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Juan Sebastian Bar “The Temple of Jazz and Salsa in Caracas”

In the heart of the city, there is a refuge of sophistication and art: Juan Sebastián Bar.

Delight your palate with our cocktails, each a fusion of classic flavors and contemporary notes, while live jazz and salsa create the most special melodies.

In the heart of the city, lies a refuge of sophistication and art, Juan Sebastián Bar.

Aldemaro Romero, Alfredo Sadel, Billo Frómeta, Dámaso Pérez Prado, Tito Puente, Bobby Capó, Pedro Vargas, Leo Marini, Libertad Lamarque, Ray Barreto, Lucho Gatica, Olga Guillot, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Julio Gutiérrez, Vicky Carr, Armando Manzanero, Sergio Mendes.

They all passed through Juan Sebastián Bar, the so-called temple of jazz, but which is actually a brotherhood of music lovers. For 43 years it has been a reference in Caracas’ nightlife, even with its ups and downs. Every night, from Tuesday to Saturday, it offers a space for disconnection.

That brick cave, with its cork walls and the bar illuminated with bottle bottoms, has its anecdotes, the first one sinceevery night the famous saxophonist Victor Cuica threatened them and the second one. It stars the maestro Aldemaro Romero in a taxi heading to the place, one of his usual places to eat and drink.

The taxi driver who is already approaching the place located in El Rosal, comments: “poor those people who could not complete the facade and left it in bricks.” The scene speaks of that ostentatious and cosmopolitan Caracas of the seventies and eighties. The truth is that over the years the area was transformed into a financial district of large glass towers and the two-story brick house became the after office on Venezuela Avenue.

The name of the establishment, founded by Eleazar López Contreras -yes, the grandson of the former president of Venezuela- is a play on words with the name of the composer Juan Sebastián Bach, who holding a pair of cutlery serves as the logo for the business, under the design of Jorge Blanco, the famous illustrator who created the character of the Castaway.

In choosing the place, they considered other equally humorous options such as Bar Thoven.

The musical repertoire ranges from jazz to salsa. In the place you can listen to virtuosos of these genres such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tonny Bennet, Héctor Lavoe and Willie Colón, among others.

Alfredo Naranjo, a percussion virtuoso who has left his mark on the international music scene, will delight us once again with his incomparable talent.

He recently participated in the Chicago International Festival and has received a Latin Grammy nomination for his unparalleled percussion performance on the album: Soy Puro Teatro: Tributo a La Lupe by Mariaca Semprún and with her, he also recorded a version of the gaita María la bollera.

Considered one of the greatest exponents of salsa and Latin jazz, Alfredo Naranjo has a long career that began at an early age at the Conservatory of Music of the National Youth Orchestra.

In 1986 he joined the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Orchestra, and then continued his training at the University of Long Island, New York.

He has played with artists such as Dave Samuels, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, Alex Acuña and Carlos “Nené” Quintero, and groups such as Guaco and Ensamble Gurrufío. Cheo Feliciano referred to him as “the best vibraphonist in salsa.”

He has been the leader of El Guajeo, a fundamental piece of contemporary Caracas. He has recorded albums such as Cosechando (1993), A través del tiempo (1997), Vibraciones de mi tierra (1999), Alfredo Naranjo y El Guajeo I y II (2001 y 2006), México Music Fest (2011), Lado A Lado B (2015) and Be Jazz Sessions (2018), an album that was awarded at thePepsi Music Awards in the Jazz Album category.

Enjoy a unique evening in a sophisticated atmosphere, where the passion for music is breathed in every corner.
Let yourself be seduced by the enveloping rhythms of Latin music in a sophisticated atmosphere.

Every Wednesday, Dj. Augusto Felibertt transports us through a unique musical journey.

Every Wednesday, DJ Augusto Felibertt takes us on a unique musical journey.

We look forward to seeing you at @Juansebastianbar to enjoy an unforgettable evening!

Wednesday to Saturday from 5:00pm on Venezuela Avenue and Mohedano Street, El Rosal.
Reservations at 0414-3080587

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Today we talk with Susana Y Su Orquesta Adelante

There are so many descendants of Latinos who have fallen head and ears for their parents’ culture, so they always seek to leave their countries of origin on high with the tools they have at hand, especially music.

One of them is multi-instrumentalist Suzanne Cortez, who currently conducts Susana Y Su Orquesta Adelante and has many interesting things to say about her career.

Suzanne is a bassist — Suzanne is a multiinstrumentalist, but her main instrument is the bass

How Suzanne got interested in music in the first place

Suzanne became interested in music at a very young age when she saw her mother listening to many records of all genres, but her favorite group was Trio Los Panchos, which was very popular at the time. However, her mother also listened to The Beatles very often, to the point that Suzanne imitated them and pretended she was a member of the group.

From so much listening to music of varying genres, Suzanne learned to play herself, and it was the variety of genres she listened to that trained her to interact with all of them.

The artist enjoyed all types of music, but emphasized that her favorite genre was salsa. She assures that she can play any rhythm such as classical music, jazz, Latin jazz, Latin rock, R&B and many others, but none of them can be compared to what salsa makes her feel.

How her musical career began

Before forming what would become her own group Susana y Su Orquesta Adelante, she had a very interesting journey that prepared her to lead her own project later on.

At school, she took a few classical music lessons and her teacher called her one day to ask her if she was trained to learn to read music, to which she said no and that she had learned everything by ear and nothing else. This pleasantly surprised the educator and encouraged her to pursue a musical career beyond the boundaries of the classroom.

After that, Suzanne had the opportunity to be part of the women’s band Orquesta Sabrosita, in which she was the youngest of all the members. At that time, an all-female band was something very fresh in the Bay Area, so they drew a lot of attention from the public at the time. There were many female artists already, but they did not play salsa yet.

About this, the artist points out that reactions to them were mostly positive, although there were always people who still preferred all-male orchestras, which was the norm at the time.

Susana Y Su Orquesta Adelante

Suzanne officially created her own musical project Susana Y Su Orquesta Adelante in 2009. However, this was not her first attempt to form her own band, but in 2000. In that year, Suzanne and the rest of the musicians who accompanied her played in churches since for her the praises of God were very important and music was her vehicle to communicate with the Almighty.

In view of the great talent the band demonstrated every time they played one of their songs, some club owners wanted to invite the group to play in a café of their property and they did not have any problem with them having a repertoire based on Christian salsa.

It took Suzanne a while to make up her mind until finally, in 2009, she started playing with her group in cafes, clubs, restaurants, festivals, among other places.

There was also a point when the orchestra stopped playing purely Christian music, as the members wanted to vary their repertoire. In addition to that, Suzanne knew that, although they were not always playing religious music, God would be happy that they were making their listeners happy.

Challenges faced by Suzanne on this path

As much as Suzanne has achieved great things with her music, she has also had to face certain challenges that caused her to move away from her goals for some time.

Unfortunately, as with many artists, Suzanne turned to alcohol and drugs, which sent her into a deep depression and to left aside music for many years. These problems and her subsequent rehabilitation kept her away from the stage for more than 28 years, until she realized that it was time to try her luck once again with her great passion.

Unfortunately, most of the musicians who accompanied her in the beginning were making their lives out the music scene or had become part of other bands, so she had to look for new members for the orchestra she wanted to form.

However, the artist has absolutely no regrets about how things have turned out in her career and is grateful for the path she has traveled, despite the circumstances.

Maite Hontele in Concert!

Latin America / Venezuela / Caracas

A great musician is someone who can enlighten the stage only with his/her presence, this is the case when Maite Hontele is on stage. Full-house, the stage full of colors and all the audience is ready to dance and enjoy the best rhythm: SALSA!

International Salsa Magazine had the honor to be part of the last concert of Maite Hontele, the incredible dutch trumpeter, in Caracas, Venezuela.

The silence is interrupted with the beautiful sound of a characteristic trumpet playing a melody, the stage gets full of musicians and Maite comes out with the biggest smile that characterize her.

She starts with a speech where she explains how thankful she is for being there, talks a little bit about Colombia, and then the party starts! Two hours full of hits of herself, Oscar d’ Leon, and many other artists, with the performance of her Colombian band by her side.

But let’s get deeper in who is her. Maite Hontelé is a trumpeter who was born in Utrecht, Holland, and was raised with music. Her parents owned a huge collection of salsa and son Cubano, and every day she would listen to Latin music, quite unusual for a Dutch girl. After playing a few years with the local brass band, she decided to become a musician, and studied latin and jazz trumpet at the Conservatory of Rotterdam.

Her first big tour was life-changing. She went to Colombia, the country where she now lives. In 2004, Maite Hontelé toured with the world-famous Buena Vista Social Club. In 2009 Maite launched her first album, Llegó la Mona, a salsa-tribute to Colombian music. This album was made with the purpose to tour more in Colombia. Among the gigs she played was the Medellin Jazz Festival.

That year has been very important for her. Not only did Maite record her first album, she also found the place where she wanted to continue to live and make music. That’s when she decided to move to Medellin, Colombia.

In 2010, she released her second production, Mujer Sonora. The album is focused on oldschool styles such as son and charanga, but also contains some spicy salsa-tracks.

This album was presented at the 2010 North Sea Jazz Festival, and on various international tours. In 2011 and 2012 Maite toured many countries with her band, and was a guest with Ruben Blades, Yuri Buenaventura, Issac Delgado, Diego Galé (DVD-recording), Juan Carlos Coronel, Oscar D’León, and many others.

Her 3rd album, Déjame Asi, was released in April 2013. She is currently touring Europe and Latin America.

“My Outlaw Loredo is the most elegant gig-bag in the universe. A perfect match for me!” Maite Hontelé

The show ends with the best energy. Maite is not only an amazing trumpeter, but also a great singer and composer. We are glad to be part of his musical journey.

Get to know the Salsa & Company Dance School

Latin America / Uruguay / Montevideo

Salsa & Company Dance School

Did you know that dancing is currently considered a sport? The dance allows to improve flexibility, strength and resistance, but the most important thing about this practice in practitioners, especially in young people, is that it increases their intelligence, improves memory, develops self-esteem, eliminates depression and stress, being a very positive in his development both in his social and psychological life.

However, for those who like and want to perform and/or develop this talent, they need to practice a lot in order to show their skills and abilities to the public, allowing them to have healthy competition with other dancers, and this is achieved thanks to dance academies.

Class in Salsa & Company Dance School - Photo — Class in Salsa & Company Dance School – Photo

On this occasion, in Uruguay, Montevideo in Constituent 1637 esq. Roxlo, is the Dance School, Salsa & Company, which emerged as a Salsero project in 1996 teaching “Salsa“, “Bachata” and “Kizomba” classes for more than 15 years in the most prestigious artistic centers of Uruguay; and from 2008 it opens its doors to the public under the guidance of William Adrián Merlo so that his students can achieve their goals in the field of dance and make dancing a way of life and find a relaxed and pleasant space where the warmth of the rhythm and unity make the effort of learning even more joyful.

Its objectives are to spread the musical culture of Latin rhythms worldwide, form unitary groups and show their successes to spectators at parties, congresses, dance workshops.

Salsa & Company Dance School - social — Salsa & Company Dance School – social

Currently the dance school has a staff of dance professionals with a long national and international trajectory, as well as a support team in the administrative and marketing areas, where William Adrián Merlo is the director, the instructor Sofía de los Santos and Deborah Chitnisky. , who give their classes as follows:

Lessons

Horas	Lunes	Martes	Miércoles	Jueves	Viernes	Sábado
17:00 18:00						Bachata Inicial Nivel 1
18:00 19:00	Salsa Principiantes Level 1 (18:30 – 19:30)	Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1 (18:30 – 19:30)	Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1 (18:30 – 19:30)	Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1 (18:30 – 19:30)		Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1
19:00 -20:00					Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1 (19:30 – 20:30)
20:00 -21:00	Clases de Kizomba Inicial 2018 Salsa (20:30 – 21:30)	Bachata Inicial Nivel 1 Salsa (20:30 – 21:30)	Clases de Kizomba Inicial 2018 (20:30 – 21:30)	Bachata Inicial Nivel 1 (20:30 – 21:30)	Clases de Kizomba Inicial 2018 (19:30 – 20:30)
21:00-22:00
	Salsa Principiantes Av. (21:30 – 22:30)	Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1 (21:30 – 22:30)	Salsa Principiantes Av. (21:30 – 22:30)	Salsa Principiantes Nivel 1 (21:30 – 22:30)
22:00-23:00

Members of the Salsa & Company Dance School

Para mayor información:

WebSite: http://www.salsacompany.com.uy/
Phones: +598 099 574 314 / +598 094 284 899
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Email: [email protected]

Hernan Olivera the sonero of the 21st century

Latin America / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico

Hernan Olivera, this excellent Salsa singer named Hermenegildo Olivera was born on January 30, 1959 in Newark, New Jersey.

Hernan Olivera is the son of Puerto Rican parents and from an early age he felt a great affinity for Latin music since his father listened to the groups of the moment such as Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Machito, Ismael Rivera with Cortijo y su Combo, Alegre All Stars, Tito Rodríguez, Santitos Colon, etc.

Then, in the 70s, in the midst of the Salsa Boom, Herman began his love of singing listening to the performances of Chamaco Ramírez, Héctor Lavo’e, Cheo Feliciano and Marvin Santiago, among others. These vocalists were mainly his source of inspiration; That school of soneros served as an apprenticeship for him and that is when he made the decision to sing professionally.

Hernan Olivera - photo — Hernan Olivera – photo

When he was just 15 years old, Herman began his career as a Salsa performer with an orchestra called “La Justicia”, after this he was part of the band “La Sónica” where he met his friend and trombonist Jimmy Bosch, after this He spent time with the “Caramelo” orchestra and later made the most important leap in his career by joining the “Con Conjunto Libre” in 1978, where he left his voice for the first time on the LP “Increíble” from 1981 under the direction by percussionist Manolo Oquendo and Bassist Andy González where he stands out with the song “Decide”.

Then in 1983 he would record with the Conjunto Libre in the production “Rhythm, sound and style” the song “Que Humanity” that would become a success. In 1988 Herman left the group “Libre” and became part of a project by Mr. Fernando Pastrana and under the musical direction of trumpeter Miguel Santiago whose album was called “La Exclusiva” which shared the vocal part with Roberto Mier, in this album stands out interpreting the songs “Xiomara” and “Te vi pasa”.

After this, in 1990 he was invited to record on the album “Salsa Sudada”, for the Valdesa Records label of Víctor Raúl Sánchez “Patillas” and with the musical direction of Isidro Infante, sharing vocals with Mario Muñoz “Papaíto”, Adalberto Santiago, Eladio Peguero “Yayo El Indio” and Pablo Villanueva Branda “Melcochita”; in this work he interprets the themes “La needle” and a tribute to the city of Cali called “Valle plata de salsa”.

He continued with his career as a performer and in 1993 he was once again invited to record the production “Now” with the Free Ensemble, where his great conditions and resources as a singer are undoubtedly reflected, there the song “You belong to me” became a hit in addition to other songs such as “Obsesión” and “El Son” stand out on this album.

Subsequently, he launched an independent project called Herman Olivera and La Exclusiva “Chequea La Mercancía” produced by Fernando Pestana, where the song “Me Extra Spider” is one of the most outstanding. In 1996 he reunited with the Conjunto Libre and made the live album entitled “On The Movie”.

Caratula Alta resolucin sin letras of Hernan Olivera

In 1997 he participated in the CD of the band Rikoson All Stars called “Evoluciones Del Son” where he stands out very well in the romantic theme “Aquella Noche”.

Photo - Hernan Olivera in concert — Photo – Hernan Olivera in concert

In 1998 he was requested by the piano teacher Eddie Palmieri and together with the vocalist Wichy Camacho they recorded the album “El Rumbero Del Piano” in which he stood out as a singer in the songs “Malagueña salerosa” and “Oiga mi guaguancó” that same year. he is invited to the recording studios by the trombonist Jimmy Bosch and they release the album titled “Soneando Trombón” which contains the hit “Otra opportunity” that he performs as a duet with Frankie Vázquez, on this CD the song “Descargarana” is also inserted. ”.

That same duo Olivera and Bosch meet the following year (1999) and make the production “Salsa Dura” where Herman shines interpreting the full “Impact we will have” this album also has the participation of the singers Frankie “Nene” Morales and Frankie Vázquez parallel to this album, the RMM label launches a live CD and DVD entitled “Eddie Palmieri & Friend’s” where Herman looks excellent in the number “Palo Pa’ Rumba”.