Jane Bunnett & Maqueque – On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme

Labels:Linus Entertainment
Number of Tracks:12
Total Time:00:51:38
From the Album:On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme
Formats:Jazz
Available Date & Time: Sep 09 2019 11:00:00 EDT

Holding Steady at #18 on JazzWeek and debuts at #31 on Roots Music Report

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque are a force of nature. What started out five years ago as a
project to record and mentor young brilliant Cuban female musicians, has become one of
the top groups on the North American jazz scene. In the last year, they have played in major
jazz festivals like Newport and Monterey, been featured on NPR’s programs Jazz Night in
America and TIny Desk Concert, were nominated for a Grammy Award for their previous
release, Oddara, and, most recently, were voted as one of the top ten jazz groups by the
prestigious DownBeat magazine’s critics poll.

Maqueque is led by veteran jazz icon Jane Bunnett; who has been a champion of Cuban
jazz since before Buena Vista Social club made the sound a global phenomenon. This
all female collective pours over an exuberant blend of Afro-Cuban, Jazz Fusion like the
world has never seen before. Watching them is a masterclass in hard work, virtuosity and
chemistry.

On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme this is their third album, and it features all original
compositions by the group’s current members which includes Jane Bunnett on flute and
soprano saxophone, Melvis Santa, vocals & percussion; Mary Paz, congas & vocals; Dánae
Olano, piano; Tailin Marrero, acoustic & electric bass; Yissy García, drums, Maqueque’s
newest member, Joanna Majoko, an incredibly soulful vocalist and collaborator, Sacred
Steel guitar player and vocalist Nikki D Brown. Album produced by Larry Cramer.

 

Catch Jane Bunnett & Maqueque on Tour

November 1, 2019    Orillia Centre for Arts and Culture, St. Paul's Centre    Orillia    ON
November 3, 2019    Dominican Republic Jazz Festival    Cabarete    
December 5, 2019    Jazz Showcase    Chicago    IL
December 6, 2019    Jazz Showcase    Chicago    IL
December 7, 2019    Jazz Showcase    Chicago    IL
December 8, 2019    Jazz Showcase    Chicago    IL
December 13, 2019    MCG Jazz    Pittsburgh PA
December 14, 2019    Deane Center    Wellsboro PA
December 15, 2019    Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center Buffalo

 

 

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