César Orozco & Kamarata Quintet > www.cesarorozco.net

Tickets: $65, $60 | Streaming Pass: $15

Cesar Orozco: Piano, Keyboards, and Compositions Gabriel Vivas: Electric Bass Pablo Bencid: Drums Francisco Vielma: Percussion Jan Kus: Tenor and Soprano Saxophones

“César Orozco manages to make the best combination between Cuban, Jazz and Venezuelan music I ever heard”. Paquito D’Rivera

César Orozco is a Cuban born pianist, violinist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator based in the NYC Tri-State area. In 1997, Orozco traveled from Cuba to Venezuela, where he spent 14 years and developed an important and prolific career. In 2012, Orozco moved to the United States and enrolled with a full tuition Assistantship to The Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he earned a Graduate Performance Diploma (GPD) in Jazz Piano. He also holds a degree in Violin Performance and Ensemble Conducting from the National School of Arts in Havana, Cuba. Since relocating to New York in 2015, Mr. Orozco has become an in-demand pianist. Some of the artists he has worked with include Paquito D’Rivera, Pedrito Martinez, Gary Thomas, Alex Norris, Troy Roberts, Paul Bollenback, Itai Kriss & Telavana, Albita Rodriguez, Guaco, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Luis Enrique, Huascar Barradas, Tony Succar, and Giovanni Hidalgo just to name a few.

Orozco has developed an innovative approach to a fusion of Venezuelan and Cuban traditional music with Jazz along with his project Kamarata. He has participated in more than 70 albums and his recordings as a leader include “Son con Pajarillo” (2007), “Orozcojam” (Guataca, 2010, awarded for Best vocal/Instrumental album at Cubadisco 2012), “No Limits for Tumbao” (Alfi Records, 2015), “Stringwise”, (a duo with the outstanding Venezuelan cuatro player Jorge Glem), and the latest one, “Rooted Forward”.

As an arranger and/or composer, Mr. Orozco has been commissioned by The Baltimore School for The Arts, the Chamber String Orchestra from the MCYO at Strathmore in Maryland, The Netherlands Blazers Ensemble (NBE), Raíces Jazz Orchestra from Miami FL, the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band among others. He has two Latin Grammy nominations for Best Arrangement, one in 2019 for his piece “Imprevisto”, performed and recorded by Pablo Gil & The Raices Jazz Orchestra featuring the great percussionist Tony Succar, and the second one in 2021 for “Tierra Mestiza”, the opening number of the musical show America Viva. Orozco is a Downbeat Magazine Student Award 2014 recipient and is a full time faculty at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, NY.

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One of Jazzway’s all time favorite holiday shows, saxophonist Tim Warfield brings his vivid and inventive showcase of traditional holiday songs back to Baltimore with an impressive all-star band. The New York Times named Tim Warfield’s Jazzy Christmas one of the 20 best holiday recordings when it was released in 2013. Tim’s holiday show is a truly tasteful offering, incorporating inventive instrumental improvisations and warm vocals. The elite band includes Tim Warfield - saxophones/bandleader, Terell Stafford-trumpet, Cyrus Chestnut-piano, Warren Wolf-vibraphone, Georgia Heers-vocals, Rodney Whitaker-bass and Clarence Penn-drums. This concert is also a fundraiser and tickets include complimentary soft drinks, a raffle and an after-concert buffet of desserts and appetizers. Discounted cocktails, wine and beer are also available at the bar. Live tickets and streaming passes are available for this concert.

Tickets: $100, Streaming passes: $15

This event is being promoted through EVVNT. Purchase tickets here: https://tickets.evvnt.com/events/tim-warfields-jazzy-christmas-12-23-2023

A portion of the sales from every streaming pass will be donated to one of 3 charitable organizations that are improving the quality of life for citizens in the Baltimore area: Functional Training Zone - Career exploration nonprofit supporting young adults
https://www.functionaltrainingzone.net
Intersection of Change - Dedicated to providing programs that enrich economic, social and spiritual lives of those living in poverty.
https://intersectionofchange.org and Moveable Feast of Baltimore - Improving health of Marylanders experiencing food insecurity and chronic illness through preparation and delivery of healthy and nutritious meals. https://www.mfeast.org You can designate which charity you’d like to donate to when you purchase your streaming ticket.

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The Jazzway Holiday Show! Warren Wolf-Claus Celebrates the Holidays with special guest vocalist, Imani Grace Cooper    

Is there anything more joyful than a Wolf-Claus Holiday? Maybe... but not many holiday events will be this much fun! Baltimore based and internationally acclaimed vibraphonist, Warren Wolf brings enormous holiday cheer to Jazzway 6004 with his unique retooling of everyone’s favorite tunes of the season.  Popular DC area vocalist Imani Grace Cooper joins him, along with Alex Brown on piano, Jeff Reed on bass and Quincy Phillips on drums! A great way to get into the holiday spirit.  All tickets include complimentary soft drinks (soda and water), entry in a raffle, and an elegant dessert, fruit and cheese buffet, post-concert.  Adult beverages are also available for discounted prices.

$45/regular tickets, $40/BJA members (ONE ticket per registered member please), $20/students

Tickets:http://www.jazzway6004.org/buy_tickets_and_merchandise/   Born in Minneapolis, Imani-Grace Cooper attained a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Howard University after several years of technical solo and ensemble voice training. She’s headlined venues such as the Apollo Theater and The John F. Kennedy Center For Performing Arts as well as shared band stands with artists such as George Duke, Dianne Reeves, Terri Lyne Carrington Esperanza Spalding and Geri Allen. Imani-Grace performs regularly in the nation’s capital but has played venues across the world such as Quincy Jones’s listening room, Qʼs Lounge and Bar in Dubai, UAE as vocalist for the Justin Kauflin Quartet as well as Cuba’s own Jazz Lounge with bassist Mike Bowie. Imani-Grace performs weekly in worship at the Washington National Cathedral as a lead vocalist for the cathedral’s jazz band.