(noticia) Edsel Gomez at the Vermont Jazz Center

On Saturday, February 18th the Vermont Jazz Center presents a concert with Puerto Rican born, pianist, Edsel Gomez and his trio including bassist Brittish bassist Howard Britz and Venezuelan drummer Tony De Vivo.

Gomez will be performing music inspired by both his Latin heritage as well as his fascination with Cubism. His recently released CD, entitled Cubist Music has been accruing accolades from numerous jazz critics, including a six minute spot on NPR's Fresh Air where jazz critic, Kevin Whitehead hailed it as “One of the brightest jazz records I've heard in a while - rich textures, catchy tunes, meaty solos - why can't they all be this good?

Gomez is a pianist who performs music from a wide breadth of styles. He is intimate with Brazilian music having lived there for a decade, he can play straight-ahead jazz, he is a contemporary musician with a knowledge of the avant-garde language, and he can play Latin Montunos with such fire that he was asked by one of the world's top drummers, Jack DeJohnette, to play in his Latin Jazz Project. Edsel Gomez is charismatic clarinetist/composer Don Byron's pianist of choice and has recorded several projects with him. He has recorded dozens of CDs with highly regarded musicians of several genres including a ten year stint of recording and touring with one of the leading saxophonists in Latin music, David Sanchez. Other notable recording entries in Gomez's discography include The Latin Side of Miles Davis and Que Viva Coltrane with Conrad Herwig and Brian Lynch plus work with Freddie Bryant and Carlos “Patato” Valdez.

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