First Esquivel Event: March 4, 2005
Press Coverage for This Event
All articles appeared on the day of the show, March 4, 2005.
- Boston Globe- Cover Story
- Boston Herald - Full Page Story
- Cambridge Tab - Cover Story (same text as Herald)
Press Release from March 4, 2005 Premiere
This show will be dedicated to Martin Denny, the father of Exotica, who died March 2005.
Venture out beyond the moon with WAITIKI and their Orchestrotica as they present the supersonic “space-age bachelor-pad” sounds of the late great Juan Garcia Esquivel — often referred to as Mexico’s equivalent of Duke Ellington.
Whether you know Esquivel as the King of Lounge or as a contemporary to George Gershwin, what matters most is the artfulness of his music. While filled with zany antics and wild instruments, the essence of Esquivel’s writing remains rich and provocative on the inside and frenetically frosted on the outside — a perfect pairing for WAITIKI and the WAITIKI Orchestrotica.
When WAITIKI learned that the original manuscripts for these works had been destroyed many years ago, they decided to transcribe a selection of their favorite Esquivel works (by ear!) off of the recordings. Minimal arranging has been done in order to respect Esquivel’s reputation as a perfectionist.
Known as Boston’s premiere purveyors of exotic lounge and tiki music, WAITIKI has invited 15 of Boston’s best musicians to comprise the WAITIKI Orchestrotica, who will perform this rare live performance of Esquivel’s music.