MUSIC

Ovations presents the Jose-Miguel Yamal Trio featuring Tim Ruiz & Charlie Perez.

Come to an intimate setting and listen to the wonderful sounds of the Jose-Miguel Yamal, Tim Ruiz and Charlie Perez trio on Sunday 9-25 at Ovations, in the Rice Village. Starting at 8pm, they will be featuring a night of contemporary original compositions, modern twists on old jazz standards, and a sweet jazz homage to classic spanish boleros.

José-Miguel Yamal is a Chilean-American jazz pianist with a repertoire as deep and eclectic as his love of all music rhythmic and soulful. José-Miguel was studying classical guitar at the nationally acclaimed High School for the Performing and Visual Arts inm Houston, Texas when he realized his true voice was best spoken through the piano, specifically in the jazz genre.

After changing instruments and experimenting with jazz as a form of self-expression, José-Miguel quickly nurtured and grew his talent as a pianist. Recent trips to Latin American have not only enlivened José-Miguel’s Hispanic cultural roots, but have resulted in an expansive musical vocabulary of salsa, cumbia, bossa nova, samba, and cuecas. The Latin American styles, infused with funk and soul are the synergy of a cultural palette of sounds which now define José-Miguel’s voice in the music scene.

Cover is $10 or $6 for students with a student ID.