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Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II at Yoshi's December 5th - 10th |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Thursday, 23 November 2006 |
“Eddie Palmieri. . .has been the most consistently innovative artist in
Afro-Cuban music in the United States for the past 30 years.”
Fernando Gonzalez, Boston
Globe
 Eddie Palmieri
Eight-time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri is an
explosive, unpredictable lion of the keyboard. His gift for broken
meters and chromatic passages led him to be dubbed “the Latin Monk” by
timbalero Willie Bobo. Since the 1960s he has refreshed Latin dance
music by introducing rock licks, urban poetry and elements of tango,
cumbia, waltz and the folkloric musics of his beloved Puerto Rico.
Whether working with his jazz octet or a full Latin dance band, Eddie's
music gets audiences on their feet. His latest release
Listen
Hear! (Concord) won him his 8th Grammy and he returns to
Yoshi’s with an all-star line-up. La Perfecta II features Eddie
Palmieri on piano, Herman Olivera on lead vocals, Giovanni Hidalgo on
congas, Eddy Zervigon on flute, Jimmy Bosch on trombone, Jose Claussell
on timbales, Anthony Carrillo on bongo, Eddie Resto on bass, Joe
Fiedler on trombone, and John Santos on coro & percussion.
Eddie Palmieri's musical career spans 50 years as a bandleader of salsa
and Latin jazz orchestras. His discography includes more than 32
titles. He has been awarded Eight Grammys, including the first
presentation in the Best Latin Album category for his 1975 release The Sun of Latin Music, and the
following year for Unfinished
Masterpiece. Palo Pa' Rumba
won in 1984, Solito in 1985
and La Verdad in 1987. As a
member of the New York chapter of the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences, he was instrumental in creating a new
category for Latin Jazz in 1995. He received two Grammy's for his 2000
release with Tito Puente Obra
Maestra/Masterpiece one from the traditional Grammy awards and
one from the Latin Grammy's. In 2006, Eddie Palmieri's newest
release, Listen Here!, the
Grammy in the "Best Latin Jazz Album" category. This was Eddie
Palmieri's 8th Grammy in his over 50 year musical career.
He was awarded the Eubie Blake Award by Dr. Billy Taylor in 1991 and he
is among the few Latin musicians recognized by the Legislative Assembly
of Puerto Rico and the New York State Assembly. In 1988, the
Smithsonian Institution recorded two of Palmieri's performances for
their catalog of the National Museum of American History in Washington,
D.C., a rare public honor.
The 1998 Heineken Jazz Festival in San Juan, PR, paid tribute to his
contributions as a bandleader, bestowing him an honorary doctorate
degree from the Berklee College of Music. In 2002, Yale University
awarded Mr. Palmieri the Chubb Fellowship, an award usually reserved
for international heads of state, but given to him in recognition of
his work in building communities through music.
Palmieri remains a powerhouse of brilliance and sound that has stirred
audiences for 50 years, continually and successfully seeking to
captivate and elevate the senses, and taking them down paths of
intensity to a place where there are no musical boundaries.
Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II
- Eddie Palmieri, Leader, Piano
- Herman Olivera, Lead Vocal
- Giovanni Hidalgo, Congas
- Eddy Zervigon, Flute
- Jimmy Bosch, Trombone
- Jose Claussell, Timbales
- Anthony Carrillo, Bongo
- Eddie Resto, Bass
- Joe Fiedler, Trombone
- John Santos, Coro, percussion
At Yoshi's in Oakland
Tuesday, December 5th – Sunday, December 10th
Tues – Thurs 8pm & 10pm shows $22
Fri – Sat 8pm & 10pm shows $26
Sun 7pm $26 & 9pm $22
http://www.yoshis.com
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