Island Pacific at the Jazzmopolitan: Filipino Gentlemen of Jazz

Island Pacific Supermarket proudly supported Jazzmopolitan: Filipino Gentlemen of Jazz, held recently at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood . It was truly an unforgettable evening where the crowd was treated to a finger-snapping, toe-tapping, betcha-never-heard-that-before music performed by some of the best Filipino and Filipino-American jazz instrumentalists and vocalists. 

Enjoying the food at the VIP Reception were saxophonist, Ner De De Leon, singer Becca Godinez, and musical director Edward "Tateng" Katindig, and Charina Carrera from Island Pacific Supermarket.

The Filipino Gentlement of Jazz included saxman Michael Paulo, who has performed with AL Jarreau, James Ingram, Rick Braun, Peter White, Kenny Logins, Patti Austin, David Benoit and Kalapana; vocalist Mon David, champion of the 2006 London International Vocal Competition;  saxophonist Ner de Leon, Berkelee School of Music alumnus and emerging contemporary jazz musician; Rafael "Raffy" Lopez, COO of ABS-CBN International, the largest Philippine-based global media network and a passionate guitarist; and musical director Edward "Tateng" Katindig,  known affectionately as the Oscar Peterson of the Philippines.  The evening's house band was composed of drummer Abe Lagrimas, Jr. ,bassist Dominic Thiroux , Myke Gonzaga and George Rossi. The jazz jamming had the crowd dancing to their feet! 

 Saxman Michael Paulo , shown here  with ace comedian, Bernardo Bernardo

Jazzmopolitan is a part of the Ford 2010 Season, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in cooperation with Los Angeles County-based arts organizations.   A portion of the show's proceeds were donated to Filipino American Library and Bantay Bata, a project of the ABS-CBN Foundation International, Inc.
Island Pacific endeavors to promote art, food and culture by actively supporting these types of events.

COO of ABS CBN International and passionate guitarist, Raffy Lopez with his family along with  Gina Tabuena- Godinez and Charina Carrera of Island Pacific Supermarket.
 

Seen enjoying the show was another jazz singer, Louie Reyes , shown here with Mon David.

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