Musicians jamming in front of live audience at an ESL Latin Jam at The Sahara Lounge. Photo from Mauricio Callejas Facebook.
Tonight is the next installment of the East Side Latin (ESL) Jam session at The Sahara Lounge. Curated by Austin-based musician and Latino singer-songwriter Kiko Villamizar, the biweekly event is an open forum for musicians and artists to “jam” Latino estyle together and express themselves, even through poetry. No Latin-based genre is discriminated against.
The Sahara Lounge is located at 1413 Webberville Rd. Doors open at 9 p.m. $5 cover. 21+ welcome. The $5 cover helps organizers sustain the jam session while covering the cost of a buffet that includes a vegan version of the Colombian food Villamizar cooks up himself. Visit the official Facebook event page here.
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Watch this clip from one of the previous ESL Jam Sessions at Sahara Lounge. Please note that each session is unique and different due to different participants and attendees. This video is only to give a visual and audio sample of what the ESL Jam Sessions are like.
