~ From San Diego, CA ~ a young jazz quintet ~

~ CD Release party in Hollywood, July 7, Catalina Jazz Club, 8:00 pm ~ Don't miss us!!!!


Congratulations!  Latin Connection earns the 2009 DOWNBEAT Student Music Award for High School Outstanding Performance - Best Latin Group!*

Chris Burgess, Daniel Feldman, Chase Morrin, Fernando Gomez, Michael Valentini

Performing on Cannery Row at the Next Generation Jazz Festival 4/4/09
Chase, Michael, Daniel ~ Cannery Row, Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival ~ 4/4/09


The Latin Connection at KUSI on 3/21/09
Chris Burgess, Michael Valentini, Chase Morrin, Fernando Gomez, Daniel Feldman ~ 3/21/09

After the concert at Dizzys, 3/25/09 with Hiro Ikezi of Ikezi Music Foundation, recording our live CD
Chris Burgess, Fernando Gomez, Chase Morrin, Michael Valentini, Daniel Feldman, Hiro Ikezi (front)
Thank you everyone for coming to Dizzy's on March 25, 2008!  We had a blast!

**Click here to see us on KUSI, Good Morning San Diego, March 21, 2009!**


*We won with Chase's composition, Whitos Niños - 1, written for the band!  Thank you to the CCA musicians who recorded for this award!  Click here to view the tune!
 

Videos from 11/5/08 concert ~ Sea Journey ~ St. Thomas ~ Caravan (these are QuickTime videos) ~ new ones coming soon!

The national 2009 DOWNBEAT Music Award recipient, Latin Connection was created by 15 year old composer/pianist, Chase Morrin. The band plays original jazz and Latin jazz compositions written by Chase and puts together unique and original Latin jazz arrangements—striving for the best sounds.  The band invites a variety of talented guest artists to feature and hopes to promote live music and the jazz tradition in San Diego.  The band rehearses once a week and invites you to come rehearse with them.  Click here to download our band biography.  Check the Latin Connection calendar or Chase's calendar for details.

Latin Connection on KUSI, March 21, 2009
~on KUSI March 21, 2009~

 

Check our Calendar to find out when we perform!
~All other gigs are posted at www.chasemorrin.com~


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