Tuesday, June 14

Jesús Díaz y su Qba concert in the Healdsburg Plaza

Jesús Díaz y su Qba

Concert in the Healdsburg Plaza

6 pm – 8 pm

Presented in partnership with Healdsburg Community Services Department.
FREE

Jesús Díaz y su Qba performs a free two-hour concert in the beautiful Healdsburg Plaza, joined by his eight-piece Afro-Cuban Ensemble. The Cuban born, Bay Area-based percussionist and singer is one of the most versatile and accomplished artists on the Afro-Cuban music scene, performing with his dance-heavy, dynamic ensemble that is “one of the few groups in the United States playing timba, a new-millennium musical idea from Cuba that fuses post-revolutionary innovations like songo with funk and jazz” -SF Chronicle. Jesús Díaz has performed, toured or recorded with such artists as Stevie Wonder, The Dave Mathews Band, Carlos Santana, Andy Narrell, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobbie Womack, Steve Coleman, Caribbean Jazz Project, Talking Drums, Sheila E. & Pete Escovedo, and others.

Jesús Díaz

Cuban born percussionist and vocalist Jesus Diaz arrived in the United States from Habana in 1980. He quickly identified the Bay Area music scene as the grounds to establish his new home. His local and worldwide performances in collaboration with world renowned and acclaimed artists are recognized for their contributions to the richness of an ever expanding musical genre.

A multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and vocalist, Díaz has established himself as one of the most in-demand performers and studio musicians worldwide. As an educator, he has participated in several prominent clinics and workshops including Berklee College of Music, SFJAZZ, Stanford Jazz Workshop, Drummers Collective NY, and Jazz Camp West to name a few. In collaboration with his group Talking Drums, which includes fellow percussionists Michael Spiro and David Garibaldi, he has contributed to various Warner Brothers instructional books and videos. For more instructional videos, please visit congamasterclass.com.

Jesús Díaz has performed, toured or recorded with such artists as, Stevie Wonder, The Dave Mathews Band (DMB), Carlos Santana, Andy Narrell, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobbie Womack, Steve Coleman, Caribbean Jazz Project, Planet Drum, Talking Drums, Pete Escovedo / Sheila E, José Luis Quintana “Changuito”, Giovanni Hidalgo, Rebecca Mauleón & Round Trip, Omar Sosa, Columna “B”, John Calloway, and Conjunto Céspedes, among many others.

Presented in partnership with Healdsburg Community Services Department

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