Afro
Bop Alliance is an exciting Latin Jazz septet from Annapolis Maryland,
which performs throughout the greater Baltimore-Washington DC area,
and Mid-Atlantic region. These talented musicians, made up of three
horns and four rhythm, perform at a variety of events including
ethnic, cultural, and music festivals, thrilling audiences with
their infectious polyrhythmic grooves, harmonic colorings, and improvisational
lines.
This
ensemble was created from the desire to explore the vast musical
possibilities of all the different cultures which come together
under the umbrella of Latin or Latin jazz. This ensemble is approaching
this music from a very "western" voice, using the instrumentation
of a jazz ensemble augmented with congas, timbales, bongos, bells,
etc., playing compositions in Afro-Cuban or Brazilian styles. It
is the goal of Afro Bop to fuse all of these wonderful "Latin"
styles and cultures with our own jazz experience to create a unique
sound.
Afro Bop Alliance was presented the "Best Latin Recording" award by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) for their latest recording, "Camino Nuevo".
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NOW AVAILABLE
THE CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT WITH THE AFRO-BOP ALLIANCE BIG BAND
HUCD 3137 (053361313722)
Led by vibraphonist Dave Samuels, the Caribbean Jazz Project has been crafting brilliant Afro-Caribbean sounds since the mid -1990s. More than a decade after recording their earliest albums on Heads Up International, Samuels and company return to the label and unite with the Maryland-based Afro-Bop Alliance Big Band, the seven-piece Latin jazz collective that has garnered high praise from critics since Encarnación, their 2004 debut recording. Produced by Samuels with arrangements by Afro Bop Alliance trombonist Dan Drew, The Caribbean Jazz Project Afro-Bop Alliance showcases material from CJP’s seven previous recordings spanning 15-years, yet recasts each tune via innovative and full-bodied arrangements. Catch this musical match made in heaven and hear the Caribbean Jazz Project like you’ve never heard them before. (Mike Wilpizeski)
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