Julián Pujols Quall's Mamey

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$15 at the Door 7:30pm Show Hear music from Mamey's debut album, Quisqueya , which moves between driving Afro-Caribbean grooves, improvisation, and song. The album's original music is rooted in the shared musical traditions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, reimagined through improvisation and live collaboration. The repertoire draws from Bamboulá, Sarandunga de Baní, Salve, Gagá, and Kompa, with songs in both Spanish and Kreyol. Band members: Julián Pujols-Quall - Piano / Keyboard / Vocals Elijah Bradford - Guitar Claudio Silva - Drums Ryan Freitas - Saxophone Mark Ligonde - Bass “ [Julián] belongs to a generation of Dominicans in the diaspora who extend the nation’s musical traditions beyond its geographic boundaries with originality and disciplined artistry. Despite his relative youth, he has developed a remarkably mature theoretical and practical artistic ethos” Plenamar magazine Mamey , a 2024 South Arts Foundation Grantee, has been expanding the rhythmic and melodic frameworks of Dominican-Haitian musical traditions through a contemporary jazz lens since 2023. The group has