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 - Published: Friday, January 31, 2020 Roosevelt
University Jazz will perform in Costa Rica
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Roosevelt University Jazz All-Stars will perform at seven locations in the country from Feb. 11 to 15. According to the organizers, the three young musicians, Elio Wijaya on piano, Alex Frazzetto on bass and Josh Hill on drums, "have prepared a special program with the highest standards of jazz music and melodies of American songs, as well as special arrangements of Costa Rican folk songs. " The presentations will be at facilities of the Costa Rican North American Cultural Center as follow: - Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the center's building in Heredia. Then at 3:30 p.m. at the center's building in Alajuela. - Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 10 a.m. at the center's building in San Pedro, San José. Then at 8 p.m. in the center's building in Barrio Amón in San José. - Thursday Feb. 13, at 11:30 a.m. at the American Corner, Limón. - Friday, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m. at the House of Culture in Puerto Viejo, Limón. - The last presentation will be on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. at Riverside Cafe, in San Jose. All presentations are free. For more information about the concerts readers may call the center at 2207-7561or 2207- 7500. Also in February the singer Debi Nova will give two concerts at the National Theater in San José.  Deborah Nowalski Kader, better known as Debi Nova, is a Costa Rican singer-songwriter who lives in Los Angeles. The singer of Polish Jewish descent has been nominated for a Grammy six times. In 2005 the dance song, "One Rhythm," which reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart, also was featured on the EA FIFA video game. She has collaborated with artists including Boney James, Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, Sérgio Mendes, the Black Eyed Peas, Sean Paul, Ricky Martin and Franco De Vita, among others. The two concerts will be Feb. 14 and 15, both at 8 p.m. at the theater. Ticket prices are between $30 and $60. They can be purchased at the theater box office or on its website.  Another international leading singer that will perform in the country is Karol G. The Colombian reggaeton singer and songwriter, will preforming Feb. 29 at the Picnic Festival that will take place at Pedregal Events Center in Heredia. The singer has received awards such as one from the 2019 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in the category of the best singer. This year she was also nominated by Billboard Latin Music Awards as best new artist of the year, best Latin songs artist of the year, and best female top Latin albums artist of the year. Karol G, who name when not performing is Carolina Giraldo Navarro, comes to the country as part of the promotion of her album “Tusa,” the same name as the song she sings with singer Nicki Minaj. The music of Karol G can be seen on YouTube. The Picnic Festival will present the fifth edition with 15 local singers and 12 international performers, such as Tropical Minds, Zion and Lennox, Bacilos, among others, in the 24-hour continuous musical show. Ticket prices are between $70 to $150, can be purchased on the Eticket.cr site.  Another international band that will perform in Costa Rica is the Backstreet Boys as part of the DNA World Tour. The event is scheduled for Feb. 28, at Parque Viva. Backstreet Boys is an American vocal pop music group formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1993. The original group members' singers AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell will perform in Costa Rica. Tickets are priced between $42 to $210, depending on the choice of seats. Tickets are on sale at Boleteria.cr  Another highly anticipated show will be held March 7, when for the first time six leading rock stars, P. Shortino of Quiet Riot, Bobby Kimball of Toto, Alex Ligertwood of Santana, Fran Cosmo of Boston, Jimy Sohns of Shadows of the Knight, and D. Tufano of Buckinghams will give a concert in Costa Rica. The singers will perform at Parque Viva amphitheater in Alajuela as part of their Rockpack Festival tour. "Original leader singers of great bands of the 70s and 80s, like Quiet Riot, Toto, Santana and Boston will perform the hits with their original singers," said the Hit-After-Hit firm in charge of the festival organization. "It will be almost two hours of singing hit after hit." According to the organizers, fans of classic rock will enjoy the greatest hits as “Cum on Feel the Noize,” “Hold the Line,” “Hold On,” “More Than A Feeling,” among many more. Ticket prices vary between $34 to $100, depending on the location to the stage. The concert starts at 6 p.m., but the doors to the amphitheater will be open three hours before. Tickets are available on the site Eticket.cr  Another rock band performance in Costa Rica will be Guns N ’Roses March 18 at Saprissa Stadium in Tibás as part of its Not in This Lifetime tour. Ticket prices are between $55 to $115, depending on the proximity to the stage, and they can be purchased at Eticket.cr This will be the second concert that the band gives in the country. The first concert of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler was in November 2016. "It will be a unique opportunity for fans to be closer to the band and feel the power of their music more intensely," said Mercury Concerts, which is responsible for bringing the band to the country. The band's hits began in 1987 with the release of their debut album “Appetite for Destruction.” Another international classic rock band that will be performing in Costa Rica is KISS.  The musicians are Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, and concert tickets are on sale for the only performance that the iconic KISS band will give in Costa Rica. That will be April 28, at National Stadium. The band will offer VIP meet-and-greet experiences, for which tickets can be purchased through the site Kissonline.com. The other ticket options will be available at Eticketcr site. Tickets will have different prices, depending on the area of the stadium, from $50 to $175. ------------------------ Which other international bands would you like to see in Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
    
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