January 27, 2015

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Win Tickets To The Charlie Arbelaez Quintet

Blog Name:Jazz 88.3 Blog

Blog Author:Vince Outlaw

Posted on:January 27, 2015

Jazz 88.3 Partner The Loft at UCSD presents The Charlie Arbelaez Quintet featuring Kei Akagi, Gilbert Castellanos, and more, Saturday, January 31, 2015 with separate shows at 7 and 9 PM...AND WE'VE GOT TICKETS FOR YOU! ENTER NOW for your chance for a pair of tickets to either the 7pm show or the 9pm show . CONGRATS to winners Hillary (7pm show) and Miriam (9pm show). Purchase tickets here.



Post-bop alto saxophonist Charlie Arbelaez brings an all-star lineup to the Loft, UCSD, featuring San Diego jazz legend, Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet), Miles Davis band member Kei Akagi (piano), west coast meets east coast sensation, Danny Weller (bass), and world-renown jazz master, Willie Jones III (drums). 

Kei Akagi:
Pianist and composer, Kei Akagi, has been a mainstay of the international jazz world for over two decades. Perhaps best known for his work as a member of the Miles Davis band in the late 1980's, his career also includes extended associations with major figures such as Stanley Turrentine, James Newton, Joe Farrell, Al DiMeola, and Airto Moreira.