Gabriel Espinosa, associate professor of music, released his second album within three years in April. Titled Celebrando, the CD is a collaboration with harmonica virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens. Released by ZOHO Music of New York, Celebrando focuses on Brazilian jazz.
“It celebrates the general influence of Brazilian ideas on musicians and audiences,” Jack Goodstein of BlogCritics.org said of the album. “It celebrates the influence of Brazilian jazz on this current ensemble of artists who have devoted themselves to the exploration and development of its dynamic possibilities.”
A release party for Celebrando was held at the Pella Opera House on March 30.
Espinosa directs the jazz band and vocal and instrumental combos at Central. Read more about his history in Pella and Yucatan.
Listen to selections from Celebrando.
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