MRU Presents: The Pedrito Martinez Group

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MUSIC TO YOUR EARS CONCERT SEASON 2016/17

BELLA CONCERT HALL & TRANSALTA PAVILION APRIL 22, 2017 • 7:30 P.M.

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Message from the Conservatory WELCOME TO THE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS concert season at the Bella Concert Hall in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts! We are so excited to launch our inaugural season featuring seven separate series with over 25 diverse events.

As a world-class centre for arts education and training, we are committed to providing education and performance opportunities for our students as well as showcasing exemplary artistic achievement in music and speech arts.

From reggae legends and jazz aficionados to eastern classical masters to Canadian astronauts, this year’s line-up quite literally has something for everyone.

Mark DeJong Artistic Program Coordinator

PEDRITO MARTINEZ

“Pedrito is a genius…working with him has been a revelation to me.”

Wynton Marsalis Sept, 2014

Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973. He began his musical career at the age of 11, performing as vocalist and percussionist with Cuban legends Tata Guines and Yoruba Andabo.

Since settling in New York City in the fall of 1998, Pedrito has recorded or performed with Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Eddie Palmieri, Paquito D’Rivera, Bruce Springsteen and Sting, having contributed to over 75 albums.

Honors that Pedrito has received include Thelonious Monk Award for Afro-Latin Hand Percussion (2000); The Jazz Journalists Association “Percussionist of the Year” (2014 and 2015); Modern Drummer Readers Poll’s #1 “Percussionist of the Year” (2014), and Downbeat’s one of the “80 Coolest Things in Jazz Today” (2014).

Mr. Martínez was a founding member of the highly successful, Afro-Cuban/Afro-Beat band, Yerba Buena, with which he recorded two albums and toured the world. The Pedrito Martinez Group was formed in 2005 with fans that include Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, Wynton Marsalis, and Quincy Jones.

The Pedrito Martinez Group (Motema Music), PMG’s Grammy-nominated, first studio album, was released October, 2013 and was chosen among NPR’s Favorite Albums of 2013, NPR’s First Listen and The Boston Globe Critics Top Ten Albums of 2013.”

Habana Dreams, the group’s second album, recorded largely in Cuba in October 2015, will be released June 10, 2016 on Motema Music. Guests include, Ruben Blades, Isaac Delgado, Wynton Marsalis, Descemer Bueno, Roman Diaz, Angelique Kidjo, and Telmary Diaz.

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Acquisition of our Hamburg Steinway Piano was made possible through generous support from an anonymous donor and The Community Facility Enhancement Program, Alberta Culture and Tourism.

Take Your Seat at the Bella Concert Hall Ensure that you always have the best seat in the house. A tax-deductible donation of $1000 is all it takes to place your name on a seat in Calgary's brand new Bella Concert Hall in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts. With only 300 seats left, now is the time to support your arts community by sponsoring in your name, or the name of a loved one. Each seat sponsorship comes with the gift of a pair of concert tickets to an MRU Conservatory event of your choice at the Bella in 2017.

To take your seat, and for more information, contact Heidi Christophel at 403.440.6591.

MRU CONSERVATORY Guitar Level 1, 2 & 3 Ages 15+

Summer Jazz Workshop Ages 13+, adults welcome

Adult Beginning Band Ages 18+

Fiddle Classes Ages 12+

Jazz Guitar Ages 15+

Flamenco Dance Ages 4+

Jazz Ensemble Ages 13+

Latin Percussion Ages 15+

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