Daniel Villarreal with special guest Matt Jennings
Presented by KFAI’s Temposphere
Friday, September 20, 2024
7 pm Doors // 8 pm Music
All Ages
$20 (+taxes/fees) Advance General Admission // $25 (+taxes/fees) At The Door
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Percussionist Daniel Villarreal and his band bring their far-out grooves to The Parkway stage! Guitarist Matt Jennings opens the night.
Daniel Villarreal has long been a widely known and beloved musician in Chicago, veering between folkloric Latin music and the city’s flourishing jazz and improvised music scene. Originally from Panama, Villarreal fuses his pan-Latin style with influences of psychedelic rock, Cumbia, Afro-beat, boogaloo, rock, free experimental jazz, hip-hop, and funk to create an original contemporary soundscape.
On almost any given night in Chicago, you’ll find Daniel Villarreal DJing at at least one spot on bustling 18th Street in his home neighborhood of Pilsen, specializing in groovy vintage Afro-diasporic sounds and showcasing his knowledge of world music, electronica, Tropicalia, vintage Latin soul, Chicha, psychedelic Cumbia, Afro-beat, reggae, funk, and groovy deep-cut beats. When he’s not there, he’s playing drums with Dos Santos, Valebol, The Los Sundowns, or Ida y Vuelta (all bands he co-leads) – or sitting in with Wild Belle or Rudy De Anda. All of these artistic instincts merge in his own projects, which employ post-production as an instrument a la Makaya McCraven.
Matt Jennings is a guitarist-songwriter based in Minneapolis. His music is a fusion of many styles, including flamenco, bossa nova, surf, jazz, and rock. He has self-released three albums and two EPs and toured the continent extensively, sharing the stage with acts such as Rodrigo y Gabriela, BALTHVS, and Tropa Magica.
