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Armando Peraza - congas, percussion Armando Peraza is one of the most important and revered figures in the world of Latin percussion. A legendary master on both congas and bongo, whose unorthodox style and rich history are inspirations to countless younger musicians, many of today's top percussionists cite Armando as one of their biggest influences. Armando Peraza was born in Havana, Cuba, on May 30, 1924. At the age of three he lost his father, Jose, to pneumonia. When he was seven years old, his mother, Francisca, died of liver failure. He lived with several different relatives over the next few years but by the time he was twelve years old he was supporting himself and living on his own. He became proficient on the congas and bongos while playing with various bands in Cuba
How John Coltrane Changed Rock Music: Santana
by Kyle Simpler
When the Santana band first started in the San Francisco area in the late 60s, hardly anyone outside of the Bay Area was familiar with the group. This changed after their performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Seemingly overnight, everyone knew about Santana, and the band, under the leadership of its namesake, Carlos Santana has since ...
Michael League Ellipsis at SFJAZZ Center
by Roy Strassman
Michael League Ellipsis SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA January 29, 2026 On an uncharacteristically balmy January evening, Michael League brought Ellipsis to the SFJAZZ Center, featuring Cuban conguero/batalero, singer (akpwón), dancer, and composer Pedrito Martinez. The ensemble also included famed Mexican drummer Antonio Sanchez and Cuban keyboardist and synthesizer player Glenda ...
The Best of Friends
Label: BMG
Released: 2024
Track listing: Boogie Chillen; This Is Hip; The Healer; I Cover the Waterfront; Boom Boom; I’m in
the Mood; Burnin’ Hell; Tupelo; Baby Lee; Dimples; Chill Out (Things Gonna
Change); Big Legs, Tight Skirt; Don’t Look Back; Up and Down.
Catch The Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
By Cal Tjader
Label: Jazz Detective
Released: 2023
Track listing:
CD 1:
Take the ‘A’ Train; In Your Own Sweet Way; It Never Entered My Mind; Morning of the Carnival (Manha de Carnaval); Insight; Sunset Boulevard; Here’s That Rainy Day; Davito; Pantano; Leyte; Half and Half; On Green Dolphin Street; Love for Sale; Reza; Maramoor Mambo.
CD 2:
The Shadow of Your Smile; Bags’ Groove; Morning; Mambo Inn; On Green Dolphin Street; I Can’t Get Started; Soul Burst; Cuban Fantasy; O Morro Não Tem Vez; Fuji; Lush Life; Along Comes Mary.
Stretchin' Out
By Cal Tjader
Label: Nagel Heyer Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Lady Is a Tramp; Yesterdays; Mambo Sangria; East of the Sun (And West of the Moon); Fried Bananas; Mambo at the "M"; September; Amazon; Pretty Young Girl (Menina Bonita); Misty; La Bamba; It Ain't Necessarily So; Close Your Eyes; Viva Cepeda; Solar Heat; I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face; Armando's Bossa; For All We Know; Para Ti; Skyline Waltz; Mambo Macumba; For Heaven's Sake; Speak Low; Triste.
Cal Tjader: Catch The Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
by Troy Dostert
It would be unusual to hear vibraphonist Cal Tjader mentioned alongside the all-time greats on his instrument. He is not remembered for being a fearless improviser like Bobby Hutcherson, or as deeply soulful as Milt Jackson, or as hard-swinging a presence as Lionel Hampton. Moreover, one will search in vain in his biography for the hard-fought ...
Record Store Day Black Friday 2023: Jazz Releases
by Kyle Simpler
For many, Black Friday conjures up images of massive crowds battling each other to get their hands on marked down gift items at huge department stores. For record collectors, though, the scene is much less dramatic because Black Friday is one of two yearly Record Store Day drops. This is where limited run albums hit the ...
Juan Carlos Quintero: Table for Five!
by Jack Bowers
Fans of captivating Latin rhythms in the service of contemporary jazz should be enchanted by Table for Five! on which maestro Juan Carlos Quintero swaps his customary nylon strings for an electric guitar and his focus from smooth jazz and world music to the standard repertoire, American and Latin, and a pair of his own jazz-centered ...
Aguanko: Pattern Recognition
by Chris M. Slawecki
Aguanko's composer, conguero and bandleader Dr. Alberto Nacif first stepped into the worlds of Latin and Afro-Cuban percussion alongside Cuban conga/bongo master Armando Peraza, the pillar of percussion fire who blazed throughout the Santana band's first decade. On Pattern Recognition, Nacif teams with another legendary Cuban percussionist: José “Pepe" Espinosa, who jumps in on timbales, guiro ...
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