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Leyla Mccalla at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Courtesy of Ticketfly | Posted on June 13, 2017
Where
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227
When
Mon, September 25, 2017
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Leyla McCalla
multi-instrumentalistAbout
Singing in French, Haitian Creole and English, Leyla McCalla also accompanies on cello, tenor banjo and guitar, all bringing to life a unique melding of her Haitian musical heritage with American jazz and folk. Her influences and sonic references reverberate with three centuries of history, yet remain strikingly fresh and vital. Her debut album, Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes made many best-of lists and prompted The New York Times to praise its “weighty thoughts handled with the lightest touch imaginable.” As McCalla states of her socially-conscious approach to music, “I can’t help but be inspired by history, as well as what’s going on today.” Her latest album, A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey, continues in that spirit. ...