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La Sitiera

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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La Sitiera
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Genre: Jazz / Latin
Location New York, New York, US
Profile Views: 2847
Last Login: 3/22/2010
Member Since 5/21/2009
Website for booking contact Joseph Stebbins (917)517-3764
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
.. .. Mark Chung -- violin..................................................................................................................................... studied classical, jazz, and North Indian classical music at California Institute of the Arts. He performed at the Sarajevo Jazz Festival in 1999 with the Japanese group Gypsy Swing Project, with whom he recorded "Ponnichi". He also produced the first San Francisco String Improvisation Festival, a three day extravaganza of concerts, workshops, and exhibit featuring innovative stringed instrument players. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Mark appears regularly in jazz, Afro-cuban, classical, and creative music groups including Adam Rudolph's GO Organic Orchestra, String Orchestra of Brooklyn (as section violinist and concertmaster), sarah y su cachito, and Madrugada. He has performed in ensembles appearing at Yoshi's (Oakland), San Jose Jazz Festival, San Francisco International Arts Festival, Vision Festival, Jazz Gallery, The Stone, and Roulette. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Stuart Grant-- Bass........................................................................................................................................ Started on Upright Bass at age 11 First teacher Jazz great Steve Swallow Studied w/ Ron Carter at age 15 Studied w/ Orrin Obrian (NY Phil) for two years Majored in Contra Bass w/ David Walters at Juilliard from ‘73 - ‘75 Studied latin music at Boy’s Harbor for three years Played or playing w/ following bands: Jimmy Vass (jazz) - 3 years House band for vocal workshop at Univ. of the Streets - 6 years Don Carter (jazz) - 7 years Orquesta Yare (salsa) - 5 years Felix Swing Band - 6 years Mambo NYC - 2 years Hai-Resolution (afro-caribbean experience) - 2 years Sterling Sax Reggae Band - 2 years Goldiva 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Nataliya Zaytseva -- piano............................................................................................................................ San Francisco State graduate (2004), where she studied World's/Jazz Music. Her performing and teaching styles reflect basic foundation of classical music mixed together with jazz, pop, R&B, rock, Afro-Latin and Brazilian music. Nataliya also performed as a side piano player and a band leader in various Jazz, Afro Cuban and Salsa ensembles. During her musical quest in the Bay Area, she had a chance to perform with truly incredible and inspiring musicians, some of which are David Pinto (bs), Carl Lockett(gtr), Anthony Michael Peterson (a.k.a. Tru) (gtr), Bill Ortiz (tp). To further her musical quest, Nataliya moved to NYC in September 2008. Madrugada is her most recent projects in new surroundings. She also frequently performs with Jubilee Huldafire, pop/ soul, Jason Ewald, rock/ pop/soul, as well as with her own Jazz Duo/Trio/ Quartet. 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Elliot Humberto Kavee -- drums/percussion................................................................................................................................... Kavee is a founding member of Grammy® nominated Afro-Cuban pianist Omar Sosa's Sextet/Septet/Octet (Ota Records); building the band, cutting four recordings, and touring the world countless times over 6 years to sold out houses. With the Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet, Elliot "keeps the demanding rhythms interesting with his stellar use of cymbals, colors, and textures" (Paula Edelstein, All Music Guide), propelling Black Water (Red Giant) to the 2 spot on the CMJ charts. In 2003 Elliot thrills European audiences with the Myra Melford Quartet and theCuong Vu Trio cutting Myra Melford's Be Bread 2006 release, The Image of Your Body. His collaboration with Asian-American Jazz pioneer Francis Wong yields over a dozen recordings, building a catalogue for Grammy® nominated Asian Improv Records for which "Kavee is the perfect accompanist because he's an on-the-spot listener; he doesn't react, he catches the song's mode and moves into it with a groove already in mind" (Thom Jurek, All Music Guide).
Members
Mark Chung -- violin; Elliot Humberto Kavee -- drums /percussion; Stuart Grant -- bass; Nataliya Z -- piano
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