Citizens Jazz & Sang Matiz: A Night of Music Without Borders

Citizens Jazz is a collective of some of the Bay Area’s most talented jazz musicians led by bassist Caroline Chung. Although all the musicians are trained and educated in jazz, their musical taste and influences cross all genres, span many continents and are expressed in various ways. Their repertoire ranges from classic jazz, bebop, swing, and blues to modern-day bossa nova, samba, rumba and Afro-Cuban. Caroline Chung is a long-time musician and activist in the Bay Area and can be seen performing all over with her many projects.

Featuring:
Caroline Chung – upright bass
Danny Brown – saxophone
Gaea Schell – piano
Matt Swindells – drums

Sang Matiz describes its style as urban Afro-Brazilian flamenco, though many other sounds blend into the colorful ensemble’s original music. The group began in early 2008, taking its name from sang, meaning ‘blood’ in French, and matiz, Spanish for ‘harmonious mixture’. In 2013, Sang Matiz released Ship It, the debut album which captures the energy of the group’s performances featuring mostly original songs. These compositions include influences of Afro-Peruvian and Afro-Brazilian sounds with flamenco, funk, reggae, ska, pop, and R&B. Along with its two founders – singer-songwriter Yuriza Jared and lead guitarist Eddie Cabezas – Sang Matiz features drummer Jesus Martinez and percussionists Alberto Rosetti, David De Semir, and Clark Seal.

Featuring:
Yuriza Jared – charango, guitar, quena, vocals
Eddie Cabezas – electric & acoustic guitar
Alberto Rosetti – surdos
David De Semir – repinique, snare
Clark Seal – congas, timba
Caroline Chung – electric bass

More on the Musicians:
Danny Brown, a professional jazz musician and composer since the young age of 14, brings the most authentic and beautiful sounds through his saxophones. He has been an integral part of the jazz music scene in the Bay Area and still thrives through his passionate sound and ideas. He has performed with everyone under the sun and has composed music for big bands as well as small combos while building a name as a musical prodigy.

Gaea Schell, a professional jazz pianist and vocalist, recently made her California debut as a twice-featured performer at the San Jose Jazz Festival and has been performing professionally and internationally for many years in diverse contexts. Known among her peers for swinging every note, subtle phrasing, and honest lyrical writing, this west coast-based pianist/composer/vocalist (also flutist) is a native of western Canada where she grew up playing music from an early age. Her experience includes everything from trio to quartet to orchestral performance.

Since relocating from Manchester, UK to San Francisco, Matt Swindells has been busy playing drums with various Bay Area artists covering an entire spectrum of musical genres. Some of Matt’s career highlights include two world tours as drummer for electronica pioneers Fila Brazillia and playing with Australian multi-instrumentalist James Morrison at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Matt has also made several live and pre-recorded television and radio appearances with Fila Brazillia in many different countries including UK, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Turkey, Czech Republic, Holland and Spain.

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Admission: $12-20. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.

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