A few years ago in New York City, a group of Argentinean musicians started a movement to create a new sound in jazz incorporating tango from Buenos Aires and folkloric music from the countryside of Argentina. This concept began with pre-eminent tango composer Astor Piazzola and later it was developed by new generations of Argentinean composers and performers all over the world.
Carlitos is pleased to present the “Jazz Argentino Series" featuring La Bautelband, Marta Gomez-Julio A. Santillan duo and Los Changos Trio.
Every Thursday in September @ 8 pm
7-La Balteuband
14- Marta Gomez-Julio A. Santillan duo
21- Los Changos Trio
28- Los Changos Trio
CARLITOS
1701 Lexington Avenue, NYC
bet 106-107st (6 train to 103st)
tel. 212.534.7168
admission $5
LA BALTEUBAND
featuring:
Emilio Teubal- piano/composition
Franco Pinna- drums
Moto Fukushima- bass
Felipe Salles- saxes & flute
Kobi Solomon- clarinet & saxes
featuring:
Julio A. Santillan- guitar/composition
Franco Pinna- drums
Edward Perez- bass
La Balteuband is an instrumental ensemble lead by Emilio Teubal. His compositions are a blend of jazz and elements of Argentine music, such as rhythms like chacarera and zamba along with the lyricism of tango melodies.
La Balteuband's music consists of rhythmically and harmonically rich pre-composed structures and improvised sections that highlight the musicality of each member of the band. This is what makes each performance of the group so fresh and special.
The compositional influences of Emilio Teubal include Astor Piazolla, Hermeto Pascual, Egberto Gismonti, and great masters of the jazz tradition such as Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, and Charles Mingus.
La Balteuband has performed in New York venues such as the Knitting Factory, Cornelia Street Cafe, Nublu, Bowery Poetry Club, Galapagos Arts Space, and was included in the Argentine Jazz series at El Taller Latinoamericano during the summer of 2005. La Balteuband recorded its first album to be released in the Fall of 2006
MARTA GOMEZ
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music, after receiving the Best Achievement Scholarship, Marta Gmez has developed an extensive music career in the US which has placed her as one of the most interesting singer songwriters on the world music scene today. Marta and her group perform a repertoire of original compositions based on a vast amount of rhythms from Latin America. On her songs, Marta mixes the joy of the Caribbean with the nostalgia of the Andes adding jazz and pop elements, taking the authenticity of South American indigenous folk music into a hip new realm.
With more than 70 composed songs, This young singer-songwriter not only traverses a whole range of Colombian cumbias and bambucos, Argentine zambas, Cuban sones and Peruvian landos but she also writes the kind of melodies and refrains that translate across whatever language she is singing in. That may be the reason that lead Marta to share the stage with musicians of different genres such as Bonnie Raitt , John Mayer, Tot la Momposina and Mercedes Sosa. Marta was also chosen to record Kris Kristofferson's “The Circle" on a tribute to this great American icon. Marta “lifted that song up to when it's supposed to be, to where it belongs" According to Kristofferson's own words.
In March 2003, Marta's song “Paula Ausente" based on the book “Paula" by Isabel Allende, won the The SIBL Project International songwriting contest as the best song inspired by a South American book. The song was included on a CD among others by artists such as Tom Waits and David Bowie. Later on her song “La Ronda" was included in the Putumayo World Music compilation entitled “Women of Latin America" and in 2005 Marta was chosen by “Fucsia", a Colombian magazine as one of the 5 Most representative Colombian women of the year.
With four albums under her belt, her self-released “Solo es vivir" was chosen by The Boston Globe as one of the 10 best albums of 2003 and her “Cantos de Agua Dulce" (2004) released by Chesky Records, was nominated for the Billboard Latin Music Awards as the best Latin Jazz Album of the year among Paco de Lucia's, Nestor Torres' and Gonzalo Rubalcaba's. Her most recently released album “Entre Cada Palabra" (2005 chesky records) placed Marta Gmez as “The Best National World-Music Artist of 2006" by the Boston Phoenix. In an interview on the National Public Radio, journalist Steve Inskeep said he admires Marta's capacity of “turning the bitter history of her native country into sweet music".
JULIO A. SANTILLAN
Julio A. Santillan is a composer and guitarist from Tucumn, Argentina. He has studied classical guitar and composition at Instituto Superior de Msica (Argentina) and then graduated Summa Cum Laude with a dual major in Jazz and Classical Composition from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).
He received the 2004 Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Arif Mardin Award, Ascaplus Award, the Contemporary Writing and Production Achievement Award and the BEST Scholarship (Berklee).
He has recorded over thirty CDs and performed with many musicians from Argentina, Boston and New York including Csar Isella, Oscar Stagnaro, Livingston Taylor, Ral Carnota and Sandra Mihanovich.
As an arranger he has worked with artists from all over the world. Since 1998 Julio leads “Los Changos" (trio & septet) a group that performs his own compositions. Currently he is a faculty member at Manhattan College.
LOS CHANGOS
To describe the music of Los Changos, you would have to learn different languages: the language of classical music that had a strong impact in the development of composer Julio Santillan; the language of Tango and folkloric music of his native Argentina and the language of jazz, that is evident in the new generations of composers. But I would dare to say, that not even understanding these worlds you would be able to describe the magic hidden behind this fine ensemble of musicians. Those three styles, so different from each other, find in “Los changos" a point of connection, a door to unlimited musical possibilities.
Los Changos's was formed by guitarist/composer Julio Santillan and drummer Franco Pinna when they both attended Berklee College of music in 1998. Bassist Fernando Huergo, a Berklee faculty, joined them later and the group started recording and performing in and outside the US. They have participated in many concerts and festivals in the east coast including: XIII International Folk Festival (Boston, MA); III & IV Argentina Jazz Festival (New York, NY); II,III & IV Latin Culture Week (Boston, MA). The group has toured Argentina in many opportunities.
In 2001 the trio released their first CD called “Desde el Norte" (BigSur Records). In 2003 Los Changos added voice, flute, clarinet and accordion and released “Anit Negra" (BigSur Records), their first CD as a septet. “ann", their last cd was released in 2005 by the new york label CAP records. The repertoire of the ensemble is original music by Julio Santillan, who received the prestigious “Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship Award" in 2004, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Arif Mardin Award and the ASCAPlus Award.
Carlitos is pleased to present the “Jazz Argentino Series" featuring La Bautelband, Marta Gomez-Julio A. Santillan duo and Los Changos Trio.
Every Thursday in September @ 8 pm
7-La Balteuband
14- Marta Gomez-Julio A. Santillan duo
21- Los Changos Trio
28- Los Changos Trio
CARLITOS
1701 Lexington Avenue, NYC
bet 106-107st (6 train to 103st)
tel. 212.534.7168
admission $5
LA BALTEUBAND
featuring:
Emilio Teubal- piano/composition
Franco Pinna- drums
Moto Fukushima- bass
Felipe Salles- saxes & flute
Kobi Solomon- clarinet & saxes
featuring:
Julio A. Santillan- guitar/composition
Franco Pinna- drums
Edward Perez- bass
La Balteuband is an instrumental ensemble lead by Emilio Teubal. His compositions are a blend of jazz and elements of Argentine music, such as rhythms like chacarera and zamba along with the lyricism of tango melodies.
La Balteuband's music consists of rhythmically and harmonically rich pre-composed structures and improvised sections that highlight the musicality of each member of the band. This is what makes each performance of the group so fresh and special.
The compositional influences of Emilio Teubal include Astor Piazolla, Hermeto Pascual, Egberto Gismonti, and great masters of the jazz tradition such as Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, and Charles Mingus.
La Balteuband has performed in New York venues such as the Knitting Factory, Cornelia Street Cafe, Nublu, Bowery Poetry Club, Galapagos Arts Space, and was included in the Argentine Jazz series at El Taller Latinoamericano during the summer of 2005. La Balteuband recorded its first album to be released in the Fall of 2006
MARTA GOMEZ
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music, after receiving the Best Achievement Scholarship, Marta Gmez has developed an extensive music career in the US which has placed her as one of the most interesting singer songwriters on the world music scene today. Marta and her group perform a repertoire of original compositions based on a vast amount of rhythms from Latin America. On her songs, Marta mixes the joy of the Caribbean with the nostalgia of the Andes adding jazz and pop elements, taking the authenticity of South American indigenous folk music into a hip new realm.
With more than 70 composed songs, This young singer-songwriter not only traverses a whole range of Colombian cumbias and bambucos, Argentine zambas, Cuban sones and Peruvian landos but she also writes the kind of melodies and refrains that translate across whatever language she is singing in. That may be the reason that lead Marta to share the stage with musicians of different genres such as Bonnie Raitt , John Mayer, Tot la Momposina and Mercedes Sosa. Marta was also chosen to record Kris Kristofferson's “The Circle" on a tribute to this great American icon. Marta “lifted that song up to when it's supposed to be, to where it belongs" According to Kristofferson's own words.
In March 2003, Marta's song “Paula Ausente" based on the book “Paula" by Isabel Allende, won the The SIBL Project International songwriting contest as the best song inspired by a South American book. The song was included on a CD among others by artists such as Tom Waits and David Bowie. Later on her song “La Ronda" was included in the Putumayo World Music compilation entitled “Women of Latin America" and in 2005 Marta was chosen by “Fucsia", a Colombian magazine as one of the 5 Most representative Colombian women of the year.
With four albums under her belt, her self-released “Solo es vivir" was chosen by The Boston Globe as one of the 10 best albums of 2003 and her “Cantos de Agua Dulce" (2004) released by Chesky Records, was nominated for the Billboard Latin Music Awards as the best Latin Jazz Album of the year among Paco de Lucia's, Nestor Torres' and Gonzalo Rubalcaba's. Her most recently released album “Entre Cada Palabra" (2005 chesky records) placed Marta Gmez as “The Best National World-Music Artist of 2006" by the Boston Phoenix. In an interview on the National Public Radio, journalist Steve Inskeep said he admires Marta's capacity of “turning the bitter history of her native country into sweet music".
JULIO A. SANTILLAN
Julio A. Santillan is a composer and guitarist from Tucumn, Argentina. He has studied classical guitar and composition at Instituto Superior de Msica (Argentina) and then graduated Summa Cum Laude with a dual major in Jazz and Classical Composition from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).
He received the 2004 Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Arif Mardin Award, Ascaplus Award, the Contemporary Writing and Production Achievement Award and the BEST Scholarship (Berklee).
He has recorded over thirty CDs and performed with many musicians from Argentina, Boston and New York including Csar Isella, Oscar Stagnaro, Livingston Taylor, Ral Carnota and Sandra Mihanovich.
As an arranger he has worked with artists from all over the world. Since 1998 Julio leads “Los Changos" (trio & septet) a group that performs his own compositions. Currently he is a faculty member at Manhattan College.
LOS CHANGOS
To describe the music of Los Changos, you would have to learn different languages: the language of classical music that had a strong impact in the development of composer Julio Santillan; the language of Tango and folkloric music of his native Argentina and the language of jazz, that is evident in the new generations of composers. But I would dare to say, that not even understanding these worlds you would be able to describe the magic hidden behind this fine ensemble of musicians. Those three styles, so different from each other, find in “Los changos" a point of connection, a door to unlimited musical possibilities.
Los Changos's was formed by guitarist/composer Julio Santillan and drummer Franco Pinna when they both attended Berklee College of music in 1998. Bassist Fernando Huergo, a Berklee faculty, joined them later and the group started recording and performing in and outside the US. They have participated in many concerts and festivals in the east coast including: XIII International Folk Festival (Boston, MA); III & IV Argentina Jazz Festival (New York, NY); II,III & IV Latin Culture Week (Boston, MA). The group has toured Argentina in many opportunities.
In 2001 the trio released their first CD called “Desde el Norte" (BigSur Records). In 2003 Los Changos added voice, flute, clarinet and accordion and released “Anit Negra" (BigSur Records), their first CD as a septet. “ann", their last cd was released in 2005 by the new york label CAP records. The repertoire of the ensemble is original music by Julio Santillan, who received the prestigious “Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship Award" in 2004, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Arif Mardin Award and the ASCAPlus Award.
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