ITALY/USA/CUBA: THE EUROPEAN MUSIC AGENCY ARTISTS ON TOUR 2016

ARTISTS ON TOUR  2016

VOLCAN TRIO feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez & Armando Gola. April 16-23 and May 2-8 / July 14-21, 2016 A spectacular trio starring some of the most relevant names of these times. According to critics, Volcan is the vanguard of modern Latin Jazz. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez , Armando Gola and  emerge in an All - Star group with an appropriate name. With over 150 albums between them as leaders and side-men, multiples Grammy nominations and wins, as well as honors and awards around the world, these highly revered musicians have joined forces for our delight. * Exclusive territory: Europe

LIONEL LOUEKE TRIO April 4, 11, 13-15, 17 / July 5-23, 2016 This Fall the remarkable West African jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke returns to his acclaimed original trio featuring bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Ferenc Nemeth for the release of GAÏA, his dynamic fourth album for Blue Note which was produced by label president Don Was and solidifies Loueke’s standing as a modern guitar master. Loueke has been hailed as “a gentle virtuoso” by The New York Times while NPR All Things Considered called him “a truly original voice in today's jazz.” * Exclusive territory: Europe

JAMES BRANDON LEWIS TRIO July 5-23 / November, 2016 / March 2017 Visionary composer and tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’s bravest, yet most palpable artistic feat, Days Of FreeMan, opens with a poignant and profound introductory monologue from a maternal sage. She says, “The best thing of living is living who you are. You can’t be somebody else; you gotta be what God gave you to be and who you are. You look in the mirror and see yourself and say ‘I’m James Brandon Lewis.” * Exclusive territory: Europe

GONZALO RUBALCABA SOLO PIANO April 12-23 / 1-16 August,  2016 With fifteen Grammy nominations under his belt and four trophies over the last fourteen years, Gonzalo Rubalcaba has undoubtedly proven himself as established force in the modern Jazz world. He continues to transform the daily routines of our lives into something more beautiful and significant. Exceptional pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba – born in 1963 in Havana, Cuba - has become a true icon in the modern Jazz world. According to the critics, Gonzalo was selected one of the best pianist of the XX century and in 2008 had the privilege of receiving the ” Vanguard Award” for Composer and Pianist, whose innovative an distinctive music is charting new directions in jazz. * Exclusive territory: Europe THE EUROPEAN MUSIC AGENCY ph. +39.0744.983431 (Enrico Iubatti) +39.347.5744516 - (Andrea Scaccia) +39.339.2980936 (Angeles Mas) +34.615.989387 theeuropeanmusicagency@gmail.com