Tres Mujeres Magníficas Del Jazz Latino at Hostos Center For The Arts & Culture

The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture celebrates Women’s History Month with a special evening --Tres Mujeres: Magnificas del Jazz Latino with Annette Aguilar, Jenn Jade Ledesna, and Laura Andrea Leguía -- on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 7:30pm in the Repertory Theater of Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx.

The triple bill will include jazz inspired by different parts of the Caribbean, Central, and South America. Nicaraguan-American percussionist Annette Aguilar and her acclaimed band, String Beans, demonstrate their virtuosity and versatility with a wide range of material with an emphasis on Brazil. Returning to the US after a long residency in Paris, the Dominican / Puerto Rican-American vocalist Jenn Jade Ledesna, accompanied by her trio, brings her high-energy and effervescent style to standards and originals. The Peru-born saxophonist / composer Laura Andrea Leguía and her ensemble fuse Afro-Peruvian folklore and modern orchestration to give audiences a new sound: one that is at once African, Andean and American....

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The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture celebrates Women’s History Month with a special evening --Tres Mujeres: Magnificas del Jazz Latino with Annette Aguilar, Jenn Jade Ledesna, and Laura Andrea Leguía -- on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 7:30pm in the Repertory Theater of Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx.

The triple bill will include jazz inspired by different parts of the Caribbean, Central, and South America. Nicaraguan-American percussionist Annette Aguilar and her acclaimed band, String Beans, demonstrate their virtuosity and versatility with a wide range of material with an emphasis on Brazil. Returning to the US after a long residency in Paris, the Dominican / Puerto Rican-American vocalist Jenn Jade Ledesna, accompanied by her trio, brings her high-energy and effervescent style to standards and originals. The Peru-born saxophonist / composer Laura Andrea Leguía and her ensemble fuse Afro-Peruvian folklore and modern orchestration to give audiences a new sound: one that is at once African, Andean and American.

Tickets range in price from $5 - $15 and can be purchased by calling (718) 518-4455 or online at www.hostoscenter.org. Box Office window hours are Mon. – Fri., 1 PM to 4 PM. Hostos Community College can be reached by the IRT 2, 4, 5, and busses Bx1, Bx2, Bx19 to East 149th Street and the Grand Concourse.

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