From Africa to the Delta: Pascal Bokar Afro Blue Grazz Band

15950 North Civic Center Plaza,Surprise AZ 85374

11 August, 2021

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West Valley Arts, The Nash, and Ottawa University Present A Musical Performance by the Pascal Bokar Afro Blue Grazz Band As part of West Valley Art's IMPRINT program's Cultural Sounds of America series, West Valley Arts, The Nash, and Ottawa University presents a musical performance by Pascal Bokar Afro Blue Grazz Band on Wednesday August 11, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. This will be the inaugural performance for the new West Valley venue located at Ottawa University, 15950 N Civic Center Plaza in Surprise, AZ. Tickets are $25.00 each This memorable musical performance exploring the relationship of jazz and blues with African culture is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. About Pascal Bokar Afro Blue Grazz Band: Born in Paris, France and raised in Mali and Senegal, West Africa, Pascal Bokar is an accomplished guitarist/vocalist, who has always understood the connections between West African music and the sounds of the American South. The Pascal Bokar Afro Blue Grazz Band is an exciting powerhouse band of eleven musicians that features the West African sabar drum, the balafon (ancestor of the xylophone), the banjo, the fiddle and a rhythm section. Pascal Bokar is the recipient of the Jim Hall Jazz Master Award from Berklee College of Music and an "Outstanding Jazz Soloist Award" in 1984 from Dizzy Gillespie and James Moody. Bokar's CD entitled “Guitar Balafonics” received Downbeat Magazine’s “Best CD of 2015”. Bokar’s Afro Blue Grazz Band has appeared at more than 60 Jazz & World Music Festivals worldwide. Visit the Pascal Bokar Afro Glue Grazz Band website for more information. Visit www.westvalleyarts.org for more information on West Valley Arts' programs, exhibits, and events.