Pedro Giraudo’s Tango Quartet at historic St. Francis Cabrini Shrine in Washington Heights, New York City
We are pleased to feature Pedro Giraudo's Latin Grammy Award-winning Tango quartet on the beautiful grounds of St. Francis Cabrini Shrine.
Giraudo's Tango quartet brings the beauty and passion of the tango repertoire into the world of chamber music. The quartet’s fervent and virtuosic musical style takes elements from Argentine tango, European classical music, and American jazz. It combines them gracefully and organically, bringing something new and exciting to the form, while retaining all the lushness and beauty that characterizes the genre.
Yasser Tejeda at Dutch Baby Bakery
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Yasser Tejeda, a celebrated Dominican guitarist, vocalist, and composer known for blending Afro-Dominican rhythms with jazz, funk, and rock. His groundbreaking music reimagines traditional folklore, creating a vibrant and powerful sound that captivates audiences worldwide. We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, February 27th, 6:00pm at Dutch Baby Bakery, 813 W. 187th Street, New York, NY.
Francia Reyes performed at the Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center (530 W. 166th Street, NYC) on Monday, January 27th.
Known as "La Reina de los Palos," Francia Reyes is a Dominican artist celebrated for her mastery and promotion of palo music, a traditional Afro-Dominican genre.
Sebastián Natal brought the house down with his Afro-Uruguayan beats flavored with timba, salsa and much more at Amor Cubano, (2018 3rd Avenue, NYC) on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
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2023-2024 Events
2022-2023 Events
Multicultural Music Group Orchestra Concerts
XXI Multicultural Music Encounters: The African Heritage in Perú and Argentina
Cabrini Shrine Concert Series
Various Artists
May 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th
Cabrini Shrine
701 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10040
Jhoely Garay
Jazz Orchestra
April 22nd, 2023
7:00PM
Culture Lab LIC
5-25 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
Jhoely Garay is a guitarist, composer and arranger from Mexico City, Mexico. Garay is a four-time winner of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation scholarship and the Austin and Florence Kaye Foundation scholarship . She was awarded the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize in 2020 and the Repsol Emerging Artist Award in 2017. She was selected to participate in the Stanford Jazz Mentor Fellows program 2022-23, the Woodshed Network Workshop in 2021 directed by the Tony Award-winning NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater and participated in the International Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music at The Banff Centre in Canada in 2017.
In addition, she is a Latin Grammy Foundation Ambassador, a beneficiary of the Women in Jazz Organization Mentorship Program, a grantee of the “Young Creators” program 2019-2020 by the National Fund for Culture and the Arts in Mexico and a grantee of the New York City Artist Corps and a Stanford Jazz Mentor Fellow 2022.
Her work has been presented in important venues in various countries, such as The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Cornelia St. Cafe, Aaron Davis Hall, The Clemente Soto Cultural Center, The Stone, Shea Center for Performing Arts, Blas Galindo Auditorium, Festival Internacional de Jazz de Córdoba, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Margaret Greenham Theater, Rolston Hall, National Arts Center in Mexico, among others.
Queer Love Poetry
March 31st, 2023
7:00PM
Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street. Brooklyn, NY. 11211
The Queer and Trans People of Color Poetry Showcase and Write-In Demonstration is an event that celebrates the International Trans Day of Visibility. This event is a platform for queer and trans people of color to express themselves through the art of poetry. The event provides a space for poets to share their work, connect with other poets, and empower each other.
The showcase features a diverse range of voices and experiences, highlighting the unique perspectives of queer and trans people of color. The event aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by queer and trans people of color and to promote inclusivity and equality.
In addition to the poetry showcase, the event includes a write-in demonstration, where attendees can create and share their own work. This provides a safe and supportive space for queer and trans people of color to explore their creativity and express themselves through writing.
Overall, the Queer and Trans People of Color Poetry Showcase and Write-In Demonstration is a celebration of diversity, inclusion, and creativity. It is an opportunity for queer and trans people of color to come together and make their voices heard, both through their poetry and through their presence.
Pete Nater & Associates
March 29th, 2023
8:00PM
Willie’s Steak House
1832 Westchester Ave, The Bronx, NY 10472
Pete Nater is widely recognized as a Salsa musician with over four decades of experience in the field. He is also a Grammy winner, having recorded with Spanish Harlem Orchestra on a Grammy-winning album. In more recent times, Nater has expanded their interests to include Real Estate Investment and the creation of the "Salsa Legends and Masters Academy" to educate others about the genre's history.
Additionally, the Puerto Rican trumpet star has worked as an investigator with The City of New York for almost 25 years, using their travels to expand their horizons, make connections, and assemble a core team of business associates to facilitate their endeavors. Throughout his career, Nater has played, recorded, subbed, and jammed with numerous bands and artists.
https://petenater.com/
Celebrate International Women’s Day!
March 15th, 2023
7:00PM
Heyground Harlem
461 W 126th Street, New York, NY
Candice Hoyes is poised to “shape the artist-cum-activist role." (NPR) In 2020, she released “Zora’s Moon,” the first single of her mostly self-penned upcoming EP. This jaunty retro soul escapade is her response to this moment: an ode to Black girlhood. Candice brings otherworldly vocalism to her new single, "Waiting for the World (Tired)," which features the 1930 poem "Tired" by Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes set in a lyrical Afro Futuristic soundscape. Candice is a 2020 winner of the inaugural NYC Women’s Fund for Film, Music and Media. She has performed with, opened for and recorded with artists ranging from Lin Manuel Miranda to Chaka Khan to Wynton Marsalis. Candice was commissioned by the National Black Theater and Michelle Obama's When We All Vote to co-create a new work to empower Black voters leading into the 2020 US Presidential election.
Past Events
Celebrate of Afro-Dominican Folklore
February 28th, 2023
NAC Ballroom @ City College
160 Covenant Ave, New York NY 10031
7:00pm
Yasser Tejeda is an award winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer. According to Billboard, Yasser is giving traditional folkloric music a new spin with jazz, rock and Caribbean rhythms in "a frenzied celebration of ancestral union" while Juan Luis Guerra, the most influential Dominican artist in the world, praised his mission calling it the "marvelous example of what's happening with Dominican music."
Yasser has released two commercial albums ,"Kijombo" (2019) and "Mezclansa" (2009), with his group Palotré. He also recently released his first solo acoustic EP called "Interior."
When it comes to his music, the main focus has been to uplift and promote his Afro Dominican roots. 'Mezclansa' was dubbed one of the “100 essential recordings of Dominican music” by the Dominican National Association of Art Writers (Acroarte) and his second album 'Kijombo' received six awards from Dominican Republic's 'Premios Indie', including Best Album.
Join us!
January 27th, 2023
Caravan of Dreams
405E 6th Street, New York, NY 10009
Berta Moreno is a multi-awarded jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator from Spain based in New York City. She has captured the eye of the audience and grabbed the attention of the US and European press. Critics usually define her as "Driven and Determined"- Downbeat Magazine, "a storyteller"- WBGO and "a highly thoughtful and precise soloist, with well-planned statements that don't waste any notes" - All About Jazz.
She is deeply involved in the Jazz, Latin, and World Music scene, both as a player and a composer and teaching in organizations such as MMC in partnership with Columbia University and the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance in New York.
6:30pm
Join us!
December 17th, 2022
La Cumbanchita Bushwick
24 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Yuri Martín Juárez Yllescas (Lima-Peru 1973), guitarist, arranger and composer, began his career in 1996 as guitarist for various groups of Afro-Peruvian music, folk and fusion.
His musical training ranges from formal studies at New York University with Gil Goldstein, John Scofield and Peter Bernstein and also with the Peruvian masters of the guitar such as Pepe Torres, Alvaro Lagos, Jorge Madueño and more “street” experience in Afro-Peruvian peñas.
He has shared the stage and recorded with musicians like Eva Ayllón, Susana Baca, Arturo O'Farrill,Ron Carter, and iconic Peruvian composers such as Kiri Escobar and Javier Lazo, and trail blazing bands including the Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet, Novalima and Tangolandó among others.
Concert 8:00pm & 9:00pm
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with us!
October 28th, 2022
St Frances Cabrini Shrine
701 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY
Born and raised in Mexico, Julia del Palacion learned the traditional Son Jarocho Zapateado under the instruction of renowned dancers in Veracruz and Mexico City. Since 2005, while pursuing her doctoral degree in Latin American History at Columbia University, Julia has been performing professionally in the United States and training in other dance disciplines. including Flamenco and Spanish Baroque dances.
Topic Discussion 6:30pm
Concert 7:30pm