Pepi Taveira: "BsAs inferno", mirando hacia arriba / Pepi Taveira: "BsAs inferno", looking up

Recuerdo algo, si, allá lejos y hace tiempo...
Entonces, algo del mejor jazz, el Buenos Aires Jazz Quinteto, estaba llegando a su fin: Enrique Norris, Hernán Merlo, Carlos Lastra, Ernesto Jodos y Pepi Taveira. Pepi estaba listo para un viaje a Nueva York, otro paso para aprender algo más sobre tambores.
Ahora, el está en Buenos Aires, presentando su disco "BsAs inferno", grabado por el sello SJAZZ, grabadora filial de EMI, bajo la dirección de Adrián Iaies.
Para mi, el está en las ligas mayores de la batería. No puedo olvidar una canción llamada "Afrotrane", si, de la despedida del Buenos Aires Jazz Quinteto, difícil encontrar ese tipo de baterista en estos días (y no estoy hablando sólo de Argentina).
No tengo los nombres de sus socios para el viernes 9, a las diez de la noche, en Thelonious. Deseo que pueda tocar con la misma banda del disco, una banda de ensueño. Si puedo conseguir alguna información, hablaré sobre eso más tarde.
De todas maneras, las elecciones de Pepi, para "socios en el crimen", son siempre las mejores.
Ahora, sólo contando las horas, para la brillante música por venir.
Ellos están en el Infierno, pero mirando hacia arriba, porque para mi, es música celestial lo que están tocando...



I remember something, yes, long ago and far away...
Then, some of the best jazz, the Buenos Aires Jazz Quinteto, was reaching the end: Enrique Norris, Hernán Merlo, Carlos Lastra, Ernesto Jodos and Pepi Taveira. Pepi was ready for a trip to New York, another step to learn something else about drums.
Now, he's in Buenos Aires, presenting his record "BsAs inferno", recorded for the SJAZZ label, record brand from EMI, under the Adrián Iaies direction.
For me, he is in the major leagues of drumming. I can't forget a song called "Afrotrane", yes, from the Buenos Aires Jazz Quinteto farewell, hard to find such kind of drummer these days (and I'm not talking only about Argentina).
I don't have the names of his partners for the friday 9, 10 PM, at Thelonious. I wish he can play with the same band from the record, a dream band. If I can get some information, I will talk about it later. Anyway, Pepi's choices, for "crime partners", are always the best ones.
Right now, just counting the hours, for the bright music to come.
They're in the Inferno, but looking up, because for me, it's heavenly music what they're playing...



Thelonious Club
Jazz & Cocktails
Salguero 1884
Palermo, Buenos Aires
Informes y reservas (Information and reservations): 4829 1562

Nuevas Músicas en Surdespierto / New Musics at Surdespierto

Es grandioso cuando la gente expande los límites del arte, grandioso, pero de seguro no un camino fácil.
Ellos los están expandiendo en Surdespierto, y necesitan apoyo. Aquí está la información sobre las presentaciones del 10 de diciembre.


It's great when people push the limits of art, great, but for sure not an easy path.
They're pushing at Surdespierto, and they need some support. Here is the information about the december 10 presentations.

Obras de Gabriel Paiuk, Hernan Vives y Sergio Merce
(Works from Gabriel Paiuk, Hernan Vives y Sergio Merce)

- Parco nº6, de Hernan Vives
a Lola Kiepja
cinta

- Parco nº2, de Hernan Vives
a Lola Kiepja
Hernan Vives – Voz

- Saxo tenor solo, Sergio Merce
(Tenor sax soloist)

- Cuando ya no importe, de Gabriel Paiuk
a Juan Carlos Onetti
Federico Landaburu, Ivan Barenboim, David Lerithier- clarinetes

- abrir los ojos es romperse por el centro, de Gabriel Paiuk
a Jose Lezama Lima

Realización 2005 – 2:
Hernan Vives – guitarra
Facundo Ordoñez – contrabajo
Sergio Merce – saxo tenor
Gabriel Paiuk – operación de cinta y registros sonoros


Surdespierto

Sabado 10 de diciembre, 22.30 hs.

T h a m e s 1 3 4 4
Tel.: 4 8 9 9 - 1 8 6 8

Bono contribución: $8
Contribution bonus: $8

Delfina Oliver, una presentación de Código Jazz, en Notorious / Delfina Oliver, a Código Jazz presentation, at Notorious

Nuevamente, Código Jazz está trayendo buena música para nuestros oídos. En esta ocasión es el show de Delfina Oliver, en Notorious.
El nuevo disco de la cantante, "Monk, Mingus & Miles...No standards", será la música principal para este evento, pero por supuesto, algún material de su trabajo previo, y exitoso: "Mirada".
Ella no enfrentará al público sola, una banda de primera categoría estará en el escenario: Enrique Norris, corneta y dirección musical; Francisco Lo Vuolo, piano; y Miguel Tarzia en guitarra.
Excelente música que no pueden perderse, entonces, no olviden hacer reservaciones

Again, Código Jazz is bringing good music to our ears. This time is the Delfina Oliver show, at Notorious.
The singer new record, "Monk, Mingus & Miles...No standards", will be the main music for this event, but of course, some material from her previous work, and successful: "Mirada".
She's not going to face the public alone, a first class band will be in the stage: Enrique Norris, cornet and musical direction; Francisco Lo Vuolo, piano; y Miguel Tarzia in guitar.
Excelent music you can't miss, so, don't forget to make reservations.


Notorious
Callao 966
4813-6888 / 4815-8473
e-mail
Viernes 9 de diciembre 22:00 horas / Friday 9, december 10:00 PM
$ 15.-

American Friends Service Comittee: News about Iraq

This is from the last American Friends Service Comittee newsletter:


We have been deeply saddened by the abduction of four members of the Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq. Tom Fox (U.S), Norman Kember (UK), James Loney and Harmeet Sooden (Canada), lived outside the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad in active witness against the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. Tom Fox is a Quaker and a member of Langley Hill Meeting in Virginia.

The Christian Peacemaker Teams, a non-governmental organization, is one of the few remaining international humanitarian organizations working in Iraq. Their presence maintains a critical, nonviolent public witness to the violence and uncertainty which persists in the country. Team members knowingly work at great risk to their own health and security.

The kidnappings have caused enormous suffering and pain to the captives, their families, associates, and friends. We have been in close touch with CPT, Tom Fox’s family and other partner organizations. On Friday, we issued a joint statement with the Friends Committee on National Legislation appealing to those responsible for the kidnappings to release all four peacemakers unharmed. You can find the latest information on the evolving situation on the Christian Peacemaker Teams website.

You can alse see the Friends United Meeting web site about the kidnapping.

In recent days, a German archeologist and a French engineer working on a water treatment center have also been kidnapped. These abductions along with the daily attacks and bombings, illustrate the insecurity that Iraqis live in every day.

While the kidnappings are deeply disturbing, I also want to share two hopeful updates about the progress of our Wage Peace Campaign.

Together, our recent email campaign asking Congress to join Rep. John Murtha in calling for a troop withdrawal generated almost 23,000 emails to Representatives and Senators in all 50 states. In the meantime, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has joined the call for a quick and safe withdrawal from Iraq. Pelosi’s office received dozens of emails from us in the past three weeks.

Congress is clearly heading toward withdrawing some troops from Iraq. It’s not enough. We need to keep up the pressure to end the war, remove all troops and bases from Iraq, and to hold the U.S. to its legal and moral obligations to reconstruct Iraq.

I also wanted to report back on the results of last month’s Wage Peace Campaign survey. We’ve received more than 1,500 responses about next steps for the campaign. Thank you so much for your ideas. We’re working quickly to update our web site to have resources available to help your local activism. Look for more material in coming emails.

You can find that we already have:
• Opportunities to email Congress. (Right now, please support the “End the Iraq War Act” sponsored by Rep. Jim McGovern)
• Downloadable fact sheets, timelines, and a petition
• An online tool to write letters to your local newspapers
• A blog on Iraq affairs, Current News in Context

Survey results

Peace,
Peter Lems,
Wage Peace Campaign


American Friends Service Comittee
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Osvaldo Berlingieri = tango

El Fondo Nacional de las Artes entregó premios a la trayectoria artística, en un acto en el Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo.
El director de cine, Fernando "Pino" Solanas, se hizo acreedor al Gran Premio Fondo Nacional de las Artes. Hubo otros premiados, pero en este caso me interesa destacar a uno: Osvaldo Berlingieri.
Director de orquesta, claro que puede hacerlo, pero como pianista, un verdadero talento.
Por supuesto es difícil conseguir sus discos, especialmente las fantásticas grabaciones del Osvaldo Berlingieri Trío, que siempre sumaba a alguien, terminando en cuarteto, o algo más.
Sus versiones de temas "clásicos", como "Nunca tuvo novio", o más modernos, como "Adiós Nonino", antológicas.
Compañero en una que otra aventura musical de Astor Piazzolla, es aún hoy, y con los premios a cuestas, un músico subestimado.
Una lástima, ellos se lo pierden...


The National Endowment for the Arts gave prizes to the artistic
trajectory, in an act in the National Museum of Decorative Art. The
film director, Fernando "Pino" Solanas, get the
Great Prize National Endowment for the Arts. Others were awarded,
but in this case my interests is to emphasize just in one: Osvaldo
Berlingieri. Conductor, for sure he can do it, but like piano player, a
true talent. Of course it is difficult to obtain his records, specially
the fantastic recordings of the Osvaldo Berlingieri Trio, always
plus one, finishing in quartet, or something more. His
versions of "classics", as "Nunca tuvo novio", or
more up to date material, like "Adiós Nonino", anthologies. Partner in one or another
musical adventure with Astor Piazzolla, he's still today, and with
the prizes on the shelves, an underrated musician. A pity, they
lose him...



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Iraq: violencia sin fin / Iraq: violence without end

En esta oportunidad no voy a hablar sobre la invasión a Irak, o el estúpido asesinato de inocentes, día tras día, por ejércitos "amistosos", como los de Inglaterra y los Estados Unidos.
No puedo entender como la resistencia está tomando gente de ONGs como rehenes.
Ellos son los estúpidos ahora, pues esta es una gran forma de alimentar al enemigo, y de lastimar a los amigos.
Puedo entender la cólera de vivir en tu propia tierra, pero bajo un gobierno extraño, uno no democrático.
Pero es tiempo de buscar una salida, y eso no se consigue, utilizando a la gente realizando ayuda humanitaria como escudos.
Tiempo difíciles, pero por favor, liberen a los rehenes, ellos no son culpables, ellos son inocentes, como los iraquíes apresados después de la invasión.

This time I'm not going to talk about the invasion of Iraq, or the stupid killing of innocents, day after day, by "friendly" armies, like the ones from the England and the US.
I can't uderstand why the resistance is taking people from NGOs as hostages.
They're the stupids now, because this is a great way to feed the enemy, and to hurt the friends.
I can understand the anger of living in their own land, but under an strange government, a non democratic one.
It's time to look for an exit, and that's not using the people making humanitarian help as shields.
Hard times, but please, free the hostages, they're not guilty, they're innocents, as the iraquis imprisoned after the invasion.

Bush + Condoleezza + CIA = ¿tortura? / Bush + Condoleezza + CIA = torture?

Algunos hechos en este artículo, de The Independent.

Some facts in this article from The Independent.