KCC Productions and the Van Dyke Cafe present The Nelson Riveros Ensemble
Thursday Sept. 8, at 9 PM
The Van Dyke
846 Lincoln Road
South Beach

For more information, call (305) 534-3600 or visit thevandykecafe.com.

KCC Productions and the Van Dyke Café are proud to present, in from New York, the Nelson Riveros Ensemble Upstairs at the Van Dyke on September 8. The Van Dyke is located at 846 Lincoln Road in South Beach. Performance time is from 9-12.

Nelson Riveros has just released his first CD, entitled “Camino Al Barrio”. It is a Contemporary-Jazz recording with diverse Latin influences, featuring the talents of pianist Hector Martignon (Ray Barreto, Gato Barbieri, Paquito D’Rivera), bassist Armando Gola (Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Arturo Sandoval, Alejandro Sanz), drummer Ernesto Simpson (Arturo Sandoval, Richard Bona), and percussionist Samuel Torres (Arturo Sandoval, Richard Bona, Tito Puente), as well as special guests, vibraphonist Christos Rafalides (leader of “Manahattan Vibes”) and Andres Garcia, master of the 12-string Colombian Tiple. “Camino Al Barrio” reached number eight on the Jazz Week World Music Chart. Nelson was nominated for a Latin Jazz Corner Award (2010) in two categories: as Best Next Generation Artist and Best Latin Jazz Guitarist. He has performed in many venues in New Work, including Kavehaz, Cleopatra’s Needle, Tavern on The Green, and Miles Café.

Tonight he will be accompanied by Grammy-nominated piano virtuoso José Negroni and drummer extraordinaire Nomar Negroni, and legendary bassist Nicky Orta. Be sure to catch this outstanding artist, in Miami Beach for one night only.

The Van Dyke has a cover charge of $5 at the tables but is free at the bar. For further information call the Van Dyke at 305-534-3600 or KCC Productions at 305-332-2623, or visit thevandykecafe.com.

KCC Productions and the Van Dyke Cafe present Big Poppa E and the E Band
Thursday, September 1, at 9 PM.
The Van Dyke
846 Lincoln Road
South Beach

Featuring:
Ike Woods on lead guitar
Felipe Lamoglia on tenor sax
Big Poppa E, guitar, harmonica and vocals
Maryel Epps, vocals
Robert Slade LeMont, percussions
George Caldwell, bass

For more information, call 305-534-3600 or visit thevandykecafe.com.

Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Big Poppa E is a prominent and influential figure in the late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American jazz, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing many varied genres. Born Mutasim Ra’id Faisal in New York in 1948, his father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from Louisiana. Early in his childhood, the young musician learned to play the tenor and alto sax, trombone and harmonica, and he loved to sing. He discovered his father’s guitar and became serious about it in his early teens when a guitarist from Mississippi moved in next door and taught him the various styles of Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed and other titans of Delta and Chicago blues.
Musi, as he was affectionately called, studied economics at Syracuse University in the late 1960s and later law at the University of Chicago. Inspired by a dream, he adopted the musical alias of E and later was crowned “Big Poppa E” by one of Miami’s top promoters, DJ Oski. After graduating, he headed west in to Los Angeles, where he worked as a studio musician for the next 15 years. Around this same time, Poppa E also mingled with various blues legends, including Koko Taylor, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, and Sleepy John Estes. This diversity of musical experience served as the bedrock for Poppa E’s first three recordings: Southern Style: Blues Sessions (2006), Mississippi Reminiscence (2007) and Five Long Years, A Tribute to Carey Bell (2008). Drawing on all the sounds and styles he’d absorbed as a child and a young adult, these early albums showed signs of the musical exploration that would be Poppa E’s hallmark over the next few years.
In 2008, Poppa E carved out a unique musical niche with a string of adventurous recordings, including “Blues A Healer”, “Crossroads” and “Anthology du Blues”. In 2008, Poppa E’s version of “Terraplane Blues” was nominated by the International Academy of Independent Artist for Best Blues Song of the Year and his album, “Blues A Healer” was nominated for Best Blues Album of the Year by Cash Box Magazine. Poppa E’s recorded output slowed somewhat during 2010 as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Miami. Still, 2010 saw the well-received release of “Big Poppa E Live” in 2010, as well as his celebrated children’s album, “Children’s Classics” on the Black Owl Music label.
Poppa E is headed back into the studio in early 2011 to work on a new projected aptly entitled, “Bootleggers Blues”. As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Poppa E’s rich and varied recording career by mixing original material, chestnuts borrowed from classic sources, and songs written by a cadre of highly talented guest artists from around the globe. “The one thing I’ve always demanded of the records I’ve made is that they be listenable and danceable,” he says. “If the record is danceable, it’s listenable, it has lots of different rhythms, it’s accessible, it’s all right in front of you. It’s a lot of fun, and it represents where I am at this particular moment in my life. This record is just the beginning of another chapter, one that’s going to be open to more music and more ideas. Even at the end of forty years, in many ways my music is just getting started.”

Arts At St Johns presents A new season of International Jazz
Sunday, Sept. 11, 3 pm
Arts at St Johns
4760 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Free Admission For All

For our fall season of jazz, we are featuring musicians who bring jazz from around the globe – Free Admission!

Jazz Portraits of Poland and Eastern Europe featuring Les Blachut and Zoltan Grof With Nestor Zurita and Paul Banman

9/1; Kcc Productions Jazz Night Series; Big Poppa E And The E Band Best Of The Blues
9/2; Ruby Baker; Jazz, Neo-Soul And Classic R&B
9/3; Rhythm & Blues Series; Ike And Val; Soul & Blues Revue
9/4; La Nueva Onda Latina Series; Hosted By Adrian Guerra; Showcasing The finest In Latin Rock And Pop
9/5; Adrenaline Jazz; Keepin’ The Groove Alive With Drummer Reuben Hoch, B3 Guru Ken Burkhart And Guitarist Tom Lippincott.
9/6; Freddy Cleo; The Quintessential Piano Man & Vocalist Entertainer Who Knows Your Favorite Songs By Heart.
9/7; The P-Lo Project; Jazz; Latin And Smooth Jazz
9/8; Kcc Productions; The Nelson Riveros Ensemble; Jazz Guitarist With Diverse Latin Influences In From New York, One Night Only!
9/9; Latin Jazz & Percussion Series; Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion; Double Grammy Nominees With Legendary Percussionist
9/10; Sofy Encanto & Elastic Bond; Fun World Pop
9/11; Latin Jazz Series; Oriente; Afro-Cuban Fusion
9/12; Joshua Stedman; Original Compositions With Influences From Sting, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai & Seal.; Oriente; Afro-Cuban Fusion
9/13; Rockst*R & Da Fundamentals; Presenta Night Of Rhythm, Funk & Soul; (Brought To You By Godsrockstar Music In A Collaborative Effort With Novell Nu-Soul)
9/14; Nicole Henry; Top 10 Billboard Jazz Vocalist
9/15; Kcc Productions; The Felipe Lamoglia Ensemble; Grammy-Winning Saxophonist Plays New Directions In Afro-Cuban Beats.
9/16; Kayakman; Boundaries Of Time And Space; Coalesce As Kayak Grooves Into; The Center Of The Funk Soul
9/17; Hot Havana Nights; Tony Succar Y El Grupo Mixtura Latin.; Funky Salsa And Meringue Party
9/18; Cuban Music Series; Conjunto Progreso; Grammy Nominated Cuban Son & Descargas Cubanas
9/19; Shelly Berg; World Renown Pianist
9/20; Sj; Acoustic Songman
9/21; Rodolfo Zuniga; Original Contemporary Jazz
9/22; The Mushy Widmaier Ensemble; Fusion Of Haitian And Modern Jazz Idioms.
9/23; Lanzallamas!; Afro-Latin-America World Beat Mezcla
9/24; Ever So Klever; The Sounds Of Big Band Swing,; Rockabilly, Ska, Jazz, Latin & Blues
9/25; Songwriter Nights Series//Songwriters In The Round; Hosted By Randy Singer Featuring The Best Acoustic Singers & Songwriters In South Florida Where The; Concert Turns Into A Party!
9/26; Joel Zoss; Spellbinding Renditions Of His Gold-Record-Award Winning Blues, Ballads, And Traditional Songs.
9/27; Randy Singer’s “Airplay”; New Visions In Jazz & Pop
9/28; Gecko Jazz; Blend Of Afro Caribbean, Be-Bop, And Brasilian flavor
9/29; Roky Sofi Acoustic; Rock Meets Mellow Pop And Indie Soul In This Acoustic, Stripped Down Version Of Roky Sofi.
9/30; Artist Of The Month; Rose Max; Brazilian Samba Party; Funky, Soul Brazilian Music

Lost in the 80’s- Singer Songwriter Night At The Van Dyke
Sunday, August 28, 9:00pm – 12:00am
Upstairs at the Van Dyke

Special Performance Edition of our Van Dyke Cafe Artist Showcase/Singer songwriter night!!

“Lost In The Eighties!!” Each songwriter will play their favorite song from the Eighties.

Featuring the amazing
Dani Blu
Mariz Z
Nicole Hatton
Arthur Bessor
Vic Kinglsey
Xavier Brice
Zashanell
Derek Cintron
and a special feature presentation of
Fra Nefarious!!!!

“where the concert turns into a party!”

Hosted by Randy Singer

KCC Productions and the Van Dyke Cafe present Troy Roberts’ Nu-Jive, with special guest Tim Jago in from Australia
Thursday August 25, at 9 PM
The Van Dyke
846 Lincoln Road
South Beach

For more information, call (305) 534-3600 or visit thevandykecafe.com.

Hailing from the remote location of Perth, West Australia, saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts has recently relocated to the USA. Having completed a Masters and currently teaching part-time at the University of Miami, Troy recently won two consecutive Downbeat Jazz Soloist Awards, two consecutive West Australian Music Industry Awards, was the only Australian finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, and continues to maintain a busy performance schedule around Australia, Europe and the USA.

Having shared the stage with greats such as Sammy Figueroa (performing on his Grammy-nominated album, The Magician), Robby Ameen, Lew Soloff, Lauryn Hill, James Morrison, Kevin Mahogany, Slide Hampton, Gary Bartz, Geoff Keezer, Rodney Whitaker, Carl Allen, Dennis McCrell, Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton, Troy recently released his third album, The XenDen Suite – an 8-part composition for jazz quartet and string quartet – and also his first DVD – a live concert performance of The XenDen Suite.
Troy leads the exciting nu-jazz project, Troy Roberts’ NuJivee, which features some seriously talented young Miami-based artists, while showcasing Troy’s original compositions – an eclectic concoction of jazz, groove, Latin and neo-soul. In March 2011 they released their first CD, “Nu-Jive”.

Recent Awards
2010
Perth Jazz Society Member’s Choice Award
Perth Jazz Society Best Jazz Performance Award (Troy Roberts Double Quartet)
Downbeat Student Music Award – Jazz Soloist

2009
WAMI Award – Best Original Jazz Act
Finalist in the Wangaratta Jazz Saxophone Competition.

2008
Performance on Grammy-nominated album, ‘The Magician’
Semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition
WAMI Award – Best Original Jazz Act

Tuesday, August 23rd – 9PM
Upstairs at the Van Dyke Café
846 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
$5 cover charge for tables only
Information at (305) 534-3600
www.thevandykecafe.com

Special Performance, we are opening for the Florida debut of Brazilian singer-songwriter TIÊ. We are honored to perform the first and third set. She will perform from 10-11.

Live Music-Randy Singer And Airplay Perform
Live Jazz, Blues, Pop–Fresh Grooves!
sting, james taylor, beatles, miles davis……….
Turning pop tunes into jazz fresh grooves, delicious fun!
van dyke , 9-1am, no cover– Come grab some!:-D

Let The Singer Sing!
Randy Singer is no slouch. The guy has played, recorded, and/or toured with the likes of Julio Iglesias, Al Di Meola, Desmond Child, Caetano Veloso, and Stephen Marley to name a few. His virtuosity with the harmonica is world renowned in the recording industry, and he’s done shows around the world. Luckily he calls Miami home. And he’s also the director of music programming at the Van Dyke’s upstairs music lounge, which has one of the most ambitious schedules in the county. Tonight, he exhibits the versatility of his instrument, and his ability as a player, with a performance full of covers, originals, and standards. Expect both Sting and Charlie Parker.

Florida debut of Brazilian singer-songwriter TIÊ live in concert

Singer Tiê (pronounced Chee-ay), a Warner Music Brasil recording artist, is one of the most talked about new Brazilian singers, and is set to perform her Florida debut Upstairs at the Van Dyke on August 23rd. The evening also features Randy Singer’s Airplay, the band led by the renowned harmonica player and music director of the Van Dyke.
At the invitation of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tiê will perform in the USA in August, with dates in Washington DC (Kennedy Center), New York and Miami Beach.

A São Paulo native, Tiê now 31, had a brief stint as a model for the Ford agency, having worked with director Fernando Meireles in award winning campaigns. She also owned a hip gift shop where she met legendary Brazilian singer Toquinho as well as members of the indie scene of São Paulo, including her producer Plinio Profeta.

After debuting with the minimalist “Sweet Jardim” (2009), one of the most talked about releases that year, Tiê again dove into her songwriting partnerships and developed versions of songs by friends such as Tulipa Ruiz and Thiago Pethit, with more full-bodied arrangements and new elements. She is now promoting her second release, “A Coruja e o Coração”(The Owl and the Heart), produced by Plinio Profeta and released in April by Warner Music Brasil and available in the US on iTunes. The album features hit songs like “Piscar o Olho”, “Você Não Vale Nada” (a surprising cover of a forró hit by Dorgival Dantas, now done flamenco style), and “Perto e Distante” featuring Oscar winner Jorge Drexler from Uruguay.

Tiê is also a confirmed attraction in the massive Rock in Rio festival, held in Rio de Janeiro in September of this year. She will be one of the stars of the Sunset Stage, dedicated to new talents of Brazilian music, and will share the show with Jorge Drexler.

http://www.myspace.com/tiemusica

http://sweetjardim.wordpress.com