[free] John Santos show // Lake Merritt Oakland
“Love Our Lake” offers an incredible FREE, OUTDOOR, LIVE MUSIC event with Bay Ares Afro Cuban music icon John Santos and a dance class at the beginning by DJ-Dark Rum.
Salsa by the Lake Class & Live Music with DJ Dark Rum and John Santos and Friends.
1-4 PM Saturday. Free admission.
Lakeside Park, Edoff Memorial Bandstand
Lake Merritt in Oakland.
About free show!
Free concert with seven-time Grammy nominee, Oakland treasure John Santos John Santos and The John Santos Sextet next Saturday, July 27 at the Edoff Memorial Bandstand in Lakeside Park/Lake Merritt.
John has assembled an all-star lineup that includes Destani Wolf who performed internationally as the ringmaster of the Cirque du Soleil show “Bazzar” which was built around her lustrous voice; improvisational and awe-inspiring jazz singer Kenny Washington; legendary Cuban multi-percussionist Orestes Vilató; pianist and trumpeter extraordinaire Marco Diaz; high-energy bassist Ernesto Mazar Kindelán; acclaimed saxophonist Charlie Gurke; gifted Afro-Caribbean percussionist Javier Navarrette; internationally acclaimed percussionist Josh Jones and; Grammy-winner Bill Ortiz, trumpet player for Santana! Oaktown Jazz Workshops Youth Ensemble will open, followed by a community dance hosted by Salsa by the Lake. The festivities run from 1pm – 4 pm and are FREE to the public. Bring friends, family, and a picnic – you can also grab yummy eats from the popular Halal Bites of Chicago food truck that will be onsite. Hope to see you next Saturday, July 27 for what is destined to be a memorable, joy-filled afternoon of music and community!
About John Santos:
Oakland’s John Santos is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today. Santos was born in San Francisco and raised in the Puerto Rican and Cape Verdean traditions of his family, surrounded by music.
An icon of the Bay Area music scene for the past five decades, the seven-time Grammy-nominated percussionist ─ who has performed with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Bobby Hutcherson, Buena Vista Social Club, Regina Carter, Chester Thompson, Poncho Sanchez, Omar Sosa, Pete Escovedo, and Carlos Santana, among many others ─ is assembling a powerhouse group of Bay Area musicians for the July 27 Love Our Lake concert.
Long known for his exhilarating live performances, Santos will no doubt bring a soul-stirring show to Lake Merritt backed by an all-star lineup: Vocalist Destani Wolf who performed internationally as the ringmaster of the Cirque du Soleil show “Bazzar” which was built around her lustrous voice; improvisational and awe-inspiring jazz singer Kenny Washington; legendary Cuban multi-percussionist Orestes Vilató; pianist and trumpeter extraordinaire Marco Diaz; high-energy bassist Ernesto Mazar Kindelán; acclaimed saxophonist Charlie Gurke; Afro-Caribbean percussionist Javier Navarrette; internationally acclaimed percussionist Josh Jones and; Grammy-winner Bill Ortiz, trumpet player for Santana who has also toured with of Tony! Toni! Toné!, En Vogue, Boz Scaggs, Herbie Hancock, and Sheila E., among others.
Produced by Art + Soul Oakland
