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International Drum Legend, Ignacio Berroa Walks Home with '07 Award for 'Best International Jazz Album of the Year' for 'CODES'
With eight intimate tracks, Codes is not only an International winner at the Danish Music Awards 2007, it also celebrates an experiential masterpiece.
Los Angeles, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire) June 22, 2007 -- International drummer and composer Ignacio Berroa walked home with the 2007 Danish Music Award for "Best International Jazz Album of the Year" for his long-awaited debut album "CODES" (Blue Note Records). The 19th Annual Danish Music Awards celebrated the best of last year at the KB-Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, June 8th, 2007. "CODES" has swept the souls of listeners across the globe, with an all-star line up that includes, David Sanchez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Edward Simon, John Patitucci and Giovanni Hidalgo.
"I am honored to receive this award, in a country with such a great jazz tradition. Also having being able to collaborate with such talented musicians to mix the language of Afro-Cuban and Jazz music has been an amazing experience for me," says Ignacio Berroa. With every song on the album having its own fire and tempo, Codes can be viewed as a reflection of what Ignacio Berroa's music is about. Ignacio Berroa's communication element in Codes has the power to transfer excitement into everyone's bones and put them into a visionary groove regardless of culture and musical taste.
Co-produced by Ignacio Berroa, Rubalcaba and Ricardo (Edito) Martinez, "CODES", has been recognized by Denmark as the best International Jazz album. Berroa's eight tracks of spontaneity and fusion of Latin and Jazz move you intrinsically, swinging you into unexpected cadence each second. This remarkable album presents up-tempo tracks like "Matrix" and "Pinocchio" where Latin and Jazz meet in the middle. Ignacio Berroa's delivers a universal dialect with unforgettable musical passages, and melodies like "Joao Su Merced" and "La Comparsa."
Berroa has been traveling extensively in '07 performing at various engagements worldwide to include the Heineken Jazz Festival in Puerto Rico, as well as many other engagements in the U.S. Ignacio Berroa will also be at the New Calgary Jazz Festival on June 21st, and Medicine Hat Jazz Festival on June 22nd in Canada. He will also be the headliner at the Flint Jazz Festival in Flint, MI, on August 4th. A complete list of his performance schedule can be found by visiting Ignacio Berroa's website at: www.ignacioberroa.com
About Ignacio Berroa
Ignacio Berroa has been recognized by many as one of the greatest drummers of our times. His numerous contributions to the American music scene have earned him a place among a very selective group of artists known to have set new musical trends for the 20th century. Jazz Legend Dizzy Gillespie best defined Ignacio as "The only Latin drummer in the world, in the history of American music that intimately knows both worlds; his native Afro-Cuban music as well as Jazz ..." Highly respected among his peers, Ignacio's musicianship and versatility have enabled him to build a successful career by gaining the recognition of some of the most important artists in the business.
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