“An inspired and visionary musician” Wynton Marsalis Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist/composer Elio Villafranca’s native Cuba comes alive when he performs with the dynamic 19-peice Afro-Cuban orchestra Palacio de la Rumba. Promising
“An inspired and visionary musician” Wynton Marsalis
Grammy-nominated Cuban pianist/composer Elio Villafranca’s native Cuba comes alive when he performs with the dynamic 19-peice Afro-Cuban orchestra Palacio de la Rumba. Promising fiery; passionate Cuban jazz, cha cha chá, rumba and more, The Entertainment Quarter’s spectacular Trackdown Studio is transformed into a vibrant social club for one spectacular evening.
About Elio Villafranca
Born in the Pinar del Río province of Western Cuba, Villfranca was classically trained in percussion and composition at the prestigious Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba. In 1995 he relocated to the U.S where he has worked extensively in the jazz and Latin jazz scenes throughout the US. Since his debut album “Incantations/Encantaciones” ranked amongst the Top 50 albums of 2003 (JazzTimes), the Steinway artist has received a multitude of accolades including Jazz Corner’s Pianist of the Year (2008), BMI Jazz Guaranty Award (2008) and the NFA/Heineken Green Ribbon Master Artist Music Grant (2008). In 2010 he was nominated for a Grammy for Best Latin Album (2010) and in 2014 received the Swing Award at Jazz at the Lincoln Centre. Last year, he was among five pianists chosen by Chick Corea to perform at the first Chick Corea Jazz Festival, also receiving the Sunshine Award which recognises excellence in the performing arts, education, science, and sports of the various Caribbean countries, South America, Central America, and Africa. His music has been described as “passionate” and “a new application of ancient ways” by jazz legend Chick Corea, while internationally celebrated trumpeter and Artistic Director of Jazz at the Lincoln Centre, Wynton Marsalis, professes to having been “profoundly moved” by the Cuban composer’s vision and musicianship. Currently based in New York, Villafranca is a faculty member at both Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music and resident professor at Temple University in Philadelphia.
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Date
Title
Post Date
march, 2024
Jazz Venue
All
B.E.D Bar
Blues Marquee Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Camelot Lounge
City Recital Hall
Colbourne Ave
Django Bar
El Rocco Room
Enmore Theatre
Foundry616
Gingers
Holy Trinity Cathedral Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Hotel Steyne
Ivanhoe Hotel
Jazushi
Jazz Stars of the Future Stage Manly Jazz
John Speight Stage, Manly Jazz
Johnston Street Jazz
Johnston Street Jazz
Kawai Stage St Patricks Hall Wangaratta Jazz Festival
King George Gardens Stage
Lazybones lounge
Lord Wolsley Hotel
Low 302
Manly 16foot skiff club Manly Jazz
Manly Wharf Hotel
Marrickville Golf Club
Old Manly Boatshed Manly Jazz
Pinsent Hotel Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Play Bar
Riverside Theatres
Sound Lounge
St Matthews Church Manly Jazz
Star of the Sea Theatre Manly Jazz
Starfish Club
State Theatre
StreetMarket Asian Tapas Restaurant & Bar
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Road Stage Manly jazz
The Basement
The Commons Local Eating House
The Concourse
The East Sydney Hotel
The Fig, Manly Jazz
The Harold Park Hotel
The Hero Of Waterloo Hotel
The Kirk St Andrews Manly Jazz
The New Hampton
The Sheaf
The Vanguard
Tokyo Jazz Club
Unity Hall Hotel
Vegabond Cruises
Venue 505
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music
WPAC Hall Wangaratta Jazz Festival
WPAC Theatre Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Jazz Festival
All
Berry Jazz Festival
Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival
Manly Jazz Festival
Melbourne Festival
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Stonnington Jazz
Sydney International Woman
Wangarratta Jazz and Blues Festival
Event Location
All
Blues Marquee Wangaratta
Camelot Lounge
City Recital Hall
Colbourne Ave
Django Bar
Foundry616
Gingers
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Hotel Blue
Hotel Steyne
Ivanhoe Hotel
Jazushi
Jazz Stars of the Future Stage Manly Jazz
John Speight Stage, Manly Jazz
King George Gardens Stage Wangaratta
LazyBones Lounge
Lord Wolsley Hotel
Magpies Waitara
Manly 16foot skiff club Manly Jazz
Manly Wharf Hotel
Old Manly Boatshed Manly Jazz
Pinsent Hotel Wangaratta
Play Bar
Riverside Theatres
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Sound Lounge
St Matthews Church Manly Jazz
St Patricks Hall Wangaratta
Star of the Sea Theatre Manly Jazz
Starfish Club
Starfish Club
State Theatre
StreetMarket Asian Tapas Restaurant & Bar
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Road Stage Manly jazz
The Basement
The Concourse
The East Sydney Hotel
The Fig, Manly Jazz
The Hydro Majestic Hotel
The Kirk St Andrews Manly Jazz
The New Hampton
The Vanguard
Unity Hall
Venue 505
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music
WPAC Hall Wangaratta
WPAC Theatre Wangaratta
York Theatre