Live: Luis Muñoz Quartet Feat. Lois Mahalia @ SOhO
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Date & Time
Thu, May 04 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Address (map)
1221 State Street #205
Venue (website)
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
Luis Muñoz is a composer, producer, arranger, and percussionist from Costa Rica. He has released 9 CDs of his compositions as a leader, all of them receiving multiple accolades and awards from the world media.
His 2015 CD “VOZ”, a project with singers Claudia Acuña (Chile), Magos Herrera (México), and Téka (Brazil) was chosen by Downbeat Magazine among the “Best CDs of the Year” and by Jazziz Magazine among the “12 Best Albums of the Year”. Latin Jazz Network called it “A Perfect Album” (5 Stars). It won two ACAM Awards (Association of Composers and Musical Authors) in Latin America, including “Jazz CD of the Year”. Mr. Muñoz has received 6 ACAM nominations and 4 awards so far. Mr. Muñoz was chosen among the “12 Best Artists of the Year” by NPR’s AltLatino. His latest recording, “The Dead Man” (2017) was named “Best Record of the Year” in Jazziz Magazine.
Lois Mahalia was born in British Guyana. She began singing and performing on stage at the age of 5 with her brothers. She moved to the USA at age 13 and continued singing in churches with her musical family. She has done extensive work as a session artist and has performed, recorded, and toured with artists such as Kenny Loggins, Joe Sample (of the Jazz Crusaders), Michael McDonald, Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Norman Gimble, and Joe Walsh of the Eagles.
She has been touring with The New Luis Muñoz Quartet since 2019 and is the featured singer in Mr. Muñoz’s last two CDs: “The Infinite Dream” (2019, named among The Ten Best Records of the Year in Jazziz Magazine”, receiving 3 ACAM Award nominations, including for Jazz Record of the Year, and “3/4 (Trio/Quartet)”, to be released in late 2022.
Call SOhO for dinner reservations: 805-962-7776 ext 6