Victor Garcia Sextet
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
TIME: 6:00-7:00PM
VENUE: WAGNER STAGE. MIDWAY PLAISANCE AT South WOODLAWN AVE.
Man (Victor Garcia) playing trumpet wearing green shirt, plaid bowtie, and flat cap.
VICTOR GARCIA
Trumpeter Victor Garcia is as versatile as he is creative. In addition to playing trumpet, he also sings, arranges, composes, and plays percussion.
Praised as “an ebullient soloist” with “a radiantly polished tone,” Garcia has performed with artists including Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval, Spoon, Monty Alexander, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Manuelle, Nicholas Payton, La India, The Temptations, Steve Turre, BeBe Winans, Tito Puente, Jr., Paquito d’Rivera, Randy Brecker, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John. He has recorded on dozens of albums, three of them Grammy-nominated. He released his debut album, The Grind/The Groove, in 2018, and is currently on tour with The Isley Brothers.
He teaches at Roosevelt University, Loyola University, and UIC.
The musicians:
Victor Garcia - trumpet
Rocky Yera - tenor saxophone
Stu Mindeman - piano/keyboards
Josh Ramos - bass
Victor “Junito” González - congas
Jonathan Wenzel - drums