Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side All-Stars Kick of Tuesday Night Residency At The Django - Celebrating 25+ Years Of 'The Latin Side'

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Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 14, 2023
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...authenticity and invention, embracing the layered syncopation, romantic longing and fiery excitement characteristic of a range of danceable genres that fall under the 'Latin' umbrella.
—Ed Enright, DownBeat Magazine

Trombonist/Composer Conrad Herwig and The Latin Side All-Stars��Residency At The Django

January / February / March 2023! Celebrating 25+ Years of “The Latin Side..."

The Latin Side All-Stars: Conrad Herwig: trombone, Alex Norris: trumpet, Craig Handy: sax, flute; Bill O��Connell: piano; Ruben Rodriguez: bass, Robby Ameen: drums; Camilo Molina: percussion.

Every Tuesday Night

January 17��Latin Side All-Stars
January 24��Latin Side All-Stars
January 31��Latin Side All-Stars
February 7��Latin Side All-Stars
February 14��Latin Side of Mingus
February 21��Latin Side of Horace Silver
February 28��Latin Side of Joe Henderson
March 7��Latin Side of Herbie Hancock
March 14��Latin Side of Wayne Shorter
March 21��Latin Side of Miles Davis
March 28��Latin Side of John Coltrane

The Django

2 Avenue Of The Americas
New York, NY 10013
(212) 578-2232
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About Conrad Herwig

New York jazz artist Conrad Herwig has recorded 26 albums as a leader, receiving four GRAMMY-nominations for his own projects. His latest CD release is The Latin Side of Mingus (Savant; 2022). This albums marks 25+ years of the “Latin Side.." series, and is a follow-up project to The ��Latin Side of�� tributes to

Horace Silver

piano
1928 - 2014

" data-original-title="" title="">Horace Silver (Savant; 2020),

Joe Henderson

saxophone
1937 - 2001

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Henderson (Half Note; 2014),

Herbie Hancock

piano
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Herbie Hancock (Half Note}}z; 2010)

Wayne Shorter

saxophone
1933 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Shorter (Half Note; 2008),

Miles Davis

trumpet
1926 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis (Half Note; 2004), and

John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">John Coltrane (Astor Place; 1996). These exciting and individualized projects feature an array of special guests including Randy Brecker, Ruben Blades, Michel Camilo, Joe Lovano, Eddie Palmieri, Paquito D��Rivera, Dave Valentin and many of the hottest players on the international scene.

Herwig is equally facile in a non-Latin arena. He has been voted #1 Jazz Trombonist in DownBeat Magazine ��Jazz Critic��s Poll�� and nominated for ��Trombonist of the Year�� by the Jazz Journalists Association on numerous occasions. In constant demand as a sideman, Herwig has performed with Joe Henderson, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Lovano (featured as a soloist on Lovano��s GRAMMY Award winning 52nd St. Themes CD). In the Afro-Caribbean genre he has toured with legends such as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, and Michel Camilo. He is a longtime member of the the Mingus Big Band (where he has served as musical director and arranger including on the 2011 GRAMMY��winning Live at the Jazz Standard). In other big band settings Herwig has also performed and recorded with Clark Terry, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis & Quincy Jones, and the Gil Evans Orchestra. All told Herwig has appeared on more than 200+ albums in what is now a 40 year career.

In 2006 Herwig received the Paul Acket Award (formerly the ��Bird Award��). The prize, presented at the North Sea Jazz Festival, is intended for an artist who, according to the international jury, deserves the attention of a broader audience. Herwig is also a recipient of performance and teaching grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Conrad was elected to the Board of Advisors of the International Trombone Association and has taught at Mason Gross School of the Arts in the prestigious jazz program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. where he currently serves as Artistic Director and Chair of Jazz Studies.

Praise for Conrad Herwig

“Conrad Herwig provides a fiery excursion into the world of Afro-Caribbean rhythms skillfully applied to Mingus�� wildly imaginative compositions." ��Raul Da Gama, JazzDeLaPena

“Herwig brings huge presence and when you think how powerful the motion he can generate combined with the sheer traction and moving parts of the latinised stylings it's a no-brainer that you need to listen to this." ��Stephen Graham, Marlbank

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