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2022 Gracias Christmas Cantata in Newark, NJ
*Date: 9/16/2022
*Time: 7:00 PM
*Location: 1020 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102 (Newark Symphony Hall)
*Free Admission
*Ticket Request: https://christmascantata.us
*Donations: https://gofund.me/aaed6740

It’s impossible to sit still when Issac Delgado and Alain Perez take the stage. They won a 2021 GRAMMY® for their platinum album Cha Cha Chá: Homenaje a lo tradicional, and now they’re bringing their dazzling style of salsa and jazz to NJPAC. Issac Delgado is one of Cuba’s most famous salsa and timba vocalists, best known as the lead singer of ‘80s group NG La Banda. Alain Perez is an exceptionally versatile multi-instrumentalist forging new paths in modern Cuban jazz. The duo will have you on your feet as they honor the musical traditions that came before, and dance fearlessly toward the future.

Hamish Smith -bass
Nicola Caminiti -saxophones
Gilad Hekselman -guitar
Lex Korten -piano
Jongkuk Kim -drums

Award-winning New Zealand Jazz artist, Hamish Smith, flows with rhythmic inventiveness and a unique groove-centric approach. He has been described by NEA Jazz Master, Todd Barkan, as “a modern marvel - one of the great young bassists in the world”. Hamish is bringing his newly formed quintet to The Jazz Gallery for the first time and will present a collection of compositions that he has developed over the past few years, that highlight his experiences as a New Zealand artist living in New York City.

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET

2022 Grammy Award Winner of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Piano prodigy and collaborator with such renowned artists as Terence Blanchard, Lisa Fischer, Kurt Rosenwinkel and countless others.

Taylor Eigsti -piano
Maya Kronfeld -keyboards
Charles Altura -guitar
David "DJ" Ginyard, Jr. -bass
Oscar Seaton -drums

Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm ET

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