The Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival. October 1-7, 2015

The Brown University Latin Jazz and Pop Festival 

October 1-7, 2015.  Providence, Rhode Island

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Event Calendar

Thursday, October 1

- 4:00 p.m. Lecture on the Historical Roots of Contemporary Afro-Cuban Music by Ned Sublette, Kim Koo Library, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St.






- 9:00 p.m. Afro-Cuban Rumba

Renowned percussionists Pedrito Martinez, Raymer Olalde, Philbert Armenteros and Roman Diaz will offer an unforgettable performance at The Spot Underground.

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Afro-Cuban Rumba



Friday, October 2

- 12:00 p.m. Roundtable on Contemporary Afro-Cuban Pop and Jazz, with Ned Sublette, Arturo Gomez, Martin Cohen, and Eva Silot Bravo, Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer St.

Musicologist Ned Sublette, author of the definitive Cuba and Its Music will be joined by Martin Cohen, founder of the Latin Percussion (LP) brand of percussion instruments; Arturo Gomez, KUVO/KVJZ Music Director, Host of Lunchtime at the Oasis, and Community Camp; Cultural Affairs Liaison; and Phd. Candidate at University of Miami, Researcher and Blogger Eva Silot Bravo (Cubanidadinbetween).


- 8:00 p.m. An Evening of Latin Jazz with Ed Calle and Friends, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

Ed Calle is a renowned musician, composer, orchestrator, scholar, professor, and leader. Throughout his legendary career, Calle has become one of the most recorded saxophonists in history appearing on more than 1,200 albums, 8,500 singles, and countless television and movie soundtracks with artists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Celia Cruz to Sylvester Stallone and Andy Garcia.


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Ed Calle


- 10:00 p.m.-12:00 pm Son Lokos, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

SonLokos is a new Cuban dance band based in Miami that features renowned percussionists Raymer Olalde and Philbert Armenteros.

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Son Lokos


Saturday, October 3

- 3:00-4:30 pm, Percussion Workshop with Philbert Armenteros and Raymer Olalde, The Spot Patio, 180 Pine St.


(PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED- email clacs@brown.edu)

Drumming Workshop



- 9:00 p.m. Jesus Andujar and Grupo Sazon, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine Street

Providence's own Jesus Andujar & Grupo Sazon will kick off this great night of live music at The Spot with salsa, merengue, cha cha and Latin jazz.

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Jesus Andujar


- 10:00 p.m. PALO! Performance, The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

PALO! is a 2015 Grammy Nominee and 2014 Latin Grammy Nominee as well as Miami New Times’ BEST LATIN BAND 2014.

“Afro-Cuban Funk is Cuban music for the new generation. And the leader of the sound is the Miami based band PALO!” New York Post

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PALO!


Sunday, October 4

- 7:00 p.m. Day of Orula Celebration with Descemer Bueno, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Leslie Cartaya, Ed Calle, and the Brown University Jazz Band with Special Guest, PALO!

This very special evening will feature Cuban singer and composer Descemer Bueno, who won three Latin Grammy Awards in 2014, including “Song of the Year” for “Bailando”; master percussionist Pedrito Martinez, who Wynton Marsalis calls a “genius” and Quincy Jones praises as “the real thing”; the Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban funk group PALO!; and the Brown University Jazz Band.

Granoff Performing Arts Center, Martinos Auditorium

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Descemer Bueno


Pedro Martínez Group

Leslie Cartaya


Wednesday, October 7

- 8:00 p.m. Performance by Gina Chavez Trio (Indie Latin Folk-Rock), The Spot Underground, 180 Pine St.

Gina Chavez is a bilingual Latin-folk singer/songwriter who blends the sounds of the Americas with tension and grace. Her latest independent release, Up.Rooted, is a passionate collection of bilingual songs traversing cumbia, bossa nova, vintage pop, reggaeton, and folk combined with dynamic vocals and sharp social commentary.

The album won the praise of National Public Radio (NPR), USA Today, and The Boston Globe, and topped the iTunes and Amazon Latin charts after a feature on NPR’s All Things Considered. She is the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC) Grand Prize Winner for her song “Siete-D,” a rock-cumbia-rap mix that explores the delights and dangers of El Salvador from a window on the 7-D, the bus route she rode as a volunteer there in 2010.

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Gina Chavez Trio

HAYDÉE MILANÉS-EPK-2014-PALABRAS

Entrevista con Descemer Bueno, cantante, compositor y productor cubano – Video en RT

Entrevista con Descemer Bueno, cantante, compositor y productor cubano – Video en RT

A Todo Color (preview) A film by Randy Valdes. Photography by Elvis Suarez. Life Performance by Tiempo Libre band. July 11th & 12th. Miami Dade County Auditorium

This documentary is the media version of my dissertation research...a great coincidence.



By FUNDarte

Miami on Stage and Knight New Works presents A Todo Color. A night that will include a work-in-progress screening of feature documentary A Todo Color - Borrando distancias con Rock n' Roll y Timba, Live Music by special guest Tiempo Libre and a photography exhibit by Elvis Suarez titled A Todo Color - A Still City.

"A Todo Color - Borrando distancias con Rock n' Roll y Timba" is a bold documentary, conceived and directed by rising local filmmaking talent Randy Valdes, that tells the story of how Cuban artists manage to disseminate their art and truths beyond the boundaries of Cuba. Through intimate interviews and recording of live performances, the film explores the artists’ personal and creative journeys, how their influence defines the artistic language of the Cuban cultural Diaspora, and how each incorporates the influences of their newly adopted cultural environments into the ever-evolving phenomenon of world Cuban music. An important document and testimonial, the film captures the enduring pulse of the Cuban musical phenomena that continues to circulate, inspire and find its voice regardless of national boundaries. A Todo Color was commissioned by FUNDarte as one of the 2014 Knight New Works, which supports new creative endeavors by local Miami artists.

Special Guest: Tiempo Libre, now a solid musical force, the band Tiempo Libre is celebrated for its sophisticated performances of timba music, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of funk, pop, jazz, and Afro-Cuban music. This three-time Grammy nominated band represents the stories and inspiration behind the film A Todo Color, and they will play live for 15 minutes each night during the film screening.

A Todo Color: A Still City is a collection of photographs by Elvis Suarez that reflects a nostalgia for an enchanting city never before seen by the photographer until recently. The textures, colors and architecture of a city left behind in the 1950’s are still beautiful and impressive today, but noticeably left to decay and crumble. “I wanted to capture what I was experiencing and intend to provoke these same feelings of nostalgia, not just in those who already lived it but in those who know little of a Havana so incredibly rich in life but ridden by poverty and oppression.”