New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s Roots of Jazz presented by Frank Leto connects the community with the essence of jazz. Musician and music educator, Frank Leto, backed by a jazz quartet, and featuring Pilar Leto dancing regional dances, keeps audiences wide-eyed with music from Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and the United States. The music is skillfully woven into a fabric of historical narrative, highlighting the cultural blending that has made jazz such a uniquely American art form.