Tuesday Evening, March 22, 2016, at 7:30

Rana Santacruz

Alan Grubner, ViolinSam Hoyt, TrumpetAlejandro Berti, TrumpetKris Bauman, Banjo and ClarinetJose “Niño” Marquez, Percussion, Guitar, and Vocals John Sutton, BassJay Sawyer, Drums

This evening’s program is approximately 75 minutes long and will be performed without intermission.

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UPCOMING AMERICAN SONGBOOK EVENTSIN THE STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE:

Wednesday Evening, March 30, at 8:00 Liz Callaway sings Maltby & Shire

Thursday Evening, March 31, at 8:00Imani Uzuri

Friday Evening, April 1, at 8:00Grace McLean

IN THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM:

Tuesday Evening, April 5, at 7:30Rick Barry

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Born and raised in Mexico City, Rana Santacruz first found success there inthe late 1990s with his alternative rock band, La Catrina. He moved toBrooklyn in 2002, and with his 2010 solo debut, Chicavasco, drew on influ-ences as diverse as mariachi music, classic Mexican cinema, American blue-grass, and post-punk favorites like the Smiths, the Cure, and the Pogues.The record won him a coveted spot on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series.

A talented multi-instrumentalist, Mr. Santacruz’s accordion-driven songsreveal a knack for poetic—even cinematic—storytelling. His 2015 release,Por Ahí (Somewhere) on Chicavasco Music, is a bold collection of 11 orig-inal songs that aims to capture the visceral acoustic punch of his liveshows. It features an eight-piece band (drums, percussion, contrabass,acoustic guitar, banjo, violin, trumpets, and Mr. Santacruz’s own accordion)that is sometimes rounded out with clarinet. The song “Lobo” capturesthe influence of Brooklyn on his music. Other songs showcase Mr.Santacruz’s wry, layered storytelling and gallows humor, as well as themeslike love, desire, and death.

Alan Grubner

Alan Grubner (violin) graduated from Dartmouth College with honors inmusic, and continued graduate studies in jazz performance at BerkleeCollege of Music and in jazz and improvisation at the Boston Conservatory.He has been an associate instructor of violin and improvisation studies atFive Towns College. Mr. Grubner’s fiddle playing is featured in the filmBeasts of the Southern Wild, and his work on violin and viola can also beheard on the Emmy-winning television series Louie. As a soloist he repre-sented the U.S. at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, performing on thefive-string electric violin with the Tomás Doncker Band.

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In 2012 Mr. Grubner received two commissions to compose pieces for contem-porary alternative string quartet. Missed Rust and Drops were premieredrespectively by the North Sky Cello Ensemble at the historic Trinity Church con-cert series in Manhattan and the Nurse Kaya String Quartet at BenningtonCollege. The debut recording from his Firelight Ensemble, Long Road Home,presents his own instrumental music as well as his songwriting, featuring thevoices of Aoife O’Donovan, Sonya Kitchell, and Philip Hamilton.

Sam Hoyt

Sam Hoyt (trumpet) grew up in a musical family. He moved to New York City in2004, and has since worked with such artists as Jorge Ben Jor and Sharon Jones.

Alejandro Berti

Alejandro Berti (trumpet) hails from Caracas, Venezuela, but has made New YorkCity his musical haven. He comes from four generations of music on his father’sside and was classically trained on the violin by his mother. Since picking up thetrumpet in his early teens, Mr. Berti has played in an expansive amount of gen-res, from symphonic to jazz, rock to funk, and salsa to ska. When not in the stu-dio, he performs live at various music clubs throughout the city and teaches per-formance to his beloved students.

Kris Bauman

Kris Bauman (banjo, clarinet) is a multi-instrumentalist who has been performingprofessionally since he was 16. He studied jazz performance and composition atthe New School’s jazz and contemporary music program, where he learned fromsuch masters as Reggie Workman and George Garzone. Mr. Bauman has per-formed extensively in and around New York City, and toured Europe severaltimes. He was awarded a full scholarship to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academyin 2002. His performances can be heard on many albums, and he was featuredwith bassist Alexis Cuadrado on NPR’s Studio 360. Mr. Bauman has also collab-orated with multimedia artists and choreographers, and in 2008 he won a NewYork Dance and Performance Award for his compositions in the piece VanishingPoint. Mr. Bauman works in a variety of musical genres, including country/blue-grass with his group the Dang-it Bobbys; jazz as a leader and sideman; rock/popwith engineer Mike Barnard (Christina Aguilera, the Strokes) and Ilhan Ersahin(Nublu Records); and R&B/soul with recording artist Bilal (Interscope).

Jose “Niño” Marquez

Born in Mexico City, multi-instrumentalist Jose “Niño” Marquez (percussion,guitar, vocals) has been around music his whole life. He has toured the U.S.,

Europe, Mexico, and Central America with different groups and ensembles, per-forming music from rock to folk music and appearing as soloist percussionist ofthe Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra for the world premiere of the“Tenochtitlan” symphonic poem by Omar Rojas Ruiz in Brno, Czech Republic.Since arriving in New York City in 2014, Mr. Marquez has played with RanaSantacruz and other great musicians.

John Sutton

John Sutton (bass) is a bassist, composer, and educator based in Chicago. Hisplaying and writing reflect his belief in the power of simplicity and humor. Mr.Sutton is the co-creator of the web series Bass Solo, a comedy show aboutwhat it means to be a jazz musician in today’s world. He has scored music fora variety of narrative film projects, commercials, and web series. As a bassist,he was recently featured on albums by artists such as Tammy McCann,Laurence Hobgood, Mikel Patrick Avery, and Rana Santacruz.

Jay Sawyer

Jay Sawyer (drums) has studied jazz drumming with outstanding artists such asBilly Hart, Tim Froncek, Keith Hall, and Dana Hall. Each nurtured his passion andskill for the art of jazz percussion. As a student at Western Michigan University,Mr. Sawyer performed with the WMU Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Nonet under thedirection of Trent Kynaston and Scott Cowan. He toured extensively with thesegroups and participated in the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival and DetroitInternational Jazz Festival. Continuing his studies at the University of Illinois atUrbana–Champaign, Mr. Sawyer worked with such artists as Chip McNeill, ChipStephens, Jim Pugh, and Tito Carrillo, among others. He received his bachelorof music degree from Western Michigan University and his masters of musicfrom the University of Illinois.

American Songbook

In 1998, Lincoln Center launched American Songbook, dedicated to the celebra-tion of popular American song. Designed to highlight and affirm the creativemastery of America’s songwriters from their emergence at the turn of the 19thcentury up through the present, American Songbook spans all styles and gen-res, from the form’s early roots in Tin Pan Alley and Broadway to the eclecticismof today’s singer-songwriters. American Songbook also showcases the out-standing interpreters of popular song, including established and emerging con-cert, cabaret, theater, and songwriter performers.

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