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Joe
Garcia |
 Jazz
in AZ has cooked up a red-hot concert
to celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Joe Garcia
and Friends at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center.
The
Valley has produced a number of exciting
Latin jazz bands through the years - -
many sharing key players such as percussionist
Joe Garcia. However, this is the first
time that Jazz in AZ is presenting Joe
Garcia as the leader in a concert at Kerr.
The concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May
5, is the last of the 2009-2010 “Jazz
in Concert” series co-presented
the Jazz in AZ and ASU Kerr Cultural Center,
made possible by generous
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underwriting from the Jazzbird Foundation.
Joe Garcia's band played for the Jazz in AZ monthly
party in March of 2009, and was a huge hit with
the audience. In April, Garcia, along with band
mates Barb Catlin and Dom Moio, performed in the
LakeShore Jazz Series at the Tempe Center for the
Arts along with renowned percussionist Luis Conte
(known for his role as a percussionist on TV's “Dancing
with the Stars”).
The exuberant Garcia has been honoring a life-long
commitment to promoting the music of his heritage.
“My mother and both sets of grandparents came
to the U.S.A. from Cuba. It is important to me to
use the talent and opportunity I've been given to
perpetuate the great music of artists past and present,
and to celebrate the contributions to the world
of music that they've given us, that we must never
forget.”
The band is co-led by Dom Moio on drums and percussion,
with Barb Catlin on piano, Tom Williams on bass
and Mike Wilkinson on trombone. The group's repertoire
includes the music of Wayne Shorter, Antonio Carlos
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and others, plus original compositions by its
members. “Our performance will present
the full band, as well as duets from within
the group, and a percussion feature,”
Garcia said. Also in evidence will be an intriguing
variety of indigenous Latin American and African
percussion instruments.
Tickets for this exciting concert are $25 for
reserved seats, $20 for general admission. JiA
members may take a $4 discount. Student tickets
are just $10. Tickets may be purchased at the
Kerr box office, by phone at 480-596-2660, and
at www.jazzinaz.org. Note: There is no longer
a service charge on tickets purchased by phone
or at the box office.
Don't miss this exciting Latin jazz concert,
the perfect way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
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