Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators - Oct. 13 - Chelsea Table + Stage - NYC's Newest Hot-Spot. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

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October 3, 2021
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Elio��s music is passionate. A brand new application of ancient ways.
—Chick Corea

CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH!

Elio Villafranca and The Jass Syncopators
October 13th. One Night Only
7:00pm & 9:30pm

Debut Performance at:
Chelsea Table + Stage
Hilton Fashion District Hotel
152 W 26th St,
New York, NY 10001
212-434-0499

Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators

Elio Villafranca: piano/composition

Vincent Herring

saxophone, alto
b.1964

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Scott Wendholt

trumpet
b.1965

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Dayna Stephens

saxophone, tenor

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Adam Olszewski

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Dominick "Domo" Branch

drums

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Miguel Valdes

percussion

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Elio Villafranca, who's most recent outstanding achievement is becoming a 2021 recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, will showcase his six-piece jazz ensemble��The Jass Syncopators. The masterful jazz pianist, Grammy Nominee and Steinway Artist, leads his ensemble to adeptly push boundaries, infusing jazz with the syncopated rhythms of traditional Afro-Caribbean musical forms. Villafranca��s compelling and complex compositions teem with subtle textures and feature architecture derived from his classical training.

Over the years Elio Villafranca has recorded and performed nationally and internationally as a leader. His music has featured jazz master artists such as

Wynton Marsalis

trumpet
b.1961

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Pat Martino

guitar
1944 - 2021

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Jon Faddis

trumpet
b.1953

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Christian McBride

bass
b.1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Christian McBride, among others. He has also performed with

Chick Corea

piano
1941 - 2021

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Sonny Fortune

saxophone, alto
1939 - 2018

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Giovanni Hidalgo

congas
b.1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Giovanni Hidalgo, and Johnny Pacheco to name a few. Elio Villafranca is based in New York City and he is a faculty member at Temple University in Philadelphia, The Juilliard School of Music, New York University, and Manhattan School of Music in NYC.

Praise for Elio Villafranca

��Pianist and composer Elio Villafranca is an inspired and visionary musician. With his band, The Jass Syncopators, Elio expands what

Jelly Roll Morton

piano
1890 - 1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Jelly Roll Morton called The Spanish Tinge to what Elio calls The Caribbean Tinge. The band swings hard and brings a traditional yet innovative style to the roots of jazz and Afro Caribbean music. I am profoundly moved by Elio's vision and musicianship. He is a treasured member of the family here at Jazz at Lincoln Center.�� Wynton Marsalis

��Elio��s music is passionate. A brand new application of ancient ways.�� Chick Corea

��The musical history of Cuba is full of extraordinary pianists. Elio Villafranca is amongst the best representatives of the new generation of Cuban pianists and composers...�� Paquito D'Rivera

[Elio Villafranca] writes and plays with passion and a deep understanding of musical nuance, with chops equal to some of the greatest pianists Cuba has ever produced." ��DownBeat Magazine

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