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Andrew ChatfieldMarch 26, 20258min
When Bobby Sanabria was 12 years old, he saw an outdoor concert by bandleader and timbale player Tito Puente in his neighborhood at East 153rd Street that changed his life. “That’s when I knew,” he said. “This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.” More than 50 years later, the impacts of that life-changing moment continue to reverberate as Sanabria brings his signature talents as a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, and educator to campus for the 22nd annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend on April 26. The performance will be the Connecticut debut of his ensemble…

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Andrew ChatfieldApril 12, 202312min
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, which culminates on campus with the 20th annual Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra Weekend, featuring two nights of concerts in Crowell Concert Hall. Cellist, composer, and educator Akua Dixon makes her Connecticut debut with her string quartet, Quartette Indigo, on Saturday, April 29 at 8pm. The group includes violinists Meg Okura and Frederika Krier, Judith Insell on viola, and bassist Jennifer Vincent. The Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, presents a concert with a variety of modern small-group jazz traditions and techniques on Friday, April 28 at 8pm. Assistant Professor of the Practice in Music Jin…