BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
Raquel Baena – trombone and vocals
Justin Flynn – saxophones
Dan Neville – marimba and vibraphone
Andres Fonseca – drums and percussion
Juan Sebastian Monsalve – bass and musical director
$20-$30 sliding scale cover charge; byob.
Balsa de Fuego gathers Panhispanic rhythms and music such as Cumbia, Joropo & Currulao and bends them and blends them using lots of resources and sounds from jazz and the community vibe of Terraza 7 in Queens, resulting in a truly New York flavored collage.
This new project lead by Colombian composer Juan Sebastian Monsalve (known as one of the precursors of the New Colombian Music with his band Curupira) assembles a diverse range of musicians from the New York music scene, achieving a powerful contemporary sound with strong roots in tradition.