A trio is a much more intimate, yet demanding, musical setting for musicians to explore. There is no place to hide, no weak link allowed. In such a small setting, the dynamics must become more acute, the musical idea that much more clear, the technique that much more precise. It is in that context that the Brian Andres Trio Latino, featuring Christian Tumalan and Aaron Germain, thrives. Three musicians making a statement with the freedom of jazz and the cultural richness of the Afro-Latino diasp...
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Brian Andres returns to the Red Poppy to present original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz and Latin standards.
FEATURING:
Brian Andres - drumset
Christian Tumalan - piano
David Pinto - bass
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Drummer Brian Andres leads the Latin jazz group the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel. The nucleus of that ensemble is the trio, featuring Grammy Award-winning musicians Christian Tumalan on piano and David Pinto on bass. As they have with the larger ensemble, the t...
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Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel present their own arrangements of compositions by well-known jazz drummers and Latin jazz percussionists, as well as original music.
FEATURING:
Brian Andres - drumset
Javier Cabanilas - congas
Christian Tumalan - piano
Aaron Germain - bass
Steffen Kuehn - trumpet
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Lead by drummer Brian Andres, the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel (ACJC) was formed to contribute its own mark to the San Francisco Bay Area’s history of Lati...
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Grammy-winning singer Alexa Morales joins Brian Andres and his Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel for a night of original compositions and classic Latin jazz standards.
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The Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel, rooted firmly in a Bay Area Latin jazz tradition that includes artists from Cal Tjader to Armando Peraza and John Santos to Wayne Wallace, was formed to contribute its own mark to that storied history. Led by Brian Andres and featuring Grammy Award-winning musicians, as well as esteemed mus...
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Nuyorican poet/cultural worker Sandra Garcia Rivera joins the Grammy-winning musicians and educators of Brian Andres’ Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel for a special performance of original compositions and exciting arrangements of Cuban, Puerto Rican, Mexican, and U.S. classics.
Featuring:
Brian Andres - drum set
Javier Cabanillas - congas
Aaron Germain - bass
Christian Tumalan - piano
Sandra Garcia Rivera - spoken word
Inspired by the Bay Area’s deep Latin jazz heritage, the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ca...
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Performing together for the third time at the Red Poppy, poet/vocalist Sandra Garcia Rivera joins Brian Andres & The Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel for an evening of hard-hitting Latin jazz and spoken word.
Featuring:
Christian Tumalan - piano
Javier Cabanillas - congas
Steffen Kuehn - trumpet
Aaron Germain - bass
Brian Andres - drum set
Sandra Garcia Rivera - spoken word, vocals
Led by drummer Brian Andres, The Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel was formed in 2007 with its roots in Latin jazz...
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