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Event Description

WorldBeat Jam Session and Women's Showcase
In May 2009 Hermann's Jazz Club will begin an ongoing Sunday night WorldBeat Jam Session In May and June the first hour of every Sunday will be a Women's Jazz Showcase hosted by Pianist Turiya Mareya featuring some of of Victoria's Women Jazz artists,including vocalists and instrumentalists, performing in the WorldBeat and Latin Jazz genres.

Date: Every Sunday night beginning May 3rd 2009
Place: Hermann's Night Club 753 View Street Victoria, British Columbia
Time: 8 pm to 11 pm
Cost $10 (Jam Session Participants Free)

This provides an opportunity for the Youth and world music communities of Victoria to have an opportunity to experience playing with a Latin band as well as experimenting with African and world music influences.

Jazz has been influenced greatly by the cultures of Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean all reflecting the African diaspora. Jazz has been one of the major sources of global unity and there is a continuous exciting fusion of world cultures keeping the music alive and constantly growing.

May 31 Dana MacLeod
Dana MacLeod is a jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer currently living in Victoria. While growing up in Nelson, she studied classical piano until moving to Vancouver Island in 2005 where she attended the Victoria Conservatory of Music. There Dana aquired a diploma in Jazz Piano Performance. Since graduating, she has been performing at various venues as a solo artist and accompanist, and alongside many other recognized musicians. Currently, Dana performs regularly at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, and teaches private lessons at the Long and McQuade Music Education Centre.