Jazz Fest 24-Edmar Castañeda & Andrea Tierra
August 30 @ 7:00 pm
| $28 – $63Orcas Center Presents on Center Stage
Orcas Island Jazz Festival:
Edmar Castañeda & Andrea Tierra
Sunday, August 25th at 5pm – Duende Libre Quintet (Free on the Village Green)
Friday, August 30th 7pm – Edmar Castañeda & Andrea Tierra
Saturday, August 31st at 7pm – NewNet
Sunday, September 1st at 7pm – Martin Lund & The Off-Island All-Stars
Tiered Ticket Pricing: $63, $43, $28
There is an additional $2 ticketing fee
The Orcas Island Jazz Festival (OIJF), Orcas Island’s premier jazz event, lights up Orcas Center for three days every Labor Day weekend. OIJF is dedicated to celebrating and sharing the music of jazz with the Orcas Island community and visitors, to introducing this quintessential American art form to new young audiences through education and performance, and to raising appreciation for the art of jazz in all audiences. As a program of Orcas Center under the artistic direction of Martin Lund, OIJF consistently showcases superb jazz. Each year at this Festival audiences enjoy some of the most highly regarded jazz artists working today.
Partial funding for Orcas Island Jazz Festival is provided by the Washington State Department of Commerce and administered by Washington Festivals and Events Association in collaboration with the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA).
Edmar Castañeda & Andrea Tierra
Friday, August 30th
Concert at 7pm
Edmar Castañeda nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category “Best Latin Jazz Album” with his album Family. In fall 2021, Castañeda’s performance will be heard in Disney’s latest film, Encanto (Release date: November 24, 2021), which features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Castañeda acts on the soundtrack and serves as music consultant on Encanto.
Upon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castañeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harp. Singlehandedly, Castañeda has cemented the harp’s place in jazz with innovative technique and heartfelt creativity from a wealth of formidable collaborations with music titans such as Wynyton Marsalis, Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Ricki Lee Jones, Hiromi, Pedrito Martinez, Marcus Miller, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins, The Yellowjackets, Paco De Lucia, and Paquito D’Rivera.
In the same breath as the Yo-Yo Ma’s of the world, Castañeda fearlessly stuns audiences, musicians, and critics alike with his incredible talents as a player and composer. NPR’s “Fresh Air” touts, “…his technique is the real astonishment. Castañeda juggles lead, rhythm and bass lines, using a variety of hard and soft string attacks to keep those voices distinct — all without giving up the groove…His amazing technique…raises the bar for every harpist.” The New York Times notes, “…Castaneda… engage[s] modern jazz in ways that honor…cultural origins, and [he has] the capacity to astonish by virtue of [his] fingerstyle technique.” Moses Sumney highlights his “5 Favorite NPR “Tiny Desk Concerts” and says,
“My brain cracked open when I first saw this. Some classical instruments are so ingrained in our heads for sounding one way; Edmar restructures what we know of harp, defiantly expanding the bounds of the instrument.”
Hailing from Medellín, Colombia, singer-songwriter Andrea Tierra crafts an innovative fusion of popular Latin-American rhythms, seamlessly blending them with the poignant essence of her own poetry. Each performance becomes a stage for her lyrical creations. While her songs often carry progressive themes and political stances against global injustices, Andrea’s contralto voice equally resonates in contemporary love ballads and new-age compositions.
In her latest project, ” LLuvia de Amores” Andrea introduces a quartet that incorporates exotic instruments, including the Colombian Tiple. This ensemble transports listeners on a poetic journey across Latin American rhythms such as Cumbia, Bambuco, and Joropo from Colombia; Zamba from Argentina; Lando from Peru; Bossa Nova and Samba from Brazil; Flamenco from Spain. This diverse musical palette is further enriched by the distinct New York style.
Internationally recognized, Andrea Tierra has performed across Europe, the US, and Latin America, championing the rich culture and traditions of her native Colombia. She has graced prominent stages including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie hall, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Blue Note. Additionally, she has showcased her talent at renowned festivals like Womad in New Zealand and Australia, Rio Loco in France, and the Montreal Jazz Festival, among others.