SULA

SULA

When:
March 30, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
2018-03-30T19:30:00-04:00
2018-03-30T20:00:00-04:00
Cost:
$30 / students, seniors $20
SULA

Michael Mayo, vocals; Wayne Tucker, trumpet; Asaf Yuria, saxophone; Caili O’Doherty, keyboard; Tamir Shmerling, bass; and Diego Joaquin Ramirez, drums.

2017 DCJazzPrix, part of DC Jazz Fest Finalists.

‘SULA’ is a NYC-based crossover jazz group, led by drummer Diego Joaquin Ramirez. The group formed in 2016 and has since been refining their sound with performances around New York City, and were finalists of the 2017 DC Jazz Prix Competition. The group’s members hail from Ireland, Israel, Portland, Los Angeles, and Syracuse, and are alumni of Berklee College of Music, The Thelonious Monk Institute, Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program, The New School, and SUNY Purchase. SULA’s members have performed and recorded with musicians including Taylor Swift, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jimmy Cobb, Vijay Iyer, Mike Stern, Adam Cruz, and Nate Smith.

Jazz in Progress: The Next Faces of Jazz is a partnership between BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center and the DC Jazz Festival. DCJazzPrix, part of DC Jazz Fest, is a global competition created to recognize and support top rising jazz band talent, and is designed to help launch and promote the careers of emerging jazz ensembles. This past year’s competition was held at the University of the District of Columbia on June 15, 2017. For more information on DCJazzPrix, please visit www.dcjazzfest.org/dcjazzprix.