter and talk to me on there if you have thoughts about the show.We're all contending with a mutating professional landscape, jacked revenue streams, a catastrophic global pandemic and plenty of other noise out in the culture.But you gotta keep playing.We don't draw any lines here between scenes or styles.As always, thank you for listening and remember to play it like its music.You can check out my music on bandcamp and other places. It’s all at my website, trevorexter.com. Sign the mailing list on substack to get this show sent right to you the very moment it comes out. Music is a beautiful thing and it makes the world go round.Big love to your ears.Trevor(Did you press play yet?)...If you like this stuff, help it spread by sharing it!Subscribe to the show directly in your podcast app: Apple Podcasts - Spotify - Stitcher - TuneIn - Overcast - PocketcastHear all of our guests in rotation on “Playlist It Like It’s Music” (Apple/Spotify)Hear my songs: the “Trevor Exter Playlist” (Apple/Spotify)Vibe out, here are 200 songs I like: (Spotify)Sign the mailing list!Take lessons with me online!Hire me to produce your podcast.Follow me on IG TW FBMore @trevorexter.compsst… sign up for emails: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit playitlikeitsmusic.substack.com

Hace dos años, Puerto Rico Jazz comenzó a transmitirse a través de Radio Vieques. El primer programa se lo dedicamos a la Música de un verdadero Compositor y Orgullo Boricua, El Jibarito Rafael Hernández. El próximo domingo 19 de julio celebramos el segundo aniversario de Puerto Rico Jazz, con la segunda parte de Rafael Hernández en Jazz. Música de Chucho Valdés, David Sánchez, Miguel Zenón, Bobby Sanabria, Brenda Hopkins y Fidel Morales. TuneIn Radio http://tun.in/pjADH Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/puerto-rico-jazz/id1508259152 Sounder FM https://puertoricojazz.sounder.fm/show/puerto-rico-jazz

El 30 de abril, Dia Internacional del Jazz, presentamos la segunda parte de Tambores Boricuas en la continuación de la celebración del Mes Internacional de Apreciación del Jazz.Música de Dimas Sanchez con Fusion Beat, Bobby Sanabria, Paoli Mejias, Gonchi Sifre, Eguie Castrillo, Fernando Garcia, Frank Colón, Chembo Corniel con Andrea Brachfeld, Henry Cole y Sabú Martinez.Noveno de una serie de programas dedicados a los jazzistas puertorriqueños.Pueden escuchar el programa en:TuneIn Radiohttp://tun.in/pjADHApple Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/puerto-rico-jazz/id1508259152Sounder FMhttps://puertoricojazz.sounder.fm/show/puerto-rico-jazzLo Mejor del Jazz Boricua en Puerto Rico Jazz Radio @ Brave New Radio

Enjoy the podcast? Support the show with a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal (thank you!)What is up podcast, today I’m bringing you my conversation with New York City alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Gould. We discuss his musical beginnings, his time at SUNY Purchase and Manhattan School of Music, the value of mentors, how to be a great lead alto player, his latest projects, and more. You can find Andrew on his website at www.andrewgouldmusic.comAbout Andrew, courtesy of andrewgouldmusic.com:"Native New Yorker, saxophonist and composer Andrew Gould has established himself as one of the most in demand players on the NYC music scene.He has performed with James Moody, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Wallace Roney, Jon Faddis, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mambo Legends Orchestra, David Weiss, Bobby Sanabria, Ray Angry and many more. Andrew was a 2013 Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition Semi Finalist and has been featured on multiple GRAMMY nominated recordings. He has been involved with recording for MTV, Universal Records, Warner Bros Music, and Capitol Records for world famous artists including Fifth Harmony, Mac Miller, 88 Keys, Sebastian Kole and more. He has also performed live on the Today Show, ABC News, WBGO Radio, and has been featured on the Amazon Prime series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" with the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band.A graduate of both Manhattan School of Music and SUNY Purchase, Andrew continues to teach regularly, and has taught private lessons at The New School, and has given masterclasses at SUNY Purchase, Hofstra University and many many more.Andrew has recently released his debut album "First Things First" on the Outside In Music label, which has received great critical acclaim. He composes for and tours worldwide with rnb/soul band Nuf Said, who will be releasing a 3rd album in 2020. Other exciting projects include recording and performing with the 8 Bit Big Band, Steven Feifke Big Band, Dan Pugach Nonet, DMNDR, and horn section work/writing with GRAMMY winning hip hip producer 88 Keys for Warner Music. Andrew is an endorsing artist with Yanagisawa Saxophones, D'Addario Reeds, and Silverstein Ligatures"Support the show (http://berniesbootlegs.com/support)

CDS PARADIGM NEW EPISODE ALERT!! Episode 11 / Season 1 Groovin’ with the Vibration ********* CDS PARADIGM Ep11/ Season 1 Thank you for tuning in to another Episode of CDS PARADIGM. This is episode 11 of season 1, continuing to entice the imagination to expand...you digg. Keeping with the unrelenting aspect of playing various musical directions, and as always, moving forward furthering its Quest. This Installment I trust the Groove will Penetrate the Whole...you digg Playing artists, as always, that are generally not heard on main stream forums, and helping in building the fan base. ******************** In this installment you'll hear the wonderful voice of Dara Tucker of Nashville Tenn. performing her tune “Radio”; Drummer/composer, band leader the Multi- Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria with his multiverse 22 piece Big Band, playing “Somewhere” from his West Side Story Reimagined CD; The Timelessness Project consisting of vocalist Barbara Sfraga, pianist/vocalist Mala Waldron, Saxophonist/flautist Allen Won, drummer Michael TA Thompson, and bassist Christopher Dean Sullivan performing their song “Love Breaks Free”; trumpeter Freddie Jacobs playing his tune “Contempo” from his Jacobs Latter CD; reedist Joe Giardullo, drummer Michael TA Thompson, and bassist Christopher Dean Sullivan playing their tune “Rivers” from the Language of Swans CD; Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald at 102 years as of April 25, 2019 performing “These Boots Were Made for Walkin’ and Airmail Special”; D’Angelo & The Vanguard ~ Live at North Sea Jazz Festival **** PRI The World Report: How to make music out of the Mueller report redactions About 11% of the 448-page Mueller report is redacted. How do we know? Developers at The World and our partner company, PRX (Public Radio Exchange), counted every character. No, really. (There are 1.2 million characters, if you're curious.) https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-04-19/how-make-music-out-mueller-report-redactions ***************************** Along with commentary Thanks again for tuning in, and your continuous support of CDS PARADIGM podcast. Any comments are all welcome. E-mail: christopherdeansullivan@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cds-paradigm/message

La leyenda del Jazz Bobby Sanabria, ha sido nominado nueve veces a los premios Grammy. Su más reciente nominación se da en la categoría Best Latin Jazz álbum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La leyenda del Jazz Bobby Sanabria, ha sido nominado nueve veces a los premios Grammy. Su más reciente nominación se da en la categoría Best Latin Jazz álbum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  In this episode Mike and Mike discuss award-winning Latin-jazz drummer Bobby Sanabria, who's featured in the January 2019 issue of Modern Drummer. The education segment focuses on a handful of fun polyrhythmic bass drum patterns to help you internalize how odd patterns resolve over a backbeat. Up for review is a pair of bronze [...] The post MD Podcast Episode 173: Polyrhythmic Bass Drum Patterns, LCD/Legado Bronze Snares, and More appeared first on Modern Drummer Magazine.

Gene and Shereen talk to poet Denice Frohman, percussionist Bobby Sanabria, chef Marcus Samuelsson and comedian Ashley Nicole Black at Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater in New York City.

Bobby Sanabria, músico estadounidense pero con sangre puertorriqueña, conversa con Marysabel Huston sobre "West Side Story Reimagined", una producción discográfica inspirada en "West Side Story", el drama musical de Jerome Robbins y Robert Wise, con música de Leonard Bernstein, una cinta que según cuenta el músico, le marcó su vida desde la niñez. La entrevista con Sanabria la pueden escuchar a partir del minuto 05:00. Recuerda visitarnos en CNNE.com/ZonaPop, seguirnos en nuestras cuentas sociales, somos @ZonaPopCNN en Twitter, Facebook e Instagram, y darnos "me gusta" en Apple Podcasts o TuneIn y seguirnos en Spotify. Sigue a nuestros presentadores en sus cuentas: Marysabel Huston: @hustonCNN en Twitter y @marysabelhuston en Instagram. Javier Merino: @JavitoMerino en Twitter y @Javito73 en Instagram. Support the show.

Desiree Joy Frias sat down with Bobby Sanabria and Elena Martinez at the Bronx Music Heritage Center. Bobby Sanabria, a 7-time Grammy nominated Latin Jazz artist, discusses his upbringing in the Bronx and how much of an influence music was and still is in his life. They also discuss different programs at the Heritage Center and how they affect the Bronx community as a whole.Check out more about the Bronx Music Heritage Center: https://www.thisisbronxmusic.org/This episode was recorded by Desiree Joy Frias and edited by Adam Castar See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Notes Episode 2: Shareef Clayton Trumpet player & composer:Shareef Clayton, a jazz trumpeter, is a native of Miami, Florida. In 2012 Shareef recorded the album "Multiverse" with the “Bobby Sanabria Big Band” which got nominated for a Grammy. Clayton performs regularly with Macy Gray, Melody Gardot, Bobby Sanabria, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In the past he has performed with artists such as Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Michael Mcdonald, Ruben Blades, and many more.http://mintonsharlem.com: Arguably, America’s greatest cultural contribution to the world has been jazz music. It may be argued with equal force that one of the most important shrines in the history of jazz was Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem.Wynton Marsalis: (born October 18, 1961) is a trumpeter, composer, teacher, music educator, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, United States.  Mo’ Betta Blues is a 1990 musical drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also directed. It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career.How to be your own booking agent:The award-winning, How To Be Your Own Booking Agent THE Musician’s & Performing Artist’s Guide To Successful Touring is one of the top selling music and performing arts business books. Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco: Princess Lalla Salma (born Salma Bennani (Arabic: سلمى بناني‎, Amazigh: ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⵙⵍⵎⴰ); 10 May 1978) is the princess consort of Morocco. She is the wife of King Mohammed VI and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title.Gloria Gaynor (born September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (R&B number 82, 1983).San Sebastián: San Sebastián (Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan]) or Donostia (Basque: [doˈnos̺tia])[3] is a coastal city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.Milo Z: Carson Daly dubbed him a "New York Institution!" For nearly 3 decades, Milo Z has been bringing his own original style of music , "Razzamofunk" (a blend of Rock, Rap, R&B, Jazz, and Funk) to the Big Apple and the world.Brockett Parsons: Brockett Parson is known for his work on Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden (2011), Mona Lisa - Leonardo's Earlier Version (2013) and Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013). Tamir Muskat:(in Hebrew תמיר מוסקט) is an Israeli musician/producer-sound engineer who was born and raised in Petach Tikva, Israel as son of a Romanian immigrant. His father was the manager of Anzeagi Conservatorion for music in Petach Tikva.Jon “Shemz” Ashton: "Jonny Shemz (aka. Blacklighter). This man obviously grew up listening to old soul/funk records because whichever style the music ventures his vocal performance always gives a slight nod to singers of past generations.Indofunk Satish: Professional musician, alternative process photographer, former scientist.(Le) Poisson Rouge: (Le) Poisson Rouge is a multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate. Dedicated to the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art, the venue’s mission is to revive the symbiotic relationship between art and revelry; to establish a creative asylum for both artists and audiences.Village Gate:The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Streets in Greenwich Village, New York. Art D'Lugoff opened the club in 1958, on the ground floor and basement of 160 Bleecker Street. The large 1896 Chicago School structure by architect Ernest Flagg was known at the time as Mills House No. 1 and served as a flophouse for transient men. In its heyday, the Village Gate also included an upper-story performance space, known as the Top of the Gate.The Niagaras: Take a dash of Herb Albert, a pinch of David Bowie, add a handful of Andy Kaufman, and you’ve got Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak – and their new album, One Car Crash. Added bonus? The Leonard Cohen/Tom Waits/Frank O’Hara-inspired lyrics, and tunes like something found on Stiff Records in 1979.Mariah Carey: Mariah Carey is an American singer and songwriter. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by the Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, vocal power, melismatic style, and signature use of the whistle register. Shrinking Orchestras: Dark clouds loom over American symphony orchestras. Changes in audience behavior, demographic shifts, and the impact of technology are all threatening to leave musicians out in the cold.Steve Hass: Steve Hass (born May 11, 1975) is an American drummer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Island Park, New York, born to Greek immigrant parents from Athens. He is notable for his technical skill, time feel, and his musical versatility, having played with many artists from a wide variety of genres. Game of Death: The Game of Death is an incomplete 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee, in his final film attempt. Lee died during the making of the film. Over 100 minutes of footage was shot prior to his death, some of which was later misplaced in the Golden Harvest archives.Will Connell: Saxophonist/bass clarinetist/composer Will Connell, Jr., came of age in the 1960s as an invaluable part of Horace Tapscott’s organization and the Los Angeles Black Arts Movement, and stood as an underground giant of New York’s Free Jazz and New Music circle since 1975.Ornette Coleman: Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer.David Murray Big Band: David Murray Big Band conducted by Lawrence "Butch" Morris is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label.Benny Russell:  (NOT Benny Green!): Born February 21, 1958 in Baltimore, Maryland, Russell started clarinet lessons at age 7 under the instruction of Mr. James H. Holliman. At 12 he began playing tenor. And by the time he was 15, sitting in with the Morgan State bands, Russell was playing tenor, alto and soprano saxophones as well as clarinet, bass clarinet and flute.The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song): "The Message" is a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. It was released as a single by Sugar Hill Records on July 1, 1982 and was later featured on the group's first studio album, The Message. Bach Stradivarius Trumpet:  Born Vincent Shrotenbach in Vienna in 1890, he initially received training on violin, but subsequently switched to trumpet when he heard its majestic sound.Josh Landress: ​J. Landress Brass is owned and operated independently by Master Brass Technician Josh Landress. Josh's love for music began at an early age of 6 with the guitar.Shires Trombone: S.E. Shires Co. was founded in 1995 for the sole purpose of building custom brass instruments of unparalleled professional quality. em·bou·chureˌämbo͞oˈSHo͝or/noun1.MUSICthe way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument.Phil Woods: Philip Wells "Phil" Woods was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.Steel Drum: Steel Pans (also known as steel drums or pans, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steel band or orchestra) is a musical instrument originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Steel pan musicians are called pannists.Melton Mustafa: Melton Mustafa-Trumpet player extraordinaire, arranger/composer, producer, and educator.Support Foxes and Hedgehogs by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/foxes-and-hedgehogsThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

It's the "Bronx Hall of Fame" episode—feat. poet/activist/educator/storyteller Bobby Gonzalez tawkin' about the wealth of world-class talent that came out of the Melrose Houses and Cardinal Hayes High School, the origin of the "poet's snap," and how working in a bodega for 20 years was the best acting training ever. With tunes from #CrosbyStillsNashandYoung, #JanisJoplin, #TheBeatles and #JohnColtrane, and shoutouts to #Robin Bady, #BridgetBartolini, #Bobby Sanabria and last, but nevah least, #MariaAponte! #artistsIknow #artistsofcolor #NYCartists #livingartists #supportlivingartists

I am very excited to have the incomparably multifaceted Bobby Sanabria as this week’s guest. For those who don’t know, Bobby is a GRAMMY-nominated drummer, percussionists and all-around renaissance man who has performed and recorded with nearly every great jazz and latin-jazz artist imaginable as both a leader, and as a sideman. In this interview, Bobby and I talk about his life and career, his development as an educator and bandleader, and also the changes in the musical climate of New York City he has observed over a lifetime of living here.

Our guest for the next two weeks is veteran bassist/educator Leo Traversa. Leo’s numerous performance credits include Tania Maria, Don Byron, Renaissance, Bobby Sanabria, The Birdland Big Band and countless others. In the first part of this two-part interview, Leo talks about his musical upbringing, education as well as his early fascination with world music.

For those of you who don’t know, Bobby Sanabria is a master percussionist and musician. Straight from his bio, “drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, recording artist, producer, filmmaker, conductor, educator, activist, multi-cultural warrior and multiple Grammy nominee.” Boom. Or as Ricans would say on the street, “una jodienda.” Bobby has a benefit concert on October 23rd at the old Village Gate, now (le) poisson rouge where Salsa met Jazz every Monday night for years. The talk with Bobby ended up being a four-part mini-series but I’m sharing the first two. He goes off and gives the full line up of the band and mixes it all with a history lesson on music, the New York music scene when he was growing up, and just a general sense of the times and music and his love for it. Also on the talk is Elena Martínez, veteran and senior folklorist, researcher, writer and overall cultural guardian. Love her. I don’t have much else to say other than take a listen. History. Diaspora. Latin Music. Puerto Ricans in Latin Music. Music heals. Salsa meets Jazz again on the 23rd. Big Band and all… Bobby and Elena teamed up with the Jazz Foundation of America. Proceeds go to them for Puerto Rican musicians affected by the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and María.

For those of you who don’t know, Bobby Sanabria is a master percussionist and musician. Straight from his bio, “drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, recording artist, producer, filmmaker, conductor, educator, activist, multi-cultural warrior and multiple Grammy nominee.” Boom. Or as Ricans would say on the street, “una jodienda.” Bobby has a benefit concert on October 23rd at the old Village Gate, now (le) poisson rouge where Salsa met Jazz every Monday night for years. The talk with Bobby ended up being a four-part mini-series but I’m sharing the first two. He goes off and gives the full line up of the band and mixes it all with a history lesson on music, the New York music scene when he was growing up, and just a general sense of the times and music and his love for it. Also on the talk is Elena Martínez, veteran and senior folklorist, researcher, writer and overall cultural guardian. Love her. I don’t have much else to say other than take a listen. History. Diaspora. Latin Music. Puerto Ricans in Latin Music. Music heals. Salsa meets Jazz again on the 23rd. Big Band and all… Bobby and Elena teamed up with the Jazz Foundation of America. Proceeds go to them for Puerto Rican musicians affected by the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and María.

Uribe leads the high energy, must-see 16-piece Gregorio Uribe Big Band (GUBB) that blends funk and jazz with cumbia and chandé from his native Colombia. Credited by The Boston Globe with creating “an intoxicating variety” of music, Uribe has performed with Latin music luminaries including Ruben Blades, Carlos Vives and Arturo O'Farrill. Uribe's whirlwind travels began when he studied at the Berklee College of Music, where he received the Steve Gadd Zildjian Scholarship Award in 2007. He moved to New York City in 2008 and soon established himself firmly within the heart of the city's music scene. Uribe has performed extensively including at The Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Blue Note Jazz Club (NYC), and the United Nations. In 2012, Uribe was named by Colombia's government one of the 100 Most Outstanding Colombians Living Abroad. The list included Shakira, Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, and actress Sofia Vergara. GUBB's audiences are diverse, energetic, and wholeheartedly receptive of the Colombian and Latin rhythms. The band features a unique combination of New York's top musicians from around the world, including Argentina, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. GUBB's debut album is Cumbia Universal, released on the prestigious Latin jazz label, Zoho Music. The label has also released albums by Grammy-winning artists Ray Barreto, Arturo O'Farrill, and Bobby Sanabria.

The Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series presents Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache': Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz. The performance takes place at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, on February 19, 2009.

The Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series presents Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache': Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz. The performance takes place at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, on February 19, 2009.

The Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series presents Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache': Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz. The performance takes place at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, on February 19, 2009.

The Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Series presents Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache': Masters of Afro-Cuban Jazz. The performance takes place at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, on February 19, 2009.

Pianist and composer Oscar Perez is one of the bright young lights of the Jazz-Latin scene in New York. Along with Danilo Perez, Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez and others, Oscar Perez is helping create a new sound based on fusing traditional Latin with funk, jazz and other contemporary music. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective producer Reese Erlich sat down for a talk with Perez in New York.

It's story time as Vicky celebrates Halloween. We have sounds found from Miles, Diz and Michael Morreale (accompanying Lykke Li), some African drummers of unknown origin, and Civil War expert Jim Madden. We have music from Ms. Li, Monica Salmaso, Mandrill, Bobby Sanabria, Flat Earth Society, J. Geils Band, the Police, Led Zeppelin and David Lindley. We welcome your comments and contributions. Send e-mail to soundsfoundaudio@gmail.com.

On the 2009 release of Kenya Revisted Live, Bobby Sanabria did more than recreate the 1958 masterpiece, "Kenya" recorded bt Machito and the Afro-Cubans. Mindful of the importance of this historic record to both Latin and Jazz audiences, Sanabria wrote new arrangements and created a bridge in the legacy of the music by featuring the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra with special guest, NEA jazz master Candido Camero. In this JazzCorner.com Innerview with Lois Gilbert, Sanabria talks about both records and why he is in a unique position to make Kenya Revisited Live. Bobby Sanabria and his Quarteto Ache and Candido will be performing at the free New Jazz Festival on August 22, 2009. See www.bobbysanabria.com

Pod of Funk gets its fix with a healthy mix of funk, soul, latin and eclectic grooves, big basslines, trip-hop, hip-hop, danceable, freakable, unbreakable, beautiful beat music. Duration: 67:42 Funkpod #27 contents: Junk Science – “House Wigger” Bobby Sanabria – “Nuyorican Son” Manu Chao – “Me Llaman Calle” Soul:ID – “Tender” Two Loons For Tea […]

Jason Crane interviews percussionist, bandleader, composer and educator Bobby Sanabria. Sanabria is a living link to the great Afro-Cuban jazz tradition. He's played with just about everyone, including Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Charles McPherson, Mongo Santamaria, Chico O'Farrill and Mario Bauza. He's also a Grammy-nominated solo artist and a powerful force in bringing the Afro-Cuban tradition into the 21st century. This interview features a sneak peek at his new album, Big Band Urban Folktales (Jazzheads, 2007), which hits stores in June. Find out more at BobbySanabria.com.

Jason Crane interviews percussionist, bandleader, composer and educator Bobby Sanabria. Sanabria is a living link...