- September 14, 2024 - 7:00 PM
- Gordon Hall, Music Mountain
BOBBY SANABRIA & QUARTETO ACHÉ: AFRO-CUBAN NIGHT
Bobby Sanabria, Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Peter Brainin, Tenor & Soprano Sax, Flute, Vocals, Percussion
Silvano Monasterios, Piano, Vocals
Donald Nicks, Acoustic Bass
BOBBY SANABRIA & QUARTETO ACHÉ
*Underwritten by Michael W. Klemens and Juan Alberto Cárdenas
Led by multiple Grammy nominated drummer/percussionist, composer, arranger, educator Bobby Sanabria, “aché” is the Yoruba derived word for divine power and positive energy - the principle Bobby exudes in all of his projects. Among some of the quartet’s performance highlights are concerts in Armenia (the first Latin jazz group to have ever performed there), The Dodge Poetry Festival with Cuba’s most well known poet Nancy Morejón, a concert tour of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and being the ensemble to represent Latin jazz at the inauguration of the very first Annual International Day of Jazz which occurred at the UN.
“An astute and passionate champion for Afro-Cuban/Latin music, jazz and its fusions Mr. Sanabria is acutely aware of the history and development of jazz from Armstrong to Zawinul. His small group pairs down his vision to a powerhouse quartet, integrating his deep understanding of rhythm into a remarkably flexible unit that can turn on a dime from surging bebop to an infectious Cuban songo, from delicate waltz time swing, to a lively mambo or Trinidadian soca.”
—Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
"The sheer level of instrumental virtuosity of Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache', for one thing, is remarkable."
—ejazznews.com
"Quarteto Ache' offers up a distinctive repertoire with passion, technical proficiency, multi-cultural vibes, high energy and soul. Think of it as a mini-history lesson (Latin jazz 101) and a contemporary tour of the Latin jazz landscape.”
—Thomas Peña, Latin Jazz Network
"From Yoruba spirituality, to blues, to jazz fusion, to Frank Zappa. Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache' is all that and more, further exploring the link between John Coltrane and African polyrhythm’s, Spanish Moors and Puerto Rican jibaros."
—Ed Morales, Newsday