While many musicians have attempted this fusion with varying degrees of success dominguez has created a unique idiosyncratic style from them. Modal phrygian steinway flamenco blues piano jazz jazz standard chano dominguez. Chano dominguez, the great pianist chano dominguez, found the most perfect way to return the favour to the great trumpeter, miles davis for paying homage to the music of spain and mr. Dec 02, 2009 chano, the pianist from cadiz, will close the barcelona jazz festival in style at the jazz standard in new york, december 36, 2009, with a fierce flamenco reading of the late trumpeters iconic kind of blue columbia, 1959, that debuted on november 12, 2009 and was relished in lauditori in barcelona.
Expertly infusing all five of davis tunes from the canonical kind of blue with the harmonies, flamenco rhythms, instrumentation and dance inventions of his native spain. The cultural fusion is most exhilarating when cajon and palmas merge with dominguezs driving piano and mario rossys deepgrooving tumbao bass, as on the percolating 16minute flamenco sketches, a macho rendition of freddie freeloader embroidered with flamenco dancer tomas morenos incisive heel work, and a reharmonized so. Flamenco sketches began as a commission from the barcelona jazz festival to. Chano discusses his music and the upcoming tour with world music. Va miles espanol new sketches of spain 2011 official.
Dominguez revolutionized the use of the piano in flamenco, prior to his influence, almost exclusively a. Spanish pianist chano dominguez has made a jazz career in exploring its connections with the flamenco of his native cadiz. Wayne shorters quartet is a fully fledged group with very clear objectives and led by one of the greatest living jazz legends, says chano. Earshot jazz is pleased to present one of todays most celebrated jazz pianists and composers, chano dominguez, whose singular work is defined by his flamenco origins. Flamenco sketches updated april 25, 2019 by laurel gross it would be a mistake to take the accomplished pianist chano dominguezs flamenco sketches simply as an interpretation of miles davis music and not hear it as the vibrant new music it truly is. Flamenco sketches by chano dominguez on mp3, wav, flac, aiff.
Chano dominguez is a spanish latin jazz, post bop and flamenco pianist. The afrocubanized flamenco sketches burns with new york. Chano dominguez, the great pianist chano dominguez, found the most perfect way to return the favour to the great trumpeter, miles davis for. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from chano dominguez. Dominguez has released over 20 albums as a bandleader, and collaborated extensively with other jazz artists including paquito drivera, gonzalo rubalcaba, joe lovano, chucho valdes, martiro, and wynton marsalis and the lincoln center jazz orchestra, he performs. In 2012, dominguez released flamenco sketches, a revisionising of miles davis. While many musicians have attempted this fusion with varying degrees of success dominguez has created a unique idiosyncratic style from. Chano dominguez quintet at chateau des fleurs, june 6. Music profile for chano dominguez, born 29 march 1960.
Flamenco sketches live at the jazz standard, ny2009. Flamenco sketches by chano dominguez on amazon music. Flamenco sketches chano dominguez releases allmusic. Titled for one of the albums iconic pieces, the event reimagines each of the albums tracks in a setting that is equal parts jazz and flamenco. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. His singular work is defined by his flamenco origins. On 2012s flamenco sketches, spanish pianist chano dominguez reinterprets the 1959 miles davis classic kind of blue by bringing traditional spanish elements to the music. Pianist and composer chano dominguez, one of the essential innovators of flamenco jazz, and will be touring the west coast of the united states in may and june. Flamenco sketches pays homage to miles davis through chano dominguezs interpretations of the classic miles 1959 album kind of blue. Find album release information for flamenco sketches chano dominguez on allmusic. May 26, 2018 for over four decades, the awardwinning, spanishborn pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator chano dominguez has synthesized the bluesbased, african american improvisations of jazz with the dynamic, duendeflavored, afrogitanomoorish inventions and dimensions of flamenco into a profound and personal artistic expression that combines. Chano dominguez is from cadiz, spain, the birthplace according to legend of flamenco.
Tickets chano dominguez flamenco sketches the triple door. Preteen joey alexander already sounds like a seasoned jazz master. Latin jazz pianist chano dominguez makes postbop, fusion, and flamenco. The film highlighted such artists as brazilian born pianist eliane elias, cuban piano masters bebo valdes and chucho valdes and a pianist from cadiz, spain, little known to the elite american jazz audience at the time, named chano dominguez. May 24, 2018 interview with chano dominguez angel romero may 24, 2018 no comments chano dominguez flamenco jazz flamenco piano pianist and composer chano dominguez, one of the essential innovators of flamenco jazz, and will be touring the west coast of the united states in may and june.
Chano dominguez, alexis cuadrado, henry cole, blas cordoba, daniel navarro, order tickets, find location and other info. Fusion, latin jazz, piano jazz chano dominguez flamenco. Dominguez is joined by bassist mario rossy, percussionist israel suarez, and vocalist blas cordoba. The meeting between chano dominguez and all about jazz took. Chano dominguezs songs stream online music songs listen. Flamenco sketches first provides a very subtle but sure transition from straight ahead jazz to flamenco, and then a truly fun and explosive fusion of the two in a 16 minute long session. Dominguez does so in a perfectly performed and recorded album, flamenco sketches. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki.
Flamenco sketches pays homage to miles davis through chano dominguezs interpretations of the classic miles 1959 album, kind of blue. He released two records on blue note in 2010 and 2012 piano iberico and flamenco sketches, but they are atypical and already rarities. Stream flamenco sketches by chano dominguez and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Flamenco sketches by chano dominguez on mp3, wav, flac. Chano dominguez flamenco sketches by chano dominguez music. On previous offerings, dominguez has carved out a place where the various dance rhythms and sung cadences of flamenco find equal voice with jazz lyricism, exploration, and harmonic adventure. New york flamenco quintet a complete flamenco jazz show that features the singer ismael fernandez and the dancer sonia olla, whose palmas hand clapping will provide additional rhythmic zest, alexis cuadrado on the double bass and jose moreno on percussion. Various artists miles espanol new sketches of spain. In more than 40 years of his career, he has dazzled all kinds of audiences, including other musicians spanning both worlds of. This page is an archive of a past production please visit our calendar for all upcoming sfjazz shows. While already a star in his homeland, spanish flamenco jazz pianist and multiple grammy nominee chano dominguez won an international following with his appearance in calle 54, the awardwinning 2000 documentary about latin jazz. Chano dominguez flamenco sketches by chano dominguez. Chano dominguez, piano blas cordoba, vocals and palmas daniel navarro, dancer and palmas alexis cuadrado, bass henry cole, drumspercussion. Chano dominguez has the unique ability to navigate different musical worlds, to create a sound that becomes one music, that unites the world of music by building bridges to places that nurture cultural understanding and enduring peace.
Born in cadiz in 1960, dominguez started playing flamenco guitar around age 8 before moving on to the piano. The indonesianborn piano prodigy has been blowing minds and. It was commissioned by the barcelona jazz festival in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of kind of blue and was recorded live at jazz. Spanish pianist chano dominguez has achieved an unusual integration between the rhythms and languages of modern jazz and the entire lineage of flamenco. When he was eight years old, chanos parents gave him his first instrument. Spanish pianist chano dominguez proves this on his extraordinary live recording over the rainbow, a wonderfully nuanced and diverse collection of music spanning many of dominguezs own musical interests, including flamenco music, latin american folk music and the.
His father was a flamenco enthusiast and young chano grew up listening to his fathers lps. In more than 40 years of his career, he has dazzled all kinds of audiences, including other musicians spanning both worlds of jazz and flamenco. It would be a mistake to take the accomplished pianist chano dominguezs flamenco sketches simply as an interpretation of miles davis. Flamenco sketches by chano dominguez on apple music. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Nardis starts with a really impressive piano solo that ends too soon. Musician chano dominguez spanish musician chano domiguez blends the flamenco of his home country with the swing of jazz. Download flamenco sketches by chano dominguez at juno download. Flamenco sketches, an album by chano dominguez on spotify. Both of those albums showcased his adept gift for bridging the gap between traditional flamenco music and jazz.
Chano dominguezs flamenco sketches the ford theatres. Jan 17, 2015 piano chano dominguez writtenby jack dejohnette 10. Apr 25, 2019 chano dominguez is from cadiz, spain, the birthplace according to legend of flamenco. Performing on june 4 at the triple door, dominguez is joined by vocalist blas cordoba, flamenco dancer daniel navarro, bassist alexis cuadrado, and drummer henry cole. Sebastian dominguez lozano, better known as chano dominguez, was born in cadiz on march 29, 1960. Serpents tooth personnel chano dominguez piano mario rossy bass israel pirana suarez percussion blas kejio cordoba vocals, palmas hand claps tomas tomasito moreno. Dominguez has released over 20 albums as a bandleader, and collaborated extensively with other jazz artists including paquito drivera, gonzalo rubalcaba, joe lovano, chucho valdes, martiro, and wynton marsalis and the lincoln center jazz orchestra. Check out flamenco sketches by chano dominguez on amazon music. Jun 03, 2018 chano dominguez is one of the most celebrated of jazz pianists and composers. For over four decades, the awardwinning, spanishborn pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator chano dominguez has synthesized the bluesbased, african american improvisations of jazz with the dynamic, duendeflavored, afrogitanomoorish. Latin jazz pianist chano dominguez makes postbop, fusion, and flamenco influenced music that often references his andalusian roots.
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