Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94105 USA
Wed
Aug 10, 2016
5:00 am
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7:00 am
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6-class series co-presented by MoAD, YBGF and SFJAZZ

Wednesdays, August 10 – September 14, 7PM-9PM

CLASS 1: Afro-Cuban Roots 1

Latin American music and musicians have played fundamental and innovative roles in the history and evolution of jazz. Jelly Roll, Louie, Duke and Diz are among the legions of jazz pioneers who acknowledged these facts. The Latin Roots of Jazz is the continuation of John Santos’ ongoing yearly series presented by the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the Museum of the African Diaspora, and SFJAZZ, featuring live musical examples (in weeks one and six) in addition to selections from his legendary collection of audio and video recordings.

The profound Afro roots of Cuban folkloric music, song and dance are at the foundation of contemporary Jazz Latino, providing both an historic and living link to the Afro-Caribbean culture that gave birth to Jazz. Live demonstration by maestros Roberto Borrell, Erick Barbería, Fito Reynoso, Bobi Céspedes and John Santos of Afro-Cuban forms such as Güiro, Bata, Bembé, Arará, Abakuá, Iyesá, Conga de Comparsa, Yambú, Guaguancó, Columbia and Guarapachangueo.

Multi-Grammy nominee, John Santos is an internationally-recognized educator, bandleader and percussionist. He was a Latin Jazz Advisor to the Smithsonian, SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director (2013 & 2014), and is current faculty at the California Jazz Conservatory (Berkeley) and the College of San Mateo.

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