Yazmin and Beat Zero

w/ Lady Midnight & Havana Quartet

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Thursday, August 13

The Hook and Ladder Event Center

Theater Stage

Doors 7:00pm :: Music 7:00pm :: 21+

Reserved Seating: $30 ADV (Box-Office) / $33 ADV (Online)

General Admission: $22 ADV (Box-Office) / $25 ADV (Online) / $29 DOOR

(Includes Sales Tax, Ticketing Fees Facility Fee, & CC Processing Fee)

NO REFUNDS

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BOX-OFFICE Tickets Are Available in The Zen Arcade During Hours of Operation. For More Information visit www.ZenArcadeTHC.com

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Join us for a night of heartfelt and invigorating multi-cultural music with Yazmin and Beat Zero, the Havana Quartet and Lady Midnight.

Yazmin and Beat Zero (YBZ) is a melting pot of influences, led by singer-songwriter and pianist Yazmin. She weaves soulful, bilingual lyrics with Cuban-influenced rhythms, to create a new sound drawing from years of study in Havana and deep Folk, Rock and Jazz musical roots. You will hear influences from Queen to Stevie Wonder, Los Van Van to Joni Mitchell. Over the course of her career she has shared the stage with the likes of Nanci Griffith, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Yusa, Maykel Blanco, and Akie Bermiss of Lake Street Dive. The musicians who make up the powerhouse that is YBZ are each stars in their own right. Andrew "Dizzy" Gillespie is a multi-instrumentalist percussionist who has made his mark on the Minneapolis and New York City music scenes for decades. Grammy-nominated bass player Álvaro Benavides adds the funkiest funk imaginable. And to sweeten the recipe even more, the musicians of the beautiful Havana String Quartet, hailing from Cuba, will bring their lush, effortless passion to this show. YBZ's performances are emotionally rich - moving effortlessly from tender ballads to bold, infectious rhythms, transmitting an experience of hope, care and joy to their audiences along the way.

“Yazmin approaches music like she does life and her sound is all the more rich and vivacious for it. As a world traveler and musician, Yazmin shares and expresses her experiences in song. Set to melody and rhythm she celebrates her own personal journey aloud as she inspires and connects audiences with a pure authenticity taking them along for the ride.” Daniel Sigelman Jazz88.FM

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Lady Midnight is a vocalist and performance artist who draws upon her multidisciplinary background and Afro-indigenous roots to create work that reflects our collective lives. The City Pages named Lady Midnight Best Twin Cities Vocalist and named her highly anticipated debut album Death Before Mourning Best Album of 2020. She has performed across the country, sharing stages with legendary acts like Common, Moby, Andra Day, and Aloe Blacc. As a film composer, she has been commissioned by the Walker Arts Center and artist Kara Walker. Lady Midnight holds space for Black, Indigenous, people of color, refugee, and immigrant youth within her creative community residencies and projects like NDN Collective, indigenous students on the Red Lake reservation, refugee and immigrant girls and non-binary students participating in Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership in partnership with Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment, and Kulture Klub Collaborative (a non-profit for youth experiencing homelessness). She has dedicated her life to empowering youth, using her art to inspire change and heal collective trauma.

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Founded in 2017, the Havana Quartet has established itself as a leading ensemble in both classical and contemporary music, proudly representing the richness and diversity of Cuban culture. The quartet is composed of Hansel Pérez Carrero (director, violin), Ana Caridad Frómeta (violin), Amaya Fuentes Sarria (viola), and Denise Hernández Rabeiro (cello), all talented musicians and graduates of the University of the Arts in Havana. In addition to their work within the quartet, its members have performed with renowned Cuban orchestras such as the Havana Chamber Orchestra, the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, and Música Eterna, contributing to the vibrant musical landscape of their homeland. After relocating to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, they continued refining their craft under the guidance of Tom Rosenberg and J.Freivogel, quickly becoming an integral part of Minnesota’s dynamic cultural scene.