Welcome to Paul Vornhagen Jazz
Paul Vornhagen Jazz
Michigan Jazz. Jazz saxophone, flute and vocals. If you like straight-ahead jazz standards, originals,
bebop, latin-cubano jazz, bossa-nova/samba and some vocal ballads, you will like my music!! I am talking about Monk, Ellington, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Mann, Wayne Shorter, to name a few. MEDIA QUOTES: "Gutsy sax....sensuous flute...and vocals, smooth as silk" --JAZZ TIMES "Great tone on the soprano sax...top notch composer" --CADENCE "..his tenor sax is robust, yet warm with the heart of a romantic"---DETROIT JAZZ
I can perform SOLO w/recorded tracks, DUO w/keyboard, TRIO adding the bass, QUARTET adding drums or QUINTET adding a trumpet. Jazz clubs, concerts, festivals, restaurants, private parties, weddings.....any event that requires music. Never too loud or obtrusive. Just the very finest professional presentation.
I am also performing with a Latin-Jazz group called TUMBAO BRAVO, that I formed in the fall of 2003 with co-leader and conga player, Alberto Nacif. We perform authentic cuban polyrthymns including mambos, cha chas, rhumba, boleros, danzon all based on the cuban montuno. Many of the songs are originals written by band members which also includes Wesley Reynoso on piano, Javier Barrios on timables, Pat Prouty on bass and Bob Mojica on trumpet. Our debut CD was released in July of 2004 called MONTUNO SALAD on PKO Records.
TUMBAO! won the 2005 Detroit Music Award for OUTSTANDING JAZZ RECORDING ! We were also nominated for the 2006 Best Contemporary Jazz Group. Checkout the website for schedule, sound bites, etc www.tumbaobravo.com
TUMBAO BRAVO has won the 2007 Detroit Music Award in the OUTSTANDING WORLD MUSIC CATEGORY for our 2nd CD, Amigos: From Our Hands !
TUMBAO BRAVO'S 3rd CD, Un Systema Para Todo, was released this June 2008 featuring our new pianist, Wesley Reynoso and new bassist, Pat Prouty. Eleven original compositions ! Available at www.cdbaby.com or pvornhagen@aol.com We received the Detroit Music Awards nomination in three categories for this CD in World Music and Jazz !
TUMBAO SALSA is a band I formed with vocalist Armando Vega performing the salsa hits for dancing in November 2008 Lots of Rueben Blades songs with timbales/coro vocal, bongo/coro vocal, keyboard, bass, trumpet and me on sax/flute. The 2nd Sunday of every month at Sangria's in Royal Oak 4th St at Lafayette at 9:30pm
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS:
I have been teaching private music lessons for over 30 years. Presently I am on staff at the Ann Arbor Music Center and the Northville Center for Music. I am presently accepting students at my home in Ann Arbor on saxophone, flute, clarinet and piano/keyboard for all age groups, levels and styles. Many of my students are in band programs at middle to high school level--I can offer tutoring for symphonic, jazz and concert band music. I am happy to work with anyone who is interested in expanding and improving their music skills.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
January 13: SALINE MIDDLE SCHOOL Saline MI School Assembly concert w/TUMBAO BRAVO 1:45PM
January 15: CIVIC CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY Livonia 2-3pm TRIO
January 22: 526 MAIN 526 Main St Royal Oak 8-11:30pm TRIO
January 27; TOLEDO CLUB 14th St Toledo, OH 6-8pm QUARTET
January 29: SANGRIA Lafayette @ 4th Royal Oak 9:30pm-12:30 TUMBAO SALSA
January 31: 526 MAIN Royal Oak 8-11:30pm TRIO
February 10-19: NEGRIL, JAMAICA
February 21: 526 MAIN Royal Oak 8-11:30pm TRIO
February 24-25: DEGAGE JAZZ CAFE 301 River Rd Maumee, OH 7:30-11:30pm TRIO
February 26: SANGRIA 4th St @ Lafayette Royal Oak 9:30pm TUMBAO SALSA
March 15: VINOLOGY 110 S. Main Ann Arbor 9pm-12am QUARTET
March 16: BLOOMFIELD TWP LIBRARY 7:30-9PM QUARTET
March 18: COMMON GRILL Main St Chelsea 12-3pm TRIO
June 17: COMMON GRILL Main St Chelsea 12-3pm TRIO