On Saturday, September 27, as from 10 p.m. a new cycle of concerts
will start in the Sala Assaig in Palma. The concerts are called "Pro Artes
del Mundo" and will have the double performance of two significant artists
of popular Latin-American music from Rio de la Plata. These are the Argentinean
composer singer
Victor Heredia,
who conducting his band will present the numbers of his latest CD "Entonces",
and the Uruguayan
Jaime
Roos, who accompanied by his band "Contraseña" will bring the
candombe, the murga, the tango and the urban rock of Montevideo.
The cycle will continue the following Saturday, October 4 with the performance
for the first time in Palma of a living American jazz legend. This is the
well known base player and composer,
Ron
Carter, founder member of the mythical Miles Davis Quintet, who will
perform in the Sala Assaig leading his quartet Foursight.
Tickets in advance that can be acquired in the record shops
Xocolat
and
Gong and via the
Servicaixa,
are from 15 to 20 euros for the Victor Heredia and Jaime Roos concert,
and 20, 25 and 30 euros for the performance by Ron Carter.
The Sala Assaig, situated in the Gremi Porgadors in the Polígono
Son Castelló in Palma (Tel. 971431344),
opened
last March and has a concert hall for 1,500 people, several rehearsal rooms
and a recording studio.
Photo: Record cover of "Entonces" by Victor Heredia