David Broza & Friends Trio Havana and Special Guests SAT / DEC 15 / 7:30 PM David Broza GUITAR & VOCALS TRIO HAVANA Itai Kriss FLUTE Jorge Bringas BASS Manuel Alejandro Carro PERCUSSIONIST SPECIAL GUESTS Alfonso Cid FLUTE & FLAMENCO SINGER Xianix Barrera FLAMENCO DANCER Yuniel Jimenez TRES-GUITAR Tonight’s program will be announced from the stage. There will be no intermission. Tour Manager, presenter TEEV Events PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 14 ABOUT THE ARTISTS DAVID BROZA AND TRIO HAVANA David Broza is one of the most innovative and creative musicians in the world today. His 40+ year career spans from blues to jazz, rock, country, folk and world music. Singing in Hebrew, Spanish, English and Arabic, David brings the full spectrum of his work to this project, with a unique interpretation of his rich repertoire of hits with the NY-based Cuban “Trio Havana,” led by flute virtuoso Itai Kris. DAVID BROZA (GUITAR & VOCALS) is considered one of the world’s most dynamic and vibrant performers. From his whirlwind finger picking to Flamenco percussion and rhythms, to a signature rock and roll sound, his charismatic and energetic performances have delighted audiences throughout the world. New York musician’s style, which can be GRAMMY® Award-winning album, More than a singer/songwriter, he is heard on his latest album, The Shark. Albita Llegó. Also in Miami, he had the also known for his commitment and The album features Kriss’ “soaring great opportunity to perform and tour dedication to several humanitarian technique and phrasing that is both with the late, great Celia Cruz. Other projects, predominantly, the Israeli- aggressive and pastoral,” which displays artists he has performed with include Palestinian conflict. Since 1977, when the versatility of his command of the Nachito Herrera, and he was one of the his hit song “Yihye Tov,” roughly flute, shifting through genres from funk founding members of the Timba band translated as “Things Will Be Better,” and reggae to salsa and Arabic stylings Tiempo Libre. Later, Jorge came to first hit the airwaves, he has been with fluid ease. Having spent the past New York where he has performed working to promote a message of 15 years working at the forefront of and recorded with Arturo O’Farrill, peace. The song’s lyrics struck at the New York City’s Jazz scene while Marc Ribot, Pedrito Martinez and heart of the issue – that people all over performing, recording and touring with the LP Allstars, Alfredo de la Fe, the world want peace. Broza was some of the world’s top Afro-Cuban, La Excelencia, Telmary Diaz, Cándido awarded a Spanish medal of honor by Latin and Salsa artists, flute virtuoso Camero, David Oquendo, Ileana the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, for his Itai Kriss now fuses the sounds of his Santamaria, Kiku Collins, Quimbombo, longtime contribution to Israel-Spain native Israel with those of his adopted Nu d’lux, Steve Gluzband and Orlando relations and his promotion of homelands in the Americas with his “Puntilla” Rios, amongst others. tolerance. He has also been named a band TELAVANA. Good Will Ambassador for U.N.I.C.E.F. MANUEL ALEJANDRO CARRO A powerful musician, passionate peace JORGE BRINGAS (BASS) was born in (PERCUSSIONIST) a.k.a. "MannyA,” is a advocate and music industry innovator, 1977 in Havana, Cuba, and began his New York-based Cuban artist of many David Broza awes and inspires music studies at the age of 11 in talents: a singer-songwriter and a audiences with his sincere message and La Paulita Concepcion, an elementary master percussionist who is at home musical allure. music school. In 1996, he graduated in many musical genres. He performs from Escuela Nacional de Arte, where ballads to Latin songs, which he fuses ITAI KRISS (FLUTE), praised by Jazzwax he studied with master Cuban bassist, into Urban Music. Aficionados are as “one of the most exciting new Carlos del Puerto. Prior to completing coalescing around his exceptional lyrics flutist-composers” on the scene, his studies, he began playing and and tunes. In 2017, he was awarded commands a variety of musical genres touring with Omara Portuondo of Buena third place in the Latin Music Category with an eclectic style infused with Jazz, Vista Social Club fame. In the late ’90s, in the International Songwriting Latin and Middle Eastern sounds. he settled in Miami, where he became Competition (ISC), a prestigious honor According to DownBeat magazine, Albita Rodriguez’s bassist and musical he received for his single “Que Siga there is a “tangy, exotic flavor” to the director. He also recorded on the La Gozadera.” For his collaboration PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 15 ABOUT THE ARTISTS with Andy González as a singer, lyricist in New York City. Alfonso has toured with him not only his tres-guitar but a and percussionist on the album extensively throughout the USA, Latin piece of the country side of Cuba to Entre Colegas, he was nominated America, Israel and Europe, and has just the Big Apple. In 2012, he described his for a GRAMMY®. With his two newest toured Spain, France and Italy in 2017 experiences in a single, “Un Guajiro en releases, “Tu Corazoncito” and and 2018 with the jazz/Flamenco band Nueva York,” which was also the tittle "Que Siga La Gozadera,” he is fast the New Bojaira Project by pianist Jesús of his first album. The 12-track album becoming a rising star of Urban Latino. Hernández from Granada, Spain. He depicts various life situations inside and You can see and experience it in released his first CD titledFlamenco de outside of Cuba through the eyes of the his groundbreaking videos vuelta e ida in 2006 with the Flamenco Cuban singer-songwriter. In 2015, his “Tu Corazoncoito,” “Que Siga fusion project Gazpacho Andalú. He has second CD, called Hay Gente Pa' To', La Gozadera” and "El Pintor," which also released an album with his own was released. This is an album that has have already received hundreds of Spanish indie rock band Dientes de been enjoyed by a more diverse public. thousands of views. These songs are Caramelo titled Pulpo (Octopus) in In 2017, “La Malicia” and “Hay Gente Pa´ To´” among several that will be released on March of 2012 as well as three singles won the hearts of people of Medellin, his upcoming EP. The EP follows his throughout the summer of 2015. He is Colombia, and were voted #1 songs for debut album, Ser Grande Por Dentro, just about to release an album with the six consecutive weeks on Latinastereo which created an awakening in the New Bojaira jazz/Flamenco band. radio station. The genuine lyrics and Latin pop world and which established unique sound of the Cuban Tres on that Manuel as a powerful presence. XIANIX BARRERA (FLAMENCO DANCER), album will enchant any language Ser Grande Por Dentro is a series a native New Yorker born to speaker and certainly make a music of reflections, orinspiraciones , on Puerto Rican and Dominican parents, listener dance! universal themes of love, artistic had her first exposure to music and passion and the search for higher dance at a young age in ballet, modern, meaning. jazz and percussion. Xianix began Flamenco studies in New York and ALFONSO CID (FLUTE & FLAMENCO deepened her training in Madrid and SINGER) was born and raised in Seville, Seville with distinguished masters of the heartland of Flamenco music. His baile, cante and toque from mother, an amateur singer from Triana, contemporary artists to the purest a Flamenco enclave in Seville, and his gypsy families. Xianix performs grandfather, an aficionado of Flamenco, nationally and internationally with were his earliest influences. He had the various Flamenco companies including opportunity of attending the activities Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca, of one the most significant Flamenco Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, clubs in Andalusia, the Peña Flamenca Flamenco Por La Vida and Pasión y Arte, Torres-Macarena in Seville. Alfonso sharing the stage with artists such enrolled at the Seville Conservatory in as Isabel Bayón, Raquel Heredia, 1990 to study flute and music theory. Rosario Toledo, Soledad Barrio and He was awarded two scholarships to Juan Ogalla. She has performed at such attend the intensive summer course at prominent venues as the Joyce Theater the Cristina Heeren Foundation for in New York, Tablao El Duende in Flamenco Art in July 2007 and 2008 in Copenhagen, the Red Theater in Seville. He had the honor of recording Abu Dhabi and Cafe Silverio in Seville. backing vocals in the song, “Mi Santa,” In addition to being an accomplished on the album Formula Vol. 1 by popular performer, Xianix is a highly Latin artist Romeo Santos featuring sought-after teacher, giving Flamenco the great Flamenco guitarist Tomatito. master workshops across the U.S. In November 2011, he was invited by including the Joyce Theater and conductor Tom Cohen to perform at New York City Center during its annual the Festival Sepharad in Montreal Flamenco Festival. She currently alongside the legendary Rabbi Haim teaches Flamenco dance to adults, Louk. He was also invited by Cohen to children and seniors in New York City. perform in a seven-cities tour of Israel in November 2016 with The Jerusalem YUNIEL JIMENEZ (TRES GUITAR) Andalusian Orchestra. In 2011, he a.k.a “El Guajiro,” or “Country Boy,” performed with singer-songwriter is a singer-songwriter and a master tres David Broza in his annual December player who came from Santa Clara, 24th performance at the 92nd Street Y Cuba, to New York City. He brought 16 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE .