Dr Ed Calle at Museum Of Contemporary Art North Miami

Jazz at MOCA Presents Dr Ed Calle
July 27, 8-9:15 PM. FREE. Saxophonist, composer, orchestrator, producer, scholar, professor, and leader Dr Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to sight-read, interpret, and perform virtually any musical style. Throughout the globe, his peers and colleagues often laud his versatility. Despite his prodigious experience, he remains relentlessly demanding about his work. On the tenor sax, Calle has an expressive, full-bodied sound, almost vocal in the middle and upper registers, cello-like at the bottom. As a soloist, he can be deceptively brilliant. He has an impressive, fluid technique and uses it to explore the material at hand with logic and purpose....

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Jazz at MOCA Presents Dr Ed Calle
July 27, 8-9:15 PM. FREE. Saxophonist, composer, orchestrator, producer, scholar, professor, and leader Dr Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to sight-read, interpret, and perform virtually any musical style. Throughout the globe, his peers and colleagues often laud his versatility. Despite his prodigious experience, he remains relentlessly demanding about his work. On the tenor sax, Calle has an expressive, full-bodied sound, almost vocal in the middle and upper registers, cello-like at the bottom. As a soloist, he can be deceptively brilliant. He has an impressive, fluid technique and uses it to explore the material at hand with logic and purpose.

The Venezuelan-born, South Florida-based Calle is a Latin Grammy award winner and a five-time Latin Grammy nominee. He is a first-call saxophone player and a musician who has played on more than 1,200 albums and 8,500 singles. He holds a doctorate in higher education leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

Featuring:

Dr. Ed Calle, sax
Jim Gasior, keys
Waldo Madera, drums
Rafael Valencia, bass
Richard Bravo, percussion

NOTE: The performance will be inside the museum courtyard accessible through the front entrance, 770 NE 125th st, North Miami. For more info call (305) 332-2623

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR9llgUg6nA

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-27-8-915-pm-free-jazz-at-moca-presents-dr-ed-calle-tickets-48395706862

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