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Viva Latin Jazz!
Audiovisual presentations May 7, 14 at 7 pm
Concerts May 17 at 2 pm

 Sonny & Perley will perform a Brazilian Romance concert at the Guilderland Public Library on Saturday, May 17, at 2 pm.

If you enjoyed last year’s Jazz Vocal Traditions series of audiovisual presentations and live performance, you’ll want to be a part of this year’s fantastic lineup – including a program by a 2007 Grammy-nominated artist – as we present another grant-funded series, Viva Latin Jazz!

Through audiovisuals, lectures, and live musical performances, we’ll explore some of the key players, cultural traditions, and collaborations that have contributed to the evolution of the genre known as “Latin Jazz,” sometimes referred to as Afro-Cuban Jazz, and its related genre, Brazilian Jazz.
Schedule of Events
May 7, 7 pm: Brazilian Jazz: Major Styles and Artists
Tom Pierce, a resident of Guilderland and a long-time contributor to both print and online jazz review publications, leads this audiovisual introduction to the rich history, diversity, influences and major artists of Brazilian music, including Gilberto Gil, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Milton Nascimento, and many more.
May 14, 7 pm: Antonio Carlos Jobim – Brazilian Jazz Legend
Tom Pierce leads this audiovisual presentation on Brazil’s most renowned musical figure, Antonio Carlos Jobim, including his development as a young pianist/guitarist, singer/composer, through the emergence of Bossa Nova.

May 17, 2 pm: The Sonny & Perley Quartet present “Brazilian Romance”
A concert of the musical traditions of Brazilian Jazz, performed by the ever popular quartet, featuring pianist Sonny Daye and vocalist Perley Rousseau.

Find out more about the artist at http://www.sonnyandperley.com
For a printer-friendly flyer that provides details on the Viva Latin Jazz! Series as well our Big Read activities, click here.
This project is made possible in part through Community Art$Grants, a program funded through the State and Local Partnership Program ofthe New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency and the Arts Center of the Capital Region. Funding also came from The Friends of the Guilderland Public Library. Performances by Bobby Sanabria and by the Nicki Denner Trio were made possible through the efforts ofJazz/Latino,inc., a local non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of jazz and Latin jazz education and appreciation. Jazz/Latino, inc.'s signature event is the Ahora, Latin/Jazz! concert series held in May.
More copies of Best Sellers!

The Guilderland Public Library is ordering additional copies of the most popular new books. The loan period is for one week only and they are available only to borrowers who come into our library. These extra copies are available on a first-come first-served basis and are not reservable ahead of time. These books circulate rapidly. Having the additional copies help our patrons get access to exciting new books as they come out. Look for the display in the Adult Reference area of the library.

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