The Next Faces of Jazz at Tribeca Performing Arts
The final concert in the Jazz in Progress series features finalists from the DC Jazz Festival’s DCJazzPrix emerging band competition. SULA will perform on Friday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $30 (students/seniors $20).
Where: BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St. Tickets: call 212-220-1460.or click here or visiti the Box Office at 199 Chambers St., Tues-Sat from 12 – 6 pm.
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 https://dcjazzfest.org/
SULA
Michael Mayo – Vocals
Caili O’Doherty – Piano
Diego Joaquin Ramirez – Drums
Tamir Shmerling – Bass
Wayne Tucker – Trumpet
Asaf Yuria – Sax
‘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.