7:00 PM - Elio Villafranca: Project Cinque at The Nash

Two shows: 7:00 & 9:15 pm; Elio Villafranca-piano, Peter Slavov-bass, Lewis Nash-drums
Greg Tardy-tenor sax/clarinet, Freddie Hendrix-trumpet, Todd Marcus-bass clarinet, Vincent Herring-alto sax/flute, James Burton-trombone, Arturo Sable-percussion, Maria (Mara) Eugenia Rivera-dancer. The Cinque double album is a five movement suite inspired by the story of Joseph Cinque, who in 1839 led a successful revolt aboard the slave ship La Amistad, days after being sold and transported to a sugar plantation in Cuba. Elio’s most ambitious project today, showcases the cultural diversity of the five Caribbean islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and Jamaica; while simultaneously high- lighting the Congolese musical heritage woven into the fabric of each of these diverse nations, and yet unified via the forced migration of Africans to the Americas...

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Two shows: 7:00 & 9:15 pm; Elio Villafranca-piano, Peter Slavov-bass, Lewis Nash-drums
Greg Tardy-tenor sax/clarinet, Freddie Hendrix-trumpet, Todd Marcus-bass clarinet, Vincent Herring-alto sax/flute, James Burton-trombone, Arturo Sable-percussion, Maria (Mara) Eugenia Rivera-dancer. The Cinque double album is a five movement suite inspired by the story of Joseph Cinque, who in 1839 led a successful revolt aboard the slave ship La Amistad, days after being sold and transported to a sugar plantation in Cuba. Elio’s most ambitious project today, showcases the cultural diversity of the five Caribbean islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and Jamaica; while simultaneously high- lighting the Congolese musical heritage woven into the fabric of each of these diverse nations, and yet unified via the forced migration of Africans to the Americas. ALL SEATS RESERVED: 7:00:PM $75 VIP, $65 Premium, $55 Preferred, $45 General, $16 Students (25 & under w/ ID, General seating only); 9:15: PM $68 VIP, $58 Premium, $48 Preferred, $38 General, $16 Student (25 & under w/ ID, General seating only)

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