Jazz en Dominicana
Jazz en Dominicana, is a project that since its inception in October 2006, has as primary goal the promotion of musical talents in the genre of Jazz in the Dominican Republic. The blog has to date published over 1,750 articles, festival & concert reviews, interviews, biographies, photographs and more about what they call los músicos del patio (the musicians from their backyard).
Since September of 2007 they have created and run various live music venues that provide the public with original and sometimes unique live concerts by mostly local musicians. During this period they have held over 1,200 events in which many groups made their official debut or presented their musical concepts; thematic concerts; tributes and more - the public in attendance has enjoyed all kinds of Jazz, Blues, Bossa and others. They have lived enriching moments of instrumental jazz and vocal presentations by more than 250 musicians and vocalists from all over our country and visiting artists from Haití, México, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, Curacao, Aruba, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Israel, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Canada and the United States. If an average of 85 in attendance per event is used, more than 102,000 have so far enjoyed these.
By these means Jazz en Dominicana contribute to the culture of music, especially jazz, in the country.
OBJETIVES - Support the dissemination of the genre of jazz. - Help raise the musical-cultural level in the country. - Diversify the type of audience that enters the world of Jazz. - Contribute to increase available venues that offer live presentations by local musicians. - Serve as a reference tool for those interested in the subject, music lovers, musicians, educators and students, press, event organisers and the general public.
STATEMENTS Mission - To position and promote the genre of Jazz in the Dominican Republic. Vision - To be an important channel in the support of Dominican culture.
Jazz en Dominicana does the following: Blog - Main channel of informations related to Jazz in the Dominican Republic. (currently read in more than 54 countries) Venues - Design and run venues where music lovers can listen to jazz and offer opportunities to Dominican musicians so they may showcase their talents. Event Bookings & Artist Representation - local and international. Consultancy: Events, Concerts, Festivals, Design of Events, Concepts and Venues, Promotions - artists and event Media Presence: Written and Digital Press; Radio and Television; Social Media, Specialized Media
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Current Venues and their start dates: Fiesta Sunset Jazz - Every Friday at 8:30PM - Since December 2009 Jazz Nights at Acropolis - Wednesdays at 6:30PM (Spring of each year, since 2017)
Publications: Book: Jazz en Dominicana: The Interviews 2019; Ukiyoto Publishing, February 2020
Memberships: - All About Jazz - Contributing Writer - Judges Panel for 7 Virtual Jazz Club Contest (2016-2020) - Jazz Journalist Association
Acknowledments/Recognitions: - Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism - 2010 & 2016 - Dominican Republic Ministry of Culture - 2010 - Santo Domingo - Culture Capital of The Americas - CAC - 2010 - Centro León - 2011 & 2016 - Casandra 2012 as co-producers of ¨Best Concert of the Year - Jazzeando¨ (Dominican version of the Grammys) - International Jazz Day & Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz - 2012 through 2020 - Dominican Republic Ministry of Culture & UNESCO Dom Rep - 2015 - Casa de Teatro - 2016 - Ministry of Tourism & UNESCO Dom Rep - 2018 - Festival Arte Vivo, Casa de Arte, Santiago - 2018 - Dominican Fiesta Hotel - 2019 - All About Jazz - Fiesta Sunset Jazz no. 21 of the Top 100 Jazz Venues in their reader’s Poll
Some Concerts & Special Events: - Yasser Tejeda & Palotre (CD Release Concert - Mezclansa) - August 2009 - Photographic Expo´s - The Colours of Jazz - 2009 & 2012 - Josean Jacobo Trio - Gwadloup Festival - Guadalupe - November 2009 - La Ecuación - Gwadloup Festival - Guadalupe - November 2009 - World Jazz Circuit Latin America - Alex Acuña-John Patitucci Trio - May 26, 2010; Peter Erskine New Trio - July 28, 2010; and, Frank Gambale Natural High - October 5, 2010 - Sergio and Marcelo Gomes - New Ways of Brazilian Jazz - April 20, 2011 - Claude Carre Trío, from Haiti; John BernThomas Quartet and Quintet, from Hatii - Conference on Jazz & the Internet El Jazz y el Internet - IV Congreso de Música, Identidad y Cultura en el Caribe, Centro León - May, 2011 - CD Release & Concert Tour ¨Alex Diaz & His Merengue Jazz - Beyond 145th Street¨, September 2011 - Richard Bona Group with Rafelito Mirabal & Sistema Temperado, October 12, 2011 - CD Release & Concert Sandy Gabriel & POP Jazz Ensamble - Jazzeando - featuring Chucho Valdes, Giovanny Hidalgo and John Benitez, October 2011 - Official representation for the Dominican Republic in International Jazz Day Celebrations, 2012-2020 - all events with the full recognition of UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz - CD Release & Concert Tour Retro Jazz - Jazzeando el Cancionero Dominicano. March 2013 - closing concert in Plaza España had close to 5,000 in attendance. - CD Release & Concert Tour Oscar Micheli Trio - A New World, September 2013 - CD Release & Concert Tour Anthony Jefferson - But Beautiful, October 2013 - U.S. Embassy´s Jazz Beyond Boundaries with Paul Austerlitz and his band - April 2014 - CD Release & Concerts Retro Jazz - Jazzeando el Cancionero Dominicano, Vol 2 - May, 2014 - closing concert in Plaza España had close to 8,000 in attendance. - Doppelmoppel from Germany. March 2015 - International CD Release & Concert Peter Novelli - St. Amant Sessions, April 2015 - BarranquiJazz 2015 - Invited as guest of honor to festival; also took the dominican jazz group Retro Jazz to play in the festival. - Indy Jazz Fest 2016 - They honoured Jazz en Dominicana by dedicating a day to us. I dictated a conference on Afro-Dominican Jazz and took Yasser Tejeda & Palotre to the festival, September 2016. - Barranquijazz 2016 - Took dominican jazz group Josean Jacobo & Tumbao to the festival. - Mompox Jazz Festival 2016 - Took dominican jazz group Retro Jazz to the festival. - CD Release & Concert Proyecto Piña Duluc Live, October 2016. - Panama Jazz Festival 2017 - Took dominican jazz group Retro Jazz to the festival. - Mompox Jazz Festival 2017 - Took dominican jazz groups Retro Jazz and 4inTune to the festival. - CD Release & Concert Alex Diaz - Merengue Organico, December 2017 - Panama Jazz Festival 2018 - Took dominican jazz group Josean Jacobo & Tumbao to the festival. - CD Release & Concerts Retro Jazz - Jazzeando el Cancionero Dominicano, Vol 3 - May, 2018 - concert in Plaza España had close to 5,000 in attendance. - Indy Jazz Fest 2018 - Took dominican jazz group Oscar Micheli Trio to their 20th Anniversary - Mompox Jazz Festival 2018 - Took dominican jazz group Retro Jazz and to the festival. - Member of Judging Panel of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club Contest - 2016/2020 - CD Release & Concert Anthony Jefferson - All I Am, February 2019 - CD Release & Concert Ordoñez Trío - Vol.1, April 2019 - Indy Jazz Fest 2019 - Show billed as Indy Jazz Fest & Jazz en Dominicana Present: The Dominican Republic. September 15th.
Critiques: [1] Eliseo Cardona - Miami Sun Sentinel, Miami Herald, Blue Monk Moods
[2] Raquel Vicini - Producer of the Besos y Abrazo con Raquel y José Radio program in Radio Listin, 97.7fm, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Links:
Blog: [1]
Facebook: [2]
All About Jazz: [3]
Twitter: [4]
Instagram:[5]
Videos: World Jazz Circuit Latin America - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKeq2HL-3AM Jazz en Dominicana YouTube Page - [6] Piña Duluc Project - [7] Josean Jacobo & Tumbao - [8] Isaac Hernández Quintet - [9]
References[edit]
- ↑ I don't know Jazz en Dominicana personally, but I already consider myself part of their family of readers. Rodríguez has opened a blog that is a window to jazz activities in the Dominican Republic. For those of us who think that music sometimes is better through the eyes, his words invite us to listen'
- ↑ I find your way of describing events very good and professional, your stories are not wasted and make me feel as if I were sitting with the audience, thank you! You are a tremendous chronicler of music! Also, important to me: you are not cold but also do not clue you readers. You handle your feelings very well and transmit them in the same way
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