Concepción is a vibrant university city and it's Chile's second largest city.

Its location is in the so called Zona Centro Sur (Central South Zone), in the geographic center of the country. It's the capital of the Concepción Province and/or 8th Region--also known as the Bío Bío Region. The region is named after the Bío Bío river which is Chile's widest river and its second longest one.

Lonely Planet claims "Concepción is an important and hard-working port city that is best known for its universities and music scene (many of Chile's best rock acts got their start here)."

On a personal note, I find that folks from Concepción are very professional and amiable. The fact that it is a university town seems to combine the best of both worlds--urban high standards with the warmth and friendliness that is characteristic to the provinces.

I am pleased to introduce you to four devoted, versatile, and very talented Chilean musicians and I hope you will join us for their Revolution Cafe debut. 

Sebastián Monreal is also a member of Julius Popper. He is a regular in the Chilean jazz scene, performing with his quartet . He performs as a professional sideman with various groups covering a wide range of musical genres. 

At 19 years old he directed the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" presented at Universidad de Concepción and aired over the university's cable television station.

Sebastián is presently living in Berkeley, broadening his musical horizons. Upon arrival in the Bay Area, he immediately threw himself into the local music scene. He joined various local bands, including Pasto Seco, a popular Chilean cumbia big band founded by UC Berkeley student Tito Guerra. However, his heart is with San Francisco's jazz scene and he's already sitting in with the city's heavy weights at Club Deluxe, San Francisco jazz venue par excellence.

Joining the trio at the Revolution Art Bar is Ricardo Díaz, a Chilean jazz musician that has made the Bay Area his home base.  By now Ricardo is no stranger to the jam sessions scene in San Francisco. You may have heard Ricardo's playing at previous Chile Lindo productions.