La Plaza @ Digital Village | Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats @ Greene Performance Space | June 25, 2019

Celebrating ALJA’s Educational Programs - Featuring Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats. Recorded live at the WNYC Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
June 25, 2019

It's audition season for the Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cat's, young people's music program of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, so we're marking the occasion to celebrate ALJA’s youth music educational programs with a special rebroadcast of a concert featuring the Fat Cat's w/ special guests; originally recorded at last year's benefit concert for ALJA's educational Programs at the WNYC Greene Space. Also featured is a special “virtual” collaboration between the Wagner Highschool Jazz Band with Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Performing Artists:
The Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats (in order of appearance):

The Combo:

Katya Naphtali- Soprano Sax
Charlie Stacey- guitar
Hannah Dunton- bass
Miles Dhalwala- drums

Directed by Bam Bam Rodriguez

Featuring:
Arturo O'Farrill- piano
Zack O'Farrill- Congas

The Ensemble:
Sam Leviatin- trumpet
Liam Kronman- alto sax
Madysen D'Angelo- tenor sax
Sebastian Goodman- tenor sax
David Hovanisyan- tenor sax
Mercer Patterson- piano
Hannah Dunton- bass
Max Dolgin- drums/congas
David Rumanov- drums/congas

Directed by Jim Seeley

Duo:
Mimi Block- vocals/violin
Richard Miller- guitar

Teachers Combo:
Jim Seeley- trumpet
Adam O'Farrill- trumpet
Arturo O'Farrill- piano
Hannah Dunton- bass
Zack O'Farrill- drums

Big Band:
Luke Caruana- alto sax
Flora Lennihan- alto sax
Philip Flagg- tenor sax
Madysen D'Angelo- tenor sax
Ban Caranicas- baritone sax
Mimi Block- violin
Rebecca Roth- trombone
Troy Rinker- trombone
Sam Leviatin- trumpet
Andrew Werner- trumpet
Isaac Dubow- trumpet
Omer Wetzer- piano
Felix Hartley- bass
David Rodd- congas
Adam Cabo- timbales
Lars Asmundsson- drums/percussion
Jon Schneider- drums/percussion

Directed by Zack O'Farrill

Featuring:
Noga Cabo- vocals
Jim Seeley- trumpet



Wagner High School & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Collaboration

“Picadillo” - composed by Tito Puente, arranged by Jose Madera

Susan E. Wagner High School Jazz Band

Paul Corn, Director

Saxophones: Kimberly Stevenson, Peter Whalen, Arianna Pilao, Charli Deixler
Trombones: Emily Dimaio, Felix Chong, Yacoub Alokam, Brian Donges
Jacob Shin, Cara Rozas
Trumpets: Deanna Soueid, Jeremy Mendez, Amanda DiMaio, Sofia Rogova

Piano: Javier Jbara, Christian Miesegaes
Bass: Miriam Zayed, Samantha Nasella, Dominic Carnival
Guitar: Alan Cantillo
Vibes: Pierce Sparncroft
Drums: Zakary Blyth, Jonathan Araujo Andres Romero


The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Arturo O'Farrill – Piano & Artistic Director
Saxophones/Woodwinds: Roman Filiu, Jasper Dutz, Ivan Renta, Alejandro Aviles, Larry Bustamante
Trumpets: Seneca Black, Adam O'Farrill, Bryan Davis, Rachel Therrien
Trombones: Rafi Malkiel, Mariel Bildsten, Abdulrahman Amer, Earl McIntyre
Rhythm Section: Vince Cherico/Drums, Bam Rodriguez/Bass, Keisel Jiménez/Congas, Carly Maldonado/ Percussion







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