BOBBY SANABRIA MULTIVERSE BIG BAND
RHYTHM:
Bobby Sanabria – drums, musical director, vocals
Oreste Abrantes – congas
Matthew Gonzalez – bongó/cencerro, vocals
Takao Heisho – percussion
Darwin Noguera – piano
Leo Traversa – bass
TRUMPETS:
Kevin Bryan
Shareef Clayton
Max Darché
Andrew Neesley
SAXOPHONES:
David Dejesus – alto, soprano, flute
Andrew Gould – alto, flute
Peter Brainin – tenor, flute
Yaacov Mayman – tenor, clarinet, flute
Danny Rivera – bari
TROMBONES:
Dave Miller
Tim Session
Armando Vergara
Chris Washburne
FLUTE, PICCOLO:
Gabrielle Garo
ELECTRIC VIOLIN:
Ben Sutin
New CD
Eight weeks on the JazzWeek Chart:
Chart Debut: Highest Debut / Biggest Gainer July 30 Jazzweek.com
#1 Jazz Record in the country September 3 Jazzweek Chart
Now at week 8 on chart: 5* September 17 Jazzweek Chart
"There’s every reason to hope that Steven Spielberg’s remake of “West Side Story” will improve upon the 1961 film, but I doubt if we’ll ever hear a more thrilling interpretation of that immortal score than that of the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band."
Will Friedwald-Wall Street Journal
"Congrats on the album of the year!"
Marc Myers Jazz Wax
Read Marc's review HERE
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What The Press Is Saying About
“West Side Story Reimagined”
"It’s the most ambitious reimagining of the music I have ever heard!”
Jamie Bernstein
"You have never heard such an ambitious, complex, and satisfying remake of that classic. Sanabria, an amazing drummer, draws deep from his Puerto Rican heritage to give this Leonard Bernstein masterpiece a roots-authentic update that’s heavy on Latin jazz influences and full of peppy, energetic rhythms."
Tom Henry – Toledo Blade
"Among other things, it’s a master class in Latin rhythms. Just get it"
Ken McCarthy – Jazz on the Tube
"If you're a fan of either Latin jazz or West Side Story, this album is a feast of those flavors."
Marc Phillips – thevinylanarchist.com/blogspot
"The infusion of Latin rhythms that Mr. Sanabria uses is a big part of what makes this album so stunning."
Dick Metcalf – Contemporary Fusion Reviews
"it’s a love letter to Bernstein as well as a reclamation, tracing his evocation back to the source."
Nate Chinen – WBGO
"A triumphant, Latin-flavored reimagining of Leonard Bernstein’s masterwork West Side Story.
Bill Milkowski – Downbeat
A captivating and fulfilling recording that more than reimagines this enduring masterpiece.
Pierre Giroux Audiophile Audition
West Side Story Reimagined is Bobby’s retelling of the story in his way, seen through the eyes of love and gratitude and, often, uncertainty.
As Bobby says, this is “a reimagining from the perspective of a Jazz musician, a Latin musician, and a native Nuyorican son who is proud to say he is from the city that defines aché, hipness, and cool.” Aché is Energy.
In my review of Bobby’s album, Multiverse, I said that “Bobby is a prophet of life.” That was never truer than with West Side Story Reimagined.
Travis Rogers, Jr. is The Jazz Owl
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
“West Side Story Reimagined”
(Jazzheads JH1231)
Street Date: 07/20/2018
www.jazzheads.com
Recorded live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in NYC, this exciting new reimagining is West Side Story like you’ve never heard it before as performed by the amazing multi-Grammy nominated 21 piece Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band. This set includes an accompanying 16 page booklet containing rare photographs of Maestro Leonard Bernstein, along with the timeless music of West Side Story featuring the rhythms of various Latin American countries with exciting breaking-down-the-wall instrumental big band arrangements all done through the lens of the Latin jazz continuum.
"It’s the most ambitious reimagining of the music I have ever heard!”
– Jamie Bernstein
Check Out Why
Bobby Sanabria & Jamie Bernstein Interview:
Partial proceeds from this special commemorative set will be donated to the Jazz Foundation of America's Puerto Rico Relief Fund. The island has been completely devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria and the government’s response has been less than adequate. What better way to help my ancestral homeland Puerto Rico and its people, than through the music of West Side Story Reimagined. – Bobby Sanabria
