Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace performs her original composition "New Beginning" with one of San Jose's premier jazz big bands, Nineteen. Michelle arranged her piece for the traditional 19-piece big band as part of the band's tribute to female jazz composers, a concert held at Theatre on San Pedro Square in San Jose, California, in early 2015.
Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace and her quartet perform the Michelle's original arrangement of "Theme from the Flintstones," the catchy theme from the Flintstones cartoon series. The arrangement features an uptempo mambo feel with a reharmonized chord structure.
Featuring:
Michelle Pollace, piano
Ron Sotelo, bass
Sam Sotelo, drums
Willie Garza, percussion
Video shot and edited by John Abatecola, TSG Multimedia.
Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace and her quartet perform Michelle's original composition "Bright Eyes." The song switches between rumba and Afro-6/8 feels and appears on Michelle's CD New Beginning.
Featuring:
Michelle Pollace, piano
Ron Sotelo, bass
Sam Sotelo, drums
Willie Garza, percussion
Video shot and edited by John Abatecola, TSG Multimedia.
Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace and her quartet perform Michelle's original composition and title track from her recent CD "New Beginning." The song features a jazz-cha cha feel and appears on Michelle's CD New Beginning.
Featuring:
Michelle Pollace, piano
Ron Sotelo, bass
Sam Sotelo, drums
Willie Garza, percussion
Video shot and edited by John Abatecola, TSG Multimedia.
Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace and her quartet perform Michelle's original composition "Hot House Dandelion." The song features a rumba feel and appears on Michelle's CD New Beginning.
Featuring:
Michelle Pollace, piano
Ron Sotelo, bass
Sam Sotelo, drums
Willie Garza, percussion
Video shot and edited by John Abatecola, TSG Multimedia.
Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace and her quartet perform the original composition "Hot House Dandelion" at San Pedro Square Market in San Jose, California, as part of the "San Jose Jazz Music at the Market" series. The song is an uptempo jazz composition based on the Afro-Cuban rumba rhythm.
Latin Jazz pianist Michelle Pollace and her quartet perform "Manteca" at San Pedro Square Market in San Jose, California, as part of the "San Jose Jazz Music at the Market" series. The song is an uptempo jazz standard with a mambo feel and highlights improvisations by the group's members.