Jazz Articles about Ray Vega Latin

Ray Vega Latin Jazz Sextet: Pa

by Javier AQ Ortiz
April 22, 2002

Ray Vega’s Pa’lante is neither extraordinary, nor ordinary. His sextet has nothing to prove except for the fact that they belong squarely in the midst of mainstream New Yorker jazz with an above average Hispanic zing.

Vega’s trumpet playing is tight and clear-cut, as is all music under his care. As a leader, he elicits the same type of feel and performance from the members of his team, whether live or in a recording studio, and his arrangements and compositions ...