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THE RAY OBIEDO GROUP at Armando's

Description: “Latin Jazz”

Ray Obiedo - guitar
Alex Murzyn - sax
Greg Rahn - piano
Derek Rolando - percussion
Paul VanWageningen-drums
Marc VanWageningen-bass

The Ray Obiedo Group is made up of some of the finest Jazz musicians the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer. With its heavy influence of African grooves, Brasilian and Caribbean rhythms and a hybrid of pop & soul, a traditional Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of the ensemble. A unique aspect of the group, is it’s ability to always incorporate a variety of Funk and R & B groove elements into its various arrangements.

Contemporary jazz composer and guitarist Obiedo had an eclectic musical background during his youth, spent in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
In his illustrious career, Ray has recorded and/or toured with Sheila E, Pete Escovedo, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Lou Rawls, Johnny “Hammond” Smith, Julian Priester, Mark Soskin, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley and Rose Ann Diamalanta.
Obiedo's solo compositions have also attracted acclaim, and saw interpretations from Sheila E., vocal group The Whispers, and percussionist Pete Escovedo. Parts of this work have appeared on film soundtracks, most notably Michael Caine's “A Shock To The System” and Richard Gere's “Internal Affairs”.
Ray has recorded a clutch of solo albums for Windham Hill Jazz Records and leads his own band, The Ray Obiedo Group.

http://www.myspace.com/rayobiedo
http://web.mac.com/obiedo/iWeb/Site/Home.html

http://www.armandosmartinez.com

$15
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm
Duration: 120 minutes
Priority: Medium
Access: Public
Created by: Eloise Cotton
Updated: Saturday, February 6, 2010 4:06am

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