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Summer Series

Samba Meets Jazz

Nilson Matta QuartetWednesday, July 10

7 – 8:30 pm

Latin Jazz on Any Given Night in Havana

Elio Villafranca Quartet

Wednesday, August 77 – 8:30 pm

The O’Farrill Jazz Legacy

Afro Cuban JazzArturo O’Farrill & Sons

Zack and AdamWednesday, August 28

7 – 8:30 pm

Quarter Notes

Samba Meets Jazz kicks off Summer Event

2009 Grammy nominee Nilson Matta brings his quartet to Somers Point on July 12, to begin our summer of Latin Jazz.

Matta has been a creative force in the evolution and popularity of Brazilian Jazz in the United States. Not long after he came to New York in 1985, he was

performing and recording with Grammy-winning jazz greats Joe Henderson, Don Pullen, Kenny Barron, Bob Mintzer and Randy Brecker, as well as Herbie Mann, Lee Konitz and Mark Murphy.

Drawing from these collaborations, and from his work with Brazilian luminaries such as Hermeto Pascoal, Joao Gilberto, Luis Bonfa, and Johnny Alf in Brazil, (to name a few), Matta has developed his own musical signature making him a first-call bass player of Brazilian music and jazz musicians.

It’s not surprising therefore, that when Yo Yo Ma sought band members for his Brazilian project, Nilson was the obvious choice for bass. Their recording of two Grammy CDs (Obrigado Brazil and Brazil – Live in Concert) prompted a two-year worldwide tour touching every corner of the globe. Nilson Matta

Samba Meets Jazz Workshops

Somers Point Jazz SocietyP. O. Box 329 Somers Point, NJ 08244609-927-6677www.spjazz.org

Latin Jazz takes center stage in

Somers Point this Summer

Quarter Notes

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2010 Grammy Nominee, Elio Villafranca is at the forefront of the latest generation of remarkable Cuban pianists, composers and bandleaders that for several years has been making major creative contributions to the international development of modern jazz. In the 2010 he was nominated in Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year, for his performance, composition and coproduction in the album Things I Wanted To Do by Chembo Corniel.

He has released three albums as a bandleader that were each well received. His last album, The Source in

Latin Jazz on Any Given Night

in HavanaElio Villafranca Quartet

Wednesday, August 77 – 8:30 pm

The O’Farrill Jazz Legacy

Afro Cuban JazzArturo O’Farrill & Sons Zack

and AdamWednesday, August 28

7 – 8:30 pm

Between, 2007, remained in the top 10 of the JazzWeek World Top 50 Chart for eleven weeks, and his first album, Incantations/Encantaciones, was ranked amongst the 50 best jazz albums of the year by JazzTimes magazine in 2003.

In 2008 Elio Villafranca was also nominated by The Jazz Corner as pianist of the year and he received the Jazz Twirlie Nomination by Dick Crockett, of “The Voice” at 88.7FM, for his album The Source In Between.Elio Villafranca

Grammy Award Winner, Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer, educator, and founder and Artistic Director of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. 

In 2002, Mr. O’Farrill created the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) for Jazz at Lincoln Center due in part to a large and very demanding body of substantial music in the genre of Latin and Afro Cuban Jazz that deserves to be much more widely appreciated and experienced by the general jazz audience. His debut album with the Orchestra, Una Noche Inolvidable, earned a GRAMMY Award nomination in 2006 and the Orchestra’s second album, Song for Chico, earned a GRAMMY Award for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2009. In February 2011, Mr. O’Farrill and the ALJO released their third and newest album, 40 Acres and a Burro, which was

nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. He is the winner of the Latin Jazz USA Outstanding Achievement Award for 2003.

A recognized composer, Mr. O’Farrill has received commissions from Meet the Composer, The Big Apple Circus, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Philadelphia Music Project, Symphony Space, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts.  He has also composed music for films including Hollywoodland and Salud.  He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, classical pianist Alison Deane, and their sons, Zachary and Adam, who are both accomplished musicians. Mr. O’Farrill is a Steinway Artist.Arturo O’Farrill

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Ocean City Free Public LibraryPresent

Michael Pedicin's

The Summer of the Saxophone Every Sunday in July and August

All performances 2 - 3:15 PMFree admission 

 July 7 - The Music and Spirituality of John Coltrane, Part I Michael Pedicin - tenor saxophone, Chris Simonini - piano, Andy Lalasis - bass, Vic Stevens - drumsMichael Pedicin leads a performance and discussion focusing on John Coltrane's inte#ectual and spiritual searching, and his ongoing quest for innovation and his best playing imaginable.  July 14 - The Music and Spirituality of John Coltrane, Part IIJuly 21 - The Saxophone, Stan Getz, and the Bossa NovaJuly 28 - The The Music of the Miles Davis SextetAugust 4 - The Music of the Cannonba# Adderley QuintetAugust 11 - Celebrating Directions In Music - the Music of Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Brian Blade and John PatitucciAugust 18 - The Music of Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny, Part IAugust 25 - The Music of Michael Brecker and Pat Metheney, Part II

 A# performances are hosted by Michael Pedicin and feature Michael Pedicin - tenor saxophone, with various ensembles. 

Jazz Saxophonist Michael Pedicin is an associate professor of Music and coordinator of the Jazz Studies Program at the Richard Stockton Co#ege of New Jersey. He is also the Education Committee Chairperson for Somers Point Jazz Society.

Ocean City Free Public Library1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City, NJ 08226

Ocean City LibraryMichael Pedicin

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Latin Jazz Series SponsorsPresenting Sponsor

Co-Sponsors

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Additional Sponsors

The Custard Hut

ACIR Professional  

Shore Medical Center

NJ State Council on the Arts