Thompson Latin Jazz Ensemble (2018)
Free concert
- Presented by: CU Boulder College of Music
- Runtime: 90 min
- Venue: Grusin Music Hall (C112)
- Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St, Boulder, CO 80302
The Thompson Latin Jazz Ensemble studies music from the Caribbean and South America and its integration and ties with jazz. Traditional and contemporary forms of Latin music are surveyed, including Afro jazz, Afro-Cuban, danzón, salsa, calypso, cha-cha-chá as well as Brazilian forms such as samba and baião.
PROGRAM: Jesús “Chucho” Valdés: "100 Años de Juventud"; Marty Sheller: "Azteca" and "Mambo Leah"; Oscar Hernández: "Danzón for my father"; Miguel Matamoros: "Lágrimas Negras"; Zaccai Curtis: "Let's do it again"; Steve Slagle: "Triangle"; César Portillo De La Luz: "Tú, mi delirio"; Jerome Kern: "Yesterdays"
Victor Mestas Pérez, pianist and director, has performed for renowned bands, including Guaco and El Trabuco Venezolano, and has also accompanied an array of singers in live concerts, including Soledad Bravo, Cheo Feliciano, and for Julio Iglesias’ 2010 tour in Uruguay and Argentina. He has been instrumental in more than 85 recordings, including a 2010 Latin Grammy Award with Ilan Chester, a Venezuelan songwriter.
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