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Ray Obiedo and Mistura Fina at Empress Theatre
Courtesy of Rhonda Lucile | Posted on September 18, 2013
Where
Empress Theatre
330 Virginia Street
Vallejo, CA
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When
Sat, October 19, 2013
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Ray Obiedo
guitarSandy Cressman
vocalsPhil Hawkins
drumsAlex Murzyn
saxophoneBob Karty
pianoDave Belove
bassAbout
Guitarist and composer, Ray Obiedo, formed Mistura Fina to explore his great love of Latin music. Obiedo brings his band, made up from some of the Bay Area’s best musicians, to the Empress Theatre in Vallejo on Saturday, October 19th at 8pm. Obiedo’s compositions for the group are drawn from his many musical influences --including contemporary jazz, funk, Caribbean, R&B, pop and Latin music. Mistura Fina works with a wonderfully rich array of textures and colors, melding together all of its musical elements for a delightfully distinctive Bay Area flavor. While there is the heavy influence of Brazilian & Afro Cuban rhythms, a traditional West Coast Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of this ensemble...