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Afro Horn-The Third Incarnation
Presented by New Dimensions in Latin Jazz
Thursday, June 28
Sets at 8:30, 10 and 11:30

... Zinc Bar
82 W. 3rd St., New York,
NY 10012
212-477-9462

Special guests direct from Santiago de Cuba: Elieser Mendoza, Alexander La Rosa & Mikael Castellanos on bata drums & Jesus La Rosa, vocals

Abraham Burton - tenor saxophone
Alex Harding - baritone saxophone
Anthony Wonsey - piano
Radu ben Judah - bass
Roman Diaz -- percussion
Elieser Mendoza - bata
Alexander La Rosa - bata
Mikael Castellanos - bata
Jesus La Rosa - percussion and Lucumi vocals
Francisco Mora-Catlett - drums

April 20th 2012Afro Horn MX [2 CD set] / Label: AACE 12-0001
"Like the Art Ensemble of Chicago Francisco Mora Catlett's Septet blends the ancient and modern as well as the African and Latin streams into a most delectable blend. One of this year's best! - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

Guided by voices that sing of a new music , Afro-Latin drummer/composer Francisco Mora-Catlett maps the secret paths that connect avant-garde jazz to Cuban folklore, African mysticism and Mexican Surrealism. All roads lead to Afro Horn, a visionary project that gets its name from the celebrated Harlem writer, Henry Dumas, who described the Afro Horn as a rare object of power:

"There are only three Afro-Horns in the world. They were forged from a rare metal found only in Africa and South America. No one knows who forged the horns, but the general opinion among musicologists is that it was the Egyptians. One European museum guards an afro-horn. The other is supposed to be somewhere on the West Coast of Mexico, among a tribe of Indians. Probe grew into his from a black peddler who claimed to have traveled a thousand miles just to give to his son." - Henry Dumas, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"