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Celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage Month with Manny Vega featuring live music by worldwide performer, Jimmy Bosch and his band!  Don't miss this opportunity to experience Manny bring his art to life in real time with art pieces created live, in concert with the vibrant rhythms of salsa. 
1pm - 4pm
 

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About the Artists:
Jimmy Bosch: Recording artist / Trombonist / Singer / Composer / Dancer & Producer with more than 150 Salsa and/or Latin Jazz recordings, including 11 Grammy award winning CD productions on which Jimmy is a featured artist.
Jimmy has performed in over 100 countries around the world. He is considered one of the most important exponents of the New York style Afro Caribbean music often called “Salsa Dura” or Hard Salsa!  Jimmy is a disciple of the Eddie Palmieri legacy.  A composer who writes from the heart, including many songs about his life experiences, Jimmy moves audience with his vocal abilities and his explosive trombone sound and natural swing in his delivery.

Bosch has worked alongside Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, Ray Barretto, Manny Oquendo y Libre, Machito, FANIA Allstars, Cachao, Mambo Legends, Pete El Conde Rodriguez, and more.He has Performed LIVE in Salsa Congresses, World music festivals, Jazz Festivals and clubs in Japan, China, Thailand, Ukraine, India, throughout all of Europe, North, South and Central America, the Caribbean islands, the US and Australia.Jimmy Bosch transmits powerful energy which makes you move, dance, cry, laugh and celebrate life. He creates a strong connection with the dancers and listeners alike.He is considered a true ambassador of the passionate, expressive and hardcore New York style “Salsa Dura.”

Manny Vega (born 1956; Bronx, New York) is a visual artist who works in various mediums including graphic design, illustration, printmaking, set and costume design, public art murals, and mosaics. 

Throughout the years, Mr. Vega's artistic message has been a consistent recognition of the human spirit in our daily lives. Manny's depictions of historical figures, such as Julia de Burgos and Dr. Antonia Pantoja, and his spiritual and cultural references provide a rich and accurate account of the legacy of Latinos and the diaspora at-large in this country. 

Mr. Vega was a student at the High School of Art and Design, graduating in 1974, when he was enrolled in the art workshops of El Museo del Barrio, Taller Boricua, and the Printmaking Workshop, NYC. Later, Manny was an apprentice to the muralist, Hank Prussing, who painted ''The Spirit of East Harlem.” This experience led to more mural commissions for CITYarts, United Bronx Parents, and the Bronx Council on the Arts. In 1997, he was awarded a commission from the MTA to design artwork for the 110th Street train station in East Harlem. 

Mr. Vega has worked as a consultant for Paul Simon, Shelly Rubin, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. He has exhibited extensively in the U.S. and overseas in Brazil. His mosaic portrait of Dr. Antonia Pantoja has been included in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. His next commission will be a life-size portrait statue of ''Tito Puente'' that will be installed on 5th Avenue in East Harlem. 
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