Caribbean Jazz Project
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Biography
Caribbean Jazz Project was a Latin jazz band founded in 1993. The original group featured Dave Samuels, Paquito D'Rivera, and Andy Narell. After their second album, Island Stories, D'Rivera and Narell left the group but returned as guest stars. Under Samuels' leadership, the group explored various genres of Latin jazz with a changing membership and numerous guest artists. The band released nine albums under the Caribbean Jazz Project name, including New Horizons (2000), ParaÃso (2001), The Gathering (2002), Birds Of A Feather (2003), and Mosaic (2006). They also served as the backing band for jazz singer Diane Schuur on her album Schuur Fire. The final album with Samuels, Afro Bop Alliance, featured the Maryland-based Afro Bop Alliance Big Band led by drummer Joe McCarthy and won the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.
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- Stolen Moments by Dave Samuels
- El Guarachero Intrigozo (The Scheming Party Animal)
- The Path
- Masacoteando (In The Grove)
- See You In A Minute
- The Gathering
- Bemsha Swing
- Libertad
- Confession by Caribbean Jazz Project
- Café España
- Yellow Days by Caribbean Jazz Project
- Jamboree
- Mariella's Dream
- Stolen Moments
- One Step Ahead
- Close Enough For Love by Caribbean Jazz Project
- Poinciana by Caribbean Jazz Project
- As by Caribbean Jazz Project
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight by Caribbean Jazz Project
- Naima
- Five For Elvin
- Caravan
- Minor Mood
- Tell Me A Bedtime Story
