FREE Jazz at Johns Salsa Master Class
with four of the country's leading salsa players

5-7pm, Fisher Building, St Johns College
www.jazzatjohns.co.uk

This Friday, Jazz at Johns will not only to be putting on the best music in Cambridge, but also offering a one off amazing opportunity. A salsa master class with four of the country's leading salsa musicians from the band Montuno, playing for the main J@J event later in the evening. See the main band blurb for information on the players.

The master class is open to all standards and all instruments from percussion and piano to bass and horns. All the music will be supplied in C, Bb and Eb - so just turn up with your instrument - the more we get, the better the music will be!

Jazz at Johns strives to encourage jazz in Cambridge and do all we can to promote the growth of talented players on the scene, hence we have decided to lay on this extravaganza at our expense, making it absolutely free for you to attend.

Although primarily aimed at musicians, we also welcome dancers who wish to come along and practice their moves without pressure prior to main evening!

I hope to see many of you at the master class,
Julian Johnson, Jazz at Johns President

Montuno

Montuno was set up in 2004 by London bassist Jonny Gee and plays a heady blend of infectious latin grooves. Their music has energised thousands of dancers plus jazz club and concert audiences around London, the UK and overseas. The band has performed at London's top world music venue "Momo" as well as at salsa clubs like La Finca and Carlos The 1st Salsa Bar. Over the past Montuno has featured several star performers, including Colombian percussionist Roberto Pla, singers like Cuban Oswaldo Chacon, top 10 artist Victoria Newton and great soloists such as Alex Wilson and Gwilym Simcock.

This Friday, Montuno will be guest staring Robin Jones, the world renowned percussionist:

"Conga supremo Robin Jones... the godfather of British salsa"
Jack Masserack, Evening Standard (Jazz Cafe review)

"This powerhouse Latin band has a truly infectious Latin vibe."
Steve Ruby (606 Club Owner)

In Paris in the 1960s, he played with Bud Powell & Johnny Griffin and performed regularly at New York’s Blue Note Club with Chet Baker, played on John Barry's early music, plus worked in the studio with Elton John on his first album "Tumbleweed Connection". He also played and recorded with many other jazz greats including Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Red Rodney a and Stan Getz. Two records he made in the ‘70s for the Apollo label, "Denga" and "El Maja," have now been re-released in Europe & the USA.

In the '80s Jones worked with Al Jarreau and was featured debut LP of pop singer Basia. He also performed on videos with Billy Idol & Matt Bianco and appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Sade. In the early 90s he spent two years on-stage as the featured drummer in the highly successful musical Carmen Jones. Tonight, Montuno will be playing numbers written by Robin's friend Chucho Valdes.