Live Music - Edgar Pantoja
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2022-04-03 18:00:00
2022-04-03 18:00:00
Live Music - Edgar Pantoja
Lobby
The Betsy
[email protected]
America/New_York
public
Time:
6PM - 11PM
Location:
Lobby
Edgar PANTOJA specializes in modern and traditional Cuban genres, Latin jazz, and world music.
Event Details
All Jazz performances from April 1 thru May 1, 2022 are presented as part of The Betsy’s 10th Annual Overture to Overtown Jazz Festival.
6PM - 11PM
Edgar PANTOJA is a Pianist, composer, arranger, and music educator who specializes in modern and traditional Cuban genres, Latin jazz, and world music. His engaging music combines Cuban roots sources of rumba, son, and timba with international rhythms of samba, Moroccan Gnawa, jazz and funk. Born in Santiago de Cuba, Pantoja has spent decades touring and collaborating with myriad stars, including Rubén Blades, David Murray, and Angelique Kidjo. He was also pianist/keyboardist and arranger for Cuban conga maestro Pedrito Martinez. Pantoja graduated from the Conservatorio Esteban Salas and the Conservatorio Jose Maria Ochoa, in Cuba. @edgarpantojamusi
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