BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260509 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:CWU John Moawad Memorial Jazz Festival DESCRIPTION:Join the instrumental Jazz Ensembles at CWU for the annual John Moawad Memorial Jazz Festival\, May 7-8\, 2026! This year's headlining artist is NYC Percussionist Bobby Sanabria! Bobby Sanabria is a seven-time Grammy-nominated artist as a bandleader. A renowned drummer\, percussionist\, composer\, arranger\, conductor\, producer\, educator\, documentary filmmaker\, and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent\, he was born and raised in New York's South Bronx. Sanabria has performed and recorded with legendary artists including Mario Bauz \, Dizzy Gillespie\, Tito Puente\, Mongo Santamar a\, Paquito D'Rivera\, Ray Barretto\, Chico O'Farrill\, Henry Threadgill\, Luis "Perico" Ortiz\, Daniel Ponce\, Jon Faddis\, Randy Brecker\, and many others. He has an extensive discography as a leader\, with several Grammy-nominated albums to his credit\, including Live & in Clave!!!\, 50 Years of Mambo: A Tribute to P rez Prado\, and Big Band Urban Folktales. Sanabria currently directs the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra at the Manhattan School of Music. Under his leadership\, the ensemble has produced multiple Grammy-nominated recordings. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join the instrumental Jazz Ensembles at CWU for the annual John Moawad Memorial Jazz Festival\, May 7-8\, 2026! This year'\;s headlining artist is NYC Percussionist Bobby Sanabria! Bobby Sanabria is a seven-time Grammy-nominated artist as a bandleader. A renowned drummer\, percussionist\, composer\, arranger\, conductor\, producer\, educator\, documentary filmmaker\, and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent\, he was born and raised in New York&rsquo\;s South Bronx. Sanabria has performed and recorded with legendary artists including Mario Bauzá\;\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Tito Puente\, Mongo Santamarí\;a\, Paquito D&rsquo\;Rivera\, Ray Barretto\, Chico O&rsquo\;Farrill\, Henry Threadgill\, Luis &ldquo\;Perico&rdquo\; Ortiz\, Daniel Ponce\, Jon Faddis\, Randy Brecker\, and many others. He has an extensive discography as a leader\, with several Grammy-nominated albums to his credit\, including Live &\; in Clave!!!\, 50 Years of Mambo: A Tribute to Pé\;rez Prado\, and Big Band Urban Folktales. Sanabria currently directs the Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra at the Manhattan School of Music. Under his leadership\, the ensemble has produced multiple Grammy-nominated recordings. LOCATION:CWU McIntyre Music Building UID:e.40.39742 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260407T080835Z URL:https://business.kittitascountychamber.com/events/details/cwu-john-moawad-memorial-jazz-festival-39742 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR