This Saturday, February eleventh at 8pm the Dranoff2 Piano Basis will current the West African Beats, on the Miami Seaside Bandshell on Collins Avenue.
The annual live performance will have fun the soul of excessive artwork and music that was delivered to the Americas, together with the metal drum, as expressed by Leon Foster Thomas’ internationally acclaimed Jazz ensemble. West African Beats is a up to date inspiration of this thrilling and vital music and shall be embodied and interpreted by fellow Trinidadian, choreographer Peter London, who’s eclectic dance firm calls Miami house.
From London to Jazz at Lincoln Middle, Leon Foster Thomas, one of many main Trinidadian Jazz band maestros and metal pan celebrity, will carry the home down with thrilling performances of latest works on metal pan, pianos, and Jazz band to coincide with the world premiere of his album, Calasantius.
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A pre-concert discuss at 7pm will carry collectively Leon Foster Thomas, Peter London, and musicologist of the African diaspora, Melvin Butler, for a dialogue of the affect of West African track and dance on modern music and the spirit of the Caribbean heritage in Jazz.
Tickets can be found on-line at www.Dranoff2Piano.org