Paoli Mejias
Grammy nominee Paoli Mejias fuses straight-ahead jazz, with African, Mediterranean, & Caribbean rhythms to create a new dimension of Latin Jazz that is energetic, intriguing, and moving. Performing for more than 20 years, Paoli has already distinguished himself as a young master percussionist and is ranked among the best in both salsa and Latin jazz. Paoli is now at the vanguard of Latin jazz as leader of his own Quintet. He made his successful debut as a bandleader in 2004 with his self-produced record “Mi Tambor” which received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2005. Showered with positive press and accolades from the worldwide jazz community, Paoli's transition from sideman to focal point was explosive. His 2006 follow-up release “Transcend” features some of the New York Latin jazz scene's finest: Luis Perdomo, Miguel Zenon, Jaleel Shaw, Hans Glawischnig, Antonio Sanchez, all of whom also recorded on his 3rd CD JAZZAMBIA released November 30, 2008.
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PAOLI MEJIAS: Jazzambia
Mysterious & moving, a fusion of African, Mediterranean, & Caribbean rhythms with straight-ahead jazz, featuring the best players of the NY Latin jazz scene: Miguel Zenon, Luis Perdomo, Jaleel Shaw, Hans Glawischnig, Tony Escapa, Antonio Sanchez.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
PAOLI MEJIAS: Transcend
Latin Grammy nominee Paoli Mejias fuses straight-ahead jazz, be-bop, swing, and rumba, with rhythms from Greece and India, the Puerto Rican bomba, plena and salsa to create a new dimension of Latin Jazz.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
PAOLI MEJIAS: Mi Tambor
NOMINATED FOR BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM, LATIN GRAMMY 2005. Full of passion from start to finish, Puerto Rican percussionist Paoli Mejías demonstrates his depth and skill both as percussionist and band leader in his long-awaited first production MI TAMBOR.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $10.00