Martin Lund’s One World Music Festival features jazz performances
Published 9:00 am Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Musician and teacher Martin Lund has cooked up another show to usher in the summer season.
His One World Music Festival will take the audience on a historical journey through jazz.
“Jazz is an American art form and an international phenomenon,” Lund said. “Jazz is an intregal part of our American experience and it has influenced so many other styles of music … I couldn’t wait to gather up all these seasoned pros that also speak the same language and tell this amazing story of jazz.”
The concerts will be on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22 at Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28, $16 for students and available at www.orcascenter.org or 376-ACT1. All net proceeds benefit The Funhouse Commons.
Lund has brought together Orcas Island musicians and world–class artists from the Northwest and beyond.
“You’ll want to jump up and dance, sing along or hold hands with someone you love,” said Show Producer Donna Laslo. “Come take a trip down memory lane and enjoy a night of music that you will never forget.”
Performers include scat singer/flutist Bernie Jacobs, singer and African dancer Shanetta Brown, trumpet player Oliver Groenewald from Germany, African/Cuban drummers Thione Diop and Teo Shantz, masters of Bee Bop Jay Thomas and Willie Thomas and special guest Jovon Miller, an award-winning rising star of tap and dance.
Orcas musicians scheduled to appear are Gene Nery, Tony Morales, Dimitri Stankevich, Craig Canine and Gregory Books.
“For me, it’s about the talent that is coming this year and what will happen when we are set loose together on the Orcas Center stage with our combined mastery – it’s guaranteed to be amazing,” Lund said. “We will hit the ground running Friday night and this will not be a dress rehearsal. It will be two nights of great music that we will talk about and remember for a long time.”
