Miami, FL – April 28, 2015 – Miami Latin funk septet Electric Piquete will again grace the Pineapple Stage at Ball & Chain (1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135) Friday, May 8, 2015, during another Miami Boheme night hosted by award-winning director Joe Cardona. The documentarian’s 2014 work, winner of an Emmy, Aurora “Best in Show” and two Telly awards, tells the story of Miami’s Latin fusion music scene; Electric Piquete’s original “En La Playa Giron” is included in the soundtrack. The band will perform two sets beginning at 10 p.m. No cover; 21 and over welcome. For more information, visit www.ElectricPiquete.com or call 305.643.7820.
Formed in and by the gritty Miami suburb of Hialeah, Electric Piquete is driven by an explosive three-piece horn section featuring Rich Dixon on trumpet and flugelhorn, Guillermo Roig on tenor sax and Jose Miranda on trombone, a powerfully tight rhythm section including the Latin Grammy-winning pianist Pepe Montes, Ed Rosado (drums), Michael Mut (bass) and Chris Correoso (guitar) and percussionist Raymond Ayala.
The band’s flavorful sound and intense live performances twice earned them a spot as house band on the Fusion Live TV program, and the Miss Carnaval Miami pageant four times; they also secured slots at numerous area music festivals, including the 2015 Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival. In 2009, Miami.com featured them as a Band of the Hour and the Miami New Times named the group “Best Latin Band.” Miami New Times also recently said this about Electric Piquete: “The group’s commitment to the groove is a force to be reckoned with, and they are full of poetry and fuego.” The Miami Herald featured the band’s original “En La Playa Giron” in a special report about the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Electric Piquete released a new single called “De Cara al Sol,” March 13, for which there will also be a new accompanying concept video. It’s a blistering exercise in Latin jazz chops, inspired by Jose Marti and dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 1994 13 Marzo tugboat sinking in Havana Harbor. To listen, click here: bit.ly/EPDeCaraS. EP’s music is available for sale on iTunes and Amazon.com.
For more information about the band, including sound and video clips, live dates and more, visit the new www.ElectricPiquete.com.
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