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Volume 4, Number 24 | July 26, 2012
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By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent
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t age 15, Josefina Mendez made a deal with her older brother: He said he would pay for her private voice classes as long as she religiously attended them twice a week. Mendez agreed and continued to study Italian Opera with her teacher for five years, leading to a career in music that has included performing with the Argentinian Jazz Orquestra, an R&B band in her hometown of Buenos Aires, and her latest musical endeavor with other valley musicians — NorthYSur. The NorthYSur is one of numerous local acts to perform at the 41st annual Carbondale Mountain Fair, and performs on July 28 at 12:30 p.m. on the gazebo stage. The band’s name represents the flavor of their music; NorthYSur, or North and South, blends the sounds of traditional North and South American jazz and bossa nova in a unique style. Mendez explains that the band is relatively new. About a year ago, Mendez and Jeremy Fleisher (classical guitar) met through a mutual friend. After several months, Justin Anderson (stand-up bass) joined. Last April as the trio was performing at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Bob Levey (drums), Tim Fox (piano/trumpet) and Ross Kribbs (violin) listened in. “We invited Tim to play some tunes with his trumpet and I knew right away that there was full potential for a jazz band to be born,” Mendez said. “I have been nothing but blessed with these amazing musicians. And it’s very interesting, too, that all of us somehow have met in the past through other musicians. The Roaring Fork Valley is very lucky to have a big musical community.” The group has continued its gigs at the Hotel Jerome, as well as the Limelight, Takah Sushi and for a local artists’ showcase at Belly Up. Mendez sings in English, Portuguese and Spanish and although her deal with her brother ended when she left South America, she continued her vocal work with Aspen teacher Julie Paxton after relocating to Snowmass Village for a hospitality internship in fall 2001. Although Mendez been singing since she was little, she says when she began performing in public NORTHYSUR page 5
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Would it be an oxymoron to say the Carbondale Mountain Fair organizers staged a “dry run” for their hosing operation earlier in the week? In any case, these folks responded to the call for a Sopris Sun photo opp. The real hosing-down-ofhot-dancers starts Friday afternoon and continues through Sunday. For details, see the Mountain Fair story on page 3 and the program inside. Happy hosing. Happy fair. Photo by Jane Bachrach
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