Fiesta on the Square
Schedule
Sat Sep 18 2021 at 06:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
Linden Square | Gladstone, MO
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Our annual Fiesta on the Square is a celebration of Latin-American culture in Gladstone. This event will feature, a taco bar where all proceeds go back to benefit the Northland Christmas Store, music and dancing instruction by the KC Latin Jazz Orchestra, a mariachi band, Hispanic-inspired desserts from The Laughing Place Bakery, drinks from Diamond Girls Bartenders and vendors from the UMKC Latinx Student Union. As always concerts at Linden Square are FREE to attend. Food and drinks will be sold at this event.
KC Latin Jazz Orchestra: Pablo Sanhueza has been deemed as “Kansas City’s Heart & Soul of Latin Music” by JAM Magazine, and recognized as the region’s premier Salsa & Latin Jazz percussionist and bandleader. Since his arrival to Kansas City from Santiago, Chile in 1996 Pablo has dedicated the past 25 years of his distinguished career to the music of the Latin American experience, as a percussionist, bandleader, and teaching artist who has worked with three generations of musicians and the Historic 18th & Vine jazz district.
As a performer, Sanhueza brings the charisma and precision of the Maestros of the Mambo and Big Band era. In 2019 Sanhueza presented his apprentice musicians and veteran collaboration project to an audience reach of nearly 40,000 and notably has hosted the longest running salsa & latin jazz nights in the Midwest at the Blue Room.
In 2018, Sanhueza co-founded the Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra. KCLJO is the first performance, apprentice & education non-profit in the Midwestern United States dedicated to Salsa, Latin Jazz, and the intersection of Latin American folkloric dance. KCLJO is an intercultural, intergenerational organization, bringing transnational experiences to the stage, the dance floor, and diverse communities.
Representing latino leadership in the arts Sanhueza is a Missouri Arts Council Touring Artist, Missouri Humanities Council Speakers Bureau Member, and a collaborator with the US Department of State cultural exchange initiatives in the US and South America. In 2019, Sanhueza welcomed Pedrito Martinez to Kansas City for the historic Folly Jazz Series & Artist Talk. Sanhueza & KCLJO are endorsed by the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz for cultural & education outreach in Chile and the Midwestern United States. In 2021, Sanhueza’s Orchestra received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a commission and collaboration with NEA Jazz Master, pianist, composer, bandleader Maestro Eddie Palmieri. Sanhueza is a master artist for the Missouri Traditional Arts Apprentice program and was the featured presenter at the Missouri Bi-Centennial Celebration in August 6th, 2021 at Jesse Auditorium in Columbia.
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Where is it happening?
Linden Square, 602 NE 70th St, Gladstone, MO 64118, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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