{"id":90950,"date":"2017-04-17T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=90950"},"modified":"2018-10-02T21:54:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T01:54:01","slug":"a-night-for-the-jazz-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/a-night-for-the-jazz-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"A Night for the Jazz Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legends of the American and Cuban music will join in concert on April 30 at the Great Theater of Havana to commemorate the International Jazz Day, organized by Thelonius Monk Institute, the Cuban Institute of Music and UNESCO. The Cuban capital will be the main stage of a celebration hosted in previous years by cities such as Osaka, Paris and Washington.<\/p>\n

The poster for this 2017 \u2013 which other musicians could join in the next few days – is headed by the giants Herbie Hancock and Chucho Vald\u00e9s, and integrated by other jazz greats such as Antonio S\u00e1nchez, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.<\/p>\n

Herbie Hancock is one of the most prominent jazz musicians in the United States. His innovative style and continued interest in experimentation led him to pursue a revolution in American jazz in the 1960s, with revamping languages \u200b\u200bwith which he embraced the freedom of jazz and sharpened his creative talent alongside giants like Miles Davis, that pioneer who gave meaning to the term of \u201cfusion\u201c and united the languages \u200b\u200bof jazz and rock.<\/p>\n

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Herbie Hancock. Foto: www.mehysocks.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the years, this pianist and composer has expanded the American sonorous universe by collaborating with exponents of various styles, from hip hop, electronics to funk, among others.<\/p>\n

The name of Antonio S\u00e1nchez is closely linked to Pat Metheny\u2019s, another of the most influential jazz players in the United States in recent years. Since 2002, S\u00e1nchez, a Mexican jazz drummer, has integrated the Pat Metheny Group, an essential lineup in contemporary jazz.<\/p>\n

With this American guitarist\u2019s band, S\u00e1nchez recorded the discs The Way Up<\/em>, Day Trip<\/em> and Speaking of Now<\/em>, the latter reached a Grammy Award in 2003 for the Best Contemporary Jazz Album.<\/p>\n

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Antonio S\u00e1nchez. Foto: Fernando Aceves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is known that Miles Davis did not call anyone to integrate his group. The fact that he fixed his eyes on Marcus Miller says it all. Miller received the invitation from the pioneer Davis and joined as a bass player to this genius\u2019 group and accompanied him on that risky adventure in which he turned jazz, an adventure in which he widened the limits of this genre as much as possible. And there was Marcus Miller, taking a note with his elevated ability to drink from the great influences and incorporate them into his race to create its very own languages \u200b\u200binside this music with black roots in the North American history.<\/p>\n

Miller was one of the most sought after musicians during the 1970s and he collaborated with legends such as Aretha Franklin, just to name a few. The jazzman returned to work with Miles Davis in the 80’s and produced the album Tutu<\/em>, a jewel which showed Miles\u2019 most electric side.<\/p>\n