Florencia Gonzalez at Nuyorican Poets Cafe

" They play a mix of Gonzalez originals and pieces by Uruguayan
masters like Jaime Roos and Rubén Rada, Gonzalez combining her attractive light singing voice with her earthy, lyrical tenor playing.
Her own tango — “Mujer soñando con la evasión,” based on the painting
by Joan Miró — is a standout: a tango rhythm and melody twisted with modern dissonant harmonies in the manner of Astor Piazzolla, and a subdued interlude for Gonzalez’s probing tenor work. At several points during the show, she joins her percussionists, grabbing the medium-sized repique drum, which is painted green, purple, and yellow...

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" They play a mix of Gonzalez originals and pieces by Uruguayan
masters like Jaime Roos and Rubén Rada, Gonzalez combining her attractive light singing voice with her earthy, lyrical tenor playing.
Her own tango — “Mujer soñando con la evasión,” based on the painting
by Joan Miró — is a standout: a tango rhythm and melody twisted with modern dissonant harmonies in the manner of Astor Piazzolla, and a subdued interlude for Gonzalez’s probing tenor work. At several points during the show, she joins her percussionists, grabbing the medium-sized repique drum, which is painted green, purple, and yellow
— the colors of her neighborhood."

THE BOSTON PHOENIX

“ Florencia Gonzalez performance (…) was again one of the most
interesting and enjoyable acts, with the right balance between school and street, between north and south, between the past and future of music. ”

LA DIARIA

“…Florencia’s charts have an air you may call Third-Stream, you may call world music. I’ d call it worth hearing.”

JAZZ INSIDE

“…Woman Dreaming is in most respects a showcase for Gonzalez’
ultra-modern compositions and arrangements, and she doesn’t
disappoint. As another flag-bearer in the ranks of such avant-garde writers as Schneider Carla Bley, Hazel Leach, Christina Fuchs and others, Gonzalez has made the sort of remarkable beginning that presages a bright and productive future. ”

ALL ABOUT JAZZ

“…Gonzalez has crafted a program of long-form works that are packed generously with arranging delights and happy surprises.”

JAZZIZ

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