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Livestreamed on this page on Friday 12 June 2020 at at 11 a.m. HST (Honolulu, UTC-10) / 1 p.m. AKDT (Juneau, UTC-8) / 2 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 4 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 5 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).

Bronx NY, USA
Friday 12 June 2020

BronX BandA featuring Arturo O’Farrill

Bronx based jazz ensemble collaborates with large scale puppet theater amplifying the sounds and stories of our community

Friday 12 June 2020

Livestreamed BronX BandA featuring Arturo O’Farrill on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 12 June 2020 at at 11 a.m. HST (Honolulu, UTC-10) / 1 p.m. AKDT (Juneau, UTC-8) / 2 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 4 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 5 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).

About the BronX BandA Ensemble
Arturo O'Farrill, pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. He received his formal musical education at the Manhattan School of Music and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the performance, education, and preservation of Afro Latin music. http://www.arturoofarrill.com/

Annette A. Aguilar, multi-percussionist, is a bandleader, educator, and producer. Annette is a native of San Francisco, CA, with parents from Managua, Nicaragua. In 1992, she founded a Latin Brazilian Jazz group, Annette A Aguilar & StringBeans. She received Master’s Degrees from Manhattan School of Music and in Music education at City University of NY. http://www.aguilarstringbeans.com/

Kayla Faccilongo is a Puerto-Rican American mezzo-soprano born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She is dedicated to the evolution of classical music through innovation, inclusivity, accessibility, and collaboration with other genres and artistic mediums. https://www.kaylafaccilongo.com

Leonor Falcon, Venezuelan violinist and violist Leonor performs around New York City in ensembles dedicated to jazz, avant-garde, latin and classical music. For more information: www.leonorfalcon.com
Leonor is endorsed by REMIC Microphones since 2019

Clark Gayton, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, and euphonium player, was born in Seattle, WA and now lives in NYC. He is as comfortable with classical music as he is with jazz, indie rock, folk and reggae. soundcloud.com/clark-gayton

Baba Israel is a core member of the Hip Hop/Soul project Soul Inscribed, which recently completed the American Music Abroad program. He holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College and is the Co-Artistic Director of the Performance Project based at New York City’s University Settlement. He is a proud member of HERE’s HARP program, where he is developing his new music-theater show Cannabis! A theatrical concert. www.babaisrael.com

Juan Carlos Polo is a NYC based Peruvian drummer, composer and educator. His playing is an unconscious tendency, grounded in multiple styles and regions, which still remains faithful to Peruvian tradition. His music is thus an extension of his own life. http://juancarlospolo.com/en/

Leo Traversa is a native New Yorker and distinguished musician and educator. His extensive knowledge across musical genres and cultures, along with his mastery of playing techniques, makes him one of the most versatile and proficient bassists on the scene today. www.leotraversa.com

Juanma Trujillo is a guitarist born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He has the ability to generate emotive and powerful musical statements that transcend the scope of typical structures, analysis, or preconceived systems, and engage not only the ears but the mind and spirit as well. https://juanmatrujillo.com/

About Redwing Blackbird Theater
Redwing Blackbird Theater creates giant puppet operas, pageants & hand puppet shows locally & worldwide. Our theater, workshop & museum space, founded 20 years ago by Amy Trompetter in Rosendale, NY, focuses on community action & social justice. Collaborators include: Danella Abbey, Liana Gabel, Jim Luckner, Andrea Maddox, Melisande Potter, Caru Thompson, Miss V. Filming by DeeDee Halleck, Isabella Lawkins, and Arny Lippin. Litany poem fragment by Patricia Storace. Hip Hop Dancers thanks to Center for Creative Education, Kingston NY. Redwingblackbirdtheater.com

About Casita Maria
The Heart of Creativity. The Home of Success.
Casita Maria is the first and oldest Latino Charity in NYC, founded in 1934 in El Barrio and now located in Hunts Point, in the South Bronx. We provide a safe and welcoming community, enriching and uplifting youth and families towards success through shared cultural, art and educational experiences and programs. Each year, we serve over 1,000 young people in after school programs and summer camp, while our Creative Arts programs reach over 40,000 community members. Our vision is to create a dynamic and thriving community, celebrating arts and culture as integral to its vitality and success. casitamaria.org

About HowlRound TV

HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.

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