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Thursday, November 11 - Curated by Michele Rosewoman
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7pm Francisco Mora Catlett's Afro Horn
Francisco Mora Catlett - drums Sam Newsome - soprano saxophone Román Díaz - percussion James Weidman - piano Rashaan Carter - bass Alex Harding - baritone saxophone Vertical Divider
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Afro Horn is an avant-garde ensemble that highlights the African presence in the Americas through an assemblage of prime musicians and a repertoire of written and improvised jazz expressions and Cuban folkloric influences. Mr. Mora has performed and recorded with Sun Ra, Max Roach, Detroit greats including Marcus Belgrave, Kent Cox, and Carl Craig and is co-founder of the Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Experimental Dance Company (2000) with his wife Danys “La Mora”Perez Prades, performing dance and music from the African Diaspora.
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8pm Román Díaz’s Rumba Ensemble
Román Díaz - percussion, vocals Clemente Medina - percussion Rafael Monteagudo - percussion Barry Cox - percussion, vocals Abraham Rodriguez - lead vocals Máximo Gustavo - vocals Onel Mulet - saxophone, vocals Vertical Divider
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Román Díaz is a scholar of religious and folkloric music, composer & performer of folklore and contemporary jazz. Considered both a pillar of the New York City jazz avant-garde and one of Afro Cuban music’s great innovators, his Rumba Ensemble displays his vision of the confluence of New York City’s tradition of music of the African diaspora. He has performed and recorded with Merceditas Valdes, Raices Profundas, Paquito D’Rivera, Michele Rosewoman, Henry Threadgill, David Virelles, Jane Bunnett, Juan Carlos Formell, Orlando “Puntilla” Rios, Oriente Lopez, Afro Horn & Danilo Perez among many others.
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For four decades, pianist/composer/educator Michele Rosewoman has expanded the horizons of jazz while remaining firmly rooted in tradition. A fearless bandleader and mentor, many have cited that working with Rosewoman made an indelible mark on their artistic development as musicians, composers and bandleaders. New Yor-Uba's distinctive repertoire features Ms. Rosewoman’s original compositions and visionary arrangements that incorporate a large spectrum of Cuban spiritually-based music, including Yoruba (Nigeria), Arará (Dahomey), Abakuá (Calabar) and rumba/guaguanco, a uniquely Cuban musical form.
Plus Post-Concert Q&A with ensemble leaders and audience by Frank Bell |
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Una Función en el Cruce: Puente Ancestral, Corrientes Musicales is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Presented in partnership with HotHouse: The Center for International Performance & Exhibition. Habana/Harlem® will offer two 20-minute podcasts for online access; a panel of residency artists and scholars/cultural historians Ivor Miller and Frank Bell, exploring the junctions of Cuban cultural traditions in the diaspora and their impact on U.S.-based musicians. |
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8pm Willy Rodriguez's Exploraciones Ponceñas'
Willy Rodriguez - drums Dezron Douglas - bass Santiago Leibson - piano Yoni Kretzmer - tenor sax This project will explore what it means to be a free Caribbean native. Expression without chains or colonialism. A free improvisation from the Puerto Rican perspective. Vertical Divider
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Willy Rodriguez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and began playing drums at age thirteen. He received his musical start playing throughout Puerto Rico in rock and pop bands. Willy has studied with a host of famed teachers such as Terri-Lyne Carrington, Yoron Israel, Ralph Peterson, Greg Osby, Miguel Zenon, Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Moses, Billy Hart and Cecil McBee, among others. He has performed alongside some of the premier musicians in jazz including Randy Weston, Dave Holland and Dave Liebman, with whom he has recorded and played with extensively. Boston Symphony Hall, Roccella Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, Cape Verde Jazz Festival, Berklee Performance Center, Jordan Hall, and Mechanics Hall are just some of the renowned festivals and venues Willy has performed at. He has appeared on a variety of recordings including Ceremony, the most recent release from NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman.
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9pm William Parker’s Southern Satellites
Isaiah Barr - tenor sax Dario Gomez - voice, percussion Oscar Pena - tambura Isaiah Parker - piano William Parker - bass Francisco Mela - drum set Vertical Divider
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William Parker’s Southern Satellites uses rhythms, melodies, and harmonies from all over the world, incorporating a concept called universal tonality to blend the Olmec music concepts with modern day Afro-American improvisational music. The musicians in this version come from Argentina, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and New York. The group will be premiering a new dance cycle called “Dance Dance."
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8pm Juan Pablo Carletti’s Danzas Band
James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax Ben Stapp - tuba Juan Pablo Carletti - drums The Band DANZA's focus connects the danceable aspect of our music and keeps it moving through our bodies touching our heads at the same time working on improvisation as the main force. Vertical Divider
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Juan Pablo Carletti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He grew up in a musical environment in which his father played percussion, and was instantly drawn to the drums. Juan approaches playing in unique ways, influenced by different styles of music, especially the music created in the avant-garde scene in New York City in the last decades. Juan has played with Tony Malaby, Andrew Cyrille, Daniel Levin, Mat Maneri, Chris Hoffman, Angelica Sanchez, Kris Davis, Michael Attias, Rob Brown, Roman Filiu, Román Díaz, Aruan Ortiz and William Parker.
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9pm Brandon Lopez's Die Dreaming (morir soñando)
Matt Nelson - tenor sax James Brandon Lewis - tenor sax Brandon Lopez - bass "Buz" Donald - drums Vertical Divider
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Brandon Lopez is a New York-based composer and bassist working at the fringes of jazz, free improvisation, noise and new music. His music has been praised as “brutal” (Chicago Reader) and “relentless” (The New York Times). From the New York Philharmonic's David Geffen Hall to the DIY basements of Brooklyn, Lopez has worked beside many luminaries of jazz, classical, poetry, and experimental music, including Fred Moten, John Zorn, Okkyung Lee, Ingrid Laubrock, Tony Malaby, Tyshawn Sorey, Bill Nace, Chris Potter, Edwin Torres, Tom Rainey, Cecilia Lopez, Sun Ra Arkestra, Susan Alcorn, Mette Rasmussen, and many others.
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BORIMIX Puerto Rico Fest makes Puerto Rican arts accessible to a multi-ethnic and multi-generational audience, promoting creative collaboration between Latinx artists. These events highlight the impact of Puerto Rican identity and arts & culture within the City, Nation, and Hemisphere, as it intersects with other Latinx identities.
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schedule subject to change
Presented with support from the New York State Council on the Arts. | Additional support provided by Council Members Margaret Chin and Carlina Rivera.
For visitors requiring accessible access for performance, guests are invited to call Security at 646.358.7305 for assistance entering through the ground floor level via 114 Norfolk Street. There is no elevator in the building presently; plans to increase accessibility of The Clemente for everyone are in progress.
