SUNY Orange presents Latin jazz on March 14

Middletown — The Real New York Style Latin Jazz concert, originally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 22, but postponed because of the snow-sleet storm, has been rescheduled for Friday, March 14, at 8 p.m. in Orange Hall Theater, Orange County Community College. The concert will be performed by Willie Martinez with his ensemble, La Familia Sextet. The ensemble plays Martinez’s original compositions and arrangements. The sextet includes Martinez on drums and vocals, Renato Thoms on congas and percussion, Misha Tsiganov on piano, Jennifer Vincent on bass, Max Schweiger on baritone sax and flute, and J. Walter Hawkes on trombone. New York Style Latin Jazz, as played by the ensemble, is a lively marriage of Afro-Caribbean rhythm and the harmonic structure and improvisational nature of jazz. In addition, a Master Class featuring Willie Martinez, Misha Tsiganov, Jennifer Vincent, and Renato Thoms will take place on March 14 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Orange Hall, Room 23. This Master Class is free and open to the public. The audience is free to question the musicians. Admission is $10 adults; $7 senior citizens/alumni/faculty/staff; free all students. Group rates are available. Tickets are available at the George F. Shepard Student Center, Student Activities Department Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. In addition, tickets will be available at the Orange Hall Box Office beginning at 7 p.m. the evening of the performance. Previously purchased tickets remain valid. Orange Hall is a universally accessible building located at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview Avenues, Middletown. For additional information, call 341-4891 or e-mail cultural@sunyorange.edu.