Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Jazz Sextet

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, the Folklore and Ethnomusicology Student Association, and several other departments and organizations on campus are sponsoring an awesome jamfest next week, featuring a wonderful music group from South America. Come on out and join the party!

Free Concert! Wednesday, February 6th. 8 p.m. at the Waldron Arts Center - Rose Firebay Room

Smoldering jazz is kicked up with the intoxicating polyrhythms of coastal Perú as trumpeter and composer Gabriel Alegría continues to chart a fresh new idiom. Combining his own distinctive approach to the jazz trumpet
with the rich heritage of Afro-Peruvian music, Alegría is joined by saxophonist Laurandrea Leguía, guitarist Yuri Juárez, bassist Joscha Oetz, drummer Hugo Alcázar and master percussionist Freddy “Huevito” Lobatón-who plays traditional Afro-Peruvian instruments such as cajón (box drum) and quijada (jaw bone) and adds spectacular passages of zapateo dancing.

The 2008 tour features music from Alegría’s latest recording Nuevo Mundo scheduled for release on January 13, 2008. This landmark recording features guest appearances by some of today’s jazz luminaries such as vocalist
Tierney Sutton, multi-grammy award winning Russell Ferrante, and jazz legends Bill Watrous and Bobby Shew. Alegría’s CD is available exclusively through his web site www.gabrielalegria.com as well as
information regarding the Afro-Peruvian jazz music movement and community.

www.gabrielalegria.com