Tickets are: $20. for Adult $10. for Student - Available at the Door only - Doors at 7:30 PM Concert at 8:00 PM - NSCC Waterfront Campus - Dartmouth, NS
80 Mawiomi Place (Off Pleasant St. across from Dartmouth General Hospital)
Call: (902) 401-2104 for info or Email: goodspeed@eastlink.ca <mailto:goodspeed@eastlink.ca
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Halifax, NS – Feb. 19, 2008
ALL THE WAY FROM CUBA! – HavanaFax! In Concert this Friday
Feb 22, 2008 at 8:00 PM - at the new Dartmouth NSCC Waterfront Campus Theatre
Tickets are: $20. for Adult / $10. for Student – at the Door only.
Also….
Recording live on Feb 22 at the NSCC Waterfront Campus Theatre.
HavanaFax 2008 will present a live concert to be recorded live for the production of the HavanaFax II CD. The original HavanaFax Live recording won the ECMA in 2004 for Best Jazz Recording. Don Chapman will again work his magic in getting the sounds into the box using the wonderful facilities of the new NSCC Waterfront Campus. Come and hear four amazing musicians from Havana mix it up with Halifax’s finest in the beautiful new Waterfront Campus Theatre. Visiting from Cuba are musicians Jorge Chicoy, guitar, Tony Rodriguez, piano, Avi Garcia, bass and Yasek Manzano, Trumpet. Joining the Cuban musicians are our own Jeff Goodspeed on sax, Tom Roach / Dave Burton on drums, Keith Mullins on percussion, and special guest Shayna Dube on vocals
Also, out in full force for this event will be the NSCC television arts program to capture it all on video.
And….on this same night….during the concert…..there will be a…..
Bonus event! Due to a postponement last Saturday night……At this Friday’s HavanaFax concert - the draw the for the winner of our Trip for Four to Cuba will take place ! (A Los Primos Project Fundraiser 2008).
Tickets are: $20. for Adults $10.for Students
Available at the Door: NSCC Dartmouth Waterfront Campus 80 Mawiomi Place (off Pleasant Street in Dartmouth – across from Dartmouth General Hospital).
For Info Contact: Jeff Goodspeed (902) 401-2104 or email: goodspeed@eastlink.ca
More Background on Artists
Jorge Chicoy – guitar
Chicoy is known in Cuba and by Fidel as the Pearl of the South. He has played with everyone in Cuba during the last 3 decades. From Irakere and Chucho Valdes to Arturo Sandoval, the Buena Vista Social Club and Omara Portuondo, Chicoy has had a very distinguished career. When he is not traveling the world performing with various Cuban artists, he is in demand in the studios of Havana, recording with international music stars. Los Primos is indeed fortunate that Chicoy was available to make this trip to the East Coast of Canada in February of 2008.
Tony Rodriguez – piano
Tony was the piano player in the first three student bands from Cuba to visit Nova Scotia. He then graduated to playing in HavanaFax and has been to the East Coast seven times. He is a truly amazing piano player and composer. He enjoyed years of playing with the top Cuban dance group of this decade, Issac Delgado. He is now touring on a regular basis with Cuban singer song writer Carlos Varela.
Avi Garcia – bass
Avi came to Canada for the first time in 2001 when Los Primos needed a last minute replacement on bass. He immediately became part of the family and a founding member of HavanaFax. He also spend the past six years playing with Issac Delgado and now enjoys a freelance career playing in Havana and Cancun.
Yasek Manzano – trumpet
Yasek is returning to Nova Scotia after 10 years. He was also part of the first student band in 1998 that rocked the jazz scene at the Atlantic Jazz Festival. He was offered scholarships at Berklee and Julliard and did spend 18 months at Julliard before returning to Cuba to pursue his own music. He now plays regularly with Chucho Valdes and with his own group.
Jeff Goodspeed – musician/teacher
Born in Truro Nova Scotia, 2 time ECMA winner for best jazz recording (1996 and 2004), founder of Los Primos Project, Director of Acadia Jazz Camp and Nova Scotia Honour Jazz. Leader of HavanaFax and Latin Groove. Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow for creating bridges between cultures.
Shayna Dubé – voice/flute/sax
A member of the Canadian Primos for four years, this young talent (16 years old) has been to Cuba two times on Los Primos musical study tours and has very quickly become a prominent performer in the Halifax area. She sings in Spanish well enough to fool the natives and has the expression of Diana Krall, the mystery of Holly Cole, and the passion of Aretha Franklin. She recently sang back-up vocals for Michael Bublé at the Halifax Metro Centre concert.
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Jeff Goodspeed
45 White St.
Dartmouth, NS, B2X 2P6
902 401-2104
goodspeed@eastlink.ca
