The Albert Rivera Quartet

Albert Rivera- Tenor and Soprano Saxophone

Zaccai Curtis- Piano
Luques Curtis- Bass
John Iannuzzi- Drums

When: Friday, June 5, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM
Where: An die Musik LIVE!
409 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Tkts : $15.00

Please join us  to welcome the Artists after the concert, at the first floor of AnDieMusikLive.

This will also be a great opportunity for us to get together and to learn more about the Foundation as well as the 2010 Awards. We hope you will continue to stay involved in whichever way is most suitable for you!

Wine and pastries will be served. There will be a minimum fee/donation of $5.00, to cover the costs of the refreshments.

If you would like to join us for both the concert and refreshments: Please RSVP to sdmfoundation@yahoo.com or call Millie at 410-978-0808 or Dr. Diaz at 410 825 3552.no later than Wednesday June 3rd.

To purchase your tickets for the concert only, please call 410-385-2638 and let them know you are attending with the Susana de Moya Foundation to get your 10% discount.

About the Concert: Keeping Latin-Jazz alive with a fresh and new perspective, these young musicians continue to forge ahead with original compositions and arrangements of the jazz and Latin idioms.They are taking the jazz world by storm and continue to create a movement from a younger perspective with the wisdom passed on to them by jazz legends they have been honored to learn from, such as Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch. Fri, 06/05/09     From: 08:00 PM To: 09:00 PM   Location:An die Musik LIVE! 409 North Charles Street Second Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Contact: 410.385.2638           Albert Rivera Zaccai and Luques Curtis      Tickets: $15 Albert Rivera- Tenor and Soprano Saxophone Zaccai Curtis- Piano Luques Curtis- Bass John Iannuzzi- Drums ABOUT THE ARTIST: Born in Bronx, NY, Albert Rivera began his career as a classical musician at age ten with the Bronx Borough-wide Concert Band. At 12, he and his band mates were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall. He made three appearances there, the last of which was with the New York Pops. Bitten by the bug of ensemble music, he auditioned for the selective LaGuardia High School for Music and Arts program and was accepted. At LaGuardia, he discovered jazz. "When I first heard Charlie Parker and Coltrane, I was speechless," he said. He wanted to join the school jazz band but there was no room for a bass clarinet, so he switched to sax. He was now thoroughly hooked. He and his classmates played at the United Nations, Lincoln Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and any and every street festival in New York. At 15, he received a scholarship to Litchfield Jazz Camp in Connecticut. There he had the good fortune to be under the guidance of the outstanding saxophonist Don Braden and have mentors like saxophonist Jimmy Greene and bassist Dave Santoro take an interest in him. He also had the luck to join a class of young people who would, in short order, begin making names for themselves and with whom he would later join forces. Albert attended the New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music Program, from which he attended from 2001 until 2005. That was where he studied with Reggie Workman, Chico Hamilton, Billy Harper, Rachel Z ,Charlie Persip and others. Since then he has played at venues like New Yorkʼs Smalls Jazz Club, Sweet Rhythm, Zinc Bar, Cleopatraʼs Needle, the River Room of Harlem and others. In 2005, He had the honor of being invited by his mentor and teacher at New School, the renowned pianist Junior Mance, to join him on the main stage for a performance at The Litchfield Jazz Festival. He toured parts of Canada later that year with his Quartet and New England and Southern States with his Trio. He appears often in Connecticut, at venues like Szechuan Tokyo in West Hartford, or Black Eyed Sally's in Hartford. He can also be found performing in top venues such as Chris Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia or the Haven Lounge in Baltimore. His teaching experience began and continues at Litchfield Jazz Camp where he is now on the faculty coaching both young and old players. For part of 2007 and into 2008 Albert performed with master drummer Winard Harper and his sextet. They met at the Litchfield Jazz Camp a number of years ago, in which Winard is also on the faculty. Recently he has recorded and produced a new album “Re-Introduction” (Turnaround Records) featuring master drummer Ralph Peterson, trumpeter Christian Scott, mentor and friend Jimmy Greene, guitarist Andrew Lipow, trumpeter Nick Roseboro, as well as the two original members his Quartet pianist Zaccai Curtis(recipient of the coveted Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Arts Fellowship for composition as well as numerous ASCAP young Jazz Composers awards), and Luques Curtis, a 2007 Grammy winning bassist with his work on the Brian Lynch/ Eddie Palmieri album “Simpatico”. “Re-Introduction” has been well received. As Elliott Simon stated in All About Jazz “Rivera’s compositions are diverse, these musicians hit the pocket and sustain a powerful group dynamic.” Or as Frank Alkyer publisher of Downbeat magazine states it best, describing Albert Rivera, Luques Curtis and Zaccai Curtis as “Three young artists who are part of the next wave in this jazz ritual.” Albert is a recipient of the 2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. For more information and to see where he is performing next visit him online at http://www.AlbertRiverajazz.com -Albert plays Selmer Paris Saxophones‚ Vandoren Optimum Ligatures‚ Vandoren Mouthpieces‚ and Vandoren ZZ Reeds for tenor and soprano.

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