Irving Flores & Gilbert Castellanos
Irving Flores Latin Jazz Quintet featuring Gilbert Castellanos
Sunday, May 31, 2015 - 3:30pm
Local Latin Jazz Giants perform to bring SD Kids to the Arts & Arts to SD Kids!
What: Irving Flores Latin Jazz Quintet featuring Gilbert Castellanos
Featuring: Irving Flores (Piano, Composer, Arranger), Gilbert Castellanos (Trumpet), Dean Hullet (Bass), Fernando Gomez (Drums) and Charlie Chavez (Percussion). Special Guests: Mariachi Chula Vista
Where: Pacific Beach United Methodist Church: 1561 Thomas Ave. San Diego, CA
When: 3:30pm Mariachi Chula Vista / 4:00pm Flores & Castellanos
Tickets and Information: $20 / $10 Students www.bodhitreeconcerts.org
Contact: Diana DuMelle, bodhitreeconcerts@gmail.com 917.596.9359
About Irving Flores Latin Jazz Quintet: Pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores - a Latin music giant, joins with trumpet virtuoso, Gilbert Castellanos, to present an afternoon of Latin Jazz. Opening the concert we welcome the aspiring musicians of Mariachi Chula Vista. It doesn't get better than this - 2 San Diego jazz legends backed by the best players in town. 100% of concert profits will be donated to ArtsBusXpress & ArtReach San Diego.
About Bodhi Tree Concerts
Have you noticed a surge in arts organizations partnering with & donating to charities this year? Bodhi Tree Concerts is in its fourth season of philanthropy through the arts and we are proud and excited that this part of our mission has been adopted by others. BTC performs random acts of kindness by presenting music events, donating all profits to charitable causes. We are also dedicated to hiring exclusively local artists. This concert marks the second production of our 4th season having already presented 14 concerts and donating thousands of dollars to 14 worthwhile charitable organizations including Mama’s Kitchen, Voices for Children, Erase Poverty and Foundation for Women. Bodhi Tree Concerts won a coveted San Diego Bravo Award in 2013, a Best of Fringe Award in 2014 and a Best of 2014 in SanDiegoStory.com.
About ArtsBusXpress & ArtReach San Diego:
ArtsBusXpress works to ensure San Diego city and county school teachers have transportation to take students on cultural field trips to arts, science, and technology. ArtReach San Diego believes that all youngsters, regardless of socioeconomic status, benefit from the opportunity to practice creative thinking and creative doing. ArtReach strives to increase access to visual arts education.
