Sanda Weigl, Chicago, IL, 24 Oct, 2008
Sanda Weigl, Romanian Gypsy Jazz Singer and her Trio/Gypsy In A Tree
Potent Contemporary interpretations of Gypsy music.
SANDA WEIGL, Vocals
Shoko Nagai - Piano, Accordion, Arrangements
Kermit Driscoll - Bass
Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion
Oct 24, 7:30pm
Morse Theatre, Chicago
1328 W. Morse Avenue
Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: 312.804.4456
Admission: $15.00
www.themorse.com
Romanian-born singer, Sanda Weigl (vye-gul), internationally celebrated for her potent, contemporary interpretation of Romanian gypsy music, will embark on her first U.S. tour this fall, presented by the Romanian Cultural Institute. Sanda, with her jazz trio, will perform the music she learned on the streets of Bucharest as a child. The first concert is scheduled at MIT's Wong Auditorium/Tang Center (Cambridge, MA) on October 14, 2008, and is organized in collaboration with the Romanian Student Association at MIT. Other stops are Chicago's Morse Theatre, and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her ensemble at MIT will include Shoko Nagai - Piano, Accordion, Arrangements; Stomu Takeishi - Bass; and Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion.
Presented by RCI NY and The Morse Theatre. Presented by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York
www.icrny.org