International Jazz Day w/ Pablo Sanhueza & Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra

The Latin Jazz Institute presents International Jazz Day 2024 with Pablo Sanhueza & Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra. The evening will feature a concert setting of Charles Mingus' Cumbia & Jazz Fusion at the Mexican Consulate of Kansas City.

Learn more about KC's jazz heritage, the work of the Latin Jazz Institute, and the KC-Chile Jazz Exchange started by Pablo Sanhueza in 2014.

Pablo Sanhueza is "Kansas City's Heart & Soul of Latin Music" and is the region's premier Salsa & Latin Jazz percussionist, bandleader, and educator. Born and raised in Santiago, Chile, Pablo has been for more than two decades on the front line of Latin Jazz and Salsa music in the Midwest, leading and mentoring three generations of musicians of all backgrounds. Sanhueza is a master artist for the Missouri Traditional Arts program and was the featured jazz presenter honoring Kansas City’s jazz heritage at the Missouri Bi-Centennial Celebrations in 2021, US the Department of State, and has served as Musical Director for Tito Puente Jr. 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, and band leader Maestro Eddie Palmieri. On April 23, 2022, Sanhueza was a featured artist at the Charles Mingus Centennial Jazz Festival in Nogales, Arizona. Since 2003, Pablo has been a Headlining Performer at the Blue Room and is an influential force bringing together the diversity of Kansas City to his stage.

The Kansas City Latin Jazz Orchestra is a professional performance ensemble. It integrates young graduates from our Latin Jazz Studies Program and established professionals, master musicians, and visiting artists. The artistic ethos of the orchestra is based on a commitment to passing on musical knowledge and transmitting values that enlighten and edify our communities and local artistic ecosystem. Our programming contributes to the preservation and creative advancement of the art form as well as generating a sustainable and equitable music industry in our region.

Hosts & Sponsors:

Consulado de Mexico en Kansas City

Chilean Cultural Association of Kansas-Missouri

Polis: Cultural Planning

Arts KC

International Jazz Day