Twilight Concert: Anthony Blea Afro Cuban Quartet

The Anthony Blea Afro Cuban Quartet is comprised of four outstanding, world-class Latin musicians from Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and San Francisco’s Mission District.

Featuring Anthony Blea, violin; Marco Diaz, piano; Ernesto Mazar-Kindelān, bass; and Carlos Caro, percussion.

Anthony Blea was born and raised in San Francisco. He started playing the violin at age eight in public schools and he was accepted to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music at age eleven as a full scholarship student.

Anthony went on to receive a Bachelors Degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Raphael Bronstein and a Masters Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory where he majored in String Quartet performance.

Having played with Afro-Cuban bands in San Francisco and New York City, Anthony continues to play a wide variety of music in the Bay Area and internationally. He has played and recorded with artists such as Israel Lopez “Cachao”, Ray Charles, S.F. Opera Orchestra, John Santos Ensemble, Jazz Mafia, Anthony Blea y su Charanga, Charanga 76, Orquesta Broadway and many more.

Anthony is also a professor of Music at the San Francisco City College where he teaches Orchestra, Violin and Community Choir.