Jazz Artist Alfredo Rodriguez to Release New Album “Coral Way”

Alfredo Rodriguez announces new album
“Coral Way” Released August 18th
From Mack Avenue Records

New US tour dates announced

June 8, 2023: Globally Acclaimed Artist Alfredo Rodriguez announced a new album Coral Way ’ will be released on August 18th via Mack Avenue Records. The album embodies Miami’s holistic sound, blending Latin his pop, timba, salsa, bachata, tango, reggaeton and bolero. Reminiscent of the city’s diverse Latino community, the album evokes Rodriguez’s roots as much as his newly learned experiences. Rodriguez also announced a number of dates for his fall US tour, including shows in Chicago, New York, Miami and Denver. See below for a full list of tour dates.

In his new home, Rodriguez noted the limited cross-pollination and little collaboration that exists between mainstream Latin music and Latin jazz. Coral WayFeaturing guest vocalists Cimafunk and Alana Sinkëy, the song acts as the connective tissue between these worlds. It is an artistic statement for the diverse Latin community to see, hear and take pride in their history while shaping community through individuality.

Rodriguez said: Coral Way It’s my new life That’s the name of the street I’ve been composing this album for the past three years, and now I’m thrilled to finally have this album heard extensively and fully by people around the world. It’s a live band. ”

Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Rodriguez’s world was shackled by numerous state-imposed restrictions. With his options limited, his parents enrolled him in a classical music conservatory, but he was declared untalented by his first teacher and he was soon expelled. Despite the backlash, his love for the piano grew so strong that he was undaunted by the lack of a piano at home to practice on. Instead, he painted a piano keyboard on his parents’ dining table so he could weigh him on the scale.

In 2006, at the age of 19, he was invited to represent Cuba in the International Solo Piano Competition of the Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF). She applied as a composer alongside 12 of the world’s top pianists, auditioned, passed, traveled to Switzerland, and was eventually invited to perform in front of guests at the chalet of festival founder Claude Nobs. Became. She happened to be legendary producer Quincy Jones. Even when Jones returned to Los Angeles, her Alfredo was on her mind. He called his vice president, Adam Fell, explaining that Alfredo was one of the greatest pianists he had ever seen and that he needed to work with him. Little did they know that Alfredo only got permission to travel to Switzerland to compete (due to the difficulty of obtaining a travel visa for Cubans), and that due to the Cuban embargo, I also knew that working with Alfredo would be illegal.

Cubans were not allowed to work in the United States and could only arrive at the US border station to seek political asylum. This means Alfredo will have to renounce his Cuban citizenship, jeopardizing his return home until he obtains his green card. After deliberating for a year and a half, he mustered his courage and made the difficult decision to leave his family and relocate to a country that could provide him with the platform he needed to share the broader message of his music with a wider audience. made a decision.

Not only did Alfredo frequently appear on prestigious stages around the world such as the Playboy Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazz in Marciac, Umbria Jazz and Jazz a Vienne, but Rodriguez It’s clear from the nomination that the trip was worth it. Received a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or Acapella for “Guantanamera” from the album “The Invasion Parade”. Additionally, during his first tour of China, Rodriguez was asked to compose the English version of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo theme song in collaboration with Tang Dan, Sheeda Garrett and Quincy Jones, making him the first artist to be awarded this honor. Became a non-Chinese artist. .

During his international tour, Rodriguez continues to share music with shocking messages about patience and cross-culturalization, while also sharing various viral social media videos of him performing famous songs in Cuban timba style. See tour dates below.

Photo credit: Gabriella Gabriella

Tour dates:
June 9: Madrid, Spain @ Bulevar Theater
July 1: Murcia, Spain @ San Javier Jazz Festival
July 4: Baku, Azerbaijan @ Baku Summer Days
July 6: Spain, Oviedo @ Teatro Campoamor
July 7-8: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain @ Canarias Jazz Festival
July 26: Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland @ Kupferschmiede
July 28: Rimini, Italy @ Augustinian Court
August 4: Bitonto, Italy @ Beat Onto
August 5: Corinaldo, Italy @ Round Jazz Cultural Association
August 6: Rimini, Italy @ Augustin Court
August 9: Augsburg, Germany @ Botanical Garden
August 12: Bansko, Bulgaria @ Bansko Jazz Festival
August 16: Italy, Tratarius @ Santanarage Jazz
August 18: Castelsardo, Italy @ Musica surle Bocche International Jazz Festival
August 20: Makarska, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia @ Makarska Jazz Festival
September 20: Chicago, IL @ Constellation
September 22: Des Moines, Iowa @ Civic Music Association
September 23: Stoughton @ Madison, Wisconsin
September 24: St. Paul, Minnesota @ Turf Club
September 28: New York City, NY @ Scene Center
October 4: Boca Raton, Florida @ Boca Black Box
October 5: Cocoa Beach, FL @ Heidi’s Jazz Club
October 6: Largo, Florida @ Central Park Performing Arts Center
October 7: Miami, FL @ Moss Center
October 11: Denver, Colorado @ Cervantes
October 13: Greeley, Colorado @ UNC Greeley
Oct. 14: Beaver Creek, Colorado @Vilar Perf.Richard Bona and the Center for the Arts
November 4: Lausanne, Switzerland @ Paderewski Room Sal Paderewski
November 8: Teatr Stary in Lublin, Poland @ Lublin
Nov. 9: Warsaw, Mazowiecki (Mazowiecki) Poland @ Jasmine
November 10: Elk, Poland @ Elk Cultural Center
Nov 15: Novi Sad, Serbia @ Novi Sad Jazz Festival: Serbian National Theater
November 17: Eilat, Israel @ Red Sea Jazz Festival
Nov 26: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India @ Mumbai International Airport Tata Theater Jazz Festival
February 15: Rotterdam, Netherlands @ LantarenVenster
February 16: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bimhuis
February 17: Cologne, Germany @ Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra
February 24: Neuburg Adnau, Bavaria, Germany @ Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg
February 25: Straubing, Bavaria, Germany @ Hotel ASAM
March 22: Los Angeles, CA @ UCLA

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