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OVER 70 THOUSAND PEOPLE AT BAJ.12
With the contagious instrumental precision of the extraordinary musicians of Banda Mantiqueira, which last night delivered a certainly unforgettable concert at the auditorium of Usina del Arte, the 2012 edition of the Buenos Aires Jazz came to an end. A little earlier, Juan Cruz de Urquiza’s nonet – revisiting the work of Charly García – and Javier Malosetti’s quintet had closed out the series of concerts at Centro Cultural Recoleta, the Festival’s main venue over the last six days. In total, over 70 thousand people attended the festival, what represents a 40 percent growth from last year and proves the Festival’s power to attract large audiences through a rich and varied program of great music, including – mostly free – concerts at theaters, cultural centers and public spaces of Buenos Aires. More than 70 concerts featuring more than 280 musicians on stage were held over the last six beautiful Buenos Aires spring days, as part of the City’s great celebration of jazz.
The participation of excellent musicians, and first-time Buenos Aires visitors, such as Ralph Towner, Kirk Lightsey, the above mentioned Brazilian big band, Alain Jean-Marie, Caja Negra (the band led by saxophonist Pierre Bertrand), Marc Ducret, Mark Hellas, Danny Grissett, Jean François Prins, Ugonna Okegwo, Adam Cruz, Mark Aanderud and singer Judy Niemack; the high level, variety and number of onstage collaborations, featuring many of these artists with talented local musicians at Notorious and Café Vinilo; the large turnout at the Centro Cultural Recoleta (especially on the Terraza) and the Anfiteatro del Parque Centenario are only some of the outstanding features of this Festival, which has already become a classic event on the cultural calendar that Buenos Aires offers to the world. See you next year!
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27 Nov 2012 OVER 70 THOUSAND PEOPLE AT BAJ.12
With the contagious instrumental precision of the extraordinary musicians of Banda Mantiqueira, which last night delivered a certainly unforgettable concert at the auditorium of Usina del Arte, the 2012 edition of the Buenos Aires Jazz came to an end. A little earlier, Juan Cruz de Urquiza’s nonet – revisiting the work of Charly García – and Javier Malosetti’s quintet had closed out the series of concerts at Centro Cultural Recoleta, the Festival’s main venue over the last six days. In total, ov [...]
26 Nov 2012 C. C. RECOLETA SAYS GOODBYE
Today, Monday (public holiday), the quintet of Javier Malosetti (photo), an iconic name on the Buenos Aires jazz scene, will close out the series of free concerts held on different stages of the C. C. Recoleta, on the fifth and last day of the Festival. The performance of the band led by this bass and guitar giant is scheduled for 8 p.m., when night falls on the beautiful stage of the Terraza of C. C. Recoleta. The concert lineup will begin earlier at El Aleph with performan [...]
26 Nov 2012 BANDA MANTIQUEIRA CLOSES OUT THE FESTIVAL
The grand closing concert will take place tonight at Usina del Arte at 8.30 p.m. Banda Mantiqueira, a Brazilian big band created by clarinetist and saxophonist Nailor Azevedo in 1991, will close out a fabulous six-day jazz-packed program. Following the tradition of ensembles such as Count Basie’s, Duke Ellington’s and the Orquesta Tabajara of the legendary Severino Araújo (deceased last August, at 95), this dream team of great Brazilian musicians comes for the first time to [...]
25 Nov 2012 A GREAT SUNDAY AT PARQUE CENTENARIO
Puente Celeste, a dream team of Argentine multi-instrumentalists that invites listeners to travel the world with its music, closes out a day of concerts at the Anfiteatro del Parque Centenario at 9 p.m. Earlier, the Festival program will offer great jazz music outdoors, in a privileged setting, all afternoon long. The day’s concert lineup begins at 5 p.m. with Trío Desatanudos; continues at 6 p.m. with Pan Negro, a supertrio composed of Jorge "El [...]
25 Nov 2012 A DAY OF PURE JAZZ AT C. C. RECOLETA
On Sunday, the Festival offers a rich and varied menu of musical delights at El Aleph and on the Terraza of C. C. Recoleta, in addition to the attractive permanent exhibition El jazz se ve, with photos by Laura Tenenbaum at the Meeting Point, and a film by the great pianist Keith Jarrett at the Microcine. To top it off, Mole Quartet – made up of Mexican musicians Mark Aanderud (piano) and Luri Molina (double bass), Argentine drummer Hernán Hecht and American musician David Gilmore [...]