Art and Soul
Isaiah Harwood
Aidan McArthy
Ben Esposito
Shanth Gopalswamy
July 27, 1:15-2:00@Art and Soul Festival, downtown Oakland
A conglomerate of burgeoning talents, Sean brings together heavyweight musicians in an hour of driven music.
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Among many performances provided by OPC's Victor McElhaney Emerging Artist Stage.
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Isiah Harwood, only 15 years old, is three years into his Bachleor's degree of music at the California Jazz Conservatory. Winner of Jazz Search West, he has had played in venues such as Yoshis and Black Cat.
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Ben Esposito found his passion for drums at eight years old. In the All State Jazz Band and CJC studio band, he will be continuing his studies at DePaul University's School of Music.
Shanth Gopalswamy started guitar at nine years old. In seven years he would be a member of the SFJazz all-stars, touring as far as Brazil. Director of two school combos, he will continuing his jazz studies along with Cognitive Science at Northwestern University.
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Aidan McCarthy has played in the top combo of Laffayette Jazz workshop and the advanced high school jazz workshop at CJC. He has performed with the Jazzschool summer intensive, a rigorous program that features an incredibly small selection of young musicians. He will be entering his junior year of high school.
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