Gabriel Espinosa
Gabriel Espinosa, associate professor of music at Central College and acclaimed jazz musician, will perform a concert to celebrate the release of his new CD, “Samba Little Samba,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 21 in Cox-Snow Recital Hall.
Espinosa collaborated on the CD with Hendrik Meurkens and pianist Misha Tsiganov, both of whom will join him on stage during the concert. The evening will also include a performance by the Central College Jazz Band.
Chris Spector, editor and publisher of Midwest Record, called the new music “smoking stuff that’ll get the blood flowing.” The sound features a heavy Brazilian influence, along with some jazz and bolero. The concert is part of a World Jazz Residency at Central, which celebrates the college’s yearlong theme of Global Citizenship.
Copies of “Samba Little Samba” will be sold for $15 at the concert, and it will be available on iTunes and Amazon in December. Tickets to the concert are $10 or free with a Central College ID. For more information on the CD, visit http://www.zohomusic.com/cds_detail.php?cds_id=141.