WARMING UP: A RECAP OF LAST YEAR’S DR JAZZ FEST

Source: Metro

The Dominican Republic Jazz Fest is near & what a better way to wait for it than to remember it. With passionate jazz presentations, world known jazz artists, kids workshops & a beach day full of rithym we all celebrated this iconic musical genre & we will definitely do it again this year.

With a concert that raised passions for jazz music, the inaugural concert of the XXII edition of the “Dominican Republic Jazz Festival” was held in a fascinating summer event held at “Los Establos” in Cap Cana. The energetic crowd surrendered to the repertoire of the “Berklee Global Jazz Institute”, the renowned drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and her quintet; DJ Val Jeanty and Krency García -El Prodigio-, along with his guest saxophonist Sandy Gabriel.

The evening took place under a heavy downpour when “El Prodigio” he climbed to stage. Accompanied by a band of nine musicians and two guests, maestro Rafaelito Mirabal and saxophonist Sandy Gabriel. “Liborio”. Painting at Juanillo Beach also formed part of this cultural activity. Dominican artists, David Almengod and Adolfo Faringthon gave a percussion and painting workshop to transmit the rhythm of music through color. All the participants expressed their artistic talent in plastic tanks.

The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is a completely free event, where a limited number of VIP tickets are sold for purely charitable purposes to the FEDUJAZZ music program. The DR Jazz Festival 2019 be held at Los Establos, Cap Cana, this August 30 and 31 of 2019.