Afro-Cuban Jazz Percussionist Bobby Matos and the New York Latin Jazz All-Stars
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The last date listed for Bobby Matos and the New York Latin Jazz All-Stars was Friday November 10, 2006 / 11:30pm.
More Information About Bobby Matos and the New York Latin Jazz All-Stars
Website
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/bobby_matos.html
Quotes & Highlights
- "...inviting...supercharged...compelling, Matos' music will capture even the most jaded ear..." --Jazziz Magazine
- "There's no better Afro-Cuban jazz." --Boston Phoenix
- "A pious combination of Afro-Cuban rhythms and first rate jazz with a twist of the new school." --Latin Beat
- "Matos melds modal, avant and cool jazz with roots rhythms and Latin dance to make something truly golden." --LA Weekly
Description
The Artists:
Bobby Matos - timbales, arrangements, musical direction
Louie Kahn - trombone and violin
Onel Mulet - flute and tenor sax
Eddie Martinez - piano
Essiet Okun Essiet - bass
Rolando Matias - congas
Bronx-born Bobby Matos began playing music beating on pots and pans in Grandma's apartment and went on to backstage informal lessons with conga drum masters Patato Valdez and Mongo Santamaria.
His first gigs were in the early '60s "beat-bohemian" Greenwich Village cafes, but he soon found himself playing in every type of venue--from Bronx dance halls to Carnegie Hall, elegant supper clubs, Central Park Concerts, off-Broadway theaters, and "after hours" clubs in El Barrio.
He was inspired and encouraged to play timbales by Willie Bobo and Tito Puente, and in the late '60s attended the New School and Manhattan School of Music studying composition and arranging. Around this exciting time for Latin music in New York, he recorded "My Latin Soul" for Philips Records. This recording eventually became a much-prized cult classic, influencing many '70s and '80s acid jazz groups on both sides of the Atlantic.
After touring and recording with artists like Ben Vereen, Bette Midler, Fred Neil, Jim Croce, Ray Rivera, Joe Loco, Miriam Makeeba, and many others, Bobby relocated to Los Angeles, where he began experimenting with an Afro Cuban Jazz band where he could blend (and bend) musical elements from Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Palmieri, and the rich legacy of Afro Cuban music.
In the '80s and '90s, he recorded several albums, most notably five critically acclaimed CDs for Ubiquity Records' Cubop label. He also produced CDs for Ray Armando, Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers, Dave Pike, John Santos, and Jack Costanzo. In 2004 he released the critically acclaimed "Made By Hand," a live recording on the artist's collective Life Force Jazz records.
His newest release on Life Force Jazz contains nine original compositions and three Afro Latin arrangements of John Coltrane compositions, along with a band that features power players like Theo Saunders, piano; John B. Williams, bass; Robertito Melendez, congas; Frank Fontaine, flute and tenor sax; Dan Weinstein, trombone and violin; and Bobby's son Jud on percussion.
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