DAY PROGRAM | EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 24-30 APRIL 2017 H J I G D B
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INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY VENUES IN HAVANA
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BB House of Culture, Revolution Square C Amadeo Roldán Conservatory D Gran Teatro de La Habana “Alicia Alonso” EE National School of Art
FF Fábrica de Arte Cubano G Gardens of the Mella Theater H Jazz Café I I La Zorra y el Cuervo Jazz Club JJ Cuba Pavilion KK National Theater of Cuba LL University of Arts M Enrique José Varona University of Pedagogical Sciences TUESDAY • 25 APRIL
• 11:00 am – 1:00 pm PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP ON THE HISTORY OF JAZZ Venue: Amadeo Roldán Conservatory DAY PROGRAM National artists: Students from the EDUCATIONAL Amadeo Roldán Conservatory International artists: Thelonious ACTIVITIES Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Fellows
WEDNESDAY • 26 APRIL
• 10:00 am – 11:30 am “FUTURE TEACHERS LEARN ABOUT JAZZ” Venue: Student House at the MONDAY • 24 APRIL Enrique José Varona University of Pedagogical Sciences National artists: Jazz Project duo • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (bass and drums); Daniel Lay PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP ON Sotomayor (soloist); Mirdiel and THE HISTORY OF JAZZ Noa (guitar and flute); Daniel Venue: University of Arts Mitchell Puentes and Lester National artists: Students from the Buela Corrales (trumpets); Deyvis University of Arts (ISA) Rodríguez Contreras; Brahman International artists: Thelonious Monk Group Institute of Jazz Performance Fellows: International artists: Thelonious Anthony Fung (drums), Glenn Tucker Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (piano), Jon Hatamiya (trombone), Fellows: “A Brief Journey through the Simon Moullier (vibraphone), Luca History of Jazz” Alemanno (double bass), Julio Flavio Maza Gálvez (tenor saxophone), • 2:00 pm – 7:30pm Alex Hahn (alto saxophone) ACTIVITIES AT THE STREET OF JAZZ Venue: Cuba Pavilion • 2:00 pm PREMIERE OF VIDEO VIVIR EN JAZZ • 2:00 pm Yuniel Lombida Jazz Band [LIVING IN JAZZ] with students from the National Venue: Salón de Mayo, Cuba Pavilion School of Art (ENA) Venue: 23rd Street entrance • 4:00 pm Yasek Manzano (trumpet) with DJ Wichy and Seycel Venue: La Pérgola THURSDAY • 27 APRIL
• 6:00 pm Interactivo group 11:00 am Venue: Central Courtyard • SIMULTANEOUS TV SCREENING OF VIDEO Vivir en Jazz on the Educational • 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tribute to the House of Culture of Revolution Channel, immediately followed by Square debates in 11,000 centers of learning Venue: House of Culture of throughout the country Revolution Square
• 6:00 pm Opening remarks by • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Katherine Müller-Marín, Director of WORKSHOPS UNESCO Office in Havana; Mayra Venue: National School of Art (ENA) Lasalle, Director of Culture of Havana Province; Herbie Hancock, • 9:00 am Dr. JB Dyas, tune learning UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador; workshop and Bobby Carcassés, National • 10:00 am Esperanza Spalding, Music Award-winning artist bass workshop • 11:00 am Melissa Aldana, • 6:35 pm Unveiling of plaque saxophone workshop • 12:00 pm Jon Hatamiya, trombone • 6:40 pm Launching of Entre claves workshop y notas: Rutas para el pensamiento musical cubano, by Leonardo • 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Acosta, National Music and ACTIVITIES AT THE STREET OF JAZZ Literature Award-winning artist (posthumous tribute) Compiled Venue: Cuba Pavilion by: Ailer Pérez, researcher from • 4:00 pm Collaborative performances the Cuban Music Research and National artists: Leyanis and Jessie Development Center (CIDMUC) Valdés; Eduardo Sandoval (trombone) Presented by: Radamés Giro, International artists: Melissa Aldana Researcher, Museum of Music (saxophone); Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Fellows • 7:00 pm Jazz jam session National artists: Alejandro Falcón Venue: La Pérgola (piano) and his group • 6:00 pm Groups La Cruzada and International artists: Thelonious D’Corason Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Venue: Central Courtyard Fellows • 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm RUMBA’S SALUTE TO JAZZ Venue: Gardens of the Mella Theater National artists: Cauce and Obbini Batá • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am • 9:00 am – 2:00 pm PROGRAM AT FÁBRICA DE ARTE WORKSHOPS CUBANO (FAC) Venue: University of the Arts (ISA) Venue: Fábrica de Arte Cubano • 9:00 am Antonio Hart, saxophone (FAC) workshop National artists: Michel Herrera • 10:00 am Regina Carter, (saxophone) violin workshop International artists: Richard Bona • 11:00 am Tarek Yamani, (bass) and his band composition workshop • 2:00 pm Takuya Kuroda, 9:00 pm – 2:00 am improvisation workshop • • 1:00pm Richard Bona (bass) PROGRAM AT EL TABLAO discussion of the Mandekan Venue: El Tablao Cubano project National artists: Natural Trio group, Yissi (drums) and Bandancha • 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm International artists: Esperanza ACTIVITIES AT THE STREET OF JAZZ Spalding (bass) Venue: Cuba Pavilion
• 9:00 pm – 2:00 am • 4:00 pm Presentation of the Joaquín PROGRAM AT LA ZORRA Y EL Betancourt Jazz Band, directed by CUERVO JAZZ CLUB Yuniel Lombida Venue: La Zorra y el Cuervo Venue: 23rd Street entrance Jazz Club National artists: Orlando Valle • 6:00 pm Jam session: Meeting “Maraca” of Generations International artists: Thelonious Venue: Central Courtyard Monk Institute of Jazz Performance National artists: DJ Reit; Yasek Fellows Manzano (trumpet) with DJ Wichy; Alejandro Falcón with César • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am Pedroso “Pupy” (piano); Eduardo PROGRAM AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ Sandoval (trombone) with Beatriz Venue: Jazz Café Márquez (vocalist); Leyanis and Jessie Valdés (piano and percussion) with Orlando Valle “Maraca” (flute); Zule Guerra FRIDAY • 28 APRIL (vocalist) with Bobby Carcassés (showman); Alain Ladrón de Guevara with Yissi García and • 11:00 am Oliver Valdés (drums); Delvis Ponce SIMULTANEOUS TV SCREENING with Piloto (drums); César López of the video on the History of with Michel Herrera (saxophone); Jazz on the Educational Channel, Alain Pérez (bass); William Roblejo immediately followed by film with Lázaro Dagoberto González debates in 11,000 centers of (violin) learning throughout the country • 4:30 pm • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am TV BROADCAST of the program PROGRAM AT EL TABLAO Punto de Partida [Starting Point], Venue: El Tablao (Gran Teatro de “History of Jazz including the La Habana “Alicia Alonso”) significance of Cuban jazz” National artists: Bellita (piano) Guests: Neris González Bello, MS, and Jazz Tumbatá; Orlando Valle musicologist; Maestro “Maraca” (flute) Yasek Manzano International artists: Ben Williams Venue: Educational Channel (bass); A Bu (piano); Marcus Miller (bass) • 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm RUMBA’S SALUTE TO JAZZ • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am Venue: Gardens of the Mella Theater PROGRAM AT FÁBRICA DE ARTE National artists: Ernesto O’Relly CUBANO (FAC) (saxophone); Aire de Concierto Venue: Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC) group; Explosión Rumbera National artists: M. Alfonso (vocalist) International artists: Melissa Aldana • 4:30 pm- 7:00 pm (saxophone); Esperanza Spalding LEARNING WITH JAZZ (bass) • 4:30 pm Prelude with the Guillermo • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am Tomás Youth Symphony Orchestra PROGRAM AT LA ZORRA Y EL Venue: Guillermo Tomás CUERVO JAZZ CLUB Conservatory Venue: La Zorra y el Cuervo Jazz Club National artists: Youth Symphony National artists: Diákara Orchestra, directed by Maestro Ana Miriam Santana • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am PROGRAM AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ • 5:00 pm Community concert Venue: Jazz Café Venue: Guanabacoa Amphitheater National artists: Students and teachers of the Conservatory: choir, saxophones, trumpets, among SATURDAY • 29 APRIL others; Annie Garcés (vocalist) International artists: Esperanza Spalding (bass) and Thelonious • 9:00 am Monk Institute of Jazz Performance RETRANSMISSION OF THE TV Fellows; Marcus Miller (bass); PROGRAM Punto de Partida, Richard Bona (bass) and his band “History of Jazz including the significance of Cuban jazz” Guests: Neris González Bello, MS, musicologist; Maestro Yasek Manzano Venue: Educational Channel • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: JAZZ SUNDAY • 30 APRIL AND CINEMA Venue: Hotel Nacional Participants: Irina Bokova; Herbie • 5:00 pm Hancock; Quincy Jones; Chucho ALL-STAR GLOBAL CONCERT History of Jazz including the Valdés Venue: Gran Teatro de la Habana significance of Cuban jazz “Alicia Alonso” • 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm ACTIVITIES AT THE STREET OF JAZZ • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am Venue: La Pérgola, Cuba Pavilion FIESTA AT FÁBRICA DE ARTE Participants: Claroscuro and CUBANO (FAC) with jam session with Josué Borges national and international artists Venue: Fábrica de Arte Cubano • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (FAC) RUMBA’S SALUTE TO JAZZ Venue: Gardens of the Mella Theater • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am National artists: Zule Guerra PROGRAM AT LA ZORRA Y EL (vocalist); Brenda Navarrete CUERVO JAZZ CLUB (vocalist); Yissi (drums) and Venue: La Zorra y el Cuervo Bandancha (Women in Jazz) Jazz Club National artists: Lázaro Valdés • 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm (piano) and his group CONCERT by Ruy, Harold and Ruy Adrián López Nussa with guests • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am Venue: National Theater of Cuba, PROGRAM AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ Sala Covarrubias Venue: Jazz Café • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am PROGRAM AT FÁBRICA DE ARTE • 10:30 pm – 2:00 am CUBANO (FAC) FIESTA AT EL TABLAO WITH Venue: Fábrica de Arte Cubano JAM SESSION with national and (FAC) international artists National artists: Ramoncito Valle Venue: El Tablao (piano) National artists: Alejandro Falcón; International artists: Marcus Miller Emilio Morales (piano) (bass) International artists: Marcus Miller (bass) • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am PROGRAM AT LA ZORRA Y EL CUERVO JAZZ CLUB Venue: La Zorra y el Cuervo Jazz Club National artists: Bellita (piano) and her Jazz Tumbatá • 9:00 pm – 2:00 am PROGRAM AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ Venue: Jazz Café
WILLIAM C. POWERS DALIO FOUNDATION LYNDA THOMAS JAMES AND NANCY DEMETRIADES
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