Francisco
Aguabella (www.franciscoaguabella.com)
Master Conguero and master
bata player...peformed and recorded with Tito Puente,
Frank
Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Palmieri, Cachao, Lalo Schifrin,
Cal Tjader, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Carlos Santana, Poncho Sanchez,
Paul
Simon, Bebo Valdes, and many more... focus is Latin Jazz, and also
has a folkloric Afro Cuban group with dancers.
Ocho
y Mas (www.myspace.com/8ymas)
Master percussionists Bobby Allende (Marc Anthony, Santana) and Marc Quiñones
(Allman Brothers) formed a new salsa band including: vocalist supreme Frankie
Vázquez, pianist Ricky Gonzalez, bassist Rubén Rodríguez,
and trumpeters Raul Agraz and Angel Fernandez. Between all these artists they
share some of the top names in their credits including: The Allman Brothers,
Santana, Willie Colon, Marc Anthony, Ray Barretto, Charlie and Eddie Palmieri,
Tito Puente, Roberta Flack, Celia Cruz, Talking Heads’ David Byrne, and
more.
Jimmy
Delgado (www.jimmydelgado.com)
Master Timbalero... recorded
with Kurtis Blow on "These are the Breaks," Shaggy on "Oh
Carolina," Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto,
Tito Puente...one of the few to ever take the reins on the timbales
on a Tito Puente album, on the song "Point East Memories." Carlito
Soto (Black Sugar) (www.carlitosoto.com)
Master
Percussionist with own brand of fast hands and aggressive
stylings on bongos
and congas... he also plays bass...performed and recorded
with Ray Barretto,
Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Marc Anthony, Cindy Lauper, Barry
Manilow...TV appearances on The Cosby Show (with Willie Colon)
and Good Day
NY... worked on Marc Anthony and JLo film "El Cantante," about
Puerto Rican singer Hector Lavoe, directed by Leon Ichaso (“Bitter
Sugar,” “Pinero”).
Mark
Towns (www.myspace.com/marktowns)
Mark Towns, virtuoso guitarist and prolific composer ...
best known for creating guitar-based instrumental Afro-Cuban
Jazz ... producing a sound which blurs the lines between
Latin Jazz, Flamenco Jazz, and Salsa ... his music has
the rare quality
of being both esoterically hip, yet universally accessible
... whether burning hot or flowing cool, Marks music
retains a magical, other-worldly feel. His LA band includes:
Oskar
Cartaya - bass,
Raul Pineda - drums,
Joey De Leon - congas, percussion,
Otmaro Ruiz - piano.
Latin
Sol (www.myspace.com/latinsolcom)
Latin Sol blends Salsa
and Afro Cuban rhythms. Performed with
artists including Pete Escovedo, Celia Cruz, Johnny Almendra
y
los Jovenes del Barrio, Dave Samuels, Ramon Banda, Louie
Cruz Beltran, Johnny Blas, and Poncho Sanchez. Latin
Sol is a family
of musicians collaborating to produce explosive original
compositions.
Jack
Mack and the Heart Attack (www.jackmack.com)
High energy R&B /Soul...performed at concerts, major
corporate events, festivals, and world's most outrageous
private affairs
for over two decades...10-piece
line-up...members recorded and performed with Chaka Kahn, Natalie
Cole, Barry White, Bonnie Raitt, Glenn Frey, Huey Lewis, Jackson
Browne, Eric Clapton, Tower of Power, Brian Setzer, Herbie
Hancock, Sheryl
Crow, Keb Mo, Tony Braxton, Guns & Roses, B.B. King, Stevie
Wonder, Lenny Kravitz.
Fred
Smith (www.myspace.com/fredsmith)
Music Director, Keyboardist, Producer, Actor ... Film Sound Mixer
and Composer ... this man with many talents has traveled the
globe performing with many artists including Jeane Carne,
Ronnie Laws, Norman Conners, Najee, Tom Browne, Wayman Tisdale,
Jonathan Butler, Vesta, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, and Rose
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