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News: Festival

AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Great Music, Family Fun, and Affordability

AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Great Music, Family Fun, and Affordability

San Jose Jazz announced the annual AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival to be presented August 7-9 in downtown San Jose. From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, music lovers will converge on the heart of Silicon Valley to enjoy three days of jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B, electronica and many other forms of contemporary music. The festival ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

John Santos: Perspectiva Fragmentada & La Guerra No

Read "John Santos: Perspectiva Fragmentada & La Guerra No" reviewed by Russ Musto


John SantosPerspectiva FragmentadaMachete2008 John SantosLa Guerra NoMachete2008 Despite an impressive resumé that includes early sideman stints with Tito Puente and Peter Escovedo and bandleading credentials for his long admired Machete ...

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News: Festival

12th Annual Jazz on 4th St, Berkeley, CA Line-up Announced May 18, 2008

12th Annual Jazz on 4th St, Berkeley, CA Line-up Announced May 18, 2008

12TH ANNUAL JAZZ ON 4TH STREET FESTIVAL BENEFIT FOR BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ PROGRAMS Sunday, May 18, Noon - 5:00pm On 4th Street in Berkeley, between Hearst & Virginia, FREE! MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY E.C. SCOTT KHALIL SHAHEED QUINTET ...

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Papa Mambo

Label: Machete Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Papa Mambo; Tercer Grado; Second Wind; Laneology; Alabi Oy

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Article: Album Review

The John Santos Quintet: Papa Mambo

Read "Papa Mambo" reviewed by Chip Boaz


In the musician's world, the end of one project signals the start of a new journey towards a unique musical destination. When percussionist John Santos and the Machete Ensemble bid the world farewell in 2006, it marked the end of an era in Bay Area Latin jazz. After more than twenty years with the large ensemble, ...

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John Santos & The Machete Ensemble: 20th Anniversary

Label: Machete Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Commitment; Giant Steps; Perserverance; Oye Mis Consejos; Tumbando; Circle; Hacia El Amor; Devuelveme Lo Mio; Kongo; A Los Bailadores; Omod

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Article: Extended Analysis

John Santos & The Machete Ensemble: 20th Anniversary

Read "John Santos & The Machete Ensemble: 20th Anniversary" reviewed by Forrest Dylan Bryant


John Santos & The Machete Ensemble 20th Anniversary Machete Records 2005 When percussionist John Santos founded the Machete Ensemble in 1985--back then it was called the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble--he probably had no idea that he was creating an institution. With a difficult mission of blending jazz, folkloric, and dance idioms ...

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Article: Interview

John Santos Finds His Groove

Read "John Santos Finds His Groove" reviewed by Forrest Dylan Bryant


John Santos is riding high these days. His most recent album, S.F. Bay , was nominated for a Grammy Award as Latin Jazz Album of the Year. He has received increasing notice from critics, and is a recognized leader not only in the Bay Area's Latin scene, but in jazz as a whole. This spring, Santos ...

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Midnight Kiss

Label: UNika Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Midnite Kiss, Caterpillar Rag, The Way You Look Tonight, Crystal Door, Please Don't Say Bonsoir, Melody of Love, Imagination, Rejtospective Space, Avocado Madness, Chante des Arbes

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Tribute To The Masters

Label: Cubop
Released: 2000
Track listing: Tin Tin Deo; Iyes


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