ERIC Li and his Latino-jazz band are acts to seek out for ‘hot’ salsa, Latin-jazz, funk and bebop music.
Known for their mainstream jazz and Latin-jazz classics, as well as contemporary tunes from Chucho Valdes and Irakere, Michel Camilo, Paquito D’Rivera, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, Li and his band have impressed fans and won acclaim.
Not forgetting, their original compositions have also won them a fi rm foothold in the local jazz music scene.
Li’s band comprises some of Kuala Lumpur’s top musicians, with each having performed at major jazz festivals in Southeast Asia, South Africa, Japan, Korea and China, as well as various Malaysian jazz clubs.
Fresh from performing with Latin Grammy Awards winner Nestor Torres at Kuala Lumpur’s Dewan Filharmonik Petronas recently, the band will show you their mettle at upcoming gigs at Alexis Bistro + Wine Bar, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
Expect a quintet including a fi ery two-horn section to offer some Latino ‘heat’. Jan 18-19, 10.30pm. Free entry. For more info, call 03- 4260 2288.
Source : Malay Mail
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