Cubop City Big Band
Latin Jazz - World Fusion
Alberto, Yma America (vocals); Benjamin Herman, Rolf Delfos (alto sax); Gerrit Jan Binkhorst (baritone sax); Ben van Dungen, Philip Kolb (tenor sax); Jarmo Hoogendijk, Joe Rivera, Ruud Breuls, Wim Both (trumpet); David Rothschild, Ilja Reijngoud, Jan Oosting, Martin van den Berg (trombone); Mark Bisschoff (piano); Mick Paauwe (bass); Lucas van Merwijk (drums); Gerardo Rosales, Nils Fischer; Duplicaat Gerardo Rosales.
Sun 13 July 2003 19:45 - 21:00 Paulus Potter Hall
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On Arsenio drummer/percussionist Lucas van Merwijk and his Cubop City Big Band handled pieces by the legendary Arsenio Rodriguez. With eyes closed you can imagine yourself in a Cuban nightclub in a fifties-setting, where numerous couples dance their dance of love. Arsenio Rodriguez, one of the most important people in Cuban music history, thus posthumously inspires the Cubop City Big Band in such a way that it lifts itself to a higher plane. Rodriguez' innovative pieces, that reshaped Latin dance music by introducing the congas, push Van Merwijk and his extended band to the limit. Conga, bongo and trés too cleverly thrust, while the arrangements for horns change between improvisation and nostalgia.
