Alexa Weber Morales with Rueda Con Ritmo and Sabrosona, Sunnyvale

February 16, 2009 by Salsa Crazy San Francisco
Filed under This Week in SF Salsa

LIVE LATIN JAZZ MUSIC LIVE AT SENZALA!!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Senzala Restaurant

250 E. Java Dr.

Sunnyvale, CA

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Join the Alexa Weber Morales Band with special guests Rueda Con Ritmo and Sabrosona for the first of several shows over the next few months.

The fun starts Thursday, February 19 at 7 pm at Senzala, a delicious, spacious Brazilian eatery and cultural center located at 250 E. Java Dr. in Sunnyvale, Calif. Tickets are $12 and include a Cuban circle dance class, two sets by the Alexa Weber Morales Band, and two performances by two new dance troupes, Rueda Con Ritmo (couples) and Sabrosona (all women)! Senzala is an all-ages venue and children are welcome.

Senzala is fast becoming a hot-spot for Latin American and Brazilian dance and music events, and has expanded their event schedule to a new night: Thursdays! Peninsula residents are urged to spread the word that affordable, high-energy and family-friendly fun is now in the neighborhood!

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All-ages venue with DELICIOUS Brazilian food and friendly service.

$12 cover for dance class, Alexa Weber Morales MiniBand, and two dance performances at intermission!

7-7:30 Rueda de casino dance class by Sidney Weaverling and Ryan Mead

7:30-8:30 First set, Alexa Weber Morales MiniBand
featuring Grammy-nominated percussionist Omar Ledezma, pianist Jonathan Alford, bassist Sam Bevan and singer-songwriter Alexa Weber Morales!

8:30-8:45 Rueda dance performances by Rueda Con Ritmo (mixed) and Sabrosona (all women)!

8:45-9:30 Second set, Alexa Weber Morales MiniBand

About the Alexa Weber Morales Band:

Alexa Weber Morales is a dynamic, multilingual singer-songwriter who has had success at the Bay Area's major jazz venues (Yoshi's, the San Jose Jazz Festival, Santana Row, The Improv San Jose, Jazz at Pearl's, the Sonoma Jazz + Wine Festival, The Carnelian Room, The Top of the Mark, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society) and has also performed as a guest artist with the Reno Jazz Orchestra and many other venues outside the Bay Area. Since 2004, she's made 6 studio recordings and 2 solo CDs (produced by three-time Grammy nominee Wayne Wallace), Jazzmérica and Vagabundeo. Her latest CD reached number 13 on the JazzWeek World Music chart in 2007 and achieved charting airplay during all 10 weeks of promotion.