kalí rodríguez-peña's mélange — live event
****TWO SETS: 9PM & 10:15PM*** ***$10 (CASH) SUGGESTED DONATION*** ***LUNATICO HAS A FULL DINNER AND COCKTAIL MENU SO COME EARLY TO EAT!*** Featuring some of the city’s brightest new musical talents, this group delivers every time: Kalí Rodriguez-Peña ~ Trumpet Kazemde George ~ Tenor Sax Camila Cortina ~ Piano Ricky Rodríguez ~ Bass Zack O’Farrill ~ Drums Victor Pablo García ~ Percussion Since moving to New York City in 2014, Cuban trumpeter-composer-arranger Kali Rodriguez-Peña has been blending traditional sounds from his native country with the influences of some of his heroes like Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard, and the compositional style of Wayne Shorter's music, along with elements of R&B and Hip Hop. "I want to break with the concept of what 'Cuban music' is or means. Cuban music is more than what people think. I know my roots and I love them, but I also live in the 21st Century and I believe that one can add new things to what has been done before. I want to modernize Cuban music and merge everything I know and I've learned so far. I think it’s possible, and I don't have to lose my roots to do this." Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Kali Rodriguez-Peña was 14 years old when he caught the attention of multi-instrumentalist and world acclaimed musician Bobby Carcasses, a mentor and inspiration as Kali discovered jazz music. After moving to NYC to attend the Manhattan School of Music, he began playing venues and festivals throughout the USA and Canada including Montreal Jazz Festival, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Symphony Space, Birdland, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Black Cat (SF), Freight and Salvage (Berkeley), and Dieze Once (Montreal), to mention just a few. Besides performing with his band, Kali has also shared the stage and recorded with world-renowned musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Arturo O’Farrill, Paquito D’Rivera, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdés, Anat Cohen, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Miguel Zenón, Jeff “Tain” Watts, David Murray, Cándido Camero, Pedrito Martínez, among others.
Starts: 2024-01-27T21:00:26Z
Ends: 2024-01-27T23:30:26Z
Where: 486 Halsey Street, New York 11233, United States
Price: $10.0