The Paul Austerlitz Dominican Ensemble will be playing its blend of Latin and Caribbean music from the Dominican Republic, mixing jazz, merengue, folklore and popular religious styles in concerts sponsored by the US Embassy. They will be playing on Wednesday, 2 April at Las Terrazas del Meson in Santo Domingo at 8pm. Austerlitz will also give a free concert on Thursday, 3 April at the Politecnico Loyola in San Cristobal at 6pm and another on Friday, 4 April at the auditorium of the Centro Cultural Mauricio Baez in Santo Domingo at 7pm. He will give a master class at the National Conservatory of Music. Austerlitz is a musician, composer, ethnomusicologist, saxophonist and clarinetist who has carried out extensive research into traditional music of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. He will be playing with his quintet of Dominican musicians: Jose Duluc on percussion and vocals, Julio Figueroa on percussion and vocals, Wellington Valenzuela drums, Hector Santana contrabass and Gustavo Rodriguez piano.
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For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com/calendar