Gabriela Anders’ Los Dukes available@Bandcamp.com
Los Dukes is a new 9 piece band arranged and directed by Gabriela Anders, featuring songs from the Duke Ellington’s catalog done in wildly distinctive Latin American styles. A Latina’s tribute to the music of Duke Ellington. Gabriela Anders is one of the most accomplished and appealing contemporary vocalists creating today. Her debut album on Warner Jazz, “Wanting,” enjoyed much success and critical praise. Her new band, Los Dukes, pays loving tribute to the elegant GENIUS of Duke Ellington and includes some of the best Latin Jazz players on the New York scene.
Los Dukes is an explosive, artistic, riotously fun post-macho latin-jazz experience featuring New York City’s baddest gauchos. Los Dukes rocks the groove from all corners of Latin America from North to South and beyond
The band/recording: Bobby Sanabria: 7 times Grammy nominated artist: drummer, percussionist, conductor, educator, activist, multi-cultural warrior. Orestes Abrantes – percussionist from Cuba; Edward Perez on bass, John Walsh on trumpet – Mat Jodrell on Trumpet. Silvano Monasterios on piano Alex Brown on Rhodes – Chris Washburne on trombone. Ole Mathisen on tenor sax.
Each song on Los Dukes represents a tribute from a specific Latin American culture to the genius of Ellington. “It Don’t Mean A Thing” is a Cuban salsa, “A Train” is a Jamaican reggae, “Caravan,” an Argentinian tango and so forth. We do “Ain’t Got Nothing But The Blues” as a Puerto Rican cha cha! All these rhythms are so very different from each other. It’s a really, really fun band. I love this music.”
