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Trombonist Luis Bonilla Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

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Trombonist, composer, bandleader and professor Luis Bonilla is not a tortured artist. One cannot imagine him careening from one imbalanced extreme of self- reflection to the other or participating in anything particularly self-indulgent, whatsoever. He is a loving husband and a father who seems to inhale and exhale commitment to his two-year-old daughter. The middle son of a Costa Rican father and mother, he grew up in a workingman's home and is a hard working man himself, dedicated to getting the job done professionally and consistently. He is a humorist but not a cynic, able to paint quick, amusing sketches of friends, family and the slices of time that define our daily lives, with both words and notes.

AAJ Contributor Franz A. Matzner spoke with Bonilla recently, about his early days, gaining accolades with artists including pianist Arturo O'Farrill and trumpeter Dave Douglas, and his latest release, I Talking Now! (Planet Arts), released in the summer of 2009. You can read about all this and more in Franz's in-depth interview, Luis Bonilla: I Talking Now, published today at AAJ.

But that's not all. To refocus some well-deserved attention on Bonilla and the exhilarating I Talk Now!, AAJ is providing a number of other features:

AAJ is committed to bringing you the most extensive coverage anywhere, so be sure to check out all the buzz surrounding Luis Bonilla and I Talking Now! at AAJ today!

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