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April in PARIS ~ Celebrating Edith Piaf, Stéphane Grappelli, and Django Reinhardt with The RICARDO OCHOA Quintet featuring NATASHA DRENA
April 2, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
TWO CONCERTS NIGHTLY ~ 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM
The performance will feature a gypsy jazz artists:
Ricardo Ochoa, Violin
Jimmy Grant, Guitar
Assaf Gleizner, Piano
Marc Chesanow, Bass
Special guest vocalist Natasha Drena will join the band performing tunes made popular by Édith Piaf, Stéphane Grappelli, and Django Reinhardt. See life through rose-colored glasses with “La Vie en rose” and celebrate the charm of spring with “April in Paris,” among others.
RICARDO OCHOA was born in Venezuela as the son of guitarist Antonio Jose Ochoa. At the age of 15, he was accepted in the Venezuela Philharmonic, becoming the youngest professional musician in the orchestra. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Savannah Symphony Orchestra. Ochoa studied at the Aaron Copeland School of Music in NY under Margaret Pardee and Daniel Philips and has a Masters degree in Music.
Ochoa is the founding member of the Gypsy Swing band Velvet Caravan. He has performed as a soloist with the Venezuelan Philharmonic, Amityville Symphony and Queens College Orchestra. Ochoa is fluent in Jazz and shares a profound passion for the art of Tango.