Manuel Valera Trio performs this Friday at 8:30 and 10pm

Posted on 7th Oct 2014

Purchase tickets here: https://firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=174483&seriesid=1111

Friday, October 10th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m.

Manuel Valera Trio

Firehouse 12

45 Crown Street New Haven, CT

Tickets are $20 (first set) and $15 (second set)

Tickets are available at http://firehouse12.com or (203) 785-0468

Manuel Valera (piano); Hans Glawischnig (bass); EJ Strickland (drums)

FIREHOUSE 12 TO PRESENT MANUEL VALERA TRIO

On Friday, October 10th, Firehouse 12 is pleased to welcome back pianist Manuel Valera and his trio featuring bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer EJ Strickland. Manuel performed with saxophonist Russ Nolan last season. This show will be recorded for an upcoming CD release next year.

Valera "leaves no doubt that he is destined to play a role in the future of jazz" (Philip Van Vleck, Billboard) His album New Cuban Express was called "one of the best new Latin Jazz releases we've heard this year (or in a while, frankly)" (Bill Tilford, Timba.com). "With New Cuban Express, Valera stakes his claim for the establishment of a new sound in fusing rhythms of Latin [Jazz] with elements of modern/fusion" (Edward Bianco, EJazz News).

Manuel Valera is a 2013 Grammy nominated artist. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba and is currently living in New York City. He has performed with notable artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, Brian Lynch, Joel Frahm, among others. His band New Cuban Express released their 6th album in 2012 and it was nominated for a 2013 Grammy in the Best Latin Jazz Album category. His new album In Motion was released on Criss Cross Jazz in September 2014.

Find out more about Manuel Valera at: http://www.manuelvalera.com

2014 Fall Jazz Series Schedule

09/12 ::Ingrid Laubrock Quintet

09/19 ::Evan Parker | Joe Morris | Nate Wooley

09/26 ::Michael Gregory Jackson

10/03 ::Michael Musillami Trio + Kris Davis

10/10 ::Manuel Valera Trio

10/17 ::Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys

10/24 ::The Wee Trio

10/31 ::Joe McPhee | Daniel Levin | Chris Corsano

11/07 ::Mary Halvorson Solo

11/14 ::Myra Melford and Ben Goldberg Duo