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MINNEAPOLIS - "THE NEU NEU"
The wedding party requested Cuban and they got the Royal Cuban treatment! With Panamanian compatriot Jose James on flute and saxophone, and Twin City Latin Jazz luminaries Peter Shu on piano and Dan Arlig on bass. We were able to bring Cuban jazz stylings to the party and invariably, everyone danced!
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DAVENPORT - THE REDSTONE ROOM
Leave it to Nolan Schroeder and Rayne Dias to make a trio sound larger than the sum of its parts. The Redstone Room was warm and welcoming as always. Thanks to my friend Omar Alaniz and new friend James Lopez Lobo for having us!
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QUAD CITIES - POLYRHYTHMS FESTIVAL
What a blast to perform at the Bill Bell Polyrhythms Festival with my Latin Jazz Quintet. We were warmly received by a wonderful audience.
Big shout-out to Manuel, Nate, Miguel and the whole festival crew for taking great care of me and my musicians!
LATEST NEWS
ED EAST AWARDED IOWA ARTS COUNCIL GRANT
The Iowa Arts Council recently awarded Ed a grant to arrange "The Inti Illimani Collection for bands", a set of four arrangements of compositions by chilean composer Horacio Salinas recorded by famed chilean ensemble "Inti Illimani". The work aims to broaden the literature currently available to school bands, offering four new choices with an authentic South American flavor!