MUSIC SCENE Dimas Sanchez Afro-Latin Jazz Party 6/22 @The Palladium

In this episode of MUSIC SCENE, host Nanette Wiser talks with legendary percussionist and master class instructor Dimas Sanchez about Afro-Cuban-Latin music. On Sunday, June 22 @3p at The Palladium in downtown St. Pete the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association presents Afro Latin Jazz Party! featuring Dimas Sanchez and the Afro Latin Jazz Project. The event is co-sponsored by Mi Gente Mi Pueblo, a local nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure that all Latinx communities are visible, thriving, and connected.  TICKETS here
THE BAND  Jochy Rodriguez- trumpet   Mariano Morales- piano Randy Bordon- bass
Jorge Malave - sax   Anthony Velazquez- percussion  Dimas Sanchez- drums 
ABOUT THE ARTIST Puerto Rico-born drummer and percussionist Dimas Sanchez has enjoyed a musical journey shaped by mentors such as Tony Sánchez, Keith Copeland, Ignacio Berroa, and Ángel “Cachete” Maldonado. In the 1980s, Sanchez delved into the rich traditions of Afro-Puerto Rican folklore under the guidance of Jesús Cepeda, Petra Cepeda and Don Rafael Cepeda. His musical repertoire spans performing and producing Latin Jazz recordings with Eddie “GuaGua” Rivera’s “Opus Mundi,” his own group “Fusion Beat,” and his latest project, the “Afro Latin Jazz Project.” In addition to performing, Dimas is a dedicated educator, frequently conducting percussion clinics and master classes. Dimas Sanchez continues to work in the world of Afro Caribbean and Latin jazz, fostering cultural preservation through performance, education, and artistic collaboration Learn more here.
Workshops Dimas Sanchez has conducted numerous workshops and master classes on Latin percussion and Afro Caribbean rhythms at prestigious institutions and festivals, including:  Latin Percussion Workshop at Timucua Arts Center in Orlando with Marty Morell; Contemporary Drums and Percussion Summer Camp, University of Central Florida (for two years); Bomba and Jazz workshop at Punto Fijo, Performing Arts Centre, San Juan, Puerto Rico(July, 2017); Concert and Master Class for Al Downing Tampa Jazz Association (2018);  Afro Puerto Rican Percussion Master Class, Tokyo, Japan (2019);  Master Class on African music influences, Valencia College (2021);  Master Class and Afro Puerto Rican Rhythms book presentation, Guantanamo, Cuba (June 2023);  •
Afro Puerto Rican Rhythms book presentation and Master Class, Orlando, Florida (March 3, 2023);  Afro Puerto Rican rhythms workshop at the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory, Havana, Cuba (Sept 26-28, 2023); Bomba workshop, Berklee School of Music (Oct 2023); Master Class at the "Encuentro de Bateristas Afro Caribeños in San Juan , PR (September 2024);  Latin Master Class and Concert, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater (Sept 14, 2024);  Afro Puerto Rican Jazz Workshop and Concert, Taller La Goyco, Santurce, Puerto Rico (Nov 23, 2024);  Plena rhythms workshop, Taller La Goyco, Santurce, Puerto Rico (Nov 21, 2024);  Bomba Rhythms workshop, St. Cloud High School (May 28, 2024);   Master Class on Bomba and New Orleans music, New Orleans (March 14, 2024);  Afro Cuban and Afro Puerto Rican workshop sponsored by Alianza for Progress, Orlando (Feb 8, 2025);  Latin Percussion workshop, Stetson School of Music (February 2025);  
Festival Performances  Dimas Sanchez has performed at numerous international festivals, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians among them:  Festival Mundo Latino, Paris;  MasterCard Jazz Festival, Puerto Rico (with David Sanchez);  West Palm Beach Sun Fest; Guadelupe Festag (1986);  Folkloric Festival, Palma de Mallorca (1992);  Toros y Salsa Festival, Dax, France (2007);  Jacksonville Jazz Festival (with David Sanchez);  Taste of 4th Ave, Birmingham, Alabama (with David Sanchez);  Sarasota Jazz Festival (with Chuchito Valdes);  San Francisco Black and White Ball;  Orlando Latin Jazz Festival: M&M with Marty and Michiko Morell
Festivals Played with His Group Pensacola Jazz Festival; Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival;  Ventana al Jazz Orlando (2012, 2013, 2014);  Timucua Arts Center World Music Festival (2021, 2022);  Orlando Latin Jazz Festival: Wilbert Sostre Lecture & Dimas Sánchez Afro-Latin Trio.
ABOUT AL DOWNING TAMPA BAY JAZZ ASSOCIATION The mission of the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association, Inc., a 501C3 non-profit organization, is to promote jazz and to encourage the appreciation of jazz, its origin, and evolution. By sponsoring concerts and providing educational opportunities and scholarships, the association preserves and perpetuates jazz as an original American art form. Go to WWW.ALDOWNINGJAZZ.COM for more information.

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