Benjamin Lapidus & Kari B3 - "Ochosi Blues" - Release Tomorrow!

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WORLD-RENOWNED CUBAN TRES AND GUITAR VIRTUOSO BENJAMIN LAPIDUS NEW CD "OCHOSI BLUES" RELEASE AUGUST 1, 2014 "Lapidus uses such instruments as the six-string tres (from Cuba) and 10-string cuatro (from Puerto Rico) to perform his compositions that are rooted in the language and techniques of jazz. He insists that these seemingly different worlds should fit together." - Aaron Cohen, Downbeat "Benjamin Lapidus has taken the Cuban tres guitar to a higher musical plateau." - Luis Tamargo, Latin Beat Magazine "Lapidus combines Latin music with modern jazz so effectively that it's difficult to tell where one genre ends and the other begins."  - Alexander Gelfand, The Forward World-renowned Cuban tres and guitar virtuosoBenjamin Lapidus and his new group Kari-B3 release OCHOSI BLUES (Tresero Productions) on August 1, 2014.  It is his long awaited 7th Latin jazz recording and 8th as a bandleader. The album features heavyweights from the Latin and jazz worlds such as Pedrito Martínez, NEA Jazzmaster Cándido Camero, 7-time Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria, Jared Gold (organ), Frank Anderson (organ), saxophonist Paul Carlon, New York Times bestselling author T.J. English, trumpet sensation Greg Glassman, vocalist Bobby Harden, organist Frank Anderson, reed legend Walter "Gene" Jefferson, vocalists Enid Lowe and Hiram Remón, Latin-Grammy nominee Charlie Sepúlveda (trumpet), trombonist and vocalist Elizabeth Frascoia, plus Chicago R&B session guitar ace Aaron Weistrop. "This project was born out of everything that I love in music (Caribbean rhythms, folklore, Jazz, and the inspired imaginings of musicians in conversation with each other) and of my obsession with the Hammond B3 organ, which included hours of listening to Jazz organ combo recordings. Often, these recordings feature a great conga player who is confined to playing a tumbao on a backbeat. I love the sound of the Hammond B3, but the conga drum on the backbeat only hinted at the possibilities of these two worlds meeting. What would it sound like if that conga in the organ combo was front and center? More practical questions followed: What would the repertoire be? Who would play it? What would it sound like? Wouldn't it be great to have the concept turned inside out with the organist playing the bass tumbao and the whole band swinging in clave? Shirley Scott and the Latin Quintet got into some of this and the great Panamanian organist, Avelino Muñoz did as well, but could we push the envelope? If jazz drummers play mambo patterns in their solos to "get house" in straight-ahead performances, why not play Latin standards in swing? Kari-B3 and "Ochosi Blues" are the result of these musings and truly, we are only beginning to answer the questions above." - Benjamin Lapidus Latin music's cutting-edge musician/scholar returns with Ochosi Blues, a swinging and ear-pleasing recording that is inspired by the vast musical traditions of the Spanish Caribbean and the equally deep tradition of the jazz organ combo with a sprinkling of West Indian flavor. The result is a powerful and joyous listening experience that offers a truly unique take on the organ combo. When asked to label Benjamin Lapidus' music, critics and fans agree that it is Latin Jazz in the truest sense of the term, as Lapidus continues to explore different ways of mixing Jazz and Spanish-Caribbean music, while making the music accessible, organic, and logical. This is the direct result of the New York musicians involved, who are completely bi-and even tri-cultural, a benefit of being residents of the largest Caribbean city in the United States. Active in the New York Latin scene since 1995, Lapidus has made a name for himself among the elders as the go to player for long-established bands and new live and recording projects such as The Buena Vista Social Club, Jerry and Andy González, Típica 73, Larry Harlow, and many more. Ochosi Blues, the Album Background: Critics and fans agree that Benjamin Lapidus' music is unique in its cutting-edge approach without sacrificing accessibility or the traditions of Spanish-Caribbean music. With Ochosi Blues, Lapidus continues his dynamic vision of bringing Spanish-Caribbean music and jazz together as equals while charting new ground and creatively altering conventions of both worlds. He started on this path in his previous five releases (1998-2005) as the leader of the world-renowned Latin jazz phenomenon Sonido Isleño, and continued with his pan-Latin jazz interpretation of the Brazilian songbook with Kaori Fujii on Garota de Ipanema for RCA Victor Japan (2007). In 2008, he released Herencia Judía a critically acclaimed Afro-Latin Jewish recording project. For Ochosi Blues, Lapidus assembled an A-list of performers and friends with whom he has frequently toured and recorded: Pedrito Martínez, charismatic percussionist, vocalist, and bandleader, Cándido Camero NEA Jazzmaster and conga legend, Bobby Sanabria 7-time Grammy nominee, bandleader and educator, rising organ star Jared Gold, Hammond organ elder and legend of studio and Broadway orchestras Frank Anderson, Elder statesman of reeds and Caribbean music Gene Jefferson, as well as tough tenor Paul Carlon and trumpeter Greg Glassman. Special guests include: two-time Latin Grammy nominee trumpeter Charlie Sepúlveda (Eddie Palmieri and Batacumbele), Veteran big band singer Enid Lowe (Jan Garber). Original Blues Brothers vocalist Bobby Harden, Colombian vocalist Hiram Remón, Trombonist Elizabeth Frascoia, Chicago session ace, Gospel and R&B guitarist Aaron Weistrop, and a songwriting contribution by New York Times bestselling author T.J. English (Savage City and Paddywhacked). Lapidus joins them on guitar and tres, the quintessential Cuban instrument with three pairs of strings on its small guitar-like body. Its unique tuning provides the skilled player with infinite range while its playing technique is at once percussive, harmonic, and melodic. In addition to Ochosi Blues, Lapidus has been busy performing on tres with Típica 73, the legendary salsa band co-led by Sonny Bravo and Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez. He is also performing with Larry Harlow and Michael Stuart at Lincoln Center for the salsa opera, Hommy. Lapidus sings and plays on Paul Carlon's album, La Rumba is a Lovesome Thing: A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn. This exciting nonet has been performing throughout New York City before and after the release of the album and regularly at the Zinc Bar. In addition, Lapidus' catalogue of compositions is being championed by Cuban jazz innovator Pablo Menéndez and Mezcla as his 1998 piece "¿Quién Tiene Ritmo?" appears on the band's 30th anniversary DVD. Singer songwriter José Conde also recorded Lapidus' "Bizcocho" for his forthcoming release. In 2014, Lapidus performed and recorded with master musician, Andy González in support of the forthcoming Truth Revolution Records album to be released in December 2014. Benjamin Lapidus Born in Hershey, PA in 1972 to first-generation Brooklynites, Lapidus moved almost 15 times before returning to New York City at the age of 14. Trained in piano from a young age, he moved through a variety of instruments including trumpet and bass before concentrating on the guitar. Lapidus was exposed to music by his grandmother and his father, who played in Latin and jazz bands in the Catskills in the 1950's.   Through his father's record collection and stories of his father's visits with his Latin American relatives, the seeds of Latin music were planted. Yet it wasn't until the 1980's that the youngest Lapidus became immersed in Latin music, when he moved to a predominantly Latin neighborhood in New York City, where numerous important musicians also resided. Living a block away from Mikel's jazz club, Lapidus still has vivid memories of practicing in Mario Rivera's house or seeing Mario Bauzá walk down the street. Deciding he needed a complete musical education, Lapidus earned two degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Oberlin College, becoming one of the program's first jazz guitar graduates. In 1994, Lapidus started to play the Puerto Rican cuatro and Cuban tres. After leading his own quartet at festivals and clubs throughout Europe and winning a grant to study briefly with Steve Lacy in Paris, he returned to the U.S. and worked with Joe McPhee, Joe Giardullo, Tani Tabal, Thomas Workman, and other creative improvisers. At the same time, Lapidus began performing with Larry Harlow, Alex Torres, and other Latin music luminaries in New York and Puerto Rico. Lapidus earned a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology at the CUNY Graduate Center in 2002. His travels to Cuba acquainted him with distant relatives and grounded him in the music of Eastern Cuba. He has taught popular music of the Caribbean, Latin music in New York, and world music at Queens College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY where he is a tenured associate professor in the department of art and music. In 2008, Lapidus published the first-ever book on the Eastern Cuban musical genre changüí called Origins of Cuban Music and Dance: Changüí (Scarecrow Press). In addition to having published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and reading papers at international conferences, he has written liner notes and served as scholar-in-residence with the Jewish Museum and the New York Center for Jungian Studies during humanitarian missions to the Jewish communities of Cuba. In 2013, Lapidus won a prestigious NEH fellowship for his forthcoming book Nueva York: The History of Spanish Caribbean Music in New York City and the Shaping of an International Sound, 1940-1990. For the last eighteen years, Lapidus has performed and recorded tres and guitar on film soundtracks, video games, television commercials, and albums with notable musicians such as Juan Pablo Torres, Ibrahim Ferrer (Buena Vista Social Club), Pío Leyva (Buena Vista Social Club), Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Paquito D'Rivera, Cándido Camero, Ruben Blades, Larry Harlow, Bobby Sanabria, Jerry González, Ralph Irizarry, Humberto Ramírez, Harvie S., Dick Hyman, Brian Lynch, Mark Weinstein, Chico Álvarez, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Emilio Barretto, Eddie Zervigón, José Fajardo, Rudy Calzado, and many others. benjaminlapidus.com CDs, JPEGs, press kits available. Press Contact: Scott Thompson PR scott@scottthompsonpr.com / 203-400-1818 jazzcaribe@blogspot.com ¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!

Bobby Sanabria...guapea!

We're halfway through the week and we are joyful and festive always, bring you something special. You my friends are thousands, very dear everyone, and we want to thank you for your support with good music, as always.We bring to the living legend Bobby Sanabria with his students of Manhattan... but... lol... gozalo!



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The trumpeter Tony Kadleck with his Big Band celebrates, on 5 August 2014, the launch of "Around The Horn"

Throughout his career, Tony Kadleck has been praised as a highly effective sideman, who has lent his hand to numerous musical activities. He is currently one of the most sought-after trumpet players in the New York area.

While attending the New England Conservatory in Boston, Kadleck studied both classical and jazz music, a task that would later benefit him, as he went on to perform and record with the Boston Pops Orchestra. In 1986, Tony was asked to join the trumpet section of the Buddy Rich Band, and later that year, decided to move to New York.

After graduating from the Manhattan School of Music in 1989, Kadleck did some touring with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Eventually, the NY studios kept Tony too busy to leave town, and he found himself recording with a number of artists, including Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Elton John, and Celine Dion. Kadleck also spends time playing a wide variety of live concerts, having performed with Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Issac Hayes, and most recently Steely Dan.

In addition to playing on countless jingles and for many films and shows, Kadleck is also a proficient composer and arranger. Since he was 15 years old, Tony has always loved writing music. His recent CD, “Around the Horn” features ten of his arrangements for big band, about which Tony says, “There is nothing more gratifying than hearing these spectacular musicians navigate through these challenging charts.” Kadleck has drawn upon many musical experiences to form his own voice, which can be heard in both his playing and in his writing throughout this release. The CD features an amazing cast of musicians, including David Finck, Michael Davis, Andy Snitzer, and guest soloist Randy Brecker.

Kadleck is also passionate about sports, especially baseball and golf, there the cover of CD: Golf course with New York City in the background, where He select excellent musicians for this pleasant musical tour of the Big Apple, which includes different rhythms: Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz, Bolero Jazz, R&B.

When asked about his musical influences, Kadleck is quick to point out his first teachers: Bernard Shifrin in Tony’s hometown of Binghamton, NY, jazz trumpeter John McNeil, and Andre Come, formerly of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Tony is currently a member of many organizations including the New York Pops, John Pizzarelli’s “Swing Seven”, the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, John Fedchock’s NY Big Band, and can currently be heard on Broadway in the orchestra for Disney’s “Aladdin. 

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Jazz Caribe Playlist July 27, 2014-¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!

                                            

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Hola Amigas y Amigos de la buena música:

Los invito a sintonizar este y todos los domingos 97.1 la FM de Barlovento,  para que de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 m. disfrutemos de Jazz Caribe (PNI 10510), con lo mejor del  jazz latino, noticias, entrevistas, comentarios y festivales, bajo la dirección de Iván Messori.

Nos encontramos en Río Chico (tierra ardiente y del tambor, de las mujeres bellas y del cacao más sabroso del mundo), importante zona turística y de gran desarrollo en Venezuela, frente a nuestro  hermoso y majestuoso Mar Caribe, a tan solo 1 hora y 15 minutos de la capital, Caracas.

Este domingo, 27de Julio 2014, tenemos como siempre un programa sensacional. Tendremos a uno de los mejores guitarristas de todos los tiempos Steve Khan, que como siempre muestra su gran amor por la musica, la tradicion y nuestros pueblos de Latinoamerica. "Subtext" ("Subtexto en Azul") continua dentro de un maravilloso esquema de Latin Jazz profundamente interesante. Los temas escogidos, de grandes compositores y ejecutantes, los propios del señor Khan ofrecen un virtuosismo y originalidad unica. La cumbia, musica tradicional colombiana, merengue, bossa con Jazz. Ruben Rodriguez (bajo), Dennis Chambers (bateria), Marc Quiñoñes y Bobby Allende (rompiendo cueros) y hasta Randy Brecker es invitado en el primer surco y Mariana Ingold en el tracks 'Cada Gota de Mar'. Ratifica Steve Khan que la mayor parte de su alma es Latina... Florencia Gonzalez continua su Tour por Europa el viernes 1ro. estara llevando "Between Loves" a Berlin... La vocalista Sharon Marie Cline, reafirma su condicion de ser una de las mejores cantantes de la actualidad en "This Is Where I Wanna Be". Acompañada de senda orquesta reactualiza composiciones romanticas, en su propio estilo, dandole asi un regalo al amor, a la pasion, a los sueños de cada uno. Ella, Sharon Marie, se encuentra presentando su CD en distintas ciudades del Norte... Feliz cumpleaños para el maestro Bobby Matos... Cerraremos con el baterista, compositor y lider de banda Alex Garcia y Su Afromantra, que alcanzan nuevamente notoriedad con su reciente produccion "This Side of Mestizaje". Al no mas oirlo se sienten los cambios, los avances, la creatividad; su anterior CD "Alignment" es una joya, ahora que podemos decir despues de escuchar "This Side of Mestizaje"?: extraordinario. Gran trabajo de Garcia y sus colaboradores Ole Mathisen (saxo soprano), Mike Eckroth (fender rhodes), y Ariel de la Portilla (bajo electrico). Si quieren leer mas de Alex Garcia's Afromantra en esta misma web, con fecha 19 de marzo 2014, esta publicado 'Alex Garcia's Afromantra "This Side of Mestizaje" CD Release Party @ The New York City Bussiness Club'; ademas disfrutaremos de 

Steve Khan                            Bird Food              Subtext (Subtexto en Azul)    Tone Center

Steve Khan                         Baraka Sasa             Subtext (Subtexto en Azul)    Tone Center

Steve Khan                   Cada Gota de Mar        Subtext (Subtexto en Azul)     Tone Center

Florencia Gonzalez        Weird Pericon                     Between Loves                 Zoho Music

David Mora                           Topsy II                            Conga Love                      Harbor Rec

Antonio Adolfo                     Brejeiro                         Rio, Choro, Jazz                AAM Music

Chicago Afro Latin Jazz   Send Eggs                             Blueprints                    Chicago Sess

Sharon Marie Cline           Love Dance            This Is Where I Wanna Be     MyHeartsong

Sharon Marie Cline     Sugar On My Lips      This Is Where I Wanna Be     My Heartsong

Sharon Marie Cline  If Dreams Come True   This Is Where I Wanna Be     My Heartsong 

Entre Dos Aguas            Como El Agua                     Live in Tolosa                       E.D.A.  

Roberto Perera              Peligroso Amor                 Dreams & Desires                 Heads Up

Ruben Garcia                    Yes or Not          Wayne Shorter a la Venezolana        Cendis

Bobby Matos                  Mambo Chris                  Mambo Jazz Dance             Lifeforce Jazz

Alex Garcia                         Believe                      This Side of Mestizaje        Afromantra Rec

Alex Garcia                       Mestizaje                    This Side of Mestizaje        Afromantra Rec

Alex Garcia                     Purple Man                  This Side of Mestizaje        Afromantra Rec

Recuerde siempre: “Regale buena música e instrumentos, se lo agradecerán todos los obsequiados”.

¡¡Amor y Jazz!!,

Luis Raúl Montell

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Newport Jazz Fest 60 years (third age) and increasingly more tasty...Congratulations

The love of music leads to this: 60 years...Newport Jazz Festival.

Congratulatios to all those who made possible this great Festival, that they want to be all jazz musicians in the world.

But we want to congratulate you for having always been so wise and upload to their scenarios to the Latino musicians, who of course feel honored, but as always will give the best of them. Cyro Baptista, Miguel Zenon, Luis Perdomo, David Sanchez, Edward Simon, Pedrito Martinez & Cia, Hamilton de Holanda, Adam Cruz and Danilo Perez.

SF Jazz Collective...great...The good note of San Francisco to Newport... lol with Stevie Wonder composer:



In addition to these Latino stars: Brian Blade, Wynton Marsalis, John Zorn, Dave Holland and Cia, Randy Brecker, Bobby McFerrin, David Sanborn, Gary Burton, Vijay Iyer, Ron Carter, Lee Konitz more Jazz greats.
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Jazz Caribe Playlist July 20, 2014-¡¡Viva The Latin Jazz!!

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Hola Amigas y Amigos de la buena música:

Los invito a sintonizar este y todos los domingos 97.1 la FM de Barlovento,  para que de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 m. disfrutemos de Jazz Caribe (PNI 10510), con lo mejor del  jazz latino, noticias, entrevistas, comentarios y festivales, bajo la dirección de Iván Messori.

Nos encontramos en Río Chico (tierra ardiente y del tambor, de las mujeres bellas y del cacao más sabroso del mundo), importante zona turística y de gran desarrollo en Venezuela, frente a nuestro  hermoso y majestuoso Mar Caribe, a tan solo 1 hora y 15 minutos de la capital, Caracas.

Este domingo, 20 de Julio 2014, disfrutaremos de la musica de:

Clotilde Rullaud    African Sketches      In Extremis           Tzig'Art

Yasser Tejeda         El Merenguito         Mezclansa                Y.T.

Ligia Franca         Saudosa Maloca  Meu Mundo e Hoje   Caligola Rec

Michael Simon        Sabor Intimo  New York Encounter  Fresh Sound

Lucio Fernandez       Dime Que Si    American Mambo          L.F.

Pere Soto                  Rumbatron  Tres Mamuts a Liliput Mike        P.S.

Maite Hontele  Traigo el Cha Cha Cha   Mujer Sonora    Merlin Studios

Osmany Paredes       Improv 2013            Trio Time    Menduvia Musica

Luis Cruz Beltran         Spooky         Paint The Rhythm  Corniche Ent

Eddie Allen             Sacred Ground           Push            Edjalen Music

Johnny Conga      Mambo For Tjader         Oye!       Hand to Drum Prod

Vanessa Perea         Devil May Care    Soulful Days         Zoho Music

Mike Freeman             Lucky 7         The Vibesman           VOF Rec

Francisco Aquabella   Anna Maria      Hitting Hard              Cubop

Michelle Pollace        La Comparsa    New Beginning            M.P.

Mongorama J. Rizo  Baila que Baila   Baila que Baila    Saungu Rec

Recuerde siempre: “Regale buena música e instrumentos, se lo agradecerán todos los obsequiados”.

¡¡Amor y Jazz!!,

Luis Raúl Montell

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Jerry Medina y La Banda: striking and cheerful

The training and education of Jerry Medina is as diverse as his music. He grew up in New York listening to his mother Lydia Ortega playing the trumpet, while at the same time I listened to the Gospel singers in churches. Their education is equally diverse.
In addition to studying music with both her mother and Luis González Peña, Jerry holds a degree in agriculture and Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico and completed a special program of business in Northwestern University.

With teammate and friend, Néstor Torres, Jerry joined in the Latin music industry. After this musical experience, in 1980 Jerry joined the Orchestra led by Ismael Miranda. He subsequently joined Batacumbele, a group founded by Angel "cachete" Maldonado, Eric Figueroa and Eddie Rivera, with the help of the talented Frank Ferrer. This group grew to include the talents of Giovanni Hidalgo and Pablito Rosario. And these musicians were have helped Jerry to take a musical experiment that would result in a fusion of Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
Throughout his career, Medina has worked with numerous exponents of Latin music. He participated in the album by Eddie Palmieri, "The Truth," nominated for Grammy Awards. Together with the composer and director Raymond Torres, Jerry worked with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico on a project of symphonic Salsa turned out to be very successful in its presentation at the center of fine arts in Puerto Rico. In addition to this, Jerry has worked as chorist for stars such as Yomo Toro, Cheo Feliciano, Lucecita Benítez, José Feliciano, Ismael Miranda, Larry Harlow, Herp Albert, Tony Vega, Manny Manuel, Luis Enrique and as lead singer for download Boricua.
Poco before his debut as a soloist with the "Feelin" Allright album "for the RMM label, Jerry Medina participated in the Fania stars tour and the North Sea Jazz Festivalmade in the Netherlands. Through these events Jerry visited Spain, Italy, France, Colombia and the African continent along with the likes of Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughn, Ela Fitzgerald, Horace Silver, Mel Lewis and Airto Moreira.
Creando a bridge between Caribbean folklore and Latin jazz, the talented musician produced the compact "Feeling Alright", which has had a warm reception by the critics.
We are going to enjoy this great trumpeter, singer and leader of La Banda in this recent video in their native Puerto Rico, at the prestigious Festival Jazz... gozalo!



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Steve Pouchie in constant motion on 'The Bridge' - 'El Puente'

Steve Pouchie is a man of many talent. Among other things, is a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer of Jazz Alive "America and music cable Kickin program, an award-winning musical technology and educator. Steve was born in Puerto Rico to parents and raised in New York, where he attended the Stuyvesant High school. He received a full scholarship to Bard College with the intention of pursuing a career in economics, however in the Bard, Steve found the teacher and jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd, who inspired him to study music and become a vibraphonist. He graduated with a BA in economics and associate's degree in music. After working in corporate sales for 10 years, and while he played with several bands and ensembles in the side, Steve became a master of music in New York in 1993, working in Walton High School.

En 2004, Steve was credited with New York Post Medal of freedom for his outstanding work as an educator of music and arts of the Coordinator of Walton. According to the city of El Mayor Michael Bloomberg York, who Steve presented his medal, "these men and women have made significant contributions to their community through the time, work, talent and wisdom." Despite the demands of being an educator, Steve, and will play with his band, followed to develop musically carried out in schools, restaurants, night clubs, political events and outdoor concerts. He played with or open to a variety of already established musicians such as Tito Puente, Charlie Palmieri, Jimmy Sabater, Dave Valentin, Orlando Marin, Ralph Irizarry, Nelson González, Bobby Sanabria, Gilberto Colon Jr., Little Johnny Rivero, and many others. In 2002, Steve launched his first CD "Vibe Mania".

"The Bridge"- "El Puente"  offers up to the tempo of the school's Latin Jazz age (dance) arrangements and original contemporary compositions with the vibraphone. With a style similar to Cal Tjader and Tito Puente, Steve Pouchie performs this collection of songs with authenticity and flavor. Accompanied by a formidable apparatus of artists known in the Latin scene York New Jazz, this disc promises to be a memorable addition to the archives of music Jazz Latin twist, now and in the future.

Steve is in motion, perfecting his art, the planning of your next project and relentlessly devoting his time and talent to music and the community.

Let's enjoy the skill and talent of Steve surrounded by temendo lineup of musicians headed by Wilson "Chembo" Corniel, Adan Perez, Diego Lopez, Solo Rodriguez, Raul Navarrete, Julio Botti and Maco Arguinzoni, playing the famous Pedro Flores "Obsesion" at Hostos College composition:

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