What/Who:
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is pleased to welcome Latin GRAMMY Award-winning artist Dr. Ed Calle for a special performance as part of its monthly “Jazz at MOCA” series. Calle originates from Venezuela and is best known for playing the saxophone, however he is also a talented composer, orchestrator, producer, scholar, and professor at Miami Dade College.
Calle is a master of his trade and has been described as “the most versatile saxophonist on the planet.” His rhythms can be heard on more than 1,200 albums, almost 9,000 singles and countless movie and television tracks. Calle has collaborated with a wide range of artists from a multitude of genres such as Frank Sinatra, Gloria Estefan and Juanes to produce GRAMMY Award-winning albums. As a jazz giant, Calle has been nominated for five GRAMMY Awards and won a Latin GRAMMY Award for Best Instrumental Album in 2015 for “Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue.”
The public is invited to dance to the rhythms of Dr. Ed Calle under the stars, rain or shine.
Guests may also enjoy MOCA’s current exhibition “Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly” by donation. Curated by Risa Puleo, the exhibition features the works of 37 artists who are from or living in the path of the monarch butterfly and are separated into conceptual categories including indigenous, immigrant and assimilated.
When: Friday, July 27, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Where:
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
770 NE 125th Street
Miami, FL 33161
Cost:
This event is free and open to the public.
About Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is dedicated to making contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences – especially underserved populations – through the collection, preservation and exhibition of the best of contemporary art and its art historical influences. The Museum is located at 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami, FL 33161. It is open Tuesday–Friday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday – Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed Mondays and major holidays). Admission to the museum is $5 and free to MOCA members and North Miami residents. For more information, visit mocanomi.org, call 305-893-6211 or email info@mocanomi.org.
