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Magos Herrera Presents The Elio Villafranca Quintet at National Sawdust
Courtesy of Scott H. Thompson | Posted on October 9, 2015
Where
National Sawdust
80 North 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(646) 779-8455
When
Thu, November 5, 2015
9:30 pm
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Musicians
Elio Villafranca
pianoWill Calhoun
drumsJaleel Shaw
saxophone, altoPeter Slavov
bassMagos Herrera
vocalsAbout
A ONE TIME CONCERT!!!!
Elio's quintet, featuring Will Calhoun on drums, Jaleel Shaw on alto sax, Peter Slavov on bass, and Magos Herrera on vocals, will be celebrating the music of Chick Corea and his musical influence in Elio's compositions.
In May 2013, pianist and composer Elio Villafranca was among six artists hand-selected by Chick Corea to be part of that year’s Chick Corea Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This year, National Sawdust is pleased to present The Elio Villafranca Quintet, featuring Will Calhoun, performing for only the second time the same homage to Corea, including Corea’s own works and original Corea-inspired pieces that clearly demonstrate Villafranca’s compositional prowess...