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Larry Harlow & The Latin Legends at Blue Note New York

Courtesy of Blue Note New York | Posted on October 25, 2016

Where

Blue Note New York
131 West Third Street
New York, NY
Map
212-475-8592

When

Thu, May 25, 2017
8:00 pm

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Musicians

About

LARRY HARLOW & THE LATIN LEGENDS

Larry Harlow is a true living legend of Afro-Cuban music. Born in Brooklyn, New York, his early influences were his father Buddy, a professional bass player, and his mother Rose, an opera singer. A graduate of the prestigious NY High School of Music and Art, he excelled on oboe, flute, bass and the instrument that he is most famous for, the piano. Although jazz and the stylings of Art Tatum were his first love, his growing exposure as a teenager to the music and culture of the New York Latino community fascinated him. This led to a trip to Cuba in 1957 where he began a two year intense study of Afro-Cuban music in all of its manifestations; from West African based liturgical repertoire to popular dance styles. Upon his return to New York he quickly made a name for himself as a top bandleader and was quickly signed by the new Fania Record Company, the most important label in the history of Latin music. "El Judio Maravilloso", as he is affectionately called by his colleagues, completely revolutionized what is known today SALSA, developing the explosive trumpet / trombone sound of the contemporary Latino bands of the time. ...

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