Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
Season 2 Episode 1 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz octet Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble performs a diverse set.
Bryant Park presents Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz octet Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble performing a set that highlights their principal musicians. Guests include Moroccan American singer Malika Zarra and composer Akua Dixon with Quartette Indigo.
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Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
Season 2 Episode 1 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Bryant Park presents Grammy Award-winning Latin jazz octet Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble performing a set that highlights their principal musicians. Guests include Moroccan American singer Malika Zarra and composer Akua Dixon with Quartette Indigo.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ Up-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Up-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Trombone solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Piano solo ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Piano plays slowly ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Mid-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Trumpet solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Bass solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Bongo drum solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Akua Dixon is a jazz string pioneer whose Quartette Indigo has been at the forefront of improvising string quartets since the 1970s.
She has performed with and composed for -- see if you know any of these names -- Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston.
Do you know these people?
[ Crowd cheers ] Please welcome Akua Dixon and Quartette Indigo.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Up-tempo music plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cello solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Violin solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Up-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Violin solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Piano solo ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Trombone solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Malika Zarra, the Moroccan-born French-American vocalist and composer, is a multicultural phenomenon who moves effortlessly between languages, traditions, and rhythms from around the globe.
She is a highly in demand performer, having headlined at the London Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Apollo Theater, and Carnegie Hall, among others.
She traveled with Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to Abu Dhabi in 2019.
Please say hello to the incredible Malika Zarra.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Mid-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Singing in foreign language ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Trombone solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Speaks foreign language ] ♪♪♪ [ Singing in foreign language ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Good evening, New York.
How are you?
[ Cheers and applause ] We are going now to -- to... to meet Morocco with Cuba, the mambo.
"Biri Bi Kum Bi."
[ Up-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Singing in foreign language ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Singing continues ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Hey-wa.
[ Ululating ] Hey.
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Hey-wa.
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Singing in foreign language ] ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Mid-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ Come on.
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Singing in foreign language ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Singing resumes ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.
Malika Zarra.
[ Cheers and applause ] Hey.
What's going on?
New York City!
[ Cheers and applause ] Bryant Park.
Come on, y'all.
So I wrote a piece to kind of talk about the difficulties of understanding the nuance of nuance.
This is called "Red State Blue State Blues."
♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Piano solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Mid-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you very much.
The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Up-tempo Latin jazz plays ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
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