KCC Productions News: KCC Productions presents Kiki Sanchez and his ense...

KCC Productions News: KCC Productions presents Kiki Sanchez and his ense...: KCC Productions presents Kiki Sanchez and his ensemble Thursday, March 21, at Sweet Saloon, 7100 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Downbeat ...

KCC Productions presents Kiki Sanchez and his ensemble

KCC Productions presents Kiki Sanchez and his ensemble Thursday, March 21, at Sweet Saloon, 7100 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Downbeat is at 9 PM. With Kiki on piano, Ivan Zervignon, drums, Cayo Iturrualde, bass, and Daniel Berroa, percussion.

The phenomenally ethnic sounds of the talented Peruvian pianist KIKI SANCHEZ have filled the airwaves with a unique blend of soulful jazz and tropical fusion. Born into the Latin jazz atmosphere, KIKI began his formal education to further his knowledge and training in Peru. He traveled to the US, settled in Miami, where he has since played on two GRAMMY-nominated albums with Arturo Sandoval and Frankie Marcos. KIKI’s latest recording is a fusion of Peruvian-folkloric rhythms with modern jazz melodies. KIKI he has also just released an instructional DVD titled “THE REAL LATIN PIANO AND INTRO TO AFRO-PERUVIAN RHYTHMS, VOL.1”. Finally, KIKI SANCHEZ has received the CASIO, Japan, endorsement for Latin America. KIKI will showcase all of Casio’s keyboards across Latin America exclusively.

Housed in Moonchine’s mezzanine is Miami’s best kept secret, The Sweet Saloon. This unique combination lounge and dessert bar is the perfect fusion of Dj’s spinning, Live music, Unique entertainment and Beautiful people. The saloons menu is perfect for those seeking after hour munchies. Here, food and drink aficionados are offered an array of sweet, salty, and spicy delicacies. Imagine devouring a Chocolate Bomb or delighting your senses with a Tuna Tataki, lightly grilled with some tangy Ponzu sauce. If you are wondering if this main-stream saloon is for the sweet or the spicy we suggest you check it out for yourself.

For more information call KCC at 305-332-2623

Marlow Rosado Receives Grammy Nomination

Miami's Marlow Rosado's second CD, Retro, has been nominated for a 2013 Grammy award as Best Tropical Album.The concept behind “RETRO" is one of taking some of the strongest songs from the 1970's, maintaining the essentials of the originals, but metamorphosing them in Marlow's 21st-century conception until they become entirely his own. Besides Ismael Miranda, artists on the album, some of whom reprise parts of their originals, are Bobby Cruz, Tito Puente Jr, Papo Lucca, Luigi Texidor, Salvador Cuevas, Marlon Fernandez, Quique Dominech, Tony Vega, and Kevin Ceballo. A free download of this Grammy-nominated album is available at http://ge.tt/6HbEr9N.

While Marlow Rosado is a multiple Grammy nominee for his collaboration on other projects, this is his first under his own name. From salsa to rock, from merengue to hip-hop, from bachata to reggaeton, producer, composer, pianist, Marlow Rosado has had his musical hand in all of it. A native of Puerto Rico, he is a salsero at heart, but has successfully written, played and produced hits in a variety of musical styles for some of the most renowned artists in Latin music. He has played and worked with a diverse repertoire of artists including Celia Cruz, the unforgettable Tejana signer Selena, Larry Harlow, Tommy Olivencia, Marc Anthony, Ricardo Montaner, Olga Tañón and Desmond Child, among others. Recently, he arranged and directed the horns sessions for Ricky Martin's production, MAS. He is continually sought out by Latin Artists for his musical arrangement skills, his aggressive montunos on the piano, as well as his ability to direct orchestras for artists such as the late Salsa legend Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Jr., Tito Nieves, and many others. It is not uncommon to see Marlow’s name on CD liner notes, whether it is as a pianist, producer, songwriter or musical director.

Marlow Rosado y La Riqueña has been a smash hit at every concert venue they've played in south Florida, including El Séntinel's Tenth Anniversary celebration at Arts Park in Hollywood, “Historia de la Salsa” at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the North Shore Bandshell in Miami Beach, and more. Marlow latest triumph is his appointment as music director at WGEN-TV's “El Show con Tony Benítez”.

KCC Productions presents the Release of Andrea Brachfeld's Lady of the Island

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KCC Productions presents the release of Andrea Brachfeld's Zoho CD Lady of the Island November 20 at Zinc Bar NY. Sets are at 8 and 10 PM. Flutist, composer, and arranger Andrea Brachfeld is a graduate of The High School of Music and Art and Manhattan School of Music. Over the past 30 years she has recorded more than a dozen CD's with many artists including Wayne Wallace, Bobby Carcassés, Africando, Oscar Hernandez (Spanish Harlem Orchestra) and Timbalaye among others. Downbeat magazine referred to Andrea as "one of the finest jazz flutists around." She has twice been the recipient of the Latin New York Music Award as a flutist. She has performed with Dave Valentín, Nestor Torres, Tito Puente, and Ray Barretto among others. She received the Chico O'Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award from Latin Jazz USA in Oct. 2006 and was most recently awarded the "Pionero Award" in 2010 for her contribution to Latin music. She has appeared with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra as a soloist performing her own compositions as well as those of Mike Longo, longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie. She is currently performing with her own group Phoenix Rising. Lady of the Island, her latest CD, being premiered tonight, marks her move from Latin jazz into straight-ahead jazz.

Backing her up is a first-rate group of jazz musicians: Bill O'Connell on piano, Andy Eulau on bass, Kim Plainfield on drums, Chembo Corniel on congas and percussion, Todd Bashore on altosax, David Weiss on trumpet, and special guest Steve Turre on trombone.

Zinc Bar is located at 82 West Third Street in New York's Greenwich Village, between Thompson and Sullivan. Cover is $15 at tables, $10 at the bar. For more information call 212-477-ZINC or visit zincbar.com, or call KCC Productions @ 305-332-2623.

Clifton Heights Jazz Project at Pinecrest Gardens

The Clifton Heights Jazz Project, a conglomerate of eight highly talented musicians from across the country, will perform at Pinecrest Gardens Saturday November 17 at 8 PM. Led by guitarist Zach Larmer, these young jazz virtuosos have joined together to bring you fresh material, from original compositions to standard jazz repertoire turned upside down. Drawing from the classic American songbook, bluegrass, funk, classical, and modern jazz, the Clifton Heights Jazz Project has a little something for everyone.

Band members are: Glenn Basham (Violin and Harmonica), currently professor of Violin at the University of Miami and Concertmaster of the Naples Philharmonic; James Schlender (Violin), holder of three national fiddle championship titles and top 10 finalist of the prestigious Grandmasters Fiddle Contest on multiple occasions; Neil Carson (Alto Saxophone), currently the lead alto saxophonist in the prestigious University of Miami Concert Jazz Band; Alex Weitz (Tenor Saxophone), recognized in Downbeat magazine as best Fusion Soloist in 2011; Ariel Pocock (Piano and Voice), winner of Downbeat awards in both categories (piano and voice) as well as winner of the Outstanding Piano Soloist award at the 2009 Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival and the 2008 Lionel Hampton International Festival; Zach Larmer (Guitar), a Downbeat award-winning guitarist as well as an accomplished arranger, awarded the Duncan Nelson Scholarship at the University of Miami; Jeff Kipperman (Bass), a doctoral student in jazz bass and teaching assistant at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, who has performed with the New World Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Caramoor Virtuosi Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, and a multitude of jazz ensembles; and Ben Falle (Drums), named "Australia's Best Up & Coming Drummer" and was recently awarded 2nd place in the prestigious National Jazz Awards.

Pinecrest Gardens is located at 11000 Red Road (SW 57th Ave.) Tickets are $10, available at cliftonheightsjazzproject.com. For more information, contact KCC Productions at 305-332-2623 or kcc_productions@yahoo.com.

PINECREST GARDENS ANNOUNCES MASQUERADE IN THE GARDENS NOVEMBER 3

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PINECREST GARDENS ANNOUNCES MASQUERADE IN THE GARDENS NOVEMBER 3

Miami, October 22, 2012: Pinecrest Gardens will host Masquerade in the Gardens from 7 to 11 PM on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Proceeds from the event will benefit historic Pinecrest Gardens. Tickets are $150. A mask is required; black tie is optional.

Don't miss an extraordinary evening of glitter, glamour, and entertainment. The Gardens' ambience provides a magical backdrop for an evening filled with delicious food, excitement, and too many surprised to describe. Indulge in cocktails by Bacardi and fine wines, feast on a buffet of gourmet entrées and desserts provided by Macy's Catering, enjoy a jazz prelude by the Debbie Orta Ensemble and Thania Sanz, who appear courtesy of KCC Productions, and dance the night away to the music of Miami's own Continental Brass Band. Be a part of a captivating event you won't soon forget.

Pinecrest Gardens are located at 11000 Red Road in Pinecrest. For tickets call 305-669-6990; major credit cards accepted. For more information, contact KCC Productions at 305-332-2623 or kcc_productions@yahoo.com.

KCC PRODUCTIONS AND PINECREST GARDENS PRESENT THE SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, FEATURING LISANNE LYONS, SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

KCC Productions presents the South Florida Jazz Orchestra, featuring vocalist Lisanne Lyons, at Pinecrest Gardens' Banyan Bowl October 27 at 8 PM. Pinecrest Gardens is located at 11000 SW 57th Ave. Tickets are $20.

The SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ ORCHESTRA is a modern Big Band comprising some of the best jazz musicians, studio musicians, and Jazz educators in the southeastern part of the United States. Their eclectic repertoire includes many original compositions by band members, as well as classic charts from such greats as Thad Jones, Charles Mingus, John Clayton, Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, John Fedchock, and many more, all influenced by their diverse backgrounds and experiences in the South Florida music community. In June of 2006 renowned bassist and composer, Chuck Bergeron gathered a select group of top-notch Miami-based musicians and formed the first professional jazz rehearsal big band in the Greater Miami/South Florida area. On the evening of October 4th this sixteen-piece big band took the stage at the Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club, making their first professional debut as the new South Florida Jazz Orchestra. In a town known more for its salsa music than jazz, this performance marked a bold attempt to fill a long existing void in the local jazz scene. The establishment of a professional orchestra playing traditional big band music in this community is in many ways an historic musical event.

Lisanne Lyons teaches Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. She has produced two solo CD's and two CD's as lead soprano in the DC-based Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet, with whom she performed at major jazz festivals across the country and abroad. She also performs with “Mad Romance”, a four-voice a capella group. Lisanne is the recipient of several DownBeat awards as a jazz vocal soloist, jazz vocal choir director, and most recently as a jazz arranger. She is in demand as a performer, arranger, adjudicator and clinician. Lisanne has headlined at the Ottawa, Detroit, and Clearwater Jazz Festivals, and La Nuit du Jazz (France). She was the first to perform live the Nelson Riddle arrangements of the George Gershwin Songbook that he wrote for Ella Fitzgerald, who only recorded them. She is currently working on a new show, a tribute to the great vocalists Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Anita O’Day, Ella Fitzgerald, and others.

For tickets call 877-496-8499, visit online at www.pinecrest-fl.gov/. For more information, contact KCC Productions at 305-332-2623 or kcc_productions@yahoo.com.