Jonathan Snead

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Se Desata El Tomate

recording credits: Ian Weidmann, tenor saxophone; Jack Lanhardt, baritone saxophone; Agustín Alonso, piano; Ricardo Puche Bravo, bass; Aramis Fernandez, congas; Isaac Lavigne, timbales

Instrumentation: Latin jazz combo and dancers
Duration: 6 min.
Year: 2021

collaboration with choreographer Rebeca Gamborino

Program Note:
This piece is written to be danced to, embodying joy, celebration, and expression. Its structure allows both musician and dancers freedom to improvise and express themselves while the tune carries them away. The title, which translates to “the tomato is unleashed” also embodies this expression of joy; it is taken from Pablo Neruda’s Oda al Tomate, a poem celebrating the fresh delights of Argentinian summer via a visceral depiction of tomatoes.