Cuban percussionist Mela presents his repertoire in Rome

Mexico Metropolis. The famend Cuban percussionist Francisco Mela will carry out at the moment, Saturday, Might 18, at 10:00 p.m. on the Jazzatlán Capital venue, accompanied by distinguished musicians resembling Mexican bassist Saúl Ojeda, saxophonist Diego Franco and alternating with Jacob Wick on trumpet, in a live performance unprecedented within the nationwide jazz scene.

As a part of his repertoire, the percussionist will play items from the album Fe, printed in 2016, by which he mixes Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz improvisations that evoke a connection along with his roots and a private seek for id and that means. Mela’s percussion is the soul of the album, offering a strong and sophisticated rhythmic basis that drives every composition.

The percussionist is well known and revered amongst specialists of the style, with admirers resembling Quincy Jones, Chucho Valdés, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz and Joe Lovano, all of whom have obtained Grammy Awards and different distinctive recognitions.

Mela’s profession took off after coaching on the prestigious Berklee Faculty of Music, the place he was subsequently invited to hitch the college to share his data. His profession consists of collaborations with iconic jazz figures. In 2005, he joined the quartet of saxophonist Joe Lovano and in 2008 the trio of American pianist McCoy Tyner.

In 2010, Mela was named inventive director of the Xalapa Jazz Competition in Veracruz, Mexico, and in 2014 he grew to become the primary inventive director of the Twin Cities Jazz Competition. In late 2016, he was a part of an inaugural ensemble that accompanied Chucho Valdés and Joe Lovano on a world tour of Europe and North America. Moreover, he fronts his personal group, The Crash Trio, with which he has launched 5 authentic albums.

The live performance will happen at 10:00 p.m. on the Jazzatlán Capital venue, positioned at Guanajuato 239, Roma Norte. Get your tickets at .

Photograph Courtesy Jazzatlán Capital