Event Info
Roberto López Afro-Columbian Jazz Orchestra
“López creates some serious butt-shaking grooves!” - Montreal Hour
Colom...
9:30pm
$19
Artists
Roberto López Afro-Columbian Jazz Orchestra
Event Description
“López creates some serious butt-shaking grooves!” - Montreal Hour
Colombia-born Roberto López moved to Montreal two decades ago to study jazz. Longtime leader of his own ensembles, he created the Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra in 2011 as a unique project dedicated to reviving and modernizing the cumbia big-band era of the 1970s. The resulting CD, "Azul," was a unique hybrid of traditional wind ensembles from Colombia’s Caribbean coast and North American jazz bands; fresh, seductive, and a joy to listen to, it went on to win a Juno and be acclaimed as the year’s “Best World Music Album” by Le Devoir. In short, this is going to be a dance-happy highlight of TD JazzFest! Roberto López guitar, Jean-Sebastien Leblanc clarinet, Joel Miller tenor saxophone, David Carbonneau trumpet, David Grott trombone, Fraser Hollins upright bass, Massimo Sansalone drums and Kullak Viger-Rojas percussion
Venue
1415 Broad Street
Multi-Purpose / Hall
Capacity250
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Sat. June 29th 2013 + Add to Calendar
Victoria Event Centre
