Elio Villafranca CINQUE CD Launch
Wed September 12th, 2018 Elio Villafranca returns to Sydney launch his latest work Cinque at the Eternity Theatre in Darlinghurst. Anyone who attended Trackdown Studios has 2 weeks to buy […]
Caribé with Lazaro Numa at Django Bar, Camelot on Sunday June 24th @ 8pm
Experience Cubanissimo with Cuban trumpeter Lazaro Numa and Caribé! Be transported by some of Sydney’s finest jazz and Latin musicians performing with Sydney-based Cuban dancer Adrian Medina to celebrate the […]
Caribé at the Foundry Feb 3rd
Live at Foundry 616 located at-616 Harris Street, Ultimo. Feb 3rd, 8.30pm – Tickets $30 / $22 concs. Bookings:foundry616.com.au Caribé is an ambitious and exciting dance and music programme of Cuban […]
New eBook now available
We are excited at Spare Parts to launch our latest eBook – Jazz for Jazz Musicians: School Edition. We will be having the launch event at the Jazz Cafe, Conservatorium of Music, Sydney on Tuesday 1 September, 2015. The eBook is available for purchase.
Palacio de la Rumba CD Review
We are thrilled to share a wonderful review of Palacio de la Rumba’s CD “Talking in Cuban” by the Latin Jazz Network this week. Please click on the link below […]
New Palacio Page
Our new Palacio de la Rumba page is up! Loaded with all kinds of great stuff like Palacio Profile interviews with band members, factoids of Cuban music history, links to YouTubes showing […]
Palacio de la Rumba – Crowdfunding on Pozible
We are bringing one of Cuba’s foremost rumberos, Justo Pelladito Hernandez, to Australia to perform and record original rumba arrangements by Gai Bryant with 17 of Australia’s best musicians – giving us all an opportunity to experience rumba from a master percussionist.
We need your support to make it happen! We have set up a crowdfunding campaign through Pozible.
Cuban connections
I wanted to share some photos of wonderful Cuban percussionist Justo Pelladito Hernandez and his family. Pelladito we hope will be in Australia in October to perform and conduct workshops on rumba.
Also from Brisbane-based percussionist Kent Windress a beautiful audio file dedicated to Elegua.
Vale William Motzing
It is with great sadness that I share the news that the wonderful composer/arranger Bill Motzing passed away today. For many of Bill’s students and friends he was endlessly encouraging and supportive. […]
Palacio sneak peak
Audio tracks of Palacio de la Rumba Big Band recorded live at the Independent Theatre on October 26, 2013. The band loved playing these arrangements, we hope you enjoy them too!
Gai Bryant Quintet
Sydney-based alto/soprano saxophonist Gai Bryant’s quintet features the energy and creativity of well respected jazz musicians ... » Learn more about the Quintet