 Eric Kurimski
CD Release Party
with special guest Juan Medrano Cotito
9:00 PM
Guitarist Eric Kurimski's debut CD Replica, was recorded last August in Lima, Peru. It includes some of the most talented and innovative Afro Peruvian musicians including, Sergio Valdeos and Juan Medrano Cotito of the Grammy Award winning Susana Baca Group, Charo Goyoneche of Teatro del Milenio, Yuri Juarez of Gabriel Alegria's sextet, and the Maestro Carlos Hayre. Joining Eric tonight will be Juan Medrano Cotito on Cajon, and Jorge Roeder on Bass.
Eric holds a BA in Jazz (SUNY Purchase) and a MA in Jazz (Aaron Copland School of Music CUNY QC.) Since 2002 he has been studying Afro Peruvian Music and more recently various other styles of Latin American and South American musics. Among his most influential aquaintences/ professors are Carlos Hayre, Aquiles Baez, David Fiuczynski, Todd Coolman, Jon Faddis, Oscar Stagnaro and Mike Mossman. He has traveled independently to research music in countries such as Cuba, Mexico and Peru. This has included intense study of Afro Peruvian/Criollo guitar styles with the esteemed Maestro Carlos Hayre. He currently performs with a number of New York based Afro Peruvian ensembles. Including Alcatraz, Kambalache Negro (directed by Roberto "Chino" Bolanos), and Mariela Valencia. Eric has also performed with the queen of Afro Peruvian music Eva Ayllon.
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 Alcatraz
10:30PM
“Combining contagious Afro-Peruvian rhythms with traditional jazz elements and the energetic, aggressive, non-stop-round-the-clock feeling of New York City, Alcatraz ultimately reveals itself as a musical revolution to be: a musical movement that is once very close to the land of pisco and to the heart of the city that never sleeps.” - Oscar Pasache
Alcatraz’s debut release combines the spirited sounds of the soul, warmth, and tradition of the Peruvian coast with the restless creativity of New York City. Many of the songs on the album are fresh versions of the most recognized Afro-Peruvian songs like “El Mayoral”, “Cardo o Ceniza” and “Se Me Van Los Pies”. Alcatraz draws upon influences of traditional Peruvian ensembles and artists from the earliest recordings to the present, including Carlos Hayre, Teatro del Milenio, Peru Negro and Susana Baca, fusing these elements to arrive at an original interpretation that speaks to the tradition and yet resonates in the present day.
The thrilling live performance that Alcatraz delivers blurs the distinction between performer and audience as well as that between concert and party. Every member of the band can be heard singing background vocals and playing the unique percussion instruments of Afro-Peru, including: cajón (Afro-Peruvian box drum), cajita (little box drum) and quijada (donkey’s jawbone used as a rasp). Inevitably the audience finds occasion to belt the backgrounds, join the percussion section with the traditional hand clapping parts, called palmas, and even get out of their seats to shake their hips. Owing to the infectious energy of the show, the music emanates not from the five individual band-members, but from a spirit and tradition common to them as well as all musicians, dancers, and audiences of costal Peruvian music.
Alcatraz is Sofia Koutsovitis - Vocals, Eric Kurimski - Guitar, Marcos Napa - Percussion, Jorge Roeder - Bass and special guest Juan Medrano Cotito - Cajon.
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