Jazz+ : Alonso González Latin Jazz Quartet

Are you tired of typical Cantopop music, and are you looking for a change?  But is it possible to combine Chinese music and jazz music?  And how can dance collaborate with jazz?

Presented by the Fringe Club as part of the new “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project – Phase II, Jazz + is a series of cross-over performances between jazz and other genres that will happen every month from October 2018 to May 2019.

The Jazz+ show in December will be hosted by the Alonso González Latin Jazz Quartet.  Come listen to their music and discover musical elements from Africa, Latin-America and the Caribbean, inspired by the grooves of Afro-Cuban percussion, rhythms from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean “Calypso’’ and the popular “Cumbia” style of music from the north of Colombia.  All these elements, combined with jazz chords and exciting melodies, create the music of the Alonso González Latin Jazz Quartet.

Alonso González (drums, timbales), Jim Schneider (keyboards), Franklin Torres (bass), Ferdinand Pantig Jr. (trumpet)

Alonso González Latin Jazz Quartet

Colombian percussionist Alonso González formed the band in Kuala Lumpur in 2005, with musicians from Malaysia, the UK, China and Colombia.  Since then the group has performed at many festivals, including  the Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival, the Heineken Jazz Festival Hua Hin, the Cartagena de Indias Jazz Fest and the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival.  Based in Hong Kong, the quartet brings to the stage fresh and exciting tropical music featuring a mix of jazz harmonies and melodies with contemporary and experimental Latin rhythms.

www.alonsojazzlatino.com

Remarks:

• Admission: 30 minutes before show time.
• No outside drink or food is allowed inside the venue.
• 40 seats plus standing spaces. Seats are first-come-first-served.
• *Fringe Club membership card MUST be presented at the door.
• **Limited quota. Student card/ Identity card MUST be presented at the door.

“Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hong Kong Fringe Club reserves the right to change the programme and performers

Enquiries:
Fringe Club (852) 2521 7251
jazz@hkfringeclub.com