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The John Santos Quartet: "Jazz Latino" at California Jazz Conservatory

Courtesy of Paul S. Fingerote | Posted on August 16, 2018

Where

California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
510-845-5373

When

Sat, September 15, 2018
8:00 PM

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Musicians

John Santos
percussion
Saul Sierra
bass, acoustic

About

The John Santos Quartet presents "Jazz Latino" - a concert of original arrangements of timeless classics, soaring improv, original compositions, and indisputable evidence of the inextricable link between jazz and the music of Latin America. The John Santos Quartet validates and manifests the fact that jazz was born in a Caribbean environment (New Orleans) and organically draws from the rich cultural expressions of the region. The JS Quartet effectively exemplifies the wide world of creativity that is a vital and natural extension of traditional rhythms and forms throughout the Americas. Original arrangements and compositions, a high degree of improvisation, and a broad repertoire from the jazz and Latin American canons are the group's trademarks...

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