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Tap Meets Flamenco at JALC
On April 24, 25 & 26, 2008, at Rose Theater, in a special concert event called Tap Meets Flamenco, Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez performs his work De Cadi a New Orleans with his flamenco ensemble and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra also performs selections from The Vitoria Suite, which the city of Vitoria, Spain commissioned Wynton Marsalis to write and “Evolution of the Groove” featuring drummer Herlin Riley.
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The Rhythm of Flamenco Wins American Hearts
The latest of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s excursions into foreign music was ‘‘Flamenco Nights,’’ Thursday’s concert at Alice Tully Hall, and the connecting of flamenco to jazz went off well, if a little stiff-jointed at the American end. Keep reading »
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Wynton to play with Chano Domínguez at Lincoln Center
The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis continues its collaboration with other musical art forms by devoting two nights to the fusion of flamenco and jazz. Horns singing the blues meet the centuries-old tradition of song, dance and the guitar. Noted Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez and his Flamenco Jazz Ensemble will premiere works by Dominguez and Marsalis.
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