Conciertos

Maya Kilburn estudió en la prestigiosa Universidad en Nueva York y se ha presentado en Carnegie Hall y el British Columbia PRISMA Festival. Foto: Cortesía.

Redacción.- El Centro Regional de Estudios Musicales(CREM) anunció un concierto de composiciones de Vivaldi y Piazzolla el 26 de julio en el auditorio del Centro para la Cultura y las Artes de la Ribera (CCAR), ubicado en La Floresta, donde participará la reconocida violinista Maya Kilburn, quien estará acompañada por la Orquesta de Cámara del CREM.

Maya Kilburn estudió en la prestigiosa Universidad de Nueva York y se ha presentado en Carnegie Hall y el British Columbia PRISMA Festival. Ha ganado el Premio Carmel Symphony Orchestra y ha popularizado el violín clásico en TikTok, con más de 290 mil seguidores.

La orquesta, dirigida por Emmanuel Medeles, presentará “Las Ocho Estaciones”, una versión destilada de “Las Cuatro Estaciones” de Antonio Vivaldi, diversificado con la interpretación compositiva del Argentino Astor Pizzolla y la composición “Las Cuatro Estaciones de Buenos Aires”, con su propio toque de influencias de tango y jazz.

Maya Kilburn y el grupo de orquesta del CREM presentarán “Las Ocho Estaciones” el 26 de Julio del 2024, en el Auditorio CCAR a las 19:00 horas. Entradas en el área general con un costo de $300 pesos, disponibles a la venta en la taquilla del auditorio o en Boletia.com

Además, la violinista Maya presentará un concierto especial con el Padre Ray Lilburn en Casa Música en Ajijic. La entrada tiene un costo de $700 pesos e incluye una copa de vino; haz tu reservación al 331182130 o 3311487493.

The Queen Live Band will perform onstage at LCS at 3:30. Photo: Semanario Laguna. 

Patrick O’Heffernan, Ajijic.  Roy Gomez Cruz will return to the Concerts in the Park at LCS once again in the person of Freddie Mercury in two December 1 concerts that include a full Queen Live Band performance and a live and visual presentation of the “I Want It All :The Freddie Mercury Story”.

The Queen Live Band will perform onstage at LCS at 3:30. The band that dazzles audiences in the Palm Cabaret Club in Puerto Vallarta will bring its excitement to the LCS Park stage with favorites like We Will Rock You, We are Champions, Radio Ga Ga and Another One Bites the Dust.

At 6 pm Gomez returns in Mercury persona with   “I Want It All: The Freddie Mercury Story”, a high energy, visual and emotional journey through the songs and life events of the legendary Freddie Mercury. Gomez, who has a Master’s Degree  and is currently a PhD Candidate in Performance Studies at Northwestern University, immerses himself in the role of Freddie Mercury and amazes audiences with his detailed, authentic portrayal of the rocker. Palm Cabaret Entertainment Director Mark Rome, formally of the Spotlight in Ajijic, says, “I have never seen audiences embrace and enjoy a performance like this before,” of Gomez’s “I Want It All: The Freddie Mercury Story.

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946 and died in 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen who is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music. Known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range, Mercury defined  and redefined the conventions of a rock front man.

Advanced ticket purchase recommended. Tickets can be purchased at LCS office or online at https://lakechapalasociety.com. General Admission tickets (seats arranged in rows): $350 MXN.

VIP table tickets: $500 MXN

Christine and Tony Valle Hernandez on stage with Los Amigos Big Band.

Patrick O’Heffernan Ajijic ,JAL. Lakeside’s only big band jazz orchestra  went to the Centro Cultural Presidencia Antigua in Chapala to broaden its mostly Expat audience with a fundraising concert for Mexican families to help its Mexican band members battered by Covid restrictions. 

Concert organizer and Big Band saxophonist Christine Philipson said, “ This is the third concert for the Band, with that many again cancelled due to Covid, so we are very pleased to  finally be able to support our Mexican band members”.

The Jazz for  Families was an exciting success with all seats in the socially distanced auditorium sold out and an overflow crowd in the courtyard on folding chairs.  Many of those in the auditorium and the courtyard were Mexican families with children. All announcements from the stage were in English and Spanish and a special drawing for music lesson prizes for the children in the audience – all Mexican – brought smiles, “ah’s” and applause as children – some shy and some grinning  – climbed onstage to accept their prizes.

For adults, Expat and Mexican, two bottles of local Sandy y Daniel tequila were awarded to lucky ticket holders.

Los Amigos Big Band ‘s current stage is 4toSintido  in Riberas, a four-star restaurant that easily holds a 100+ audience with plenty of room to dance.  The Jazz for Families concert in Chapala was performed in the largely Mexican community of Chapala, with a very low ticket price and children under 16 free to make it accessible to families.   

Only the Mexican members of Los Amigos were paid for the performance – Expat performers like Philipson volunteered. The concert was co-sponsored by Semanario Laguna.

The set list, guided by conductor and music director Paul Silverman, consisted of American jazz standards mixed with Mexican favorites like “Azulito” by the famous El Maestro Ray Santos,  “Perfida” by Albert Dominguez, and “El Mundo Raro” by the ranchero singer/songwriter  José Alfredo Jiménez.     Band Leader Silverman introduced local Mexican musicians in the band like Dani Real, Carlos López Desales and his Uncle ‘Chepe’ José Manuel López Hernández,  Angel Chavarria, Esteban Olvera,  and Tony Valle Hernandez who also translated.

Los Amigos Big Band will be playing  one of their popular «Tea Dance» concerts Tuesday Sept 7th – 12 – 2pm at  4toSento  in Riberas.  

Blue Jay Slim sings a loving duet with his wife at El Barco.

Blue Jay – or just “Jay” as he is known in the music community, played a final concert with his all-star  blue Machine Band of Javier Villaseñor on guitar, Chelo Gonzales on drums, Sergio Casas on bass, Christian Jimenez on piano plus guest horn players coaxed out of the audience.

Blue Jay announced at the opening of his first set that this would be his last concert because he was headed back NOB, but he told Laguna the move was not permanent and that he and wife will return, maybe after the end of the year – no date specified.  But since many people who know him remember that he went back to the states in 2013 only to return to Ajijic , bigger and better, there was no doubt they would see him again.

Chelo  Gonzales, Javier Javier Villaseñor,  Blue Jay Slim with his wife on stage at El Barco.

Blue Jay has played for years in Lakeside  with the Blues Machine and an earlier band, The Tone Blasters, after an illustrious (and still going) career of recording and live performing in the US.  He has opened for  major bands like Shemkia Copeland, Marcia Ball, The Nighthawkes and many others.  He has played major venues and festivals in the US, and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame from Deleware in November 2013.  His Ajijic band was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame last year.

The goodbye concert featured  2 sets with originals like “Don’t Look Up’, and “The Call Me the Boogie Man” and  “Seven Woman Man” plus classic blues favorites like “Back Magic Woman” and “Hoochie Coochie Man”.  

 El Barco’s upstairs outdoor venue began filling up an hour before showtime and it was standing room by the time the band got on stage. But their fans made room for dancing, especially during the loving duet “Some Kind of Wonderful” with his wife.

Fans told Laguna they can’t wait until he returns, but in the meantime they will be enjoying The Blues Machine and Javier Villaseñor flaming guitar licks.  Fans who need their Blue Jay fix can sgream his albums Call Me the Boogie Man and Blue Slim and the ToneBlasters on Spotify

Foto: Cortesía. 

Redacción. – Formada por mexicanos y miembros de la comunidad extranjera, la Orquesta Típica de Chapala realizará su primer concierto del 2020 en el marco de sus 10 años de fundación. El miércoles cinco de febrero, a las siete de la tarde, los asistentes al auditorio del Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia, podrán disfrutar de una tarde llena de música agradable.  

El costo de admisión es de 100 pesos; la Orquesta es autónoma e independiente y sus conciertos son con el fin de hacerse de recursos para el mantenimiento de sus instrumentos.

Las personas que asistieron al concierto en La Bodega de Ajijic el 20 de noviembre de 2019 podrán entrar gratis con su boleto anterior.

En el 2019, la Orquesta Típica de Chapala sufrió de un robo, en dónde se llevaron algunos instrumentos, por lo que con algunas donaciones, la orquesta ha salido adelante.

Los boletos se pueden adquirir el día del concierto o en las oficinas de la revista “Página que sí se lee”, en Chapala. Av. Madero 415-A (Sobre tienda OXXO) en Chapala.