Ed Fast and Congabop – Afro-Cuban Inspired Jazz
You’ll find it impossible to sit still during this evening featuring Afro-Cuban influenced rhythms and soulful, creative music and dance. Join us on Friday, May 2, at 7:30pm as we welcome back Ed Fast and Congabop and dancers Savanah Jones and Chantal Edwards for this upbeat treat for young and old alike! This event will be presented in person and by livestream.
A reception will follow this concert.
The concert is free admission, suggested donation $20. Checks payable to Music at the Red Door or click here to donate online.
About the artists:
Ed Fast
Ed Fast received his BM and MM from the Hartt School of Music. He has taught at Westfield State University and been a member of the orchestra in a variety of both Broadway and international tours including 42nd Street, The Sound of Music, Fascinating Rhythm, Bat Boy, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chicago, Newsies and Holiday Inn. Ed has performed as percussionist, drummer, tympanist, and band leader at Carnegie Hall, Iridium Jazz Club, and The Django Jazz Club.
Locally, Ed founded and taught at Ed Fast’s Latin Meets Jazz summer program at the Hartt School. He ahs also appeared with orchestras at Bushnell Hall and Goodspeed Opera House for a variety of productions including Wicked, Motown, Peter Pan West Side Story, Superman, Annie, Promises Promises, Paint Your Wagon, On The Town, and many, many others. Ed leads Congabop with a number of local and international artists.