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Tom Ehrlich - 2009 - Pablo Menéndez
PALBO "MEZCLA" MENÉNDEZ AND THE CUBAN JAZZ ALL STARS
YOSHI'S, OAKLAND, CA
JANUARY 28, 2009
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY TOM EHRLICH © 2009
THE BAND MEMBERS
PABLO MENÉNDEZ leader, guitar, harmonica, vocals
OSMANY PAREDES piano
JORGE "SAWA" PÉREZ bass
RAUL PIÑEDA drums
JESUS DÍAZ congas, vocals
MELECIO MAGDALEYO saxes and flute
From left to right Osmany Paredes, Pablo Menéndez, Sawa Pérez, Melecio Magdaleyo,
Raul Piñeda and Jesus Díaz
Pablo Menéndez, born in Oakland, California, went to Cuba in 1966 as a 14 year old to study music at the Escuela Nacionale de Arte in Havana and has lived in Cuba ever since. He is the leader of a truly unique band, Mezcla, which plays music that is a combination of rumba, son, jazz and rock and roll.
Pablo was joined by an all star group of US based Cuban jazz musicians plus Melecio Magdaleyo, a Bay Area reed player who plays with many of the Bay Area latin jazz and salsa groups. The band played two sets of music which reflect the diverse musical interests of the leader - a latin jazz standard by Chucho Valdes, a son by Cachao, some latinized American jazz standards, a song by Irving Berlin (famous American pop music composer), a blues song and other types of Cuban music.
Pablo Menéndez
Pablo talked of a new era which hopefully will see the return of cultural exchanges between the US and Cuba.
Jesus Díaz
Melecio Magdaleyo
Osmany Paredes
Pablo
Raul Piñeda
Pablo and Sawa Pérez
Melecio and Jesus
Osmany
Pablo and Melecio
Pablo, Melecio and Jesus
Osmany and Pablo
Pablo and Sawa
Raul
Group
Melecio and Sawa
Osmany
Sawa, Melecio and Raul
Pablo on vocals and guitar
Pablo blowing some blues harmonica
Pablo invited his mom, Barbara Dane to join him for a song by jazz singer pioneer King Pleasure. Barbara Dane is a blues and folk singer who has performed all over the world and was one of the first American musicians to travel to Cuba after the revolution in defiance of the American ban on travel to Cuba.
Barbara Dane (Pablo's mom) and Pablo
Raul
Melecio
Pablo thanking the nearly sold out crowd
