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Gualala Arts and Fred Adler are thrilled to announce a special performance by the Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble, “Music of the Americas,” on Saturday, March 29 at 4 p.m. The ensemble features Roger Glenn on vibes, flute, and saxophone; Marcos Silva, piano; Robb Fisher, bass; Kelly Zaban Fasman, drums; Michaelle Goerlitz, percussion.
Tickets for the event are priced at $25 in advance for General Admission, with an additional $5 charge on the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased at Gualala Arts, the Dolphin Gallery, and online at GualalaArts.org. For those wanting to support the arts $100 Sponsor Tickets, which include select seating, are available exclusively online.
Roger Glenn, known among his peers as a supremely talented improviser, Glenn, a multi reedist has played flute with vibraphonist Cal Tjader, vibes with flautist Herbie Mann, and both flute and vibes with Dizzy Gillespie. He made his recording debut with legendary pianist/composer Mary Lou Williams and contributed to classic albums with Cuban percussion maestro Mongo Santamaria (Mongo´70, Atlantic Records), pioneering funk/jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd (Black Byrd, Blue Note Records), and Latin jazz star Cal Tjader (Grammy Award-winning La Onda Va Bien, Concord Picante Label).
His versatility has kept him busy. In the past few years he’s done a series of runs with blues great Taj Mahal, playing vibes, flute, sax, clarinet, and even piccolo and triangle. He’s featured on the Hoku Award-winning CD Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band: Live from Kauai. Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Kurt Elling featured him as a soloist on flute and vibes, and Glenn took his whole bag of tricks on the road to lead an organ trio that toured the West Coast opening for Steely Dan. Another tour took him to New Zealand and Australia playing baritone sax with the Count Basie Orchestra.
Music has marked Glenn’s family for generations. His father, the great trombonist and vibraphonist Tyree Glenn, most notably played with Cab Calloway, Don Redman, Duke Ellington, and the Louis Armstrong All-Stars, including the classic recording “What a Wonderful World.”
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the vibrant sounds of Latin jazz in the heart of Gualala.