CHUCHITO VALDÉS IN CHICAGO JUNE 29-JULY 2

Chuchito Valdés returns to the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, which also recently presented Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Thursday through Sunday, June 29-July 2. By Chuchito's own account, he honed some of his Jazz chops during some time in Chicago in an earlier period in his life, and he always plays a beautiful set (he is fronting a trio this time). You can find times and tickets here

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Saturday, 17 June 2017, 04:19 AM

ENGLISH: Daymé Arocena was in Chicago Wednesday and will be in New York Saturday. A photo gallery of the Wednesday concert is here. New Yorkers can check her out today.
ESPAÑOL: Daymé Arocena estuvo en Chicago el miercoles y va a presentar en Nueva York el sábado. Una galería del concierto de miercoles está aquí. Nuevayorquinos pueden disfrutar de ella hoy.

ENGLISH: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque are on tour at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago through Sunday. A photo gallery of the first Friday show is here.
ESPAÑOL: Jane Bunnett y Maqueque estan de gira 4 noches en Jazz Showcase en Chicago hasta el domingo. Una galería del primer show del viernes está aquí.

ENGLISH: During the next two weeks, Bill Tilford's radio program From the Isle of Music features an interview in two parts with Bobby Carcassés that they recorded in Bobby's home in May. Bobby is the creator of Jazz Plaza and one of the most important people in Jazz in Cuba. His new album Blues con Montuno won this year's Cubadisco in the Jazz Soloists category. If you care about Jazz in Cuba, you won't want to miss these episodes.
ESPAÑOL: Durante las próximas dos semanas, el programa de radio de Bill Tilford, From the Isle of Music, presenta una entrevista en dos partes con Bobby Carcassés que grabaron en el hogar de Bobby en mayo. Bobby es creador de Jazz Plaza y una de las personas más importantes en Jazz en Cuba. Su nuevo álbum Blues con montuno ganó esta año un Premio Cubadisco en la categoria Jazz Soloists. Si te interesa el Jazz en Cuba, no te lo pierdas.

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Friday, 16 June 2017, 01:34 AM

Jane Bunnett and Maqueque are at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago from June 15-18. Jane always has impressive projects, and this one, an all-female ensemble, features several first-rate jazzistas cubanas, including this year's Opera Prima winner in Cubadisco, Yissy Garcia, on drums.
Times and tickets are available on the Jazz Showcase website.

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Monday, 12 June 2017, 12:53 AM

ENGLISH: Bill Tilford attended Cubadisco 2017 and the International Symposium and will begin sharing analysis, highlights and photos in a few days. Right now, you can download the official winner's booklet (with many thanks to the Cubadisco Publications team) here. There is also a photo gallery from the awards ceremony here . AND, we already have reviews of two TImba recordings that received awards in our reviews section:
Mis 21 Años by Giraldo Piloto & Klimax, Winner of Música Popular Bailable, Maestros
Música Cubana, llegö el Expreso by Aisar y el Expreso de Cuba, Winner of Música Popular Bailable, Nuevos Talentos
.....there will be many more to come as well as commentary, analysis and photos. Also, Bill Tilford's weekly radio program From the Isle of Music is featuring music from the winners for the next several months (often with interviews of the artists, his guest this week is Giraldo Piloto of Klimax)
ESPAÑOL: Bill Tilford asistió a Cubadisco 2017 y al Simposio Internacional y comenzará a compartir análisis, resúmenes y fotos en unos pocos días. En este momento, puedes descargar aquí el folleto oficial de ganadores (con muchas gracias al equipo de Publicaciones Cubadisco). También hay una galería de fotos de la ceremonia de premiación aquí . Además, tenemos reseñas de dos grabaciones de TImba que recibieron premios en nuestra sección de reseñas:
Mis 21 Años de Giraldo Piloto & Klimax, Ganador de Música Popular Bailable, Maestros
Música Cubana, llegó el Expreso de Aisar y el Expreso de Cuba, Ganador de Música Popular Bailable, Nuevos Talentos
..... habrá muchos más por venir así como comentarios, análisis y fotos. Además, el programa de radio semanal de Bill Tilford From the Isle of Music está presentando música de los ganadores para los próximos meses (a menudo con entrevistas de los artistas, su invitado esta semana es Giraldo Piloto de Klimax)

Daymé Arocena is doing a mini-tour of four US cities this week - Chicago on the 15th, Boston on the 16th, New York on the 17th and Croton-on Hudson on the 18th. She will be bringing at least some of her stellar backing band including two-time Cubadisco winner Ruly Herrera, who in addition to having his own project is also her current drummer. Here's a taste of why you should go if you can:

For more information about the concerts, Complete details are here
You can also read our review of Cubafonía in English here and in Spanish here.