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Melvis Santa

@melvissanta

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Vocalist | Music Educator
2X Grammy Nominee
Multidimensional โ€ข ARTivada
La Habana ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บโ€ข Brooklyn ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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Excellent program tonight Here with my friend @melvissanta who performed early with here 4tet and later catch the @jazzdotorg orchestra. Shout out to @luquesc for sub for @henriquez.music miss you! Luquesc held it down in you Honer. I was w my favorite flute girl @salsaflute Karen who is not in the foto. Music is the power keep the groove going
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A little bit of the last two weeks. NY - Boston - DC #paistecymbals #vaterdrumsticks #femaledrummer #jazz
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@melvissanta is hosting La Rumba de Santa ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ”ฅ HALLOWEEN Rrrrrumba! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽƒ Thursday 10/29 at @salononkingston in Brooklynโ€ฆ La Rumba de Santa is getting spooky! ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿช˜๐Ÿ’ƒ Come dressed to dance, sing, celebrate, and sway to the rhythm at my special Halloween edition of La Rumba de Santa, featuring: Rafael Monteagudo, Maฬximo Valdeฬs, Dylan Blanchard, Yaquinai Kadir & Angel Abreu. What to expect? Afro-Cuban drums & dance. Costumes. Communityโ€ฆ Y mucha Rrrrrrumba! ๐Ÿช˜๐Ÿ”ฅ โœจ Costumes encouraged โœจ Dancing absolutely encouraged โœจ Good energy required! ๐Ÿ“ Salon Kingston, Brooklyn Doors at 7:15pm / Set starts at 8pm ๐ŸŽƒ La Rumba de Santa presents: HALLOWEEN Rrrrrumba! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets available now. Link in bio ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ Space is limited. Bring your people. Bring your costume. Bring your dancing spirits! ๐Ÿ’€ ยกNos vemos! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽƒ #LaRumbaDeSanta #HalloweenRumba #AfroCubana #BrooklynEvents #BrooklynHalloween AfroCubanMusic Rumba LiveMusicNYC HalloweenNYC MelvisSanta
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Honoring the great @geriallenpiano This was part of our performance #gatajazz, at the BRIC Jazz Fest 2026 in Brooklyn, NY. @melvissanta on ๐ŸŽน @lianymateo on Bass Thanks to my โค๏ธ @smarzouki for captured this moment. #femaledrummer #bric #jazz #gatajazz
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#bricjazzfest
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Still on high from an amazing New York premiere and company debut for Sekou McMiller & Friends at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center @lincolncenter , performing โ€œUrban Love Suiteโ€. World premiered at @jacobspillow The energy, life and mastery on that stage was nothing less than electric. Combined with the enthusiasm of the audience, It was a perfect example of joyous collective effervescence. We should all be incredibly proud. We left it all on the stage, but we definitely have more to share in the future. I have an immense amount of gratitude for everyone who came out and joined us in the theater for a SOLD OUT show!. Your presences and energy was felt and gave us life!!!!! Thank you for such a warm welcoming!!! We couldnโ€™t have ask for anything more! And your kind words and reception afterwards were breathtaking as well as life affirming. A huge THANK YOU to our incredible team of musicians, dancers, production and company management for breathing new life into this project! Every single one of you brought something special and necessary to the table. Thank you for your patience, trust in me, yourselves and the process. Special thanks to my music director @sebastian.natal, rehearsal director @desireegodsell, lighting designer, @kateashtonlighting, sound engineer @wystanton, production stage manager @madisonjoyellis, dramaturg @jazzydramaturg, company manager @selena_maixe and my amazing cousin @mzmorris for stepping in while my company manager is on maternity leave!! They say it takes a village. It sure does. None of this could have happen without you all!!!! To the entire team from Lincoln Center from leadership, production, hospitality to accessibility you were beyond a pleasure to work with. We all felt very well taken care of and safe to be our best selves while expressing our art!!! Special thanks on the LCT team @meiyinwang, @shantourage @donbo615 #rebeccapopp @liamtorchiamusic and the wonderful @elicrenshawsmith. Also to @hsadance Teen Dance Ensemble and director @leylandsimmons, thank you for trusting me with your students. They did a fabulous job!! Thank you for everything, everyone, and until next time, stay amazing! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Jazz is alive and well in Brooklyn! My Beloved @martinasdesigns presented this amazing opportunity for us to celebrate a great time right in our own backyard and @bricbrooklyn did not disappoint! What a wonderful presentation of artists we hadn't heard of. Every performance was GREAT. It was intimate, deeply personal and they bared their souls for all of us to FEEL them, as we looked on and embraced our own feelings of all the things that matter. They also had some things to say about the world we live in, to show you that we creatives are NOT living in a bubble removed from the world we all share. โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜† BRIC JAZZ FEST was a vibe and I loved every minute of it! โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜† In order of how we experienced them: Our journey began in the Gallery with @melvissanta (who we caught after the show) set the tone with her earthy, warm, inviting, jazzy and Afro-Cuban sounds. She is a new favorite we will seek out again! @salin_music was everything and the filled up room clearly meant she was there to throw down! She presented a pyschodelic disco and funky aoul thump that really felt good. One of my favorites. @braxton_cook felt like a summer afternoon in the sun. Very soulful, jazzy, a touch of R&B and Hip-Hop. In the ballroom we enjoyed @tyreek.mcdole who showed confidence, polish, poise and an astounding level of musical mastery that reminded me of the feeling "Sinners" gave me the first time we saw it. Also in the ballroom was @dey_bass who traveled through an amazing, polished and powerful set. Her style was sonically supreme. We've never experienced anything like her and her BAND was great! @toribious_monk closed out the night for us in the ballroom with a jazz-influenced house set that got us movin (see our video on my page). And thanks WBGO for the year-round presentation of real jazz vibes!! โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
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๐Ÿ—ฝNYC ๐Ÿ‘ปEARLY๐Ÿ’€ ๐ŸŽƒHALLOWEEN๐Ÿง› ๐Ÿ•บ๐ŸฝSALSA PARTIES๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ Part 1 SALSA EN EL BARRIO BEST COSTUME EVENT ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/16 ๐Ÿ•• 5 PM - 10 PM ๐ŸŽง @dj_paz20 ๐ŸŽฉ @salsaenelbarrionyc ๐Ÿชฉ @elbarriosartspace ๐Ÿ“ 215 E99TH St NYC PRIDE SALSA SOCIAL 3RD ANNIVERSARY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/17 ๐Ÿ•• 7-10 PM ๐ŸŽง @retromelodies ๐ŸŽฉ @pridesalsa ๐Ÿชฉ @redeye_ny ๐Ÿ“ 355 W 41st St NYC SALSAWEEN SOCIAL SALSA & BACHATA ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/18 ๐Ÿ•• 7 PM - 12 AM ๐ŸŽง @djfrank0672 ๐ŸŽฉ @jerseybaila ๐Ÿชฉ @agavemaria.nj ๐Ÿ“ 170 Washington Av Belleville, NJ KACHIMBOO ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/23 ๐Ÿ•• 9-3 AM ๐ŸŽฉ @faustofelix_lafuerza ๐Ÿชฉ @fuerzadancestudionyc ๐Ÿ“ 148 Post Av NYC HALLOWEEN SOCIAL ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/23 ๐Ÿ•• 9 PM ๐ŸŽฉ @lorenzdancestudio ๐Ÿชฉ @llds_nassau ๐Ÿ“ 246-14 Jericho Turnpike Floral Park, LI ZAFIRE HALLOWEEN SOCIAL ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐ŸŽฉ @carlos_zafire ๐Ÿชฉ @zafiredancecompany ๐Ÿ“ 2157 First Av NYC THE PHANTOM BALL ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐Ÿ•• 9 PM - 3 AM ๐ŸŽง @josemklas_dance @_deejayr @chris.amargue @quinto_djp @dannyflowmusic1 @phil_djtrackmaster ๐ŸŽฉ @dynasty.dancecompany ๐Ÿชฉ Danznik ๐Ÿ“ 240 W 37th St NYC NIEVES HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR DANCE SOCIAL ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐Ÿ•• 9 PM - 1 AM ๐ŸŽฉ @esencia_dance ๐Ÿชฉ @nievesdancestudio LSD SOCIAL HALLOWEEN PARTY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐Ÿ•• 10 PM TO 2 AM ๐ŸŽง @alexander.djalexpolo ๐ŸŽฉ @natyraigosa ๐Ÿชฉ @empiredancestudionyc ๐Ÿ“ 224 W 35th St NYC SALSAWEEN DANCE PARTY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐Ÿ•• 8:30-12 ๐ŸŽง @djclassic ๐ŸŽฉ @cdoylewinter ๐Ÿชฉ @xhousenyack ๐Ÿ“ 48 S Franklin St Nyack, NY MASQUERADE PARTY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐ŸŽง China Rose ๐ŸŽฉ @geosalsa ๐Ÿชฉ @crc_westnyack ๐Ÿ“ 107 Strawtown Rd W Nyack SALSAWEEN SALSA SOCIAL ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/24 ๐Ÿ•• 8PM ๐Ÿชฉ @just1dancestudio ๐Ÿ“ 500 Stuyvesant Av Lyndhurst NJ HALLOWEEN SOCIAL PARTY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/25 ๐Ÿ•• 5-9 PM ๐ŸŽง @dj_javichuela ๐ŸŽฉ @latin_groove_dance_academy ๐Ÿ“ 440 Broadway Bayonne NJ MI SALSA DURA BAILE COSTUME PARTY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/28 ๐Ÿ•• 6-9 PM ๐ŸŽง @ivanazul12 ๐ŸŽฉ @mi_salsadura_baile_events ๐Ÿชฉ @washingtonsquarepk ๐Ÿ“ W Village NYC SALSA CRAZE COSTUME PARTY ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/29 ๐ŸŽฉ @salsacraze_withlucyluu ๐Ÿชฉ @atolyenyc ๐Ÿ“ 236B 6th St BK HALLOWEEN RRRRUMBA! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10/29 ๐Ÿ•• 7:30PM ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ @larumbadesanta @melvissanta ๐Ÿชฉ @salononkingston ๐Ÿ“ 105 Kingston Av BK
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@melvissanta โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿฅฐ en @bluesalleydc
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We are overjoyed! SOLD OUT! One night only! 1100 seats. Sekou McMiller & Friends make our Alice Tully Hall debut with the NY premiere of โ€œUrban Love Suiteโ€ at @LincolnCenter Next Friday October 16, 2026 7:30 PM Co-commissioned by Lincoln Center and Jacobโ€˜s Pillow @jacobspillow, โ€œUrban Love Suiteโ€ is a joy-filled love letter through music and dance celebrating the cultural connections between Black and Brown communities worldwide. This vibrant evening-length work draws on African diasporic traditions from salsa and mambo, jazz, house, stepping, and Black social and street dance forms. Propelled by the pulse of live music, the work traces the rhythms and human experiences that transcend barriers, exploring the connections, divergences, and shared histories among Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean, and African-American experiences. Hope you can join us!! Please check for tickets closer to show date as more maybe become available. ๐ŸŽฅ: @nelshelbyfilms courtesy of the Jacobโ€™s Pillow Dance Festival Ted Shawn Theater 2025. Edit: @novastar.dance ๐Ÿ“ธ: by @gcope.nyc courtesy of the Jacobโ€™s Pillow Dance Festival Ted Shawn Theater 2025.
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BRIC Jazzfest returns Fri, Oct 16 + Sat, Oct 17: two nights of incredible live music moving the genre forward. Feat. Bilal, Mohini Dey, Salin, Ruby Laks, Arturo Oโ€™Farrill, Sparklmami and more. Buy tickets at link in bio ๐ŸŽทโœจ
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Our October picks are here! Leaves may fall, but D.C. jazz stays hot this month. Check below for our must-see picks to kick off autumn, and as always, hit the *link in bio* for our full breakdown, including bonus picks and important scene news. ** JANEL LEPPIN: THE REALIST RELEASE SHOW โ€” Friday, 10/9, 7:30 p.m., Palisades Hub ** LENA SEIKALY โ€“ CELEBRATING SARAH โ€” Saturday, 10/10, 6 and 8:30 p.m., LaPortas ** MELVIS SANTAโ€™S GATA JAZZ TRIO โ€” Sunday, 10/11, 5:30 and 8 p.m., Blues Alley ** MARIA GRAND QUARTET โ€” Sunday, 10/18, 7 p.m., Rhizome ** DAT ORGAN TRIO+1 โ€” Saturday, 10/31, 7 p.m., Takoma Station Tavern @janelleppin @lenaseikaly @melvissanta @mariakimgrand @teddybakersax @allynjohnson88 @danajhawkins @tholla.day
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