The City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) presents Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators in “Crossroads from Cuba to New York”—a magical musical journey—on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 7:00pm. The CCCA’s Aaron Davis Hall is located at 129 Convent Avenue, New York, New York.
Description: The concert is the return of two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Steinway Artist Elio Villafranca and his group The Jass Syncopators in an exploration of the spiritual and musical connection of Cuba and New York and the diasporic Afro-Cuban musical forms intersecting with jazz that have sprung forth. The event will feature award-winning jazz vocalist Brianna Thomas, a New York City favorite who has performed across the world.
Villafranca, a New York-based musician, bandleader and recording artist, has performed with jazz greats like Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Johnny Pacheco and Lewis Nash. Grammy Award-winning Cuban clarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera said of him that, “The musical history of Cuba is full of extraordinary pianists. Elio Villafranca is amongst the best representatives of the new generation of Cuban pianists and composers…”
Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators features Elio Villafranca on piano, Vincent Herring on alto sax, Freddie Hendrix on trumpet, Mark Gross on tenor sax, Tom Guarna on guitar, Edward Perez on bass, Vince Ector on drums, Mauricio Herrera Tamayo on percussion and Brianna Thomas on vocals.
For more information, see citycollegecenterforthearts.org
MEDIA RSVP: Media wishing to attend should contact Cheryl L. Duncan, Cheryl Duncan & Company Inc., at cheryl@cdcprnews.com by Tuesday, April 24, and receive a confirmation. Cheryl’s cell phone number for concert day is 917-981-1842.
[Photo of Villafranca above by Tomas Flint.]
The City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) presents Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators in “Crossroads from Cuba to New York”—a magical musical journey—on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 7:00pm. The CCCA’s Aaron Davis Hall is located at 129 Convent Avenue, New York, New York. Description: The concert is the return of two-time Grammy Award-winning
