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Trombonist Luis Bonilla & the NEIU Varsity Big Band
Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 7:30pm
Under the direction of Mayo Tiana, the Northeastern Illinois University Varsity Big Band is comprised of a select group of approximately twenty musicians.
The California-Costa Rican trombonist, composer and arranger Luis Bonilla is a prominent force in the New York and international Jazz and Latin scenes. Being a sideman to such musical greats as McCoy Tyner, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Astrud Gilberto, Willie Colon and Toshiko Akiyoshi, has honed Luis' trombone elocution. And studio dates with a long roster of players like Billy Childs, Gerry Mulligan, Tony Bennett, Marc Anthony, La India, Paquito d'Rivera and Mary J. Blige have sharpened his ear and stretched his range as a composer and arranger. Luis is currently a member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra.
His two recordings on Candid, Escucha! (2000) and the earlier Pasos Gigantes (1998) were critically praised and acknowledged for their range and seamlessness. Bonilla's latest recording, Terminal Clarity, is both an extension of and a departure from, his other projects as a leader. Perhaps more than any of his earlier recordings, this one draws inspiration from his mentor and friend Lester Bowie.
"The fabric of my music reflects my natural inclination towards Latin rhythms meshed with rhythm and blues, free jazz, funk, rock and even the sounds of AM radio from the '70's. Employing Jazz, with its improvisational protocols, as the foundation of my music maximizes the opportunities for individual and collective creativity and expression."
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