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December 29th Last show for 2012!!

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Dear all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Saturday night in our stage last concert for this 2012 so many things happened, so many bands but  next year we will continue giving more and more. We want say goodbye to 2012 with some  Flamenco and who do better than La Gitanita ?? This group always bring something new to their performances this time in addition to the usual members, a young and talent violinist, Ting-Yin Liu, will also participate in the performance. To add more creativity and versatility, the very first flamenco song with original lyrics will be debuted. The host of Flamenco Tuesday event at La Caja de Musica, Calixto Li, will also join this show. In case you don't know who they are La Gitanita is a group of young and passionate flamenco artists in Taiwan, aiming to express the authentic flamenco spirit by studying the very core of flamenco traditions, songs, guitar, dancing, and how to coordinate one with the other. Founded in early 20

Dark Eyes Gypsy Jazz at La Caja de Musica Friday 21th

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全台唯一的吉普賽爵士樂團 從2009年創團至今,從一開始的小提琴和吉他,到現在 已經有6 位團員 致力於推廣吉普賽爵士音樂,並且積極參與各式藝文演出 2010年台中爵士音樂節得獎團體 若你也熱愛生命與音樂,不妨駐足傾聽。 在那節奏以及歡笑中,你就可以舞動你的身體,恣意狂歡。 在這短短的幾分鐘裡,讓心靈去法國流浪吧! The one and only gypsy jazz band in Taiwan. Awarded band in 2010 Taichung Jazz Festival. Ever since the first day of the year 2009, Les Yeux Noirs, as known as Dark Eyes, has been holding many gigs around the town! Led by guitarist Sylvain Chen, Dark Eyes continues the legacy of gypsy jazz music as the group of enthusiastic members produce an fabulous mix of sounds through the jazz guitar, violin, accordion, percussion, and the double bass. Special guest is a gypsy jazz guitar master from Canada, Denis Chang. Dark Eyes 粉絲團 http://www.facebook.com/DarkEyesGypsyJazzBand Denis Chang: http://www.denischang.com/news.php Denis Chang是一名來自加拿大的吉他手。受到Django Reinhardr極大的影響,在Denis Chang成長時一直跟在Fapy Lafertin, Ritary Gaguenetti, Paulus Schäfer, Rindo Winterstein 和Emmanuel Kassimo這些吉普賽爵士吉他大師身邊。這位年輕的吉他手也很快地受到不同風格音樂的影

Mike Mudd + The Shiznits + Arman Torus farewell @ La Caja De Musica (The Finale)

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This is the last of 4 shows to round out my last week in Taiwan. You will hear a mix of acoustic music and Shiznits songs. Also we will have Mike Mudd perform some of his kickass songs. He has been ever so present in my musical time in the last year. And he is an incredibly entertaiining performer. My dear friend Nick Brown will be away for Christmas. To try and fill Nick's big shoes, we will have special Guest Lanny Waugh on the guitar. He is a veteran of the Taipei music scene playing nearly every week in Taipei for the last 30 years! La Caja de Musica is a wonderful restaurant and you can expect many unplanned jams to happen. cover charge is 250 nt and includes one drink vocals/guitar- Arman Torus vocals/saxophone- D C Rapier guitar- Lanny Waugh trumpet- Nicolas Chenuet hammond organ- Luis Hernando bass- Sean Su drums- Daz Booker

Thursday 13th Navarra trip with Chef German Rodrigo.

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This Thursday we have a special menu  introduced by our special guest Chef; The Spanish Chef German Rodrigo was born in Navarra (Spain) on the 7th of July. If you know about the traditional festival of Spain, you will know this is the day of a big party in San Fermin in the north of Spain. Thousands of people meet for a week long celebration in the streets of Pamplona (a city of Navarra). But this place is not only famous for this festival. We know so well this is a place in Spain where you can eat delicious food and drink great wines, like the famous rose wines of Navarra. German grew up in a family who owns and operates a restaurant. His grandfather and father taught him the skills of cooking and the taste of good food. His grandmother and mother taught him how to treat and care for the customers. He spent his childhood in the kitchen, watching and helping his family work in the restaurant. These experiences made him understand what are the details necessary to create excellent