Adrian Ruiz Jazz Ensemble

The beginning sounded similar to a salsa type of music due to the drum’s rhythm on the crash cymbal. Each musician had a solo within each piece. The rhythm section (double bass and drums) did a phenomenal job at maintaining as well as driving the tempo when it felt dragging. Moreover, they displayed great control and maturity of their sound throughout their solos. The dexterity and mastery within their instrument of some of the soloist in this group is inspiring because it truly shows their years and years of practice and

The wetlands of spring welcomes migrating shorebird species, including sandpipers, stilts, plovers, dunlins, curlews, and avocets. The colors of summer come alive with an array of birds atop trees with beautiful sounds filling the air. These include black-chinned, calliope, broad-tailed, red-tailed hawk, white-crowned sparrow, tanager and rufous hummingbird. Cranes and geese make their appearance in early fall, coyotes, northern shovelers dabble on the water, javelina, and mule deer idle or prance about in the open meadow, and wild turkeys trek in their roosting

the great Afro-Cuban percussionist; Danilo perez, a master pianist and composer originally from Pnama; Arturo Sandoval, trumpeter, composer and music educator originally from Cuba; Mongo Santamaria, an Afro-Cuban conguero, bongeuro and composer; David Sanchez, saxophonist and composer; Chucho Valdes, an Afro-Cuban virtuoso pianist and composer; and Bobby Sanabria, a Bronx, NY-born Nuyorican percussionist, composer, educator, bandleader and expert in the Afro-Cuban musical tradition. Indeed, many Latin jazz classics such as "Manteca", "A Night in Tunisia" and "Guachi Guaro [Soul Sauce]" were composed by Gillespie and his musical

El Areeazo Latin Grill serves Latin American inspired cuisine in a cozy restaurant. Sit around a table with friends and start your meal with an appetizer of steak, avocado and bean salad or tilapia ceviche. The menu is filled with unique dishes like the patapata foot by foot, sifrina the brat and llanera. El Areeazo Latin Grill also offers fish tacos, Colombian sweet corn cakes an Peruvian lomo saltado. Side dishes that are available with any order include shredded beef, shredded pork, black beans, fried plantains and yucca.

There are elements of Spanish and Afro-Cuban musical in which are combined, both in terms of rhythm and the instruments

With more than 60 items in their salad bar and 16 different sizzling cuts of delicious meat, the restaurant specializes in Brazilian Churrascaria, which is a style of serving and preparing meat similar to barbeque. The meats are skewered and slowly roasted, and the tender pieces are cut to perfection at the table for the whole family to enjoy alongside fresh vegetables and other Brazilian traditional cuisine. From lamb and pork to chicken, sirloin, and more, servers present the delicious choices to each diner so they may select which they’d like to enjoy.

The diversity of the precinct is reflected in the range of multicultural cuisine offered at Darling Quarter. Listen to Latin music at Braza Churrascaria as you sip on a national spirit cachaca. Then make a beeline to the dining room for a savory spicy Brazilian meal. Enjoy signature Japanese dishes like Frosty Fun Sushi and Sashimi at Umi Sushi & Udo. Other favorites include Vesta, serving robust Italian dishes; The Naked Duck, offering traditional hand-made rotisserie from France; and Stacks Taverna & Bar, a Mediterranean restaurant that lets you cook your own

Appetizers, main dish, and deserts from sweet to sour, to well cooed and seasoned tp perfection the smell of food is the best of all. Two main soup are sancocho, which is roster chicken soup with root vegetables and jalapeno mild but super delish, and ajiaco more like porage but with garlic, potato and corn. Main courses are Bandera paisa it is buffalo meat, sausage, egg on top, rice and beans, and sweet fried plantains and arepas which is a thick tortilla and many have it with sausage. The desert course s from sweet fried plantains with cheese to hot chocolate with sweet cheese on top and also sweet corn bread, by most everything was

Hartford’s O’Porto Restaurant serves contemporary and unique dishes with global inspiration in its grand and relaxing eatery. The folhados recheados shrimp and crab stuffed eggrolls and the batata frita a Portuguesa scalloped fried potatoes served with tomato sauce, guacamole and blue cheese dipping sauces make excellent meal starters. Some of O’Porto Restaurant’s specialty entrées include the paelha à casa house paella with shrimp, clams, mussels, chicken, pork and chouriço with saffron rice, the baked salmon salmão recheado stuffed with shrimp and crab in a lemon vinaigrette sauce and the bife a Portuguesa grilled sirloin steak topped with prosciutto and fried egg. For a sweet end to your meal, enjoy one of many post-dinner cordials, or a

Stamatis offers a variety of appetizers, including grilled octopus, grilled squid, saganaki, tirokafteri, fried zucchini, stuffed grape leaves and fried meatballs. Charbroiled options on the menu include lamb chops, biftekia, rib eye steak, veal chops, chicken or pork souvlaki and quail. Stamatis serves porgy, red snapper, striped bass, swordfish, grilled salmon and many other seafood choices. Check out the specials for options that include pastitsio, stuffed cabbage,

Feast on authentic cuisine at Natalie Peruvian Seafood Restaurant. Its casual setting features colorful walls and comfortable seating for patrons to dine. Family-owned, Natalie Peruvian Seafood Restaurant prepares its dishes using natural and fresh ingredients. Patrons can begin their meals with an appetizer of crispy calamari, fried plantains, boiled mussels or ceviche. A main course of sautéed beef with onions and tomatoes, steamed chicken breasts, grilled filet of fish or Peruvian-style fried rice will fulfill the palate. This eatery also has soup, salad and traditional desserts.

On April 18, 2017, the Jazz Ensemble at University of Rhode Island collectively performed nine pieces during the concert. “Contemplation” and Monk’s Mood/Well You Need’nt” were easily memorable pieces that provided the audience with a wide range experience, from swing to cool to classic jazz.

Gauchos Grill, on Spuistraat in Amsterdam, crafts flavorful and exotic Argentinian cuisine with passion in its warm and relaxing eatery. The empanada savory pastries, filled with such items as beef or corn and cheese and the large prawns with garlic mayonnaise, make delectable appetizers. Some of Gauchos Grill’s specialty entrées include the tender marinated churrasco de cuadril steak, the grilled chicken breast marinated in classic chimichurri sauce and the all-you-can-eat spare ribs slathered in tangy barbecue sauce, accompanied by sides such as loaded baked potatoes, grilled mushrooms and corn on the cob.

Music is something that fills most people with joy. The magic that music carries with it is what allows us to enjoy and dance too. Music is the bit that motivates us every day to continue living life with rhythm and flavored. The Caribbean defined taste, rhythm, and passion. Caribbean people are known worldwide for the tropical, for the passion in which, they transmit each time they dance. Latinos are music lovers, lovers of rhythm, lovers of "pachanga". Leon Rose is a London-born Caribbean salsa dancer, instructor, and choreographer who share the same passion and charisma as most Latin people; he is recognized as one of the best salsa dancers in the United Kingdom.

Due to its focus on seasonal ingredients, many of the restaurant’s menu items at Floreta change by the season. Try dishes like anchovies of the Bay of Biscay, Moroso skewer with herbs from the South, ham of Guijuelo or Catalan cod with reduction of muscat and raisins.