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Bobby Sanabria has done a great deal in his careers as a drummer, percussionist, composer-arranger, educator and bandleader to help Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz.
Born and raised in the South Bronx of New York, Sanabria has worked with virtually every significant artist in Afro-Cuban jazz including Mario Bauzá, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Paquito D’Rivera, Candido, Ray Barretto, Chico O’Farrill, Francisco Aguabella, and Celia Cruz, not to mention Henry Threadgill, Roswell Rudd, David Amram, Charles McPherson, Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, and Charles Tolliver among countless others.
Bobby Sanabria has led several notable albums of his own (including Live & In Clave, 50 Years of Mambo: A Tribute to Perez Prado, Kenya Revisited Live, Tito Puente Masterworks Live, MULTIVERSE, Que Viva Harlem, and West Side Story Reimagined.
On his LiveStream from Sept. 11, 2020, Bobby Sanabria (on drums, timbales and percussion) performs with a quartet comprised of Peter Brainin on tenor, soprano and flute, keyboardist Silvano Monasterios and electric bassist Ian Stewart.
On such numbers as “Mambo Inn” (mistakenly listed as “Bebop”), the charming “Danzon,” “Darn That Dream” (a feature for the tenor-saxophonist), the swinging uptempo “Blues In The Closet,” “La Negra Tomasa” (on which Sanabria sings), and the spirited closer “Compadre Pedro Juan” (which becomes “St. Thomas” and finally “The Saints”). Bobby Sanbria and his versatile quartet put on an entertaining and very musical show.
– Scott Yanow
Archived streams
September 11, 2020
January 20, 2021 – With Sammy Figueroa
July 29, 2020 – Bobby Sanabria
July 22, 2020 – Bobby Sanabria Interview with Juan Gutierrez
July 07, 2020
June 30, 2020
June 24, 2020 – “Timbales Basics” by Bobby Sanabria
June 03, 2020 – “Rumba Clave” by Bobby Sanabria
May 20, 2020 – La clave on Congas by Bobby Sanabria
May 6, 2020 – “Introduction to la clave” by Bobby Sanabria
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You can follow Essentially Ellington Virtual Festival here.
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June 12, 2020
June 11, 2020
June 08, 2020
June 09, 2020
June 10, 2020
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You can follow Grégoire Maret here.
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This is the seventy third in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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One of the top jazz harmonica players to emerge since the prime of Toots Thielemans, Grégoire Maret has carved out a place for himself in the modern jazz scene.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Maret has been in great demand since the late 1990s, working with Andy Milne, Jacky Terrasson, David Sanborn, Jimmy Scott, Steve Coleman, Jeff “Tain Watts,” Cassandra Wilson, Charlie Hunter, Marcus Miller, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Kurt Elling, Sean Jones, Quincy Jones and many others.
On this LiveStream rom June 8, 2020, Maret performs picturesque and thoughtful music with guitarist Bill Frisell and pianist Romain Collin, creating a sort of modern Americana music that is similar to some of Frisell’s recent projects and quite heartwarming.
-Scott Yanow
Archived streams
March 18, 2021
June 08, 2020 – With Bill Frisell & Romain Collin
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This is the forty ninth in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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Dai Liang aka A Bu is a 20-year pianist from China, possibly China’s first major jazz musician.
Born in Beijing, A Bu started studying classical piano when he was four, attended the Central Conservatory of Music when he was nine, became interested in jazz at when he was 15 and won an important jazz piano competition at Montreux.
Since then, A Bu has appeared at many concert venues and festivals; he has recorded three CDs as a leader and is currently attending Juilliard.
During his LiveStream of June 8, 2020, one can hear touches of McCoy Tyner, early Herbie Hancock and Oscar Peterson in A Bu’s playing (which is quite mature considering his age, varying tempos, moods, dynamics and sometimes embracing melodies) but is already on his way towards developing his own individual style in jazz’s modern mainstream.
A-Bu’s version of the swing standard “You Took Advantage Of Me” is a joyful surprise and he comes up with plenty of fresh ideas on “Someday My Prince Will Come” and “In A Sentimental Mood,” This performance is an excellent introduction to the young pianist’s talents.
– Scott Yanow
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June 08, 2020
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This is the one hundred and sixty-second in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.
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Jonathan Scales was originally a saxophonist, he took up the steel drums in 2002 when he was 18.
In a field pioneered by Andy Narell but filled by few others, Scales has quickly become one of the top steel drummers in jazz, leading the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (which has recorded four albums) in addition to leading three other recordings of his own.
On his LiveStream of June 8, 2020, the music does not start until the seven-minute mark but it is worth the wait as Scales enters with a burst of creative energy, leading a trio with bass guitar and drums through a set of inventive and rhythmically exciting originals that really display his impressive virtuosity.
– Scott Yanow
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June 08, 2020
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