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Sonando Latin Jazz Quintet - An Afro-Caribbean Tribute to Stevie Wonder

Jazz at Pearl's
San Francisco, CA

The exciting ensemble Sonando offers a unique and fiery blend of contemporary Jazz and Afro-Caribbean traditions. They fuse Jazz with Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Afro-Cuban folklore and Brazilian jazz flavors. On stage the group traverses a musical landscape from improvisational contemporary jazz to rumba and timba-esque dance grooves.

For their Jazz at Pearl's rhythm-fest, Sonando will perform their intriguing tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder. Mixing the rhythmic intricacy of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian styles with the brilliance of Stevie Wonder's chord progressions and melodic ideas, Sonando provides a night of crackling, fun-filled music: contagious sound sure to please Jazz, Latin and R&B connoisseurs alike.

"[T]heir debut CD [7 Steps to 850]. . . just happens to be a work of intensity and vision..." -Bruce Polin, descarga.com

The world-class musicians of Sonando, saxophonist & flutist Darren Smith, pianist Bob Crawford, bassist Sam Bevan, drummer David Flores and conga player Patricio Angulo, have been together since Angulo established the band in 1999.

Over the past seven years, Sonando has thrilled audiences at a wide variety of venues in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Yoshi's, Jazz at PearlÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs, the San Jose Jazz Festival, the North Beach Jazz Festival, The Jazz School, Cafe Claude, the Jupiter, and the Top of the Mark, among many others. They were for years a fixture at the 850 Montgomery (Cigar Bar) in San Francisco.

About the band:

Percussionist Patricio Angulo has studied under world-renowned percussionist Michael Spiro and performed with artists such as Dr. Loco and his Rockin' Jalapeno Band, Fito Reinoso's Ritmo y ArmonÃÂa, and Orquesta D'Soul. He is also the director and founder of one of Bay Area's favorite salsa/timba groups, Rumbache.

Saxophonist Darren Smith has been a member of the groups O-Maya, Agua Libre, The Amandla Poets, The Slaptones, Brazuca Brown, RumbachÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ© (formerly QuimbombÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ³), and Tito GarciaÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Orquesta La Internacional. HeÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs has played with Sonando since the groupÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs inception.

Pianist Bob Crawford has toured with Michael Franti & Spearhead and Joe CravenÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Django Latino project. He also leads his own all-original latin fusion project, Machina Sol.

Bassist Sam Bevan was a member of the David Grisman Quintet from 2000-2001. Since then, heÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs played with Adam Levy, Jenna Mammina, Realistic, Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Hot Club of San Francisco and the Mitch Marcus Quintet, among many others.

Drummer David Flores has worked with local and international trailblazers including Lauryn Hill, Orestes Vilato, Donna Summer, Pete Escovedo, John Santos, Michael Spiro, Steve Turre, Peter Erskine, Bobbi Cespedes, Mark Levine, John Calloway, Mickey Hart and Melvin Seals. You can find him performing with Bay Area groups including AguaLibre

Note: TICKET TIERS FOR THIS SHOW Show Ticket: Sold in advance online and by phone. Includes guaranteed seating AND show ticket for our first or second show for arrival before curtain. 2 beverage minimum. Cash only. ATM on premises. VIP Ticket: Sold in advance online and by phone. Includes tickets to both shows, front of line access, instant seating, chilled bottle of champagne waiting at your table (included in price), reserved VIP table for both shows (stay at your table), CD of act with autograph. No beverage minimum.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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