Performances + Events
Jazz Small Ensembles: Afro-Latin, Brazilian and World Rhythms
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Free
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
Tonight's Small Jazz Ensemble concert features world music and its impact on jazz.
The Brazilian Ensemble, with direction by Caio Afiune, explores music from the early choros of the 19th century, to the music of Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal andGuinga. Mark Walker’s Afro-Latin Ensemble delves into the use of South American and Caribbean rhythms and the works of high-level jazz composers such as Ralph Towner, Lyle Mays and Paquito D’Rivera. The Jerry Leake directed World Rhythm Ensemble focuses on rhythms of Southern Ghana, playing traditional instruments of the Ewe.
The Brazilian Ensemble, with direction by Caio Afiune, explores music from the early choros of the 19th century, to the music of Tom Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal andGuinga. Mark Walker’s Afro-Latin Ensemble delves into the use of South American and Caribbean rhythms and the works of high-level jazz composers such as Ralph Towner, Lyle Mays and Paquito D’Rivera. The Jerry Leake directed World Rhythm Ensemble focuses on rhythms of Southern Ghana, playing traditional instruments of the Ewe.
Artist(s)
Mark Walker
Jerry Leake
Caio Afiune
