Jerry Gonzalez Y El Comando De La Clave

Jerry Gonzalez Y El Comando De La Clave

New York City has been a cultural melting pot since the beginning. With the close proximity of so many immigrants and their unique customs, new cultural fusions are inevitable. Such a fusion was responsible for the creation and success of Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz. These genres have become worldwide phenomena, as there aren t many communities that haven t been bitten by a Latin craze.

New York City born, Bronx raised, trumpeter, conguero Jerry Gonzalez has been in the trenches for over forty years as a proponent of Afro-Cuban jazz music, lending his talents to legends and progressives alike. Since the 1970s, Gonzalez has performed in ensembles led by Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Palmieri, Manny Oquendo, Tito Puente, McCoy Tyner, and Jaco Pastorius. His work with his own group The Fort Apache Band, and as co-leader of Grupo FolklÃ³rico y Experimental Nuevayorkino with his brother Andy Gonzalez, has made him a legend in his own right.

In 2000, Gonzalez performed in Madrid, Spain in support of the documentary film by Fernando Trueba, CallÃ© 54. Gonzalez fell in love with Madrid, promptly picked up and moved there. One of the first musicians that he fell in with was Argentine pianist Federico Lechner, who led him to CafÃ© Berlin, a late-night spot where Latin musicians gathered. From his new home base at CafÃ© Berlin, Gonzalez then began to immerse himself in the local music scene, experimenting with flamenco and reaching out to other Afro-Cuban practitioners.

It took some time for Gonzalez to form a working band in Madrid. He finally gravitated toward a couple of Cuban musicians, pianist Javier MassÃ³ Caramelo and bassist Alain PÃ©rez, whom he began collaborating with. Drummer Enrique Kiki Ferrer joined the ensemble, which turned into El Comando de la Clave. The ensemble came together with the direction of Gonzalez and under the inspiration of his musical ideal, Los MuÃ±equitos de Matanzas , the legendary Cuban rumba ensemble.

The culmination of his work with his Madrid based ensemble was the recording of Jerry Gonzalez y El Comando de la Clave (Sunnyside, 2011). The seasoned ensemble recorded an impressive program of modern jazz standards fused with the clave rhythms of Cuban rumba in a day and a half. Gonzalez also invited a special guest, flamenco vocalist Diego El Cigala with whom Gonzalez recorded Los Piratas del Flamenco (Sunnyside, 2004), to add a track that also acts as the ensemble s motto, AvÃsale a mi contrario que aquÃ estoy yo, or Warn my opponent that I m here. The battle cry of a very invested and loyal band.

Country	USA
Artist	Jerry Gonzalez
Binding	Audio CD
EAN	0016728122825
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Sunnyside Communicat
Manufacturer	Sunnyside Communicat
NumberOfDiscs	1
NumberOfItems	1
PublicationDate	2011-08-30
Publisher	Sunnyside Communicat
ReleaseDate	2011-08-30
Studio	Sunnyside Communicat

Jerry Gonzalez Y El Comando De La Clave

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