Elio Villafranca Quartet (Cuba / NY)
Born in the Pinar del Río province of Cuba, Steinway Artist, Grammy Nominated, and among the 5 pianists handpicked by Chick Corea to perform at the first Chick Corea Jazz Festival –
pianist and composer Elio Villafranca Quartet with a special tribute to Chick Corea!
recipient pianist and composer Elio Villafranca was classically trained in percussion and composition at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba.
Since his arrival in the U.S. in mid-1995, Elio Villafranca is at the forefront of the latest generation of remarkable pianists, composers, and bandleaders. His concert “Letters to Mother Africa” was selected by NYC Jazz Record as Best Concerts in 2016.
Mr. Villafranca was among the 5 pianists handpicked by Chick Corea to perform at the first Chick Corea Jazz Festival, curated by Chick himself at JALC.
Elio Villafranca’s album “Caribbean Tinge” (Motema), has been selected by JazzTimes and DownBeat magazines for a feature on their very competitive section Editor’s Pick.
He also received a Grammy Nomination in the Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year category, The Jazz Corner nominated as pianist of the year, the BMI Jazz Guaranty Award and received the first NFA/Heineken Green Ribbon Master Artist Music Grant for the creation of his Concerto for Mariachi, for Afro-Cuban Percussion and Symphony Orchestra.
his first album,”Incantations/ Encantaciones” ,was ranked amongst the 50 best jazz albums of the year by JazzTimes magazine.
Over the years Elio Villafranca has recorded and performed nationally and internationally as a leader, featuring jazz master artists such as Pat Martino, Terell Stafford, Billy Hart, Paquito D’Rivera, Eric Alexander, and Lewis Nash, David Murray, and Wynton Marsalis among other. As a sideman Elio Villafranca has collaborated with leading jazz and Latin jazz artists including: Chick Corea, Jon Faddis, Billy Harper, Sonny Fortune, Giovanni Hidalgo, Miguel Zenón, and Johnny Pacheco among others.
He is based in New York City, and he is a faculty member of Temple University, Philadelphia, The Juilliard School of Music, New York University, and Manhattan School of Music in NYC.
Featuring:
Elio Villafranca Piano (Cuba/NY)
Uri Gurvich Saxophone (NY)
Yonatan Levi Bass
Zach Adleman Drums (NY)
Show Times:
- Saturday, Decmber 24th, 2022, 21:00 Kfar Saba, Cultural Hall
- Sunday, Decmber 25th, 2022, 20:30 Performing Arts Center Beer-Sheva
- Monday, Decmber 26th, 2022, 21:30 Jerusalem, Zappa Club
- Tuesday, Decmber 27th, 2022, 21:30 Herzliya, Zappa Club
- Thursday, Decmber 29th, 2022, 20:00 Tel Aviv, Museum of Arts
- Friday, Decmber 30th, 2022, 21:00 Tel Aviv, Museum of Arts
- Saturday, Decmber 31st 2022, 21:00 Haifa, Abba Hushi Center
Yonatan Levi – Bass
Uri Gurvich – Saxophone (NY)
Zach Adleman – Drums (NY)
Photos by: Kasia Idzkowska/ Clara Pereira/ Anna Yatskevich/ Yossi Zwecker
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