SF Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble tribute to Cal Tjader with Chuy Varela
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- When
- Fri Sep 14, 2012
- Where
- San Pedro Square Market
- Time
- 7:00pm
- Tags
- Latin Music, Music
Description
The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco (LJYE) is a performing group of talented musicians ages ten to 18. Their repertoire features Latin jazz classics and original compositions at a level that has landed them gigs at the the KCSM Jazz Festival, KGO Radio, Yerba Buena Gardens, SF Museum of Modern Art, Paramount's Great America, Yoshi’s, and our very own San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. The LJYE has shared the stage with legendary performers such as Cachao, Chuchito Valdes, Poncho Sanchez, Clare Fischer; and the Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra.The LJYE mission is to preserve the traditions of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban music by teaching it to youth and to create role models for aspiring student musicians. This group was chosen as one of the top youth bands in Northern California in the 2004 YouthQuake competition and won First Place in Youth Music in Carnaval San Francisco in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Ensemble is honored to be Youth Artists-in-Residence at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens Festival since 2005.
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