C-Notes: Scene's Music Blog

• The late, great Ocasio

The legacy of Cleveland Latin jazz bandleader Roberto Ocasio keeps giving back to the community.

The Roberto Ocasio Foundation has just announced details of the sixth annual Latin Jazz Camp on July 11-16, again taking place at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea.

And once again, Ocasio’s old friend from his days at Berklee College of Music, percussionist Bobby Sanabria, will be artists-in-residence.

As usual, enrollment is open to music students from grades 8-12 of all levels of musical expertise and experience, who take part in master classes, individual instruction, jam sessions, rehearsals, and performances, covering all aspects of Latin jazz.

But there’s something new this year: a class devoted to Latin dance, with noted salsa performer/educator Eileen Torres. It includes actual movement work, music study, and the history and evolution of Latin dance.

Application deadline is June 10.

Tuition, which covers all activities and room and board, is $550. You can find an application form on the website. —Anastasia Pantsios

• Nailing it

Hammer Damage brought up the tail end of Akron’s storied ’70s punk/underground rock scene, forming in 1978 when drummer Mike Hammer and guitarist Donnie Damage left the Rubber City Rebels to start their own band.

Though they never released a full-length album, Hammer Damage put out a handful of singles and garnered a strong following among lovers of sneering, aggressive punk-rock.

Recently, the band has reunited for occasional shows with all four members of the original lineup — Hammer, Damage, bassist Scott Winkler and guitarist George Cabinass — joined by guitarist Kal Mullens from ’70s Akron legend, Teacher’s Pet.

The group plays at the Beachland Tavern at 9 tonight with Exploding Lies and Bluto’s Revenge opening. Tickets: $10.

Then at 8:30 tomorrow night, the group plays at the Tangier in Akron. They’ll be joined on the bill by the Satisfiers, featuring Mike Purkhiser who has played with popular Akron-area bands like power-pop trio the Action and surf/rockabilly ensemble the Walking Clampetts. Tickets: $12.50 advance, $15 at the door. —Anastasia Pantsios