During the second half of September and beginning of October of 2011, I will be on the road with the amazing artist Carmen Souza and her great band. Carmen's music is an organic mix of Cape Verdean, Afro-jazz, pop, Latin and Brazilian music. The writing is beautiful, and her performance on-stage is fantastic. The band is-
CARMEN SOUZA - vocals, guitar, keys
THEO PAS'CAL - el. bass, ac. bass
JONATHAN IDIAGBONYA - piano
MZ - drums, percussion
here is the full schedule -
15 Sep, SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL, USA
16 Sep, MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL, USA
17 Sep, THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, GRASS VALLEY, USA
18 Sep, CHICO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL, CHICO, USA
22 Sep, THE SHEDD INSTITUTE, JAQUA CONCERT HALL, OREGON, USA
23 Sep, WALTERS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, HILLSBORO,OR, USA
24 Sep, CAPILANO UNIVERSITY-CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, VANCOUVER, CANADA
25 Sep, KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER, KIRKLAND, WA, USA
30 Sep, TEMECULA OLD TOWN THEATRE,CA, USA
01 Oct, DEL MONTE SPEAKEASY, VENICE, CA, USA
04 Oct, KENNEDY CENTER, WASHINGTON DC, USA
05 Oct, MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (all year long fest), MONTREAL CANADA
07 Oct, FALCON ARTS, MARLBORO, USA
09 Oct, DROM, NY, USA
We are having a great time on the road, meeting some great people, and plus we get to play this beautiful music every night. If you happen to live or will be around one of these dates/venues, do come by to check it out and say hi!
some photos of the first few days:
at Monterey Jazz Festival - sept 16th, 2011
Photo by Arturo Riera
at Monterey Jazz Festival - sept 16th, 2011
Photo by Arturo Riera
the kit I am using on the tour -
photo from San Francisco Jazz Festival, sept 15th, 2011
for more info, and to get to know Carmen's work and music, please visit http://www.carmensouza.com/