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SUMMARY:The Plainsmen
DESCRIPTION:“Home Without Maps”\n\n\n\n“Home Without Maps” is more than the title of a concert—it’s a metaphor for what music truly means: a home without borders or coordinates\, a place you can always return to\, even when life takes you far from your homeland. \n\n\n\nThis concert is an emotional journey where songs act as compasses\, guiding the audience through stories of nostalgia\, roots\, and hope. “Home Without Maps” speaks to everyone who has ever felt that home is not a place\, but an emotion\, a memory\, or a song. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJuan Carlos Ruiz \n\n\n\nJuan Carlos Ruiz is a Venezuelan artist\, economist\, entrepreneur\, and TEDx Speaker. He holds a Master of Science in Operation Research and a Master of Business Administration. Since 2016\, he has resided in Boston\, Massachusetts\, where he has performed concerts in several cities across the U.S. and abroad. \n\n\n\nRuiz won the Global Music Award twice in 2022 and was a semifinalist at “Premios de la Música Independiente of Spain.” He is an associated member of The Latin Recording Academy® and The American Society of Composers\, Authors\, and Publishers. \n\n\n\nAs a former member of the Rumbarroco Ensemble of Boston\, Ruiz has been an invited music instructor and performer with various institutions\, including ArCoNet (The Arts & Community Network) in Montgomeryville\, Pennsylvania. He has also performed for Eddy Marcano\, the Lorcas Music Society by Belmary Lorcas\, The Winiker Jazz Trio\, Zaira Meneses\, Berklee College of Music in Boston\, ArtBeat 2019 (Somerville’s largest cultural festival)\, the Dalí Quartet International Music Festival (2017 and 2018)\, the Latin Music Festival at Berklee College of Music (2019)\, and Semana Coral Internacional De Alava in Spain (2000). \n\n\n\nRuiz began his musical studies in Venezuela at the age of eight\, playing the Cuatro\, or Venezuelan guitar\, and as a violist\, in which he was one of the founding musicians of his town’s El Sistema youth symphony orchestra division. \n\n\n\nIn addition to his music career\, Ruiz is a sought-after speaker. In 2018\, he was invited to speak for a nonprofit organization at Boston University called Plan País\, which provides educational experiences to young Venezuelans studying abroad. More recently\, Ruiz was invited to speak at the INCAE Business School in Costa Rica and Universidad Latina de Costa Rica. \n\n\n\nRuiz is a music teacher in various Boston-area music programs\, and an active board member for multiple Bostonian and Philadelphian non-for-profit organizations. He is passionate about connecting with every individual by expanding their awareness of culture and society. Furthermore\, during his career as an economist\, he has been driven by the power of innovation for every organization. As a musician\, he strongly believes in the value and power of art for humanity. His most recent accomplishment has been the release of the Venezuelan Songbook\, the first album of its kind in English\, for which he obtained a Global Music Award in 2022. \n\n\n\n@vozjuancarlos
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/the-plainsmen/
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SUMMARY:Juan Carlos Ruiz
DESCRIPTION:Zack Bolles Band\n\n\n\n\nUnCommon Corner\, Boylston St &\, Tremont St\, Boston\, MA 02116\n\n\n\nJuan Carlos Ruiz is a Venezuelan artist\, economist\, entrepreneur\, and TEDx Speaker. He holds a Master of Science in Operation Research and a Master of Business Administration. Since 2016\, he has resided in Boston\, Massachusetts\, where he has performed concerts in several cities across the U.S. and abroad. \n\n\n\nRuiz won the Global Music Award twice in 2022 and was a semifinalist at “Premios de la Música Independiente of Spain.” He is an associated member of The Latin Recording Academy® and The American Society of Composers\, Authors\, and Publishers. \n\n\n\nAs a former member of the Rumbarroco Ensemble of Boston\, Ruiz has been an invited music instructor and performer with various institutions\, including ArCoNet (The Arts & Community Network) in Montgomeryville\, Pennsylvania. He has also performed for Eddy Marcano\, the Lorcas Music Society by Belmary Lorcas\, The Winiker Jazz Trio\, Zaira Meneses\, Berklee College of Music in Boston\, ArtBeat 2019 (Somerville’s largest cultural festival)\, the Dalí Quartet International Music Festival (2017 and 2018)\, the Latin Music Festival at Berklee College of Music (2019)\, and Semana Coral Internacional De Alava in Spain (2000). \n\n\n\nRuiz began his musical studies in Venezuela at the age of eight\, playing the Cuatro\, or Venezuelan guitar\, and as a violist\, in which he was one of the founding musicians of his town’s El Sistema youth symphony orchestra division. \n\n\n\nIn addition to his music career\, Ruiz is a sought-after speaker. In 2018\, he was invited to speak for a nonprofit organization at Boston University called Plan País\, which provides educational experiences to young Venezuelans studying abroad. More recently\, Ruiz was invited to speak at the INCAE Business School in Costa Rica and Universidad Latina de Costa Rica. \n\n\n\nRuiz is a music teacher in various Boston-area music programs\, and an active board member for multiple Bostonian and Philadelphian non-for-profit organizations. He is passionate about connecting with every individual by expanding their awareness of culture and society. Furthermore\, during his career as an economist\, he has been driven by the power of innovation for every organization. As a musician\, he strongly believes in the value and power of art for humanity. His most recent accomplishment has been the release of the Venezuelan Songbook\, the first album of its kind in English\, for which he obtained a Global Music Award in 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@vozjuancarlos
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/juan-carlos-ruiz/
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Leo Blanco
DESCRIPTION:THE MUSIC OF PIANIST & COMPOSER LEO BLANCO……pulses with global rhythmic elements influenced equally by his South American roots and European classical traditions interwoven with improvisatory developments. \n\n\n\nBlanco was born in the Venezuelan Andes where he absorbed folk music genres that were a mix of Afro-Caribbean\, North American and European musical styles.  By age eleven he was a violinist in the Merida Youth Symphony Orchestra. In 1996\, his interest in world music and jazz brought him to Boston’s Berklee College of Music and he later earned a Master’s Degree in Composition at New England Conservatory.  \n\n\n\nIn 1997 Blanco became the first Latin American to win to the prestigious Boston Jazz Society Award. The next year\, he received the Billboard Grant Award for his commitment\, achievement and contribution to society through music. Currently\, he is a faculty member at Berklee College of Music. Blanco has shared the stage with major international jazz artists including Terence Blanchard\, Pat Metheny\, Chucho Valdez (Irakere) and Joao Bosco. He has performed at numerous festivals including the Montreaux Jazz Festival\, North Sea Jazz Festival\, Newport Jazz Festival\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, Edinburgh International Festival and the Latino Festival and at the Kennedy Center.  Blanco has produced and composed four albums under his name.
URL:https://uncommoncorner.org/event/leo-blanco-6/
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SUMMARY:The Timba Messengers
DESCRIPTION:Zack Bolles Band\n\n\n\n\nUnCommon Corner\, Boylston St &\, Tremont St\, Boston\, MA 02116\n\n\n\nThe Timba Messengers is a Latin Jazz/Salsa Band that has generated a compelling musical style that inspires all to shed their daily troubles and revel in the joy of dance. Their live performances are infused with vibrant energy\, radiating positivity and good cheer to all in attendance. \n\n\n\nCombining the rich musical heritage of Latin America with elements of Jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythms\, the band’s sound is a melting pot of diverse cultural influences\, expertly blended to produce a truly unique listening experience. The distinctive flavor of each member’s nationality adds an additional layer of spice to their music\, resulting in a dynamic and captivating sonic tapestry. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.thetimbamessengers.com/
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