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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">2010 ROBERTO OCASIO LATIN JAZZ CAMP LINKS MUSIC AND
DANCE<BR>Bobby Sanabria, Artist-in-Residence<BR></FONT></STRONG><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=343095718-24052010> <FONT
color=#000000> <FONT face="Times New Roman">Be a part of history....which
began way before Dancing With The Stars!
</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
color=#000000><SPAN class=343095718-24052010>S</SPAN></FONT>tudent enrollment is
underway for the sixth annual Roberto Ocasio Latin Jazz Music Camp, July 11-16,
at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT size=3><EM>(Berea/Cleveland, Ohio)</EM><SPAN
class=343095718-24052010>. The program is u</SPAN></FONT></SPAN>nder the
direction of <STRONG>Artist-In-Residence, Bobby Sanabria</STRONG>,<SPAN
class=343095718-24052010> </SPAN>world renowned leader in the Latin and
jazz fields<SPAN class=343095718-24052010>, and </SPAN>a
multi-Grammy-nominated drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader,
producer and educator.<SPAN> </SPAN>The resident camp is for music
students in grades 8-12 (including 2010 graduates), all instruments—percussion
(including Afro-Cuban and Brazilian), drum set, brass, woodwinds, piano, and
other instruments.<SPAN> </SPAN>The camp is also open to middle and
high-school students of dance to learn or expand Latin-dance skills under the
instruction of Eileen Torres, internationally recognized salsa instructor,
entertainer, producer, historian, and
educator.<BR><SPAN>
</SPAN>The music program includes the technical aspects of playing, composition,
and improvisation in the various styles in Latin jazz, the history of the
continuum, and analysis of the rhythm (in particular, la clave).<SPAN>
</SPAN>Sanabria and faculty provide group and individual instruction,
rehearsals, jam sessions, nightly music presentations, field trips, Latin-jazz
activities, and a public concert.<SPAN> </SPAN>The Latin-dance curriculum,
overlapping with selected classes in the music program, will include social and
folkloric dances as well as a study of the evolution of Latin dance, its
pioneers and masters.<SPAN> </SPAN>Prerequisite for both programs is
middle-school-and-above levels of general music and dance
background.<SPAN> </SPAN>Jazz and Latin-dance studies are not required but
helpful.<SPAN> </SPAN>The week’s tuition ($550) covers all costs
(instruction, materials, activities, room and board) excluding
travel.<BR><SPAN>
</SPAN>Application deadline is June 10 (tuition-discount deadline is extended to
May 30).<SPAN> </SPAN>Time payment and sponsorship arrangements are
available as well as limited scholarship and financial-assistance
opportunities.<SPAN> </SPAN>Complete details and application forms are
posted at robertoocasiofoundation.org or contact the RO Foundation at
440.572.2048 or
trof@robertoocasiofoundation.org.</FONT><BR><BR><STRONG>Contact: Bev
Montie<BR>The Roberto Ocasio
Foundation<BR></STRONG>(robertoocasiofoundation.org)<BR>P.O. Box
81230<BR>Cleveland, OH
44181<BR>440.572.2048<BR>trof@robertoocasiofoundation.org<BR>__________<BR><BR><STRONG>Bobby
Sanabria </STRONG>has performed with a veritable Who’s Who in the world of
jazz and Latin music, as well as with his own critically acclaimed
ensembles. His diverse recording and performing experience includes
work with such legendary figures as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto,
Candido, Paquito D’Rivera, Charles McPherson, Mongo Santamaria, Chico O’Farrill,
Henry Threadgill, and the Father of Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mario Bauzá. Featured on
numerous Grammy-nominated albums, including The Mambo Kings soundtrack, Bobby’s
own big-band CDs, “Big Band Urban Folktales” and “Afro-Cuban Dream,” were
nominated for main-stream Grammys as Best Latin Jazz Album of 2007 and 2001,
“Folktales” also winning the 2008 Jazz Journalists Association Award.
Bobby was honored as “2005 Percussionist of the Year” by readers of DRUM!
Magazine and has received recognition for his work in radio and television,
including award-winning documentaries for PBS, BRAVO, and The Smithsonian.
He was honored in 2006 with a permanent NYC street dedicated to him on the
renowned Bronx Walk of Fame in recognition of his work and contributions that
have made a difference throughout the world. Bobby is a graduate of the Berklee
College of Music and a recipient of its prestigious Faculty Association
Award. A leader in the Afro-Cuban and jazz fields as both drummer and
percussionist, he is considered one of the world’s foremost performers,
educators and articulate scholars of la tradición. He is a professor at
New York City’s famed New School University and the Manhattan School of Music in
the jazz and contemporary music programs. His recording, “Kenya
Revisited,” with the MSM Orchestra received a 2009 Latin Grammy®
nomination. Bobby also writes for national publications, is a frequently
featured guest on “NPR This Weekend,” and recently was a consultant and a
featured artist in the four-part documentary, “Latin Music U.S.A.,” broadcast
nationwide for PBS in fall 2009. Mr. Sanabria proudly endorses LP
(Latin Percussion), Remo drum heads, Sabian cymbals, Tama drums, and Vic Firth
sticks and mallets. <EM><A href="http://www.bobbysanabria.com/"
target=_blank>www.bobbysanabria.com</A> <BR></EM><BR></DIV>
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