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The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective
August 10, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
The Afro-Carribean Jazz Collective was founded in 2017 in the Urbana – Champaign area of Illinois and has been broadcasted on the radio and streaming services in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and across the US.
The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective
August 10, 2022 | 8:00pm
Sherman’s Park
Tickets $0-10
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Ben Carrasquillo – Trombone
Brian Stark – Saxophone
Eric Devey – Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Sebastian Nassar – Timbales
Stephen Busath – Congas
Brian Shank – Bongos, cowbell
Andrey Gonçalves – Bass
José Guzmán – Guitar
About the Artists
The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective is a seven-piece ensemble that started collaborating during their graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2020, they were awarded the Urbana Arts Grant to compose and arrange new music for the ensemble, where they explored several Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms with modern jazz language. The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective’s upbeat music is a re-imagining of the Latin Jazz ensemble by using the electric guitar and sound effects in place of the piano.
The band released a self-titled EP in 2019 on several streaming platforms and has received airplay on radio stations around the country as well as in South America. “Maria Cervantes” has been included in playlists such as the Solar Latin Club and was a semi-finalist on the Unsigned Only Music Competition 2020.
“With a sonorous cocktail where changüi mingles with modern harmonies and Latin jazz plays a major role, The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective is a sober and serious album that fulfills the role of entertaining without being frivolous. On the contrary, each musician’s virtuosity splashes through their repertoire.” ~Solar Latin Club review