HOUSE CONCERT - NOVATO, CALIFORNIA
Dear friends,
I’m excited to be hosting this fantastic duo for a house concert on June 14th at my place in Novato! This amazing fusion of tango, jazz, and flamenco is not to be missed. We are so lucky to be able to hear them in an intite venue here in the Bay Area.
“Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger, and pianist Emilio Solla presents El Siempre Mar, his latest collaboration with Flamenco vocalist and saxophonist Antonio Lizana! Breathing new life into the nomadic encounters of cantes de ida y vuelta, flamenco songs which traveled to Latin America and returned to Spain with an interplay of new musical forms and traditions. Solla and Lizana interchange their individual heritages of Tango and Flamenco through their love for American Jazz, celebrating three musical languages in El Siempre Mar.”
In addition, George Brooks, the well-known Bay Area saxophonist known for combining jazz and Indian classical music will also join Emilio and Antonio for a couple of tunes.
Seats are limited, so you’ll want to purchase your ticket soon!
You can Venmo us to reserve your seat @Emilio-Solla, phone # 5136.
Please include your email address in the venmo message field, or email us at emilio.solla@gmail.com. Once we receive your payment we’ll email out the Novato,CA address and parking information.
¡Esperamos verte en el concierto!
D’arcy Reynolds
Emilio Solla has been lauded for his artistry in summoning global styles and rhythms. His aesthetic eloquence can be experienced in his Latin Grammy winning album, Puertos: Music from International Waters. The master composer-arranger has also received two Grammy nominations for Best Latin Jazz album (Second Half), and Best Arrangement (La Novena, from Puertos). Solla has performed at some of the most iconic venues in Europe, Latin America, and the United States alongside jazz and latin legends such as Paquito D’Rivera, Billy Hart, Arturo O’Farrill, Edmar Castañeda, and Silk Road Ensemble member Cristina Pato, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the WDR big band. For his piano performances, The New York Times has said, “The virile throb of Astor Piazzolla’s nuevo tango is omnipresent in the pianist Emilio Solla’s stately pulse.”
Antonio Lizana is considered both by audiences and critics worldwide as a distinctive figure in the contemporary flamenco-jazz field. In addition to his extraordinary skills as a composer, lyricist, and singer, Lizana is a world-class jazz saxophonist. The uniqueness of his style has brought him international recognition. He has performed with his quintet in venues and festivals all around the globe, including Women, Etnosur, SXSW Austin, and Flamenco festivals in London, New York and San Francisco, Flamenco Biennale (Holland), Barcelona Jazz Festival, Shanghai, Jazz Fest, and more.
George Brooks is an American saxophonist known for combining jazz and Indian classical music. He is the founder of the jazz fusion groups Summit, Aspada, Bombay Jazz, the Raga Bop Trio, and Elements.
Brooks was introduced to the world of Indian classical music by Kirana vocal guru, Pandit Pran Nath, whose music has influenced the works of Terry Riley and La Monte Young.
Watch Emilio and Antonio’s videos
El ARRIERO
ZAMBA PARA NO MORIR
Listen to El Siempre Mar
