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SUMMARY:The Saúl Sierra Quartet with Special guests play the music of "Ca
 chao"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an extraordinary night celebrating the artistry o
 f Israel Lopez “Cachao\,” creator of the Mambo\, pioneer of the Descarga
 \, and one of the pillars of Cuban music. The Saúl Sierra Quartet featur
 es Saúl on bass\, Marco Diaz on piano and trumpet\, Julio Perez\, and Ah
 keel Mestayer on percussion. They will be joined by very special guests:
  John Santos and Orestes Vilató on percussion\, Anthony Blea on violin\,
  and Luis Rosa on saxophone. For the past 20 years Saúl Sierra has been 
 a member of some of the leading bands in the Bay Area\, including The Jo
 hn Santos Quintet/Sextet\, Bobi Cespedes’ band\, Dr. Loco’s Rocking Jala
 peño Band\, El Tren Trío\, Anthony Blea y su Charanga\, The Snake Trío\,
  Jesús Díaz y su QBA\, The Bay Area Afro-Cuban All Stars\, The Venezuela
 n Music Project\, Corazón Sur\, Sababa band\, Cascada de Flores\, SJZ Co
 llective\, LaTiDo. Saul is joined by a team of exquisite musicians: Five
 -time GRAMMY nominated percussionist\, educator\, producer\, composer\, 
 John Santos\, is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in th
 e world today. He is known for his innovative use of traditional forms a
 nd instruments in combination with contemporary music\, and has earned m
 uch respect and recognition as a record and event producer. Orestes Vila
 tó is a Cuban percussionist considered to be one of the foremost timbale
 ros in the salsa genre. He has been a strong musical presence in the San
  Francisco Bay Area music scene playing with several groups like the Mac
 hete Ensemble and Los Kimbos. He has also been an influential music ment
 or to many owing to his deep musical knowledge and generous nature. He h
 as worked with Ray Barretto\, Johhny Pacheco\, Cachao and Carlos Santana
 . Anthony Blea\, master violinist\, is a veteran performer\, composer\, 
 and instructor\, whose performances have graced the stages\, and enriche
 d the musical community of the San Francisco Bay Area for over four deca
 des. Saxophonist Luis Rosa has appeared at major festivals and venues su
 ch as the Java Jazz Festival\, Hungary’s Mediawave Festival\, the Berkle
 e Performance Center\, and Boston’s Beantown Jazz Festival. His performa
 nce collaborations include work with Wayne Bergeron\, Theo Bleckmann\, M
 aurice Brown\, Eguie Castrillo\, Billy Cobham\, Carlos Garnett\, Jerry G
 onzalez\, John Hollenbeck\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Steve Nash\, Charlie Sepul
 veda\, Don Severinsen\, Terrell Stafford and Allen Vizzutti among others
 . Marco Diaz is an accomplished recording musician who has shared the st
 age with Grammy Award winning artist\, Israel “Cachao” Lopez\, Nelson Go
 nzales\, Jimmy Bosch\, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez\, Ska Cubano (Europe)\,
  Tito Rojas\, Nino Segarra\, Anthony Cruz\, Anthony Blea\, Jovino Santos
  Neto\, Joe Santiago\, and is an integral member of the John Santos sext
 et\, and the musical director for Bobi Cespedes. Julio Pérez and Ahkeel 
 Mestayer on percussion are two of the most sought after musicians in the
  Latin Jazz world. They bring an infectious Afro-Cuban backbeat.\n\nTick
 ets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-saul-sierra-quartet-with-special-g
 uests-play-the-music-of-cachao-tickets-2000057917070\n\nhttps://findloca
 l.community/event/775de056-cdd3-4901-b06a-88a4cb2a366a
LOCATION:The Sound Room\, Oakland\, CA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/775de056-cdd3-4901-b06a-88a4cb2a366
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