One of the best Jazz clarinet/saxophone artists from Cuba, also an excellent composer, is Ernesto Vega, who works in Houston,  Texas currently.  You can read a review of his debut recording Venir al Mundo here, and a recording with him and Harold López Nussa together is due to be released in Cuba later this year. 
On Friday, March 27, Ernesto will be presenting a performance of his own compositions with his quartet at Cezanne, a nationally-recognized Jazz Club in Houston. You can see all of the details here.  You can also hear his English-language interview with Bill Tilford in the Bill's Bag segment of Frankie Pineiro's The Afro Cuban Jazz Edition on WSLR on Tuesday morning,  March 24 (the show runs from 10am to Noon Eastern time, and you can stream it here.)   If you are in or near Houston, and you like Jazz, don't miss this.  A video taste of Ernesto at work:

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ENGLISH:   The 2017 edition of the International Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob Day will take place April 1 at 1600 hours local time (4pm local time wherever you are).   Casino dancers all around the world gather in their localities to participate.   For complete details, including how to participate, see the official website at 
https://flashmob.dileque.si/
ESPAÑOL: La edición 2017 del Día Internacional de la Rueda de Casino Multi Flash Mob  se llevará a cabo el 1 de abril a las 1600 horas locales (hora local de las 4 pm dondequiera que esté). Casineros de todo el mundo se reúnen en sus localidades para participar. Para obtener detalles completos, incluyendo cómo participar, consulte el sitio web oficial en https://flashmob.dileque.si/

RADIO PROGRAMS OF NOTE:
ENGLISH:  Bill Tilford's shortwave radio program From the Isle of Music is presenting a few specials of interest to TIMBA.com readers: 
1.  On March 13/14, 17 and 18, an interview in English with music of Pablo Menéndez about Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC , a group that profoundly influenced several genres of Cuban Music. 
2.  On March 20/21, 24 and 25, an interview in Spanish (with music)  of Oriente López about the amazing Jazz/Fusion group Afrocuba and his current projects
3.  On March 27/28, 31 and April 1, an interview in Spanish with Juanito Gómez, one of Cuba's most important Casineros, about Rueda de Casino.   With music.    
ESPAÑOL: El programa radial en onda corta de Bill Tilford From the Isle of Music está presentando algunos especiales de interés para los lectores de TIMBA.com:
1. Los días 13/14, 17 y 18 de marzo, una entrevista en inglés con música de Pablo Menéndez sobre el Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC , grupo que profundamente influyó en varios géneros de la música cubana.
2. Los días 20/21, 24 y 25 de marzo, una entrevista en español (con música) de Oriente López sobre el increíble grupo de Jazz / Fusión Afrocuba y sus proyectos actuales
3. Los días 27/ 28, 31 de marzo, una entrevista en español con Juanito Gómez , uno de los casineros más importantes de Cuba, sobre Rueda de Casino. Con música.

To listen / Para escuchar:
1. Tuesdays/los martes 0000-0100 UTC (8-9pm  EDT Mondays/los lunes in the Americas):  
WBCQ  The Planet, 7490 Khz
2.  Fridays/los viernes 1100-1200 UTC, Channel 292 , 6070 KHz 
3.  Saturdays/los sábados 1200-1300 UTC,  Channel 292 , 6070 KHz 

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INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY IN HAVANA, APRIL 30, 2017

April 30 is the 5th annual International Jazz Day, and Cuba is the host country for the All Star Global Concert this year!  Actually, there is more or less a week of activities around this day, and more than 50 prominent artists from 14 countries (including, of course, Cuba) are participating.  Best of all, the website http://jazzday.com/concert/   will be streaming a special concert live on the 30th.   For a lot more information, visit the website just mentioned.  The lineup is stunning, and this writer deeply regrets not being there in person.   

New Website for the Instituto Cubano de la Música

The Instituto Cubano de la Música has an excellent new website, and even though they tell me that it is still a work in progress (what website isn't, really?), it already has a lot of useful information. 
Check it out at  http://dcubamusica.cult.cu/

Film:  Esteban by Jonal Cosulluela with musical score by Chucho Valdés

I will be watching this in Chicago this week, but I believe that it is traveling the festival circuit now.   It is the Director's debut, and it is about a boy who is musically gifted.   You can read more
here

New from BIS Music:  Cuba y Puerto Rico Un abrazo musical salsero

Not the first Cuba-Puerto Rico project by any means, but the promo video looks and sounds promising.    More after this writer has tasted more of it.    

CUBADISCO 2017


Cubadisco 2017 is coming in a couple of weeks.   Watch for more information soon.

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ENGLISH:  Many thanks to the Instituto Cubano de la Música for sending us the Spanish-language version of the message of the Director General of Unesco, Irina Bokova, about International Jazz Day, which you can download here,   and  the final program in Spanish, which you can download here. 
As you will notice from the program booklet, there are actually several days of exciting events and concerts. 
Remember also that a live concert is streaming Sunday from Havana here.  

ESPAÑOL:  Muchísimas gracias al Instituto Cubano de la Música, por enviarnos el mensaje de la Directora General de UNESCO, Irina Bokova , acerca del Día Internacional del Jazz, que se puede descargar aquí,  y el folleto libro final del programa, que se puede descargar aquí. 
Como se notará en el folleto libro del programa, en realidad hay varios díás de eventos y conciertos emocionantes. 
Recuerde también que puede ver el concierto de domingo en vivo via Internet aquí.  

ENGLISH:  In honor of International Jazz Day, Bill Tilford's radio program From the Isle of Music will be featuring Jazz recordings from Cuba and an interview in Spanish with Gloria Ochoa , a very important figure in Cuba's music industry today. You can read about when and how to listen live here . 
ESPAÑOL :  En honor del Día Internacional del Jazz, el programa radial de Bill Tilford, From the Isle of Music , va a proponer grabaciones del Jazz de Cuba además de una entrevista con Gloria Ochoa , una figura muy importante en la industria de música en Cuba hoy.  Puede leer cuándo y cómo escuchar el progama en vivo aquí.  

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