Media on Manteca

8.00 - 10.30pm Monday, 15 November, 2010

Where?

The Charles Hotel
509 Charles Street
North Perth, Western Australia

MANTECA - relaunched at Perth Jazz Society

Manteca was without doubt one of the legendary WA bands.

Founded by master musician, arranger and composer - Uwe Stengel - Manteca became one of Australia’s most outstanding contemporary jazz ensembles. It broke new ground by featuring in two six-part nationwide ABCTV series and becoming a national success. Manteca showcased to the nation WA’s live energized Jazz music, and held audiences spellbound at venues around Perth with its powerful fusion and challenging arrangements.

The Perth Jazz Society is delighted to have the opportunity to present Manteca after its long sojourn, and congratulates Uwe Stengel for keeping the flame alive, not only in his music but in his heart.

We recommend you arrive early to secure a seat to witness a night of Jazz history and to feel the Manteca energy for a glorious night of high powered entertainment!

DOORS OPEN 6:30pm

http://www.perthinternationaljazzfestival.com.au/program/manteca-at-the-plaza/

http://news.yahoo.com/jazz-festival-raises-bar-003349735.html - review of 2014 Int Jazz Festival -

The international guests - saxophonist Greg Osby (immaculate in both phrasing and dress sense) and guitarist Peter Bernstein (apologising for his clothing being lost on the long flight from New York) played their parts to perfection, teaming with local musicians as if they had been playing together for years.

The festival was fortunate to have such fine weather, even if the outdoor venues around the Art Gallery of WA were a little chilly for the evening concerts. It's taking a punt on the weather to program outdoor events in May but the weather gods were happy to oblige.

The only concession to the autumn chill was to move the Singers Lounge inside to the underground studio of the State Theatre Centre instead of the open-air courtyard. Its basement atmosphere contributed to the success of singers Kristin Berardi, Josh Kyle and Christine McNulty.

While the free outdoor concerts attracted healthy crowds to the afternoon and evening events (and some even on a Sunday morning), the concerts at the Ellington Jazz Club were also well patronised, as might be expected.

There was a healthy stream of jazz fans through the fenced-off Brookfield Place on St Georges Terrace on Sunday as the festival concluded with four hours of jazz on three separate stages - each one outside a bar on this upmarket entertainment strip.

There, fans could sample the smorgasbord of jazz talent on offer over the entire festival - from those steeped in bebop playing New Orleans traditional styles to gypsy jazz (Bellville) and rock-jazz and funk courtesy of Manteca, and Afro-Peruvian music from Daniel Susjnar and his Latin-inspired band.

This was no "difficult second festival" but a highly successful and efficiently organised expansion of the original idea, suggesting that Perth jazz fans should be able to enjoy such an immense array of talent for years to come.