Women in Jazz Angelika Niescier & Sublim MeetAnia Paz Jazz Ensemble

Women in Jazz Angelika Niescier & Sublim MeetAnia Paz Jazz Ensemble
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1/19/2012

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Mexiko, and the Centro DominicoAlemán (Dominican-German Center) invite to a special concert which should delight the palates of all lovers of this genre of music.

Women in Jazz, will perform on Saturday, January 28th, at 8:30 p.m. at the Centro Dominico Alemán, located at Calle Isabel la Católica No. 212, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo (telephone: 809-221-8475).

Women in Jazz, will perform on Saturday, January 28th, at 8:30 p.m. at the Centro Dominico Alemán, located at Calle Isabel la Católica No. 212, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo (telephone: 809-221-8475).

Participating from Germanywill berenowned saxophonist and songwriter Angelika Niescier, winner of multiple awards, including the 2010 ECHO JAZZ and the first “Improviser in Residence” of the city of Moers. Among her recent presentations are a tour in Egypt with the “German Women’s Jazz Orchestra,” as well as concerts in Zagreb (Croatia), Seoul (South Korea) and New York (United States). She will perform with the SublimQuartet, a group that includes prominent German musicians Florian Weber on piano, Sebastian Rätheron bass and Christoph Hillman on drums (http://www.angelika-niescier.de/esublim.html).

Sublim comes directly from Haiti, where it will participate in the 6th version of Puerto Principe’s International Jazz Festival.

Participating from the Dominican Republic will be renowned pianist and composer Ania Paz, winner of multiple awards, such as the Ministry of Culture’s José Reyes symphonic composition award. She has successfully participated in important international festivals, such as the TCI San Jose Jazz Festival in California (United States) and the International Jazz Festival in Lima (Peru). She will perform together with the Ania Paz Jazz Ensemble, a group that includesprominent Dominican musicians VirgilioFélizJunior on bass, Félix Cabral on drums and Juamy Fernández onpercussion (www.myspace.com/aniapaz, phone 809-223-4541).

This event is being sponsored by the German Embassy in Santo Domingo, the Goethe Institut Mexiko, the Ania PazJazz Ensemble, the Centro Dominico Alemán, as well as by Instrumentos Fernando Giraldez and Valdivia Publicidad. Admission is free.

In addition, on Friday, January 27 at 4:00 p.m.,Angelika Niescier will offer a master class at Instrumentos Fernando Giraldez / Yamaha, Calle Proyecto Central No. 3, La Esperilla, Santo Domingo. The theme to be addressed is: Improvisation and communicationin music. It is aimed at all those that are interested in the subject. Students and professional musicians of all levels, both instrumentalists and singers, as well aspersons with no musical knowledge, may attend. For more information on the workshop and to register please contact Instrumentos Giraldez / Yamaha directly (E-mail:info@fgiraldez.com, phone: 809-683-0305).