Wobbly World: A Night in Havana!

Seating times: 7:00pm & 8:30pm. Doors open 30 minutes early.

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Black Cat JAZZ@theEDGE Summer Festival!! Presents: Wobbly World:  A Night in Havana!  

Freddy Clarke – guitar
Ernesto Mazar – bass
Yeni Valdez Fuentes – vocals
Erick Barberia – congas

Wobbly World is a group of internationally recognized musicians in a powerful unique collaboration  .  They bring experiences, languages, traditions and instruments to a musical partnership that defies simple description and exists in perfect harmony. Guitarist Freddy Clarke carefully chose these select musicians based on their musical genius and dedication to collaboration and peace. Tonight we are featuring the Cuban aspect of this diverse musical group.

Freddy Clarke, raised in San Francisco, fell in love with classical guitar when his dad bought him a new hand-made Yamaha Classical guitar as a child.   In high school he went to see Andres Segovia in concert at The Masonic Auditorium. That was a life changing moment for him.  He continued his musical journey at College of San Mateo and studied music theory with Gus Gustavson. He learned about  Buckminster Fuller’s idea of synergy —  that the total is more than the sum of its parts — and how this relates to the reciprocity that exists in the musical conversation that takes place between musicians during a performance. This very concept would be the underlying theme of Wobbly World 20 years later.

Freddy studied  classical guitar at San Francisco State University with Rani Cochran, and privately with Narcisso Yepes, Rey De La Torre, and Leo Brower. He also studied music composition, emphasizing form and technique, with Roger Nixon and Peter Sacco, and fell in love with Igor Stravinsky and John Cage.<

Freddy has traveled the world playing guitar and studying world music.  His solo performances and original compositions have been likened to “Segovia on acid,” and “Smashing Pumpkins meets Gypsy Kings.”

Ernesto Mazar hails from Santiago Cuba. He performed with Grammy nominated Charanga  Habanera while studying at the prestigious Institute Joe national day art in Havana. He graduated with a degree in classical double bass, performance, and teaching. He toured internationally with Charanga for eight years gaining recognition as one of the best bassist in Cuba.  In America, he  taught at the Bullis Charter School in Los Altos and then at Mount Diablo unified school district. Eric loves his work with the children. As a trained classical double bassist and a disciple of Feliciano Arango, Juan Formell, John Patitucci, and Dave Holland, Ernesto displays excellent technique across the whole family of basses (electric, upright, and baby bass), with a unique approach to each instrument. Ernesto is a powerful, rhythmic player who brings an unbelievable amount of energy on stage and radiates love of music.

He displays excellent technique across the family of bases including electric, upright, and baby base with a unique approach to each instrument. Ernesto is a powerful rhythmic player who brings an unbelievable amount of energy on stage and radiates love of music.