*Happy Hour Concert Series* featuring Alejandro Canales & Geovane Paiva Santos Alejandro Canales is a Texas-born saxophonist who grew up near Denver and has built a versatile international career in jazz and contemporary music. He has toured worldwide with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, performing in production shows and backing artists across Motown, R&B, classical, and rock styles while doubling on flute and clarinet. Canales has performed with the Reno Jazz Orchestra, Soul Brass Band, the Treme Brass Band, and Trombone Shorty, and released his debut album, Bluish Hue, as a bandleader. An active performer and educator, he continues to appear with projects spanning jazz, Latin, funk, and modern improvisation. Geovane Santos is an Afro-Brazilian guitarist, vocalist, composer, and scholar from Belo Horizonte, now based in New Orleans. A recipient of the 2017 Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composer Award from ASCAP and the University of New Orleans, he is the creator of New Orleans Brasil Day and has been named the city’s “Best Brazilian Jazz Guitarist” by OffBeat Magazine. Santos’ artistic and academic work explores race, transculturation, and cultural narrative, and he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Tulane University while serving as an educator and developing multimedia projects centered on memory, heritage, and cultural equity. The two join forces for a very special happy hour performance. Doors: 4 pm  Show: 4:30 - 6 pm Restaurant is Open 5pm - 10pm for dinner after showtime Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro presents live weekly concerts. You can see these shows every Saturday in person or by streaming on the Snug Harbor Facebook page. This is a free performance with no ticketing.  Seating is on a first come-first served basis.  Tips for the band are encouraged and go 100% to the musicians.