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As the first strains of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Tanga” drifted out over a series of al fresco dinner tables at Neighborhood Music School, Brian Wallace inched toward the front of the stage, his trumpet pressed to his lips with some urgency. A trilling rang out, followed by that loping Gillespie strain that is so overwhelmingly pleasant, then impossible to tear your ears away from. Audience members shimmied — hesitantly first, then not hesitantly at all — and shook just a little from their chairs, sinking into a sensual jazz rhythm that felt at once deeply familiar and [...]

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Twilight Tuesdays, an al fresco dinner and concert series, is being presented by the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. For the next four Tuesday nights, live music, food trucks and a cash only beer and wine bar come to the Park of the Arts (located behind the school), 100 Audubon St., New Haven. Guests can bring their own picnic dinner and alcoholic drinks. Kicking off the series on July 19 is the Goza Latin Jazz Band. Singer and songwriter Sasha Dobson plays July 26; rock band Model Decoy plays Aug. 2; and jazz bassist Lonnie Plaxico is up Aug. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., concerts start[...]

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Guitarist Dave Giardina picked the word "goza" - Spanish for Joy - as the name of his group, the Goza Latin Jazz Band. Their performances - classical, flamenco, samba, modern jazz, and more - have been referred to as "odes to joy" and one venue where they appeared said, "Their sound transported us. Goza jazz was lively, sophisticated and elegant!" They generate their unique sound using guitar, horns, violin, percussion and beautiful, romantic vocals, playing everything from Buena Vista Social Club and Tito Puente to the Beatles and original tunes. They have spread their joy throughout New [...]

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BRISTOL - The city's Rockin' Out at Rockwell concert series continues with a performance by The Goza Band on July 28. The group performs Latin and Brazilian music. The parks and recreation department holds free concerts every Tuesday evening at the Rockwell Park amphitheater. Performances go from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The summer schedule runs until the finale performance Aug. 18 with the Latanya Farrell Band. The shows are funded with grants from the Barnes Group Foundation, ESPN, the Jay & Elizabeth Tyrrell Fund for the Arts at the Main Street Community Foundation, the Forestville Village [...]

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Goza Latin Jazz performs at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art's Jazz Brunch event on Sunday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The brunch buffet features a carving station, the chef's "special of the day," bacon, sausage, home fries, fresh fruit, a waffle station with whipped cream and assorted toppings, pastries and breads, assorted juices, tea and coffee. Vegetarian options available by request. Tickets, $35, include museum admission, jazz, brunch and one complimentary Bloody Mary or Mimosa. Information: 860-838-4100 and thewadsworth.org.

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