Tito
Puente
Tito Puente: master drummer,
percussionist, pianist, saxophonist, vocalist, composer, orchestrator,
arranger, and conductor. Out of the lengthy list of musicians
who have contributed to the development and acceptance of Latin
music throughout the world, none is more recognized than the man
known simply as "the king."
Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez celebrates
his 20th year as a bandleader with his 20th release, Soul Of The
Conga (CCD-4894). The veteran conguero's 18th recording for the
Concord Picante label features the very popular performer in several
different settings and the result is a fast-moving but logical
set of 14 highly enjoyable and rhythmically infectious numbers.
Johnny Colon
A native Californian,
Gerald Albright grew up in South Central Los Angeles. After high
school, he attended the University of Redlands where he received
a B.S. degree in Business Management, minoring in Music.
Jimmy Sabatar
The Sax Shed is an internet site for jazz
saxophonists and educators looking for information on everything
saxophone! Designed by NJ performer/educator Skip Spratt- this
site is filled with transcribed solos, scales, MIDI files and
much more. It's a jazz performers heaven!
Joe
Cuba
Gilberto Calderón,
wisely baptized as Joe Cuba by a music promoter, managed
to carve a niche in the history of New York based Hispanic dance
music with an innovative and simple musical formula based on a
rhythmic sextet.
Manny Oquendo
With a mission
to ensure the continued growth and development of jazz through
education and outreach, the International Association for Jazz
Education (IAJE) serves 8,000 members in 40 countries. A voluntary
non-profit organization, IAJE initiates programs which nurture
the understanding and appreciation of jazz and its heritage, provides
leadership to educators regarding curriculum and performance,
and assists teachers, students, and artists with information and
resources.
Eddie
Palmiere
No puede hablar del
retiro un músico que se ha embarcado en la producción
de dos nuevos discos y en la gira mundial de Masterpiece, su histórica
colaboración con el fenecido Rey del Timbal, Tito Puente.
Lo que Eddie Palmieri hará es ser más selectivo
en lo que a presentaciones se refiere y dedicarle más tiempo
al estudio del piano.