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Neff Irizarry

Caramba, peligro, Latin Jazz guitar is here!!!

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator Puertorican guitarist Neff Irizarry (b.1973), whose daring, fresh and exploring take on Contemporary Jazz with a strong Latin tinge has been hailed by such names as Steve Khan, Jimmy Haslip (The Yellowjackets) and Paquito DRivera, can be heard on his debut CD Nepenthe (produced by Haslip) firing away his distinctive fusion of Coltrane-influence hard bop and pianistic montunos. The opening track Despedidas is even included in the first-ever European Real Book, a collection of the best European jazz compositions by Sher Music, fresh from the press in January 2006. Hailing from the Boston jazz scene and Berklee College of Music (his alma mater), over the years Neff has been collaborating and performing with renowned artists in a wide range of styles, such as Eddie Henderson, Randy Brecker, Azymuth, Giovanni Hidalgo, Marc Quiñones, Bobby Allende, Jeff Lorber, Robin Jones, Snowboy, Evan Price (of Turtle Island Quartet), Antonio Sanchez (of Pat Metheny Group), Leslie Lopez (New Cool Collective and Bombacó), Singer/songwriter Douglas Pashley, Mr Gone, Afroelements, Deniss Pashkevich and Riga Groove Electric and Irish Singer/songwriter Stefan Hanvey.
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Member Since: 5/17/2006
Band Website: neffirizarry.com
Band Members: NEPENTHE as appears on the CD:
Jamie Harris
Jimmy Haslip
Jartza Karvonen
Pete Korpela
Nepenthe Live:
Rob Dominis
Leslie Lopez
Jartsa Karvonen
Ricardo Padilla
International Project:
Dennis Pashkevich
Dave Lyttle
Uma Uma:
Thais Morrell
Rob Dominis
Tuure Koski
Juha Tanninen
Riga Groove Electro

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My Blog

THE NEWS FOR 2008 SUMMER!!!!

June was an incredible month. The culmination of the Balticness Tour came to a screeching halt with 2 SOLD OUT concerts for dignitaries(etc....) and one for the public. The first concert saw my regula...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:51:00 PST

LONG AWAITED NEWS!!!

Hello Music Lovers,I have kept you hangin' for too long. I know what your questions are: Where has he been? What's goin' on? EXACTLY. Take a minute while I drop it on ya'll!! Y para mis socios latinos...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:13:00 PST

Update just in!!!

Neff has an endorsement deal with VOVOX CABLES!! These are the BEST CABLES that bring out the true sound of your instrument. Thanks Kai!!My Nephew, Henrik Hellman has informed me that Snowboarding has...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:48:00 PST

Old Videos and such.....

Hello Everybody!!Check out a beautiful version from 2005 of Jobim's classic 'Caminhos Cruzados' with singer Pauliina May!! Caminhos CruzadosComing Soon!!!In the Works: The official website featuring c...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:40:00 PST

Snow NEWS!!!

Hello Everybody!!My Nephew, Henrik Hellman, has just won the DUTCH SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP 2007!! Check out the link(It's in DUTCH for all you multilinguists!):Henrik! I just served as a judge for the...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:45:00 PST

MORE NEWS!!!

Hello,Here's the link to 'The Black Madonna':Black MadonnaCheck the film out and the title track "Black madonna only smiles", written by Douglas Pashley and Jeanette Olsson. Featuring yours truly with...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:37:00 PST

NEWS!!!

Hello Everybody!!If you haven't already, please check out the EUROPEAN REAL BOOK on CHUCK SHER MUSIC! It features 'DESPEDIDAS' among compositions by some of the BEST EUROPEAN JAZZ COMPOSERS out there!...
Posted by Neff Irizarry on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:52:00 PST