Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, jazz pianist and composer. Tremendo musico! Born in an AfroCuban barrio in Havana that was permeated with the rhythms of rumba and the batá, Rubalcaba has incorporated a variety of sources, including a strong classical component, into his playing.

And to think the barbarians in Miami dared to jossle his then meager audience a few years back, spitting on them and accusing them of being whores and pimps, all because he committed the crime of staying in touch with his homeland while living in the Dominican Republic. Anywhere else, he is revered and thousands attend his concerts.

JAZZ CELEBRATION IN HAVANA Gonzalito Rubalcaba: world musical event 12/29/2011 Granma: "THE 27th Jazz Plaza International Festival 2011 was a real celebration. Prominently featured in the festival was Gonzalito Rubalcaba, an international piano phenomenon. Other eminent figures in the world of jazz included Arturo O’Farrill, Will Calhoun, and Kash Killion from the U.S., plus Neil Leonard (Berklee College of Music); the Laberinto del Caos group from Mexico; Indian Naad Braahan, Polish Mateuz Kolakowsky, the Japanese Nori Brothers, and the Austrian Triple Ace Trio. Cuba was comprehensively represented by jazz singers and bands, among others, Roberto Fonseca, Rolando Luna, Aldo López Gavilán, Yasek Manzano, Julito Padrón, César López, the López-Nussa family, Bobby Carcassés, Frank Fernández, and Joaquín Betancourt and his Jazz Band."

Schedule 2012

Wed 28 Mar Villingen - Theater Am Ring Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

Thu 29 Mar Tonhalle St. Gallen, Switzerland

For current schedule, check www.g-rubalcaba.com/g-rubalcaba.schedule.html

2001

Jan. 15-20

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio

Yoshi's, Oakland (V)

01/09/01	New York, NY	Blue Note
01/10/01	New York, NY	Blue Note
01/11/01	New York, NY	Blue Note
01/12/01	New York, NY	Blue Note
01/13/01	New York, NY	Blue Note
01/14/01	New York, NY	Blue Note

11/10/00	Salamanca, Spain
11/23/00	Rome, Italy	Jazz Festival
11/25/00	Lucerne, Swizerland
11/26/00	Granada, Spain

08/08/00	Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley
08/09/00	Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley
08/10/00	Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley
08/11/00	Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley
08/12/00	Seattle, WA	Jazz Alley
08/13/00	San Jose, CA	San Jose Jazz Festival
08/15/00	New York, NY	Blue Note
08/16/00	New York, NY	Blue Note
08/17/00	New York, NY	Blue Note
08/18/00	New York, NY	Blue Note
08/19/00	New York, NY	Blue Note
08/20/00	New York, NY	Blue Note
10/06/00	Ann Arbor, MI	Bird Of Paradise
10/07/00	Ann Arbor, MI	Bird Of Paradise
10/08/00	Milwaukee, WI	Shank Hall
10/09/00	St. Paul, MN	Dakota Bar & Grill
10/10/00	St. Paul, MN	Dakota Bar & Grill
10/11/00	St. Paul, MN	Dakota Bar & Grill
10/12/00	River Falls, WI	University Of Wisconsin
10/13/00	New York, NY	Kaplan Playhouse
10/14/00	New York, NY	Kaplan Playhouse
10/24/00	Martinique, ISL	Centre Martinique Culturelle
10/26/00	Washington, DC	Kennedy Center
10/27/00	Hampton, VA	Hampton Arts Center
10/28/00	Hampton, VA	Hampton Arts Center
11/23/00	Lucerne, SWI	Kultur-und Kongresszentrum

Old schedule...

Date	Place	Venue
07/24/99	Santa Fe, NM	St. Francis Auditorium
10/21/99	San Francisco, CA	Masconic Auditorium
12/10/99	Chicago, IL	Symphony Center

Discography

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