Hilario
Durán
&
His
Latin
Jazz
Band
with
Special
Guest
Jane
Bunnett
“From Cuba
to
Canada
with
Thanks”
www.hilarioduran.com
Cuban-born Canadian Hilario
Durán is one of the world’s most innovative
pianists, composers and arrangers of Afro-Cuban
music and Latin Jazz, celebrating the 35th year of
his artistic career.
This special show and tour of Afro-Cuban music and
Latin Jazz is presented as a “Thank-you to Canada”
featuring a tribute to the long creative partnership
between Hilario Durán and his special guest Jane
Bunnett.
The electrifying instrumental and vocal performances
of this outstanding 13-piece band present a new
repertoire of Cuban-Canadian compositions and
arrangements created by Hilario and Jane,
celebrating the fusion of cultures.
“A
sold-out
event
sponsored
by
JAZZ.FM91,
the
venue’s
atmosphere
was
filled
with
a
cascade
of
notes,
mesmerizing
grooves,
tantalizing
rhythms
and
magnificent
performances.”
—Danilo
Navas,
Latin
Jazz
Network
See Review
& Slideshow
of
Royal
Theatre
Concert,
Toronto
Sept.
25,
2010
http://www.latinjazznet.com/2010/10/03/reviews/concerts/hilario-duran-celebrates-his-35-years-of-musical-career/
A landmark show—with roots in
Cuba, but created in Canada—the repertoire extends
in new directions a wide range of traditions in
Afro-Cuban music, Latin Jazz and Canadian Jazz.
Hilario Durán’s original compositions reflect
influences from a wide range of Jazz styles (Stan
Kenton, Quincy Jones), Latin Jazz (Perez Prado,
Dizzy Gillespie, Mario Bauzá, Tito Puente, Chico
O’Farrill, Chucho Valdés), traditional and very
modern Cuban melodies and rhythms, Afro-Cuban
prayers influenced by gospel harmonies,
Latin-American standards, Spanish styles,
Flamenco-influenced melodies and Argentinean
traditions.
Don’t
Miss
the
Band’s
Western
Canadian
Jazz Festival
Tour.
June
2011!
With the
support
of
a
Canada
Council
Music
Touring
Grant
Hilario
Durán
Bio
www.hilarioduran.com
Cuban-Canadian
Pianist,
Composer,
Arranger,
Bandleader,
Educator
One
of the
world’s
most
innovative
creators
of Afro-Cuban
music
& Latin
Jazz