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The Lunar Octet at Blue LLama Jazz Club
Courtesy of Charged Particles | Posted on December 15, 2023
When
Wed, January 17, 2024
6:30 pm
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Musicians
Steve Hiltner
clarinetPaul Vornhagen
saxophoneBrandon Cooper
trumpetSam Clark
guitar, electricKeaton Royer
pianoJeff Dalton
bassJon Krosnick
drumsAron Kaufman
congasDr. Olman Piedra
drumsAbout
Celebrating their 40th anniversary of playing original Latin jazz, Ann Arbor’s award-winning Latin jazz band The Lunar Octet released a new recording called “Convergence”. The record was the #1 New Release in Latin Jazz on Amazon and was named among the best jazz CDs in the Annual Jazz Critics Poll. Downbeat Magazine said, “Convergence bursts with joy and authority.” From the first note of the record, you know that the Lunar Octet offers creative and original Latin jazz. The band plays highly original and eclectic music, drawing on Cuban and Puerto Rican salsa, rock, African high-life music, and Brazilian sambas to forge a new sound enriched by these traditions...