5th Annual Fil-Am JazzFest in Los Angeles December 4-5
First Fil-Am JazzFest Comes to New York on December 11-12
Press Liaison: John Mina, JazzPhil-USA; 818/974-9844
For Immediate Release
November 30, 2009. Los Angeles. In 2007, CHARMAINE CLAMOR made Filipino music history. Her album, “Flippin’ Out,” became the first and only record by a Pinoy artist to make the Top-5 on the American Jazz radio chart. The record did the same thing on the World Music radio chart. Never before had mainstream American jazz listeners heard Tagalog-language songs on the airwaves.
Now, with Ms. Clamor leading the way, Pinoy jazz artists are being played regularly on American jazz radio, reaching countless new listeners and putting Filipino Jazz on the cultural map.
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Charmaine Clamor and the brightest stars in Filipino Jazz will gather together on one stage this weekend, December 4-5, in Los Angeles at the 5th Annual Fil-Am JazzFest, at Hollywood’s famed Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club. The concerts make their inaugural appearance in New York City the following weekend, December 11-12, at the Triad Theater.
Other Pinoy jazz radio celebrities on the bill include MON DAVID, whose current FreeHam Records album, “Coming True,” is presently on radio playlists around the United States. Mr. David’s spectacular vocal prowess is recognized in the December issue of Jazz Times magazine, which said, “Every once in a rare while a singer arrives clear out of the blue and knocks you out. Such a revelation is Mon David.”
The #1 Pinay Jazz Singer in Japan, CHARITO, is making her Filipino-American JazzFest debut. But her music is already quite familiar to American jazz radio listeners. Charito’s current album, “Watch What Happens,” a collaboration with the legendary French composer and pianist Michel LeGrand is currently enjoying heavy play on jazz radio, where Pinoy artists continue to make giant strides. Charito will be featuring music from her current mainstream release at the Los Angeles shows.
Charito, Japan’s #1 Pinay Singer, Coming to Los Angeles.
At the New York City Fil-Am JazzFest, one of the rising stars on the international jazz scene, saxophonist JON IRABAGON, will be making a special appearance. He is the first and only Pinoy to win the most prestigious prize in all of jazz, the Thelonious Monk Competition – and he is 100% proudly Pinoy. In addition to a $25,000 prize, Irabagon’s victory earned him a recording contract with one of America’s top jazz labels, Concord Records. His debut album with Concord, entitled “The Observer,” is presently on the Top-50 of the national jazz radio charts and climbing fast. In New York, Irabagon will be backed by an all-star Pinoy Trio of Tateng Katindig (piano), Derek Neivergelt (bass), and Abe Lagrimas (drums).
Jon Irabagon, Pinoy Champion of the Monk Competition, performing at NYC Fil-Am JazzFest.
These Filipino radio stars will be joined by the finest Pinoy jazzers from around the world, gathered together in a celebration of Filipino jazz. Scheduled artists include Angelo Pizarro (guitar), Sandra Viray (vocals), and Lifetime Achievement awardees Eddie Katindig and Annie Brazil.
The Inaugural New York Filipino-American Jazz Festival and the 5th Annual Los Angeles Filipino-American Jazz Festival is presented by JazzPhil-USA, a nonprofit organization based in Southern California. The Festival is sponsored by ABS-CBN, Asian Journal, The Law Offices ofAtty. Jemela Nettles, Tribune-USA / The Law Offices of David Zuckerman, CENSUS 2010, FilAmNation.com, Estela Cottle Skin Care Clinic, Bradford Renaisssance Portraits, CSB Hotel, and Hydee Abrahan Photography.
What: LA’s 5th Annual Filipino-American Jazz Festival
When: December 4-5 (Friday-Saturday); 8PM
Where: Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
How Much: $25 + two-drink minimum
Tickets and More Info: www.Jazzphil-USA.com
What: New York’s First Filipino-American Jazz Festival
When: December 11-12 (Friday-Saturday); 9:30PM
Where: Triad Theater, 158 w. 72nd Street, NY, NY 10023
How Much: $30 + two-drink minimum
Tickets and More Info: www.Jazzphil-USA.com
FILIPINO JAZZ STARS IN HISTORIC BI-COASTAL CONCERTS
5th Annual Fil-Am JazzFest in Los Angeles December 4-5
First Fil-Am JazzFest Comes to New York on December 11-12
Press Liaison: John Mina, JazzPhil-USA; 818/874-9844
For Immediate Release
November 1, 2009. Los Angeles.The Filipinos are coming! And they’re bringing they’re saxophones, ukuleles, and vibraphones.
Angelo Pizzaro, Seattle-based guitarist
The 1st Annual Filipino-American Jazz Festival arrives in New York City on December 11 & 12 (Friday & Saturday), at the Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd Street, near Broadway and Lincoln Center.
Three generations of Filipino jazz luminaries will share the stage during this historic event. Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Eddie Katindig (“Eddie K”) and Ms. Annie Brazil will join the Queen of Jazzipino, vocalist Charmaine Clamor, and the 2008 Thelonious Monk Competition winner, alto sax man Jon Irabagon, in a celebration of Pinoy contributions to America’s original art form. Mon David, the champion of the 2006 London International Jazz Vocal competition, and Sandra Viray, Manila’s leading jazz singer, will be backed by an all-star Pinoy trio led by “the Filipino Oscar Peterson,” Tateng Katindig, with New Yorker Derek Nievergelt on bass and acclaimed Hawaiian multi-instrumentalist Abe Lagrimas on drums.
2009 Lifetime Achievement Awardee, Ms. Annie Brazil
Tateng Katindig, the ‘Oscar Peterson’ of the Philippines
For five years, the Fil-Am JazzFest in Los Angeles, at Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club, has earned critical praise. The Los Angeles Times wrote of the Fil-Am JazzFest, “The program was a delight, a nonstop string of first-rate performances testifying to the high quality of Philippine musical talent as well as to the global reach of jazz.”
The 2009 Los Angeles Edition includes the New York lineup, as well as renowned Seattle guitarist Angelo Pizzaro, a Pinoy virtuoso known for his lightning fast fingers, and Charito, the #1 Pinay jazz diva of Japan.
The 5th Annual Filipino-American Jazz Festival takes place in Hollywood on December 4 & 5 (Friday & Saturday), at Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028.
Pinoy jazz is now being heard on American radio and featured in American jazz clubs. As one of Ms. Charmaine Clamor’s popular songs reminds her Community: “Panahon Na!” Now is our time!
Queen of Jazzipino Charmaine Clamor at Catalina Bar & Grill
The First Annual New York Filipino-American Jazz Festival and the 5th Annual Los Angeles Filipino-American Jazz Festival is presented by JazzPhil-USA, a nonprofit organization based in Southern California. The Festival is sponsored by ABS-CBN, Asian Journal, The Law Offices of Jemela Nettles, Tribune-USA/The Law Offices of David Zuckerman, CENSUS 2010, FilAmNation.com and Hydee Abrahan Photography. These shows always sell out. Tickets are available now!
What: LA’s 5th Annual Filipino-American Jazz Festival
When: December 4-5 (Friday-Saturday); 8PM
Where: Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
How Much: $25 + two-drink minimum
Tickets and More Info: www.Jazzphil-USA.com
What: New York’s First Filipino-American Jazz Festival
When: December 11-12 (Friday-Saturday); 9:30PM
Where: Triad Theater, 158 w. 72nd Street, NY, NY 10023
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