Music of the Americas Season Finale at New York's Americas Society -
Guitarist/Composer Aquiles Baez and His Quartet Perform Los Llanos y
Venezuela on May 27

New York - The Americas Society Music Department will present a special
season finale concert by guitarist/composer Aquiles Baez and his Quartet
on Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 7:30 pm in the Salon Simon Bolivar of The
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, corner of 68th Street in Manhattan.

Aquiles Baez transforms music from the Llanos, a vast region of tropical
plains between Venezuela and Colombia, along with other Venezuelan genres,
into a wonderful new blend of jazz and folklore.  Mr. Baez has appeared
with such artists as Paquito D'Rivera, Fareed Haque, and Giora Feidman.
He has toured extensively in Latin America, Europe, Japan and the U.S.

The musicians of the Aquiles Baez band include: Anat Cohen, clarinet;
Roberto Koch, bass; Omar Ledezma, percussion; and Pablo Bencid, drums.
They will be joined by guest vocalist Cecilia Todd and a special appearance
by flutist MariaElena Tobon.

Tickets for the May 27 concert are $15, Students & Seniors $10 For
reservations or more information, please call 212-277-8359 or e-mail the
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The Americas Society's 2003-2004 season of Music of the Americas
explores genres that began "in the streets" and were later transformed
by conservatory-trained musicians, like Tango, Jazz, Cuban Danzones,
among others.  A series of videos from the Latin American Video Archives
will be shown throughout the season, each complimenting their respective
concert.  For more information about this concert or other 2003-2004
season concerts, please visit the Americas Society online at:
http://www.americas-society.org.

The Americas Society re-established the Music Department in January of
2001 and appointed Conductor/Flutist Maria Elena Tobon as its Director.
The new Music Department promotes works by composers from Latin America,
the Caribbean, United States and Canada, and also represents these
region's diverse musical traditions.

Music of the Americas 2003-2004 season of concerts and educational
components is made possible by the generous support of the Citigroup
Foundation, the Latin American Video Archives, and Americas Society
Members.

Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com