Musical Notation
Musical Notation
by George Rivera
November 19, 2000 – Salsa is very much alive and kicking. How about you? As I
make my way through the NYC Latino nightlife scene it appears to me that not
many of you are getting out much and partaking of all the good music that this
city has to offer, free or otherwise. Attendance is down all over town, and as
if that is not enough some of the newer venues around town offering Latin music
are quickly changing the musical cuisine due to poor attendance or no bar
business. As far as the bar business goes, I'm truly glad to see that for the
most part the "club-hopping" salseros and salseras are staying
away from the booze. That's a good thing. However, if this Latin thing of ours
is to survive we do have to get out there and support live entertainment. There
are lots of free venues out there offering lots of good music, and the majority
of the venues that do charge are reasonable. So let's get out there and enjoy
the good music that's out there.
While we're on the
topic of supporting the music there's a guy that is keeping really busy making
sure that this Latin thing of ours keeps keeping on. I'm referring to Maestro,
and I'm not using the term lightly, Bobby Sanabria. Not only is Bobby a
critically acclaimed drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, and recording
artist, he's also an educator. Bobby is a member of the faculty at both The New
School and The Manhattan School of Music, two very prestigious institutions.
Bobby has started an Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band project at both schools that has
attracted many fine up-and-coming musicians from all over the globe. On the
evening of November 9, 2000, the Manhattan School of Music presented it's
Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra at the school's John C. Borden Auditorium. Performing
with the orchestra that evening was the legendary Cuban conguero, Candido Camero
(pictured above with Justin DiCiocio,
Chair of the MSM Jazz Department and Bobby).
Needless to say it was a great night musically speaking not only for the
audience, but for the students as well, who put on quite a show. If your not
doing anything next Sunday, November 26th you can catch Bobby and the New School
Afro-Cuban Big Band at Nuyorican Poet’s
Cafe located at 236 East Third St. (between Ave B & C). The band takes the
stage at 8pm and admission is only $10.00.
Finally I would like to congratulate Puerto Rico's newly elected Governor, Sila
Maria Calderón. Sila will be the island's first female Governor. I'm sure she
will perform admirably making all Puerto Ricans, those on the island as well as
those abroad, proud.
Hasta la
proxima, ciao…
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