Annual Jazz Festival to Feature Latin Musicians from Montreal

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 8, 2011) –The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Music will celebrate its 35th annual Jazz Festival with a jazz concert and Latin/Caribbean dance party Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7.

Directed by Dr. Rick Davies, the festival features special guest artists, vocalist and saxophonist Jorge “Papo” Ross from the Dominican Republic, percussionist Morris Salazar from Columbia and drummer Jonathan Maldonado from Venezuela. All three now hail from Montreal. Internationally known jazz trumpeter, Ray Vega, will also perform along with Rick Davies and Salsa Norteña and the SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Ensemble and the Mambo Combo.

On Friday, the Festival Jazz Concert will feature Ross, Salazar and Maldonado with the Jazz Ensemble and the Mambo Combo. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. Tickets, available in advance at the Angell College Center desk or at the door, are $8 general admission, $5 seniors, area students, SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff, and $2 for SUNY Plattsburgh students.

On Saturday, the Jazz Festival concludes with a Latin/Caribbean dance party with Davies and Salsa Norteña, as well as festival guests Ross, Maldonado, Salazar, Vega and the Mambo Combo. The party will run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Naked Turtle Holding Co., 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh. Latin dance instructor, E. Victoria Moore from SalsaLina Dance Studio in Burlington, Vt., will lead the dancing with a workshop beginning at 6 p.m. Free.

May 6 and 7, 2011
35th Annual SUNY Plattsburgh Jazz Festival
Dr. Rick Davies, Director

Special Guests

Latin Musicians from Montreal
     Jorge “Papo” Ross (Dominican Republic), vocals, saxophone
     Morris Salazar (Colombia), congas
     Jonathan Maldonado (Venezuela), drums

Rick Davies and Salsa Norteña

May 6 (7:30 p.m.)

Festival Jazz Concert

Guests: Ross, Salazar, Maldonado
SUNY Plattsburgh Mambo Combo and Jazz Ensemble
Dr. Rick Davies, Director

E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall
Tickets: at the door or Angell College Center desk.
General $8. Seniors and students $5.
SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff $5.
SUNY Plattsburgh students $2.

May 7 (6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.)

Latin / Caribbean Dance Party*
Naked Turtle, Plattsburgh
Admission Price: FREE

Festival guest artists with Rick Davies and Salsa Norteña:
Tom Cleary, piano; John Rivers, bass; Alex Stewart, saxophone; Herm Matlock, trumpet
Added special guest: Ray Vega, trumpet
During intermission there will be a set by the Mambo Combo.

*Latin dance instruction by E. Victoria Moore (SalsaLina Dance Studio, Burlington) – starts at 6:00 p.m.

For more information, contact:
Michelle Marasch Ouellette
Director of Public Relations and Publications
SUNY Plattsburgh
Office: 113 Hawkins Hall
Mailing: 101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: 518-565-0145