Sunday, February 20, 2022

Bronx River Art Center - BRAC honors Black History Month with The Dinah Vero World Quintet!


 

In Honor of Black History Month
BRAC is pleased to presents:

The Dinah Vero World Quintet 
Saturday February 26th at 5pm

To celebrate the end of our Presidents' Week Art Camp of day-long classes in visual and digital art media, and to close out Black History Month by honoring and celebrating the heritage of African Americans and their contribution to our history, please join us on Saturday afternoon, February 26th at 5 PM to hear The Dinah Vero World Quintet. The ensemble, led by Ms. Vero on piano, includes: Konrad Adderley on Bass, Bandoneon Sharif Kales on Trumpet, Sedric Shukroon on Saxophone and Matthew Baranello on Drums and Percussion. The program will explore the theme of "honoring the past to live in the present and to prepare for the future", and will reflect the rich history of jazz including: blues, gospel, standards and hard bop, as well as Ms. Vero's own compositions. The lineup will incorporate classic as well as contemporary compositions in a natural flow to symbolize how artists are the sum of their experiences.

The great Jazz composer and instrumentalist, Jaki Byard, said of Vero, "she is a musician with an outstanding technique and a feel for the art of improvisation. With her very personal interpretation, she reaches the soul of her audience in a powerful way.”

Suggested Donation: $10 Adults / $5 Seniors and Students or pay what you can.


Dinah Vero was born into a musical family on the island of Martinique in the French West Indies. She started her classical piano education in Paris at an early age and participated in several national piano competitions.
As a teenager her family immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, where she pursued her musical studies by attending the Montreal Music Conservatory where she obtained a first prize in Harmony, Counterpoint and a Master in piano. Her musical interests later shifted to jazz and Caribbean music. Dinah Vero then formed the Dinah Vero World Quintet, touring in many countries and releasing two well received recordings.

The Dinah Vero World Quintet is:
Dinah Vero - Piano & Direction
Konrad Adderley- Bass, Bandoneon
Sharif Kales - Trumpet
Sedric Shukroon - Saxophone
Matthew Baranello - Drums, Percussion

COVID-19 vaccination proof requirements have expanded to include younger children and to require full vaccination:

Children: Children ages 5 to 11 are now required to have proof of vaccination for the public indoor activities. They must show they have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Full Vaccination: People 12 and older participating in public indoor activities are now required to show proof they have received two vaccine doses, except for those who have received the one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Starting January 29, 2022, children ages 5 to 11 must also show proof of full vaccination.

All audience members will also be required to be masked.

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