BOCA MUNDIAL, the San Francisco Bay Area’s live world jazz band

Add a touch of the “flamboyantly multilingual” BocaMundial Seattle starring Alexa Weber Morales
(San Jose Mercury News) to your next event with
BOCA MUNDIAL starring Grammy-winning multilingual vocalist Alexa Morales!

Every BOCA MUNDIAL live band show mixes a delicious variety of international musical flavors and extras for a memorable experience.

TUNES: originals, standards, pop/funk/R&B hits
LANGUAGES: impeccable French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian or …your request?
GROOVES: energetic salsa, funk, cha cha and samba to lush ballads
BAND: 5-piece (lead singer, drummer, pianist, bassist, percussionist or horn player)
2-piece to 9-piece also available, depending on venue
EVENTS: concerts, parties, corporate events, conferences, weddings, restaurants, grand openings, exhibitions, festivals, fairs

AUDIO

Spanish/Español: http://alexawebermorales.bandcamp.com/track/catastrofe-de-amor
French/Français: http://alexawebermorales.bandcamp.com/track/lets-not-ruin-this-affair
Portuguese/Português: http://alexawebermorales.bandcamp.com/track/agua-de-beber-aguas-de-mar-o

REVIEWS

“Stellar” —MIX magazine 
“Soaring, sensual vocals” —SFJAZZ
“Unknown no more” —New York Times
 
“Her large-scale skill and talent encourages her all-inclusive dreams… Gorgeous articulation, flowing time sense and warm tone.”
—Ken Micallef, Downbeat

“Her passion for exploration suffuses her music, and whether interpreting tunes in French, Spanish, Portuguese or English, Weber Morales communicates a song’s emotional essence with an ardent, throaty alto that soars effortlessly into a crystalline soprano register.”
—Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News

“I find her command of Latin idioms completely convincing, entrancing even.”
—Tom Hull, contributor to The Village Voice

“Beautiful and bewitching.”
—Arnaldo DeSouteiro, producer of such stars as João Gilberto, Luiz Bonfá, Yana Purim and João Donato

“With a voice sweet, pure and strong, Alexa Weber Morales is poised to ride the Bay Area Latin jazz scene to national recognition.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“Morales is a mix of jazzy sweetness … and Latin brightness.”
—Mary Kunz Goldman, The Buffalo News

“Very much the kind of singer you want to hear more of, more often, Morales is on the money throughout with a jazz/world date that open-eared adults will pass the word on quite easily.”
—Midwest Records

VIDEO

Lead singer Alexa Morales is also the lead singer of the Grammy-award-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra:

Where have BOCA MUNDIAL entertainers performed?

the WORLD: Paris, London, Lima, Rio, Tokyo
the NATION: festivals, performing arts centers and clubs from New York City to Hollywood and everywhere in-between
the BAY: Yoshi’s, SFJAZZ, the San Jose Jazz Festival, Cafe Cocomo, Cafe Claude, Space 550, La Peña, The Brubeck Institute, Armando’s, The De Young Museum, The Fairmont Hotel, Grace Cathedral, Dance Mission Theater, ODC Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, California Jazz Conservatory, Treasure Island Music Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, The Presidio Officer’s Club, The Fox Theater, Freight and Salvage, plus corporate events for Cigital, Intel, American Express, Google, Apple and more

Sound system provided. Repertoire list available.

For booking, contact BOCA MUNDIAL manager Leigh Guevara, leighguevara-booking AT yahoo.com.

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BOCA MUNDIAL – San Francisco – Oakland – Jazz – Salsa – Samba – Funk- Brazilian – French – Blues – Bolero – Private Parties – Wedding Band – Live Band – Corporate Events – Dance

Boca Mundial live latin band Yoshis starring Alexa Weber Morales

 

“Thank you so much for your beautiful rendition of Ave Maria at our wedding. It brought my Dad to tears and many people commented that it was the most memorable part of the ceremony.”
—Justyna Walukiewicz, married at Grace Cathedral

“Alexa Weber Morales is an exceptional performer. Alexa and group have entertained our fundraising gathering for three years at the Jazzschool. The music and beautiful vocals are rousing and original. We recommend her for all types of parties and performances.”
—Karen Meryash, Berkeley, Calif.

“The party on Sunday was the best of my entire life. Thanks to you and the guitarist, it was truly memorable. The music created an atmosphere that surrounded and enriched everything else. We just loved having you here. Many thanks and we hope to see you again.”
—Beth Wolinsky, Oakland, Calif.