YUSA CUBAN JAZZ QUINTET
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$25.00 - $30.00
About This Show
Regarded as the Ambassador of 21st Century Cuban Music, guitarist, bassist, vocalist, lyricist, composer and tres player, Yusa is one of the leading voices of Cuban music today. Her compositions have earned the acclaim of both her contemporaries on the island and international admirers. Born in Havana, music and the ocean have been central to her artistic production as a singer-songwriter.
Yusa blazed trails in her early years as a member of the all-women quintet Quasi Jazz, cementing her voice in the jazz fusion world, but she is perhaps most known as the original musical director of the popular Cuban band Interactivo.
She signed to Tumi Music in 2002 and since released a handful of albums to critical acclaim, including multiple CubaDisco Awards and BBC Radio World Music Awards. In 2008, she founded her own label, YUSA Music, on which she released her 5th album in 2012. She will be releasing her 6th album in 2022.
Yusa brings her vibrant blend of trova, son, pop, jazz, Cuban and Brasilian rhythms to the stage and leaves the audience always wanting more. She draws the listener in with her uncommon and very personal style, integrating Cuban styles with music from around the globe, avoiding clichés and achieving the ever elusive “fusion.”
Tonight, she presents her Yusa Cuban Jazz Quintet, featuring:
Yusa – guitar, tres, vocals
Jafet Perez – drums
Nick Benoit – bass
Victor Campbell – piano
Chris Butcher – trombone
*Presented in partnership with the CubaNOLA Arts Collective.
This special edition of Yusa's monthly residency here at Snug is an official concert of the Fall 2022 NOLAxNOLA citywide music festival!
Shows at 8pm & 10pm.
Doors at 7:00pm & 9:30pm.
Restaurant is Open 6pm – 10pm for dinner before or after your showtime.
Advance Ticket Holders can now automatically make dinner table reservations in the Dining Room online via Open Table here!
Advance Ticket-Holders can also make table reservations for dinner by Emailing info@snugjazz.com after your tickets have been purchased online. All dinner table reservations must be attached to advance concert tickets. Dinner Service without Advance Concert Tickets is first-come, first-served based on availability upon arrival.
Full Bar is Open 6pm – Midnight for all, on show nights, with or without tickets.
Kind Reminder: Snug Harbor does not serve food inside the Music Room. In order to preserve the integrity, quiet and focus of our world class intimate concerts, only cocktails and soft drinks are available for table service inside the Music Room. However, we encourage you to arrive 90 Minutes prior to your showtime in order to enjoy full, relaxing dinner service in the Dining Room right next door, before getting seated in the Music Room for the show. 8pm ticket holders can also enjoy dinner, dessert or appetizers after the show, with Dining Room seating only guaranteed by submitting your table request before 8pm.
*PLEASE NOTE*
As announced by the City of New Orleans, as of March 24th, Snug Harbor is no longer requiring valid proof of Covid vaccination or negative test for entry, and while masks are still suggested when not actively eating or drinking indoors, they are now optional for all. We are also now seating at just under our regular audience capacity.
However, with our intimate venue's regularly limited seating capacity, advance tickets are still strongly suggested in order to guarantee seats for this acclaimed show!
Show Details
Dates:
Opening Night: June 2, 2022
Final Performance: October 1, 2022