Results for "Congas"

Myles Bigelow

From Boston to Cuba, New York to Vancouver, this riddim- keeper has moved effortlessly from the sidelines into the production chair honing all the skills needed to work his magic on both skins and bass bins. First recognized as conga soloist winner for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, He continued his studies at Berklee College of Music, Boston and at the University of Music in Havana, Cuba. He has toured and recorded with such acts as Orlando "Maraca" Valle (Grammy Nominee), K- OS (multi Juno winner), AlexCuba Band (multi Juno winner & Grammy Nominee), and Alpha Yaya Diallo (multi Juno winner). With this world-class pedigree in hand Myles is bringing his knowledge bang up to the 21st century, fusing his influences as a musician/ producer to create a performance of modern day tropical scorchers for the dance floor! Mixing Latin, soul, Jazz, HipHop and electronica music, Myles has developed a sound that represents the knowledge of tradition with a vision of tomorrow

The Saoco Project

Saoco is a famous slang word used to describe mainly the flavor in a Salsa song. Or in other words, to say a song is: Good rhythm, Great song, Killer tune, and other adjectives intended to describe something good in a Salsa song. The word Saoco has been used in many albums by many singers like Celia Cruz and Héctor Lavoe in their improvisations. This Latin Combo brings to it's listening audience saoco rhythms like that of Celia Cruz and Héctor Lavoe.

Philippe Ciminato

Born: April 2, 1974

From Nice, France, percussionist Philippe Ciminato has performed worldwide with internationally acclaimed artists such as Salena Jones, Indra Lesmana, Horacio "EL NEGRO" Hernandez, Toninho Horta, Steve Thornton, Lenny Castro, Gerald Albright, Dwiki Dharmawan & the World Peace Orchestra, Joe Rosenberg, Kamal Mussalam, Mimmo Cafiero, Andrea Marcelli and many other wonderful musicians. Philippe's first release (January 2010) is the album "Collective Messkeepers" (Demajors) with modern Jazz quintet TAO KOMBO based in Indonesia. His new album as composer and leader has been recorded in Antibes, France in September 2017 and is to be released by summer 2018

Janine Santana

Born: January 28

Of Puerto Rican descent, Via Brooklyn, NY and Trenton, NJ Janine Santana has had a deep love for Afro-Cuban/ Caribbean traditions and Jazz for as long as she can remember. The recent debut of Soft as Granite was born from her relentless drive to have something personal to freely express. “I closed my eyes, obeyed my muse and, fear or no fear, leapt into the fire of this idea. I had always been a side-man (er, side-woman) and this is my first outward expression of my own ideas after keeping it rather tight & quiet for many years. My hands and my drive to keep learning this art really are soft as granite...” Collecting musical heroes and friends from around the country and her current home in the Colorado Front Range, Janine led a tight, creative rotating group with such luminary players as Richie Cole, Jose Madera and local pros such as Jeff Jenkins, Paul Romaine, Kim Stone, Kenny Walker, Brad Goode, Greg Gisbet, Wendy Fopeano and many others. October 7, 2008 Boulder, CO

Johnny Conga

“JC” Johnny Conga, a Volcano Percussion endorsee, has been performing for 45 years, as a “multi-percussionist-specialist”, in the Art of Afro-Caribbean Drumming, and Latin-Jazz music. Some of the Artists that “JC” have worked with cover the gamut of “styles” in the music business. Here is a short list: Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77, Paquito D’Riviera, The Jackson 5, Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria, Cerrone(France), Gloria Gaynor and over 100 other major artist’s in the United States and abroad. To date Johnny has been in 150 bands and has done 17 International tours all around the world. Grammy Member (Pacific Northwest chapter)-“Latin-Rep” Member of BMI as composer/arranger Member of N.A.R.A.S

Annette A. Aguilar

Born: June 28

Annette A. Aguilar is a percussionist, bandleader, composer, and music educator based in New York City. Born in San Francisco, California, in 1957, Aguilar began playing drums and percussion at a young age. She was influenced by her parents, who were both musicians, as well as the Latin and jazz music scenes in San Francisco.

Aguilar moved to New York City in 1980 to pursue a career in music. She quickly became a sought-after percussionist and played with a variety of notable musicians, including David Byrne, Tito Puente, and Max Roach.

In 1985, Aguilar formed her own band, Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans, which blends Latin jazz, Brazilian music, and swing. The band has performed at major jazz festivals around the world, including the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands and the JVC Jazz Festival in New York.

Jerry LeDuff

Born: October 14, 1943

JERRY LEDUFF plays congas, cuica, berimbau, tabla, suordo, ethnic flutes, ocarinas and many other percussion instruments. Jerry uses his large collection of ethnic and contemporary percussion instruments in performance, recording and lecture presentations. Jerry plays Latin Jazz and World Music. He composes, arranges and performs music for television, film and dance.