Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble of SF State: Lugares Comunes
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 7:30 pm
The Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble of SF State performs a wide variety of themes and styles from Latin America, the Caribbean and New Orleans. Featuring music of Chick Correa, Cubanismo, Inti-Illimani, Ivan Lins, Sara Montiel, Quetzal, Pancho Quinto and Tito Rodriguez. Directed by John Calloway. Free.
Location:
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall
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Sponsor:
School of Music
Contact:
School of Music
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Phone:
415-338-7613
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The Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble of SF State performs both traditional and contemporary pieces based on Afro-Cuban religious and folklore music. Founded in 1999, the ensemble’s mission is to expose the larger listening audience to the richness of Cuban and other Latin American music styles that have so influenced American popular music styles. The ensemble has performed at San Francisco’s Carnaval and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and live on KPFA-FM as well as with legendary performers such as Orquesta Aragon, Israel “Cachao” Lopez and Benny Velarde. The ensemble has become a significant part of the Bay Area's multicultural music and art community.