DU UY QUINTET CD Release- press release
Who: DU UY QUINTET ( www.duuy.net ) ( www.myspace.com/duuyquintet ) (415-775-0702)
also appearing - MANICATO ( www.myspace.com/manicato )
What: DU UY QUINTET CD Release Party followed by dance party with MANICATO
Where: Elbo Room- 647 Valencia St; San Francisco, CA 94107 415-552-7788
( www.elbo.com )
When: Wednesday September 27, 2006
admission charge - $7
9pm doors open (free CDs for the first 20 attendees)
10pm to 11pm - DU UY QUINTET performs music from their new CD and other selections.
11:15 pm onwards dance party with MANICATO
Why: The DU UY QUINTET throws a party at the Elbo Room in San Francisco on Wednesday September 27, 2006 to celebrate the release of their new CD. The new CD features compositions and contributions from members of local groups Vinyl, Felonious, and Nobody From Ipanema..
Doors open at 9pm and the first 20 attendees will receive free copies of the new DU UY QUINTET release.
DU UY QUINTET will perform songs from their new CD and other selections from 10pm to 11pm and at 11:15 MANICATO will take the stage for a dance party into the night.
CDs will of course be available through the night for only $5, but can also be purchased through links on the DU UY QUINTET website at www.duuy.net and also at http://cdbaby.com/cd/duuyquintet and at iTunes - http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=163957653
The live DU UY Quintet group performing on September 27 features the following contributors:
Danny Cao trumpet (also a member of Vinyl and Manicato)
Aaron Saul saxophone (also a member of Vinyl)
Peter Meredith piano (featured pianist with Julio Bravo)
Paul Eastburn bass (also a member of Nobody From Ipanema)
Noah Waldman drums (also featured in Vinyl and Bat Makumba)
The new DU UY QUINTET CD features notable contributions from the following:
Danny Cao trumpet
Doug Thomas saxophone
Jon Monahan guitar
Paul Eastburn bass
Alexis Razon drums
Noah Waldman mixdown engineer (Underground Recording)
Cao Tan Khanh album artwork
Rebecca Cross at XcrossX Design design and layout
The debut recording of the DU UY Quintet features "More More More" a funk / jazz groover written by trumpeter Danny Cao; the latin tinged Jon Monahan penned "Los Dos Deuces"; "Sleepy" -what dub/ jazz/ reggae should sound like; the drum and bass / hip hop / big band extravaganza "Texas Is Endless"; "Marvin" -another smoldering funk jazz number; and "Ago Went" -an ethereal improvisation set up by an agogo bell inspired bass line.
DU UY QUINTET bio:
The DU UY Quintet was formed with the aim of presenting new, interesting, and diverse original music. More a compositional ensemble than a genre-derived group, the DU UY Quintets identity is found within the stylistic interplay of the musicians rather than a pre-defined style of music. This allows the DU UY Quintet the compositional freedom to write and perform music of varying styles (funk, boleros, jazz, electronica, drum and bass, samba, rock, cha cha, bossa nova, and who knows what else) yet still retain a strong, identifiable group sound. The DU UY Quintets shows provide head-turning music for audience members just discovering the group, and new and evolving compositions for repeat listeners.
The DU UY Quintet is based out of San Francisco, and can be found in some of the hippest venues in the bay area and beyond. Additionally, all the musicians have been and are currently performing with some of the most exciting groups in the area. Trumpeter- Danny Cao, saxophonist- Doug Thomas, and drummer- Alexis Razon have been performing nationwide with the instrumental groove band Vinyl for the past 10 years in many notable local and national venues. Guitarist- Jon Monahan is a long time member of local hip-hop luminaries Felonious. Bassist- Paul Eastburn performs regularly with the exciting, Brazilian-oriented Nobody From Ipanema and up and coming bay area band No Origin.
MANICATO bio:
Coming straight out of San Francisco's Mission district, Manicato can be heard bumping consistently out of "The Pink Palace" at Florida and Cesar Chavez. The Pink Palace is a haven for musicians, dancers and like minded people. The word Manicato (A bold, valiant person of a good heart) is derived from an indigenous tribe of Puerto Rico known as the Tainos. When this project started, the goals were clear: write music that moves people socially, politically, consciously, spiritually, and of course physically. First, Israel and Ramon teamed up with long time friend and conguero Enrique Padilla who knew the different styles and rhythms the two wanted to incorporate. Next, drummer Steve Salta hooked up with the trio and brought along a phenomenal Bass player from Philadelphia named Chris Jones. Not long after, a horn section was born...and they were triplets, Alan Williams (Trombone) , Henry Hung (Trumpet), and Danny Cao (Trumpet) creating this signature sound of the horn section. To top off the percussion section, the very versatile Mio 'Timbalero' Flores joined in on Timbales. Guitarist Ramon Parada-Rios's songwriting, musical ideas and arrangements make Manicato stand out when it comes to their original sound. Vocalist and songwriter Israel Matos teams up with his father Cris Matos in one of the only father and son vocal sections in the city. Manicatos' music will have you dancing Salsa, Reggae, Bomba, Plena, Rock, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Funk and everything in between.
MANICATO band members:
Israel Matos-Vocals,Guitar
Cris 'Papi Matos' Matos-Vocals,Percussion
Ramon 'Cimon' Parada Rios-Guitar, Piano, Accordian, Requinto
Chris 'Boom Boom'Jones-Bass, Vocals
Steve Salta-Drums and Timbales
Enrique 'Quique' Padilla-Congas
Mio 'Timbalero' Flores-Timbales, Percussion Alan Williams-Trombone
Henry Hung-Trumpet
Danny Cao-Trumpet
DU UY Quintet
Danny Cao
2063 Bush St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
duuyquintet@yahoo.com
415 775 0702
415 425 4982