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Poncho Sanchez: Mambo King

by Steve Bryant
August 19, 2013

For over 30 years, conguero/bandleader Poncho Sanchez has been the premier proponent of West Coast Latin Jazz. Growing up in Norwalk, California, Sanchez was exposed to and influenced by two very different styles of music: Afro-Cuban music and bebop, as well as R&B. Originally a guitarist, Sanchez taught himself the flute, drums, and timbales before finally ...

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Live @ Jazzschool

Featuring the music of Roger Glenn
Duration: 10:16
January 22, 2013

Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble at the Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA in November of 2012. Featuring: Roger Glenn: flute, hand percussion; Bob Karty: piano;David Belove: bass;Phil Thompson: drums; Rolando Morales: guitar;Danilo Paiz: congas

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Ode to Swing

By San Francisco Jazz Quartet

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2011

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Louis Armstrong's Memories and Reflections This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

July 7, 2011

As befits a legend, Louis Armstrong had two birthdays. He always said with a smile that he was born on the 4th of July, 1900. His baptismal birth certificate gave another, less romantic date—August 4, 1901. Honoring “the man who taught the world to swing," this week we hear from people who knew and worked with ...

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Article: Album Review

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet: Infinity

Read "Infinity" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
January 2, 2009

With The Nature of the Beat (Patois, 2008), trombone virtuoso Wayne Wallace established himself as the musician you'd most like to have living in the downstairs apartment. If you had to have musicians downstairs, that is. The reasons Wallace and his extraordinary band mates would be welcome are essentially twofold. First, their repertoire is ...

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