Grammy-award winning Latin jazz recording artist Poncho Sanchez and his eight-piece band will conduct two workshops for music students at the UNM College of Fine Arts. The workshops are also free and open to community musicians and jazz-lovers.
A percussion workshop will be offered today in Keller Hall. On Tuesday at noon, a jazz-arranging workshop will be given in the College of Fine Arts Building, Room B120.
Sanchez and the jazz band will also perform at a dance concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Sunshine Theatre. Tickets are $25 and available through Ticket Master at www.ticketmaster.com.
With a career spanning more than two decades, Sanchez has made almost two-dozen recordings earning a Grammy Award in 1999 for his album Latin Soul.
"My band and I really do love Latin jazz," Sanchez said in his biography. "We played this music before it was popular and I think we've played a part in helping it to become popular again. Our main goal is always to keep Latin jazz alive, growing and moving, while being authentic to the music that we love."
UNM organizations sponsoring the event include Arts of the Americas Institute, Center for Regional Studies, College of Fine Arts, Department of Music, Latin American and Iberian Institute, Provost's Office and the Cuba Research and Analysis Group.
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The Notre Dame Hispanic Law Students Association honored UNM law professor Margaret Montoya with the its 2002 Graciela Olivarez Award Friday at the Notre Dame Law School Courtroom.
The award is presented in memory of the Notre Dame Law School's first Hispanic female graduate.
Each year, the association honors an outstanding Latino lawyer or judge who has made a significant contribution to the legal community.
Montoya was the first Latina accepted to Harvard Law School.
Her research focuses on race, ethnicity, gender, language and cross-cultural discourse. She recently introduced a new class at UNM, "Lawyering for Social Change," where students develop multicultural materials for K-12 teachers.
"I am delighted to be recognized by the Notre Dame students, and particularly because this award honors a woman who was so remarkable," Montoya said in a University statement. "Graciela Olivarez was an entrepreneur, a visionary, an extraordinary lawyer and a fine law professor. She is a role model for all of us in the legal profession."
