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TRIO What A Dif. A Day Makes, bolerojazz
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Released: Jan 30, 2011
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Contact Information

NAME: Roderick Camelia; EMAIL ADDRESS: roderickcamelia@msn.com; TELEPHONE: 617-729-0289; YOUTUBE PAGE: http://www.youtube.com/rcamelia

General Info

  • Genre: Jazz / Latin / Salsa

    Location Cambridge, Un

    Profile Views: 36114

    Last Login: 2/15/2013

    Member Since 9/27/2009

    Website www.youtube.com/rcamelia

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    The Camelia Latinjazz group is the product of Roderick Camelia's fancy. He wanted to create a group that had the best parts of both worlds: the latin rhythms of the latino styles, and the soloings of the jazz styles. The result is what he calls: merenguejazz, salsajazz, cumbiajazz, bachatajazz and bolerojazz. Additionally, he wanted to keep the rhythms "danceable" so that anyone who was in the mood for latin dancing could get up and do it, which is why he kept percussion solos to a minimum. You can hear and watch some live samples of the results on www.youtube.com/rcamelia.

  • Members

    On keyboard mostly Mina Cho, Mihoko Abe, Soohee Moon and Brad Smith. On percussion mostly: Ruben Vazquez, Amado Rodriguez and Miguel Guzman. I myself (Roderick Camelia) have been playing mostly spanish-electric (nylon stringed) guitar.

  • Influences

    JAZZ: George Benson, Django Reinhardt & Wes Montgomery. LATIN: Carlos Santana, Paquito De Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Andy Narell and others.

  • Sounds Like

    The Camelia Latinjazz ensemble has added jazz improvisation not only to the salsa rhythm (which is more common), but also to the merengue, cumbia, bachata and bolero, creating this way what they call: salsajazz, merenguejazz, cumbiajazz, bachatajazz and bolerojazz. And despite the jazz solos the rhythms have been kept "danceable" to add another layer of enjoyment for those who likes to dance to latin rhythms. See for yourself at www.youtube.com/rcamelia. For more information contact Roderick Camelia at: roderickcamelia@msn.com or 617-729-0289.

A Description Of The Band.

The CAMELIA LATINJAZZ BAND can be best described as: Latin rhythms with jazz solos, and is a Boston-based group. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The group has added jazz improvisation not only to the salsa rhythm (which is more common), but also to the merengue, cumbia, bachata and bolero, creating this way what could best be called: salsajazz, merenguejazz, cumbiajazz, bachatajazz and bolerojazz. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The bolerojazz and bachatajazz are used predminantly when a more mellow type of atmosphere is needed or wanted (for example as background music), while for more upbeat occasions the salsajazz and merenguejazz are preferred. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The group exists as a trio 3-piece), quartet (4-piece), quintet (5-piece) and sextet (6-piece). For background music the 3-piece is favored while the 6-piece is normally reserved for festivals and concerts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The instrumentation of the trio consists of: spanish-electric guitar, keyboard (who also does the bass) and 1 hand-percussion (congas or bongos or tambora, etc..), and for larger ensembles more percussion and a separate bass are added. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The repertoire consists exclusively of Latino and American cover songs, but played with Latin rhythms, to stay within the latinjazz style and to make them more interesting, special and unique. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roderick Camelia is a native of Curaçao, in the Caribbean, and is also a graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston. He plays lead guitar within the group, as well as serving as musical director. Roderick is the son of the late Juan Camelia, a well-known musician from Curaçao, and so his broad knowledge of Latin and Caribbean music comes to him from within his family. The other players in the ensemble are also professional musicians who bring their own talent and expertise to the group’s unique musical mixture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Camelia Latinjazz Band performs regularly for private events at function halls, country clubs, hotels, schools, etc., and less frequently at public restaurants, lounges, bar rooms, and others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To listen to and watch live samples of the trio, quartet, quintet and sextet, please go to www.myspace.com/camelialatinband or www.youtube.com/rcamelia and scroll down. These music samples were purposely created from "live recordings" (meaning: from recordings done without computerized corrections), with all the background chats, noises and imperfections of a live performance, so you get to experience the group in a real "live" setting: “what you hear is what you'll get”.

A Music Biography Of Roderick Camelia.

Roderick Camelia is the son of the late Juan Camelia, a very well known musician from the island of Curaçao, Dutch Antilles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After he finished in Curaçao what would be best translated as “pre-university”, he chose to study Music Pedagogy at the “National Pedagogic University” in Bogota, Colombia, and obtained a “licentiate degree” in Music Pedagogy (Music Education). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upon completing studies there he came to Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA to enroll at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and graduated in Professional Music. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He has performed, as a guitar and bass player, many different styles of popular music, including: swing, rock, funk, pop, latin-jazz, bossa nova, samba, salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, bolero, ballads, soukous from Congo, West-african rhythms from Senegal and Mali, soca, calypso, reggae, jonkonu from the Bahamas and the different rhythms from Curaçao, like the tumba, sehu, salsa antiyana, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An incomplete roster of groups he has performed with are: Fire, Smoke and Ashes (rock & funk), La Nueva Era (merengue), Supercombo La fuente (cumbia), Souvenir (calypso), Jorge Arce and his group Humano (salsa), The Jazz Trio (swing), Vox Pop (polyphonic poetry), Bala Tounkara (west-african music) and of course his own Camelia Latinjazz group. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He has recorded with Ramiro Mendez (cape verdian music), Grupo Chévere (merengue and bachata), Rumbafrica (soukous), Sali Oyugi (Kenyan music), Mondo Sweetie (Cuban and Spanish rumba flamenca) and The Three Kings (hip hop). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently he’s performing with Rumbafrica (soukous) and his own Camelia Latinjazz Band. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He is currently also writing two (or three) music books for the understanding of popular (non-classical) music in English and Spanish. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additionally, he also has several compositions ready in a style he calls “tumbajazz” which is a fusion of tumba (one of the rhythms of his native island Curaçao) and jazz improvisation. He will soon be doing some recordings in this style.

Organizations Performed For / Venues Performed At.

PRIVATE ORGANIZATIOS: 1. MA Immigrants & Refugee; 2.Elder Service Plan of North Shore, Inc. 3.The Polaroid Co. 4.Access Strategies Fund; 5. US Road Sports, LLC; 6..Atria Maplewood Place; 7.Raytheon Company; 8.Global Enterprise Technologies; 9.Susan Bailis Assisted Living; 10.Bloomingdale's Fashion & Apparel Store; 11.Sonicbids; 12.Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council In.; 13.Boston Police Foundation / National Night Out. 14.The Nate Smith House; 15Angela Westover; 16.Belle Mer; 17 Church Court Courtyard; 18.Organization for a New Equality; 19.Self Esteem Boston; 20.Roslindale Village Main Street-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES: 1.Boston College; 2.Harvard University; 3.M.I.T. 4.Buckingham Browne & Nichols School 5.Seacoast Academy; 6.Emerson College; 7.Suffolk University; 8.Tufts University; 10.North Eastern University 11.University Of Massachusetts; 12.New England School Of Law;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RESTAURANTS / LOUNGES: 1.Kings Lounge; 2.Olé Restaurant; 3.Choices Restaurant; 4.Johnnie's On The Side; 5.Pedro's Restaurant; 6.Gaslight Brasserie Du Coin; 7.Merengue Restaurant; 8.The Fireplace; 9. El Sarape Restaurant; 10. Ixtapa Restaurant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER PUBLIC PLACES: 1.Logan Airport 2.Savin-Maywood Community Garden; 3.Joe's Jazz & Blues Festival Sommerville; 4.Upham's Corner Branch Library; 5.Franklin Park Zoo; 6.Conolly Branch Library; 7.Food Project's Farmer Market; 8.Union Square Plaza; 9.First Light Festival Brookline; 10. Museum Of National Heritage; 11.The Museum Of Fine Arts;------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOTELS: 1.Double Tree Guest Suites; 2.The Omni Parker House; 3.Hyatt Regency Boston; 4.Hampton Inn & Suites; 5.Hyatt Regency Cambridge; 6.Shearaton Boston; 7.Hawthorne Hotel; 8.Hilton Logan Airport; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HALLS: 1.Villa Victoria Cultural Center; 2.Andover Country Club; 3.Felt Club; 4.Lanam Club; 5.Crane Estate; 6.Willowdale Estate; 7.Harvard Club; 8.St. Nectarios Greek Orthodoc Church;

Testimonials

“At a recent event, staff commented that the soothing music helped set the tone to relax and have fun at our party. Roderick’s band is always on time, professional, and pleasant to work with. I would recommend them for any event from a backyard party to a corporate function.” - R.K. from ESPNS/PACE.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"The group was wonderful, we really enjoyed the various Latin sounds and we appreciated the diverse group of musicians that made up the group such as the pianist and the young drummer. I hope that we will be able to work together again next year." - M.S. from MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"I just wanted to thank you all for a wonderful time last Friday. My mom said you were her favorite group of the summer and other people wanted me to make sure I get you all to come back next year" - S.B. from SAVIN-MAYWOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"You made my colleagues very happy, your group did an outstanding job! - Y.McB. from AHANA CENTRE BOSTON COLLEGE.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"I heard the show went really well! - M.H. from KINGSLOUNGE.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful music you and your band provided.... It was absolutely perfect! Everyone remarked on how great the band was and how easily they could converse yet were still able to enjoy the music provided! - J. from PRIVATE WEDDING.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Thanks for a great evening! You got rave reviews all around!! - J. from a PRIVATE EVENT.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"Thanks for bringing your band over to MIT Sidney Pacific to perform for us again. Your music was amazing, and everyone there had a great time! The sound level and music type was just perfect for the occasion. I hope you guys had fun as well :). I'm sure we'll be seeing each other again at later social events in the upcoming future. Thanks again for the incredible performance." - W.L. from M.I.T.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"We REALLY enjoyed you guys too! I've only been booking the music for the place for about a year, but I can tell you that it's highly unusual to find a group of such talented musicians - who are also such nice guys and so professional! It was a real treat - so thank* you*!" L.O. from THIRTY-ONE MAIN REST.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"Thank you so much for playing at our Party. I heard a lot of positive comments .... Everyone enjoyed the music and thought you guys were terrific. Thanks again. - S.M. from PRIVATE EVENT.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"Thank You so much for everything, it was wonderful we all really enjoyed it." - N.E. from MALONEY PROPERTIES.-----------------------------------------------------------------------"Thank you so much for performing at our housewarming party last week! You and Mihoko were awesome and definitely helped us make a great impression on all of our guests. You matched the atmosphere of the party perfectly and ran with it – we really couldn’t have asked for more. We always say that we wouldn’t be where we are without all of our amazing artists, and you guys were a prime example of that. On behalf of everybody here at Sonicbids, thank you again!" E.K. from SONICBIDS.

Song List / Lista De Canciones.

AMERICAN STANDARDS: 1.Girl From Ipanema – bachatajazz; 2.All Of Me – cumbiajazz; 3.Blue Bossa – salsajazz; 4.It's Impossible - bolerojazz; – 5.Black Orpheus – merenguejazz; 6.Wave – bachatajazz; 7.There Will Never Be Another You – cumbiajazz; 8.Take the A Train – salsajazz; 9.The Shadow Of Your Smile – bolerojazz; 10.Autumn Leaves – merenguejazz; 11.Crazy – bachatajazz; 12.My Little Suede Shoes – cumbiajazz; 13.My Way – salsajazz; 14.Misty – bolerojazz; 15.What A Difference A day Makes – merenguejazz; 16.Satin Doll – bachatajazz; 17.St. Thomas – cumbiajazz; 18.Chucho – salsajazz 19.Stella By Starlight – bolerojazz; 20.I'm In The Mood For Love – merenguejazz –------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LATINO STANDARDS: 21.Besame Mucho – bachatajazz; 22.Moliendo Cafe – cumbiajazz; 23.Somos Novios – salsajazz; 24.Historia De Un Amor – bolerojazz; 25.Cuando Vuelvo A Tu Lado – merenguejazz; 26.El Dia Que Me quieras – bachatajazz; 27.Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir – cumbiajazz; 28.Capullito De Aleli – salsajazz; 29.A Mi Manera – bolerojazz; 30.Cuando Cuando – merenguejazz; 31.Obsesion – bachatajazz; 32.Se Te Olvida – cumbiajazz; 33.Cara De Payaso – salsajazz; 34.La Media Vuelta – bolerojazz; 35.Inolvidable – merenguejazz; 36.Piel Canela – bachatajazz; 37.Mambo Inn – cumbiajazz; 38.Adoro – salsajazz; 39.Contigo Aprendí – bolerojazz; 40.Mañana De Carnaval – merenguejazz. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLIDAY TUNES: 1.Feliz Navidad - bachatajazz; 2.I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - cumbiajazz; 3.Jingle Bells - salsajazz; 4.White Christmas - bolerojazz; 5.Rudolf The Rednose Reindeer - merenguejazz; 6.Silent Night - salsajazz; 7.Dame La Mano Paloma - merenguejazz (or plenajazz).

Agents & Marketers I Use :

1. Leading Cambridge, Massachusetts Musicians listed in Decidio.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------2.Professional Entertainment Consultants: www.pro-ent.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.
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