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A modern Paraguayan music concert will be held Tuesday, April 11th at 7 pm in Studio 809, 809 Main St., Hays.
Guest artist Daniel Ayala, Paraguay, is coming to Kansas to perform, teach, and share stories about his music journey. Ayala and he is a pianist/composer specialized in jazz and modern music.
For Tuesday’s concert, Ayala will be collaborating with Emporia State University faculty violinist Ramiro Miranda.
This concert is free and open to the public.
The music for this concert includes Ayala’s original compositions and arrangements of Paraguayan music, which includes an array of styles based in the bebop language, modal jazz, Latin and avant-garde.
More on the artist:
Daniel Ayala is faculty at the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion and the Instituto Superior de Bellas Artes, teaching contemporary piano in both institutions. Ayala studied classical piano with Dr. Reena Natenberg at Pittsburg State University and jazz/contemporary piano and improvisation with Dr. Whitney Ashe at Western Illinois University. He has played alongside important figures of jazz such as Village Vanguard Orchestra, Michael Weiss, Aaron Kipola, Don Norton, Dan Miller and Alan Baylock among others. Native of Paraguay, his music includes an array of styles that combine jazz with traditional Paraguayan music, heavily based in improvisation. He is active in the Paraguayan music scene with his quartet playing classic and modern standards rooted in the bebop, post-bop, modal jazz, Latin jazz and swing tradition as well as original compositions. In 2021, he recorded his first album as a pianist and composer with his quintet (piano, guitar, alto sax, bass and drums) called “Sugestión” available in all music platforms.