A Tribute To Eddie Palmieri
Saturday, February 10, 2024
On this very special evening, our creative musical community comes together to honor NEA Jazz Master and ten-time Grammy Award winner Eddie Palmieri.
Renowned Latin Jazz artists take the stage to celebrate “El Maestro” and pass the torch to the talented emerging artists of the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra – an ensemble made up of top students from the Purchase College Conservatory of Music – and select student artists who participated in the inaugural Purchase College Latin Jazz Festival.
Featuring:
James Burton, trombone
David DeJesus, saxophone
Ricardo Rodriguez, bass
Ray Vega, trumpet
and The Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra
Presented in collaboration with the Purchase College Conservatory of Music, as part of the inaugural Purchase College Latin Jazz Festival. This engagement is supported by The Audience Building Project, a program of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature.
The inaugural Purchase College Latin Jazz Festival took place right here at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College this afternoon, on Saturday, February 10.
The Purchase College Latin Jazz Festival is a showcase and competition, featuring five regional high school Latin Jazz bands.
The participants:
Jazz House Kids Latin Jazz Ensemble (Montclair, NJ)
Celia Cruz High School (Bronx, NY)
Susan Wagner High School (Staten Island, NY)
All-City Jazz Orchestra (Manhattan, NY)
All-City Latin Orchestra (Manhattan, NY).
Each band performed a 30-minute set for the public and then performed a second time for a panel of judges made up of professional Latin jazz musicians Eddie Palmieri, David DeJesus, Ray Vega, and Ricardo Rodriguez. The ensembles received feedback on their performances, and tonight you will have a chance to see the most exceptional students from each group, as they have been invited to participate in the Tribute To Eddie Palmieri.
This engagement is supported by The Audience Building Project, a program of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature.