Emilio Tamez, masterful percussionist from Monterrey, Mexico is returning to Salon Mijangos on Friday, Sept 21 at 8 pm. The performance will include a solo set and an improvised collaborative set alongside local musicians Sanford Nowlin, Jane Henry, and James Sidlo. On Saturday, Sept 22 at 1pm Tamez will offer a workshop for players of all experience levels. The workshop costs $10/person. More info on Tamez:

Tamez has been involved for many years in the development of an integrated art form of percussive sound. Ethnic textures and colors, sound-poetry, modern structuralism, jazz languages and free improvisation: it’s a work in progress/process.

Emilio Tamez has been teaching and giving workshops for more than ten years in Monterrey, Mexico, where his currently resides. He has written five books on drumming expression and technique (unpublished), and has participated in many recordings. He has shared the stage in large ensembles along Gebhard Ulman, Rashied Ali, Jonathan Gollove, Ronnie Burrage, Felix Petry, Andrew Cyrille, Ramòn Lopez, Sonny Fortune, Ratzo Harris, among others. Tamez has performed in Mèxico, Japan, Germany, and the United States.

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