Spanish-born guitarist Oscar Peñas will bring his newest musical oeuvre Almadraba to Aaron Davis Hall for two concerts presented by City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, and Friday, February 8. A fascinating mix of the jazz and classical worlds, the Almadraba suite performed by the Oscar Peñas Jazz Quartet joined by the Mivos Quartet string ensemble offers a tribute to the musical milieu in which Peñas was raised and an ancient Spanish fishing tradition.

Originally from Barcelona, Peñas has garnered acclaim as a guitarist and performed with stars of the jazz world including Ron Carter, Paquito D’Rivera and Esperanza Spalding. Born to a family that exposed him to Spain’s traditional, folk and flamenco music, Peñas first studied classical music before developing a passion for jazz. Almadraba, Peñas’ suite of original compositions inspired by and named for the technique of capturing bluefin tuna practiced in the Andalusian region of Spain for more than three millennia, will reel audiences in. A 12-part suite, the work reflects his Iberian heritage and his masterful ability to blend those roots with jazz, classical melodies and the music of Latin America.

The Oscar Peñas Jazz Quartet includes Peñas (guitar), Marta Sánchez (piano), Pablo Aslan (upright bass) and Richie Barshay (drums/percussion). The Mivos Quartet features Olivia De Pratio (violin), Maya Bennardo (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola) and Tyler J. Borden (cello).

Aaron Davis Hall is located on the campus of the City College of New York, at West 135th Street and Convent Avenue (129 Convent Avenue).