ORQUESTA LA MODERNA TRADICION Live Outdoors in San Rafael

2012 Summer Nights Festival of Outdoor Concerts

Latin Music Night at the Osher Marin JCC

Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion

Music, Dinners, Cocktails, Picnics, Dancing, Playground

Sat, August 4, 2012 @ 7pm

"Richly authentic... old wine
in a new bottle for a younger generation to savor"

The final evening of multi-cultural outdoor concerts brings violins and flutes weaving lilting melodies against the backdrop of driving Afro-Cubanrhythms.  From the first note, you’ll want to jump out of your seat. The orchestra’s repertoire ranges from traditional Danzón and Cha-Cha-Cha to the latest salsa and timba grooves with surprising
twists: you should hear their spin on the old church tune “Golden Slippers.” As one critic put it: “Imagine a blend of Tito Puente and a tango, and you'll begin to get an idea of the power and beauty of this music.”

The dance floor will be set, a pre-event Latin dance instruction will get you in the mood and cocktails, dinners from Sol Food available on-site, dancing, and playground
makes for fun for the whole family.  All outdoors under Marin skies. The night is filled with possibilities and music
is just right for dancing.

WHAT: Latin Music Night with driving Afro-Cuban rhythms, A pre-event dance lesson, wooden dance floor over the turf, picnics, dinner, playground, dancing cocktails, fun.  Outdoors under the stars.

WHO:  All are invited. Family Friendly

WHEN:  Sat, Aug. 4 @ 7pm. Doors Open @ 6pm

WHERE: The Osher Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Rd.  San
  Rafael, CA

PARKING: Ample FREE parking.  Accessing the Osher Marin JCC from Highway 101 is effortless, ¼ mile E off 101

TICKETS: Adults- $20 advance/$25 day of/Kids
6-18 - $5. Children 5 and under FREE ~ www.marinjcc.org/summernights

Presented in Association with the Canal Welcome
Center

MORE:When performing their traditional repertoire, Orquesta La Moderna Tradición transports you to an era of sensual danzones and swinging cha-chas – the music of the Havana social clubs of the 1950s. The only band in the United States that specializes in Cuban danzón, the
12-piece ensemble captures the romance and style of a memorable era in Cuban dance music. When playing their own brand of modern charanga, with a blazing rhythm section and swinging strings along with the fine tuned vocals of Herrera, the Orquesta has people cutting the rug at festivals, night clubs and parties.

Orquesta La Moderna Tradición has performed at
some of the most prestigious festivals and venues in the United States, including Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, San Francisco Jazz Festival, and the Smithsonian Institution – their tours have taken them from Alaska to El
Paso and abroad.

The Summer  Nights Festival is  a  series  of  five celebrations  for  all  ages  with  live music,  dance  instruction,  food,  and  family fun.  Presented  by  The  Kanbar  Center  for  the  Performing  Arts,  each  celebration brings  in  hundreds  of  guests  for  an 
evening  of  culture  and  community  under the  summer  skies. 

“One of  the  most  remarkable  aspects  of Summer  Nights  is  the  venue.  The outdoor  field  and  playground  where  the concerts  take  place  are  part  of  the larger  campus  serving  the  JCC  and Brandeis  Hillel  Day  School.  Located  uphill from  the  JCC,  Swig  field  is surrounded  on  all  sides  by  the  Marin 
Hills  and  the  JCC  building,  creating a  self-contained,  safe,  outdoor  park-like environment  that  is  expansive  and  open, yet  accessible  only  through  the  JCC 
and  removed  from  the  street.”