CGOA Jazz Collective Big Band presents The Afro Cuban Fusion concerts on Friday, May 19 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, May 21 (2 p.m.), at Bowe Theatre at Hood River Valley High School, 1220 Indian Creek Rd in Hood River. Concerts are in Tickets are $25 for adults ($15 for CGOA members), $5 for youth ages 10-17, and free for kids under 10. Tickets are available at gorgeorchestra.org. A limited number of $5 tickets are available for those with Oregon Trail/SNAP cards or the Washington equivalent.
About the concert
As most people know, jazz is one of America’s most original and important genres of music. Without jazz, there wouldn’t be later forms of popular music like rock, funk and rhythm and blues. Jazz is the foundation for all of them.
Of course, jazz is the name for a dizzying array of musical styles, beginning in the late 19th century. Ragtime, blues, Dixieland and swing are just a few…
