The Harvard Jazz Bands Present... Z Z A J D 7 R 1 A 20 V R BA A H CU IN Table of Contents Why Cuba?..1 Tour Description..2 Tentative Itinerary....4 JUNE 2 - JUNE 9, 2017 The Harvard Jazz Bands 74 Mount Auburn St. Cambridge, MA 02138
Harvard Jazz Bands To Make History with 2017 Tour to Cuba The are announcing a historic educational and performance tour to Cuba from June 2-9, 2017, led by Director of Jazz Bands and Senior Lecturer on Music Yosvany Terry. Designed as a hands-on opportunity for Harvard College undergraduate students to experience and learn about Cuba s world-renown jazz culture, the Monday Jazz Band will spend a week in Cuba performing and learning alongside Cuban performers, professors, and youth. WHY CUBA? As a native Cuban, Director Terry possesses a rich background that will allow students to be uniquely immersed in Cuban culture. Director Terry was born in Camaguey, Cuba to an illustrious musical family and was educated in Cuba s outstanding musical conservatories in Havana including the prestigious National School of Arts (ENA) and Amadeo Roldán Conservatory. Coming to New York in 1999, Director Terry has since been nominated for GRAMMY Awards and performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, among many other accomplishments (For more information about Director Terry s musical background, please visit www./staff) With his unique musical background and in-country relationships, Director Terry has planned a one-of-akind tour throughout Havana and its neighboring provinces to expose and help Harvard Jazz Band members interact with less-accessible aspects of Cuba s jazz scene. Unlike most artistic groups on campus, the Harvard Jazz Bands have also not toured in several decades, since our domestic tours over 20 years ago. Combining Director Terry s unique perspective and a thawing US-Cuban international relationship, there couldn t be a better time for students to engage with Cuban culture and further American and Cuban crosscultural understanding. As such a unique musical opportunity, this particular tour is strongly supported by Harvard s Office for the Arts and Director Jack Megan. 1
TOUR DESCRIPTION After joining the Harvard community last year, Director Terry has sought to bring the Harvard Jazz Bands to his homeland and introduce students to a side of Cuba not accessible to most visitors. So after a year of deliberations, Director Terry has designed a weeklong tour especially for the Harvard Jazz Bands. Students will have the opportunity to visit, perform, and learn at many of Cuba s top conservatories and performing arts schools, such as the National School for the Arts (ENA), the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, and the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA). In addition, students will also have the exceptional opportunity to perform with some of Cuba s most renowned jazz figures, such as legendary performer and composer Joaquín Betancourt, trumpeter Julio Padrón, pianist Harold López-Nussa, pianist Roberto Carcassés, saxophonist Cesar Filiú, percussionist and vocalist Eladio Don Pancho Terry, bassist Gastón Joya, drummer Rodney Barreto, and vocalist Bobby Carcassés. Working with the Horns to Havana Project (www.hornstohavana.org), a charity dedicated to donating musical instruments to young Cuban musicians, Harvard students will also bring musical instruments to several Cuban conservatories that educate young musicians. Members of the Harvard jazz band will also perform American jazz compositions for these young students and engage firsthand in new avenues for intercultural exchange between Cuba and the United States. Overall, this tour will allow Harvard students to experience seven days of cultural immersion and exchange, both in formal and informal educational and performance settings. Students will increase their understanding of a variety of musical approaches that will influence their own playing and improve their musicianship. Students will also be able to critically engage with a vibrant culture and gain a unique understanding of Cuba in the midst of the historic change in Cuban-American relations. 2
To fully fund the tour and make this transformative experience possible for all of our talented band members, the Harvard Jazz Bands will launch a campaign to raise the $60,000+ necessary in order to make the tour a reality. We appreciate any and all support. Please send any and all inquiries to via email to our address. In the meantime, we invite you to read our tentative itinerary attached below. Gracias! Yosvany Terry Harvard Jazz Bands Director Jake Tilton 19 Monday Jazz Band Manager Jared Perlo 19 Tour Manager Diana Gieberich 18 Treasurer 3
Harvard Jazz in Cuba June 2-9, 2017 Tentative Itinerary Highlights Visits, Lessons, and Performances at -Guillermo Tomás Conservatory - Ignacio Cervantes Music Conservatory - National School for the Arts (ENA) - Superior Institute of the Arts (ISA) Concerts at -Teatro Nacional -Matanzas Rumba Celebration -US Embassy Cuban-American Jam Session and much more! 4
Friday Saturday Travel from Boston to New York to Havana, Cuba. Depart Boston 7:30 AM, Arrive New York 11:30 AM Depart New York 1:30 PM, Arrive Havana 5:00 PM Check into hotel and have group dinner in Havana 8:30 AM BREAKFAST 9:00 AM Depart (40 minute drive) to Guillermo Tomás (G.T.) Conservatory Meet and greet with students and band director, Joaquín Betancourt Short performances by Harvard and G.T. Conservatory groups Music Workshops: Joaquín Betancourt workshops Harvard Jazz Band on Afro- Cuban Jazz tradition, while Yosvany Terry workshops Guillermo Tomás Jazz Band 12:45 PM LUNCH, shared between bands Depart 1:30 PM (25 minute drive) to Ignacio Cervantes Music Conservatory Meet and greet with students, band leaders, and school directors Horns to Havana charity presentation and discussion Workshop and lesson about Cuban arts curriculum by musicologist Cari Diez Short performances by Harvard and I. Cervantes Conservatory 5:00 PM Return to Havana. 6:30 PM Meet Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad (CASA) students. Informal presentation about their work and research, then collaborative DINNER with students. 5
Sunday Monday 8:30 AM BREAKFAST 9:00 AM Depart (45 minute drive) to Güines, Visit Tata Güines Historical House (famous percussionist) Explore Güines town area 12:15 PM LUNCH Depart 1:00 PM (45 minute drive) to Havana Harvard Jazz Band Rehearsal Visit and perform at US Embassy 6:30 PM DINNER 7:30 PM Interactivo concert at Bertolt Brecht Cultural Center 8:30 AM BREAKFAST 9:00 AM Depart to Matanzas (1.5 hour drive) Meet and greet with group Muñequitos de Matanzas Visit to the Casa Museo Miguel Faílde, Birthplace of El Danzon (Cuban National Dance) Historical House 12:45 PM LUNCH 1:30 PM Afro-Cuban Musical Tradition Workshop with Muñequitos de Matanzas 5:15 PM DINNER 6:00 PM Neighborhood Rumba Concert 6
Tuesday Wednesday 8:00 AM BREAKFAST 8:30 AM Depart to Havana (1.5 hour drive) 10:00-11:00 AM Debrief, break at hotel 11:00 AM Depart for National School for the Arts (ENA) and Superior Institute of the Arts (ISA) 11:30 AM Meet school director, take tour of the Arts Schools in Cuba 12:00 PM Exchange Panel between Cuban Students, Harvard Students, Cuban School Directors, and CASA Students 1:30 PM LUNCH 1:30 1:45 PM Horns to Havana project presentation and discussion 1:45 3:30 PM Workshop exchange between ENA and Harvard jazz band 3:30 4:30 PM Performances by mixed ensembles 5:30 PM DINNER 6:30 PM Café Jazz Miramar: Descarga (Jam Session) Cuban-American jam session featuring Harvard and ENA students as well as professional musicians including: Trumpeter Julio Padrón, Pianist Harold López-Nussa Pianist Roberto Carcassés, Saxophonist Cesar Filiú Eladio Don Pancho Terry, Bassist Gaston Joya Drummer Rodney Barreto, Vocalist Bobby Carcassés Saxophonist of Harvard Jazz Bands 9:00 AM BREAKFAST 9:30 AM Depart for El Callejón de Hamel, Afro-Cuban musical tradition concert 7
(Wednesday continued) Thursday Friday 12:15 PM LUNCH 1:00 PM Return to Havana 2:00 PM Harvard Jazz Band Rehearsal 4:30 6:00 PM DINNER 6:30 PM Call for concert 7:30 PM Harvard University Jazz Band Concert Sala Covarrubias, Teatro Nacional Breakfast 9:30 AM Depart 10:00 AM for Historic Havana: Old Havana, Museum Nacional de Bellas Artes LUNCH Afternoon Off Depart 10:00 AM to airport, depart Havana, Cuba 11:30 AM to New York, USA Depart 4:00 PM to Boston, USA 8