Scottsdale Latin Jazz Festival
& Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Nov. 13–15, 2009

Ximena Sariñana
November 13, 2009, Friday @ 7:30 p.m.
NOTE: This performance has been moved inside to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. and is general admission (no assigned seating).
Single ticket: $28

The talented young singer-songwriter Ximena Sariñana rose to fame acting in Mexican telenovelas before taking the music world by storm with her sultry vocals and inspired fusion of jazz, blues, pop and hip-hop.

Arturo Sandoval
November 14, 2009, Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Single ticket: $55

One of the most dynamic and vivacious performers of our time, virtuoso jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto and sooth you with a luscious ballad – with equal power and grace. Born and raised in Cuba, Sandoval became a protégé of Dizzy Gillespie. He has earned four Grammys, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy

Tiempo Libre
November 14, 2009, Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Amphitheater
Admission: $10 ($15 after 5 p.m.)
children under 12 free

Miami-based Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest young Latin bands today! The group’s musicians were all classically trained at Cuba’s premier conservatory during a time when it was illegal to listen to American songs on the radio. Now a worldwide sensation, Tiempo Libre is celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of Cuban son.

Claudia Villela Group
November 15, 2009, Sunday @ 3:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Amphitheater
Admission: $10 / children under 12 free

Inspired by the vast musical soul of Brazil, singer Claudia Villela and guitarist Ricardo Peixoto mingle indigenous African and European references with the harmonic complexity and sensibility of jazz.

Scottsdale Civic Center Mall – Community Stage
11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Saguaro High School Band
11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Community Latin Dance Lessons
11:50 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. Mariachi Corazón Latino with Vista del Camino’s Ballet Folklorico Youth Group
1 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Community Latin Dance Lessons
12:40 p.m. – 1 p.m. Community Latin Dance Lessons
1 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. If Then
2 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Latin Percussion Demonstration by Tambores
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Scottsdale International Club
2:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Community Latin Dance Lessons
3 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Latin Percussion Demonstration by Tambores
3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Jaleo
4:40 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. Flor y Piedra

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts – Virginia G. Piper Theater
8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Arturo Sandoval*
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Nov. 15, Sunday
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall – Amphitheater
Noon – 12:30 p.m. Bata Ire
12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Latin Rhythms
1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Jaleo
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Claudia Villela Group

Scottsdale Civic Center Mall – Community Stage
12:20 p.m. – 1 p.m. Flor y Piedra
1:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Latin Percussion Demonstration by Tambores
2 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Zumba with Lisa-Charisse & Friends
2:40 p.m. – 3 p.m. Latin Percussion Demonstration by Tambores
3 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Community Latin Dance Lessons
3:20 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Dance Time
4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Rumba Azteca

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts – Virginia G. Piper Theater
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Latin Ballroom Dance Master Class with Ron Montez*