Monday, June 27, 2005
Latin Jazz at Blue Note,
the world's most famous jazz club featuring:
........ADELA DALTO(vocals)
plus: Edsel Gomez (piano), Adam Cruz (drums), Jacques Schwarz-Bart (sax), Pernell Saturnino (percussion), and Ricky Rodriguez (bass)
Shows at 8:00 and 10:30pm
The Blue Note
131 W. 3rd Street, NYC
212-475-8592
BIOGRAPHY -
A diverse vocal performer of Latin jazz, award winning artist Adela Dalto is also a talented recording artist, songwriter and producer on the music scene. Most recently she has become a professional lecturer and author of “The Young Woman's Empowerment Journal."
Born in Texas to Mexican parents, she grew up with the influence of music and a growing interest in jazz. Her late husband was the Latin jazz pianist and musical director Jorge Dalto, who played with George Benson, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie and other musical giants. Through Jorge is whom she credits with inspiring her singing and songwriting career.
Over the course of her 25-year career in music, she has worked alongside some of the world's finest musicians, including Carlos “Patato" Valdés, Jerry González, Arturo “Chico" O'Farrill, Hilton Ruiz, Roy Hargrove, Freddie Hubbard, and with Mauricio Smith's Latin Jazz Orchestra at the Rainbow Room in New York City . In addition to her solo efforts, which include five CD recordings, she has found time to collaborate on albums with, among others, Lee Konitz, Aloisio Aguiar and Mario Bauzá. She has appeared as a regular guest vocalist at legendary Manhattan hotspots like the Blue Note, SOB's and Birdland, and has toured as a soloist in Europe, Asia and South America. Also to her credit are numerous film, television and radio vocal and acting appearances.
Her 2003 season was highlighted by La Crème Latina, her latest and most emotionally revealing album featuring an all-star collection of musicians. In 2002 the work highlighted was A Tribute to Toña La Negra at Aaron Davis Hall, in New York City . Described by Latin Jazz Network reporter Thomas Peña as “breathtaking," the show featured a band plus a 22-string orchestra.
Throughout her career, Ms Dalto has encouraged young Latinas to become involved in the music business. In 2000 she formed an all-women group, Mujeres Latinas ® , that plays a hot mix of salsa, merengue, cumbia, samba and Latin rock. Mujeres Latinas can be heard singing their Dalto-penned anthem “Somos Mujeres Latinas" at the Hispanic and Mexican Day parades in New York and festivals around the world. One of their goals is to inspire young girls to play instruments-such as sax and trumpet-that typically have been the exclusive domain of male musicians.
Tapping into the virtual Latin American community, Ms Dalto spearheaded the development of a website-wwwmujereslatinas.com-designed to foster artistic and educational achievement among young women, as well as awareness of prominent Latin American women. From this project, Ms. Dalto was asked to engage in a series of workshops to empower young Latinas. She created the program “Bringing Latinas Together and wrote “The Young Woman's Empowerment Journal" as the workshop workbook.
Upcoming projects include, a book on notable Latinas and a book on Ms. Dalto's poems, lyrics and tales from her travels. A “Mujeres Latinas" compilation featuring songs written and recorded by Ms Dalto and other Latina artists and continuous live performances with both her Latin jazz ensemble and her group “Mujeres Latinas."
Presented to her by Governor Pataki, Ms; Dalto is a recipient of the Bobby Capo Life Time Achievement Award, 2003. She is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, National Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a voting member of The Grammy Awards. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, she also has taught voice lessons. A resident of New York City, she has two grown children, Miles Dalto, an up-and-coming jazz pianist and musical producer, and Billy Dalto, (R-Oregon), elected as the youngest state legislator in 2003.
Latin Jazz at Blue Note,
the world's most famous jazz club featuring:
........ADELA DALTO(vocals)
plus: Edsel Gomez (piano), Adam Cruz (drums), Jacques Schwarz-Bart (sax), Pernell Saturnino (percussion), and Ricky Rodriguez (bass)
Shows at 8:00 and 10:30pm
The Blue Note
131 W. 3rd Street, NYC
212-475-8592
BIOGRAPHY -
A diverse vocal performer of Latin jazz, award winning artist Adela Dalto is also a talented recording artist, songwriter and producer on the music scene. Most recently she has become a professional lecturer and author of “The Young Woman's Empowerment Journal."
Born in Texas to Mexican parents, she grew up with the influence of music and a growing interest in jazz. Her late husband was the Latin jazz pianist and musical director Jorge Dalto, who played with George Benson, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie and other musical giants. Through Jorge is whom she credits with inspiring her singing and songwriting career.
Over the course of her 25-year career in music, she has worked alongside some of the world's finest musicians, including Carlos “Patato" Valdés, Jerry González, Arturo “Chico" O'Farrill, Hilton Ruiz, Roy Hargrove, Freddie Hubbard, and with Mauricio Smith's Latin Jazz Orchestra at the Rainbow Room in New York City . In addition to her solo efforts, which include five CD recordings, she has found time to collaborate on albums with, among others, Lee Konitz, Aloisio Aguiar and Mario Bauzá. She has appeared as a regular guest vocalist at legendary Manhattan hotspots like the Blue Note, SOB's and Birdland, and has toured as a soloist in Europe, Asia and South America. Also to her credit are numerous film, television and radio vocal and acting appearances.
Her 2003 season was highlighted by La Crème Latina, her latest and most emotionally revealing album featuring an all-star collection of musicians. In 2002 the work highlighted was A Tribute to Toña La Negra at Aaron Davis Hall, in New York City . Described by Latin Jazz Network reporter Thomas Peña as “breathtaking," the show featured a band plus a 22-string orchestra.
Throughout her career, Ms Dalto has encouraged young Latinas to become involved in the music business. In 2000 she formed an all-women group, Mujeres Latinas ® , that plays a hot mix of salsa, merengue, cumbia, samba and Latin rock. Mujeres Latinas can be heard singing their Dalto-penned anthem “Somos Mujeres Latinas" at the Hispanic and Mexican Day parades in New York and festivals around the world. One of their goals is to inspire young girls to play instruments-such as sax and trumpet-that typically have been the exclusive domain of male musicians.
Tapping into the virtual Latin American community, Ms Dalto spearheaded the development of a website-wwwmujereslatinas.com-designed to foster artistic and educational achievement among young women, as well as awareness of prominent Latin American women. From this project, Ms. Dalto was asked to engage in a series of workshops to empower young Latinas. She created the program “Bringing Latinas Together and wrote “The Young Woman's Empowerment Journal" as the workshop workbook.
Upcoming projects include, a book on notable Latinas and a book on Ms. Dalto's poems, lyrics and tales from her travels. A “Mujeres Latinas" compilation featuring songs written and recorded by Ms Dalto and other Latina artists and continuous live performances with both her Latin jazz ensemble and her group “Mujeres Latinas."
Presented to her by Governor Pataki, Ms; Dalto is a recipient of the Bobby Capo Life Time Achievement Award, 2003. She is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, National Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a voting member of The Grammy Awards. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, she also has taught voice lessons. A resident of New York City, she has two grown children, Miles Dalto, an up-and-coming jazz pianist and musical producer, and Billy Dalto, (R-Oregon), elected as the youngest state legislator in 2003.
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