{"id":6150,"date":"2016-10-13T19:22:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.artinfo.com\/blunotes\/?p=6150"},"modified":"2016-10-13T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T19:22:21","slug":"join-me-for-conversation-and-live-music-with-david-virelles-roman-diaz-on-oct-18-special-offer-for-pedrito-martinez-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/larryblumenfeld.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/13\/join-me-for-conversation-and-live-music-with-david-virelles-roman-diaz-on-oct-18-special-offer-for-pedrito-martinez-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Me For Conversation and Live Music With David Virelles & Rom\u00e1n D\u00edaz on Oct. 18 (Special Offer for Pedrito Martinez Tickets!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David Virelles, in conversation with Rom\u00e1n D\u00edaz and Larry Blumenfeld at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem Oct. 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nDuring my first of four sessions of “NYC: The Afro-Cuban Beat<\/a><\/strong>” at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem<\/strong>, saxophonist and chekere player\u00a0Yosvany Terry shared, among other things: secrets from his birthplace,\u00a0Cuba’s Camag\u00fcey province; lessons from his father,\u00a0Eladio \u201cDon Pancho\u201d Terry, a violinist and master of the cheker\u00e9; and new unreleased music from his innovative collective, Bohemian Trio.
\nIf you missed all that, you’ll want to make it to the museum on Tuesday, October 18.
\nIt will be an especially powerful session, thanks to the presence of pianist David Virelles<\/strong> and percussonist Rom\u00e1n D\u00edaz,<\/strong> two musicians who have invigorated the New York scene in several ways, including while playing\u00a0together. The premise of my series is that Afro-Cuban traditions (not just rhythms, despite my title) have always coursed through New York City jazz; my “beat” covering that scene has revealed a recent flowering of that connection and its possibilities.
\nWe’ll have discussion, recorded excerpts and live duo performance.\u00a0Suggested $10 donation.
\nHere’s more on the program:
\nHistory, Mystery and Modernism<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Pianist and composer\u00a0David Virelles<\/strong>\u00a0mines traditions of his native Santiago, Cuba, while using his current home in Brooklyn as a base for some of New York\u2019s most striking and progressive music. Since coming to the U.S. in 1999, master percussionist, scholar and composer\u00a0Rom\u00e1n D\u00edaz\u00a0<\/strong>has been mentor to many musicians, key player in several ensembles, a spiritual guide to wide-ranging scene. Virelles and D\u00edaz will discuss and demonstrate\u00a0and\u00a0discuss how\u00a0musicology, mysticism and Cuban culture combine in their music.
\nI’ve written widely about both musicians. Here’s a blog piece on D\u00eda<\/a>z (which includes an embedded video from his Thursday night midnight rumba at Zinc Bar;\u00a0and a Wall Street Journal profile of Virelles<\/a>. Both articles out-of-date by now (these guys never stand still); we’ll be discussing what gave rise to thier music and how it\u00a0continues to grow.
\nHere’s what’s coming up in the series in November:
\nNovember 7:<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Conversation Continued<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Grammy-winning pianist and bandleader Arturo O\u2019Farrill<\/strong> reflects on: the journey of his father, composer Chico O\u2019Farrill, from Cuba to Manhattan; his own journeys in reverse; the founding and development of his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra; the present diplomatic embrace between the U.S. and Cuba; and his dream of an expansive, borderless musical tradition.
\nNovember 15:<\/em><\/strong>
\nNew Yor-Uba, Then and Now<\/strong><\/a>: More than 30 years ago, pianist and composer Michele Rosewoman<\/strong>\u2019s parallel paths\u2014jazz and Afro-Cuban folklore\u2014merged into a compelling whole in New York through her New Yor-Uba ensemble. Rosewoman will describe the awakening that led to that group, remember her studies with the late Orlando “Puntilla” R\u00edos, and explain the cross-generational way in which she has rekindled that group\u2019s flame.
\nAbout that special offer:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe National Jazz Museum in Harlem invites you to its 2nd Annual Harlem Shout\u00a0Fall Benefit Concert<\/strong> featuring Grammy \u00a0nominated Cuban percussionist\u00a0Pedrito Martinez<\/strong> his quartet\u00a0at the historic Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem on Nov. 1.
\nProceeds go towards supporting ongoing free\u00a0Jazz for Curious Listeners\u00a0programming and\u00a0Born in Harlem\u00a0education programs for Upper Manhattan schools.
\nI’ve written about Pedrito often. Of course, he’d be a great addition to my conversation series. Then again, he says it all with his drums, his chants and his band. Also, good as his band has been, I’m told that the wondeful Yunior Terry (brother of Yosvany) is now the group’s bassist; that news gives me chills.
\nWhile supplies last (as they say on TV), the Museum is offering 50% to Blu Notes readers at this link<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. See you there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During my first of four sessions of “NYC: The Afro-Cuban Beat” at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, saxophonist and chekere player\u00a0Yosvany Terry shared, among other things: secrets from his birthplace,\u00a0Cuba’s Camag\u00fcey province; lessons from his father,\u00a0Eladio \u201cDon Pancho\u201d Terry, a violinist and master of the cheker\u00e9; and new unreleased music from his innovative collective, … <\/p>\n

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