Shenson Faculty Concert Series: Erick Peralta, piano

Thu Jul 20 2023 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

Sha'ar Zahav | San Francisco

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Shenson Faculty Concert Series: Erick Peralta, piano
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Free concerts highlighting CMC Faculty as creative artists: "The Neo-Creolism of Peruvian Music" original arrangements for jazz quintet.
About this Event

The Shenson Faculty Concert Series returns this summer with free concerts spotlighting CMC’s talented faculty members. Each year, the Shenson Foundation sponsors free community concerts for musical projects to support CMC faculty as performing artists and ensure their work on stage is shared and celebrated in our community.

This year’s accomplished presenters will highlight a wide variety of musical styles, techniques, and creative inspirations—from jazz to classical to folk traditions, original compositions, and music as a tool for social justice and historical and cultural reflection.

  • June 22: Dorisiya Yosifova, violin
  • July 13: Rita Lackey, voice/piano
  • July 20: Erick Peralta, piano
  • August 10: Jon Jang, piano

The Neo-Creolism of Peruvian Music with Erick Peralta, piano

Thursday, July 20 at 7pm 

Sha'ar Zahav (290 Dolores St, San Francisco)

FREE


This will be a musical journey of original arrangements for jazz quintet, highlighting compositions from the música criolla songbook of Peru, as well as the standard American Jazz repertoire. The works will blend traditional and folkloric sounds, with contemporary and jazz elements, with the intent of proposing a “nuevo criollo:” a Neo-Creolism of Peruvian song.


This event will be hosted by our Mission District neighbors Sha'ar Zahav.  RSVP is recommended, but there will be space for walk-up patrons at the door.



About the Performers:

Erick Peralta has been on faculty at Community Music Center since 2016, teaching private lessons on piano and leading several Jazz and Latin Jazz ensembles. Erick Peralta is a versatile musician with a special appreciation for all styles of music, permitting him to keep open ears for the development of music, while still keeping in mind tradition and history. From an early age, Erick was exposed to various styles of music thanks to his father, such as Latin-Pop, Afro-Peruvian, and Afro Cuban music. Classically trained from 6 years old, he began playing professionally in the year 2005, at the age of 15, then branching out in the San Francisco Bay Area with various Jazz, Rock, Latin Jazz, and Salsa groups.

Following his studies at SF Community Music Center and then the Jazzschool in Berkeley. Erick has had jazz studies with late pianist Ray Santisi, Laszlo Gardony, Danilo Perez, Tia Fuller, Ed Tomassi, David Santoro, as well as with Papo Lucca from Sonora Ponceña, and Oscar Hernandez of Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Now a graduate from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Erick currently resides in the city of San Francisco. Past notable performances include having worked with multi-Grammy winners Alejandro Sanz, Luis Enrique, and Susana Baca; as well has worked with artists such as Pedrito Martinez, John Santos, Juan Medrano “Cotito”, La India, Tito Nieves, Bayonics, and Grupo 5, and more.

Erick has taken part performing in various festivals and venues, such as: San Jose Jazz Festival, the Latin Grammy Awards, Fillmore Jazz Festival, the Independent, The Regency Ball Room, The Fillmore, the Blue Note Napa, San Francisco International Salsa Festival, Berklee Performance Center, Boston Convention Center, the Beantown Jazz Festival, and many more.

Along with performing, Erick works in composing and arranging in Jazz, Pop, and Latin music. Currently he is working on several projects, including his own project featuring original jazz compositions for various ensembles.

Always having been a strong advocate for music education, Erick is a proud member of the faculty at SF Community Music Center teaching piano in styles such as Jazz, Latin, R&B, and Pop, as well as music theory, composition, and arranging.



About the Venue:

Masks are encouraged but not required. Please be aware that events are subject to change to comply with health and safety. Thank you for helping us keep our communities safe!


Sha’ar Zahav is a fragrance-free environment. Please do your best to follow these guidelines when you visit our synagogue building:

  • Refrain from wearing perfume/cologne
  • Check your various products to see if there is a fragrance-free version available and/or try to use them at least a couple of hours before coming to Sha’ar Zahav to give time for the fragrance to wear off.
  • Switch to fragrance-free laundry detergent and softener

For more information on this subject, including why it’s important and a list of Fragrance-Free products, please visit: eastbaymeditation.org

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sha'ar Zahav, 290 Dolores Street, San Francisco, United States

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