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Featuring this year:
Raíces (rye-EE-sus) honors the pioneers of Latin Jazz like Cal Tjader and Mongo
Santamaria, and performs original music played in the same style. The group was
founded by the late Chicago percussionist Rubén Alvarez and is led by vibraphonist
Joe Sonnefeldt. Raíces released their debut album in 2022 and were featured that
year at Chicago’s Latin Jazz Festival. This past July 16 th , they played at Chicago’s Jazz
Showcase to mark Cal Tjader’s 100 th Birthday. The band includes Suart Seale
(piano), Eric Ferrer (bass), Bobby Delgado (timbales), and Jorge Leal (congas). Their
debut album features eight original compositions in various styles, including Cha-
Cha-Cha, Afro 6/8, Mambo, Bolero, Songo, and more.
Clinicians:
Ben Wahlund-Northern Illinois University
Douglass Bratt- Moraine Valley Community College
For any additional information, please contact:
Ron Fiorito, Jr. Tom Leddy
500 W. Elk Grove Blvd. 630/640-0173
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 [email protected]
847/718-4498
[email protected]
General Festival Information
Directions to Elk Grove High School
500 W Elk Grove Blvd.
From the North: Take 294 South. Merge onto 90 West. Exit Arlington Heights Rd. and turn left. Turn left onto Elk Grove Blvd. and EGHS is directly on the right.
From the South: Take 355 North. 355 turns into IL-53 (290 West) Exit Biesterfield Rd., turn right. Turn left onto Arlington Heights Rd. Turn right onto Elk Grove Blvd., school is on the right.
From the West: If taking 90 East, exit Arlington Heights Rd. and turn right. Turn left onto Elk Grove Blvd. School is on the right. If taking 88 east, exit 355 N/ IL-53 (290). Exit Biesterfield Rd., turn right. Turn left onto Arlington Heights Rd. Turn right onto Elk Grove Blvd., school is on the right.
From the East: If taking 90 West, exit Arlington Heights Rd., and turn left. Once you get to Elk Grove Blvd. turn left. School is on the corner. If taking 290 West, exit Biesterfield Rd., and turn right. Turn left on Arlington Heights Rd. Turn right onto Elk Grove Blvd, school is on the right.
Festival Instructions
Performers:
Your bus driver/parents should drop you off in the BACK of the school. Enter through Door 29. 2 Chaperones per group are covered in the pre-paid entrance fees. Plan on bringing all equipment to the cafeteria (Home Room) until 15 minutes before your performance time. Raffle tickets will be given to each student upon entrance. Drawings will begin mid-morning and winning tickets will be posted on the raffle board in the foyer.
Bus Parking
Buses and/or vans must park near the football field. Please do not allow students to leave valuable items on the buses, as we will not have any staff to secure the parking lot.
Admission
General admission to the festival is $10, $7 for PAS members. All attendees should enter through the BACK entrance (Door 29). Please encourage family and friends to watch your performances. Accessible entrance: If anyone needs closer access to our performance rooms, please let us know.
Concessions
There will be concessions available throughout the day until about 2pm. The concessions are in the foyer/cafeteria.
Past Clinicians/Artists:
Harper College Steel Band
Paul G. Ross
Michael Kozakis
Tom Leddy
Sammy Torres.
Dr. Christopher Butler
Third Coast Percussion
Adam Hopper
Paul Wertico
She-e-wu
Rob Fergusson
Brett Kuhn
Adam Hill
Tom Benko
Gregory Beyer
Dede Sampaio
NIU Percussion Ensemble
Doug Perkins
Kevin Lepper
Ruben Alvarez
Joel Spencer
Huei Yuan Pan
Ed Harrison
Jeff Handley
Bobby Everson
The Screaming Norwegians
DePaul University Percussion Ensemble
Ben Wahlund
Doug Bratt
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