Josh Jones Latin Big Band Featuring Special Guest Christelle Durandy at California Jazz Conservatory

Josh Jones will be performing big band arrangements of your favorite Cuban Salsa songs with Cuban Songstress Christelle Durandy. If you've never heard her before, this show is a must!

The Josh Jones Latin Big Band is celebrating their 22nd year of service to the community providing a musical outlet and training ground for some of the Bay Area’s finest students of Latin music including Elena Pinderhughes, Samora Pinderhughes, Ruthie Dineen, and more. The band has a full horn and vocal section as well as plenty of percussion. Come enjoy some of your favorite Salsa Dura / Cuban Son performed big band style with special guest Christelle Durandy!...

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Josh Jones will be performing big band arrangements of your favorite Cuban Salsa songs with Cuban Songstress Christelle Durandy. If you've never heard her before, this show is a must!

The Josh Jones Latin Big Band is celebrating their 22nd year of service to the community providing a musical outlet and training ground for some of the Bay Area’s finest students of Latin music including Elena Pinderhughes, Samora Pinderhughes, Ruthie Dineen, and more. The band has a full horn and vocal section as well as plenty of percussion. Come enjoy some of your favorite Salsa Dura / Cuban Son performed big band style with special guest Christelle Durandy!

Drummer & Percussionist Josh Jones is recognized internationally from his touring with such jazz greats as Don Cherry, Steve Coleman, Omar Sosa and Peter Apfelbaum. He currently tours with Jacqui Naylor.

Christelle Durandy’s artistry is a mosaic; a cross-cultural jazz combination that draws upon a vast spectrum of Soul, Caribbean and Latin inspirations. The melodic threads of her musicianship transcend borders and weave an international music fabric rooted in her loyal love for percussion, polyrhythm and for words and languages rhythmic concepts.

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