Featuring two special guests World-Class Trumpet Soloist Luis Gasca (Santana, Count Basie, Tito Puente) and International Recording Artist, Trombonist, and vocalist Ron Wilkins (Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Lena Horn).
The Mambo Kings are a repertory orchestra based in San Antonio, Texas. The Mambo Kings perform classics of the Afro-Cuban big band tradition, commission new compositions and arrangements, host international guest artists and are a vehicle for presenting emerging performing artists. The Mambo Kings continue the long tradition of artistic collaboration between Jazz and Latin musicians. As a collective group, the Mambo Kings pay tribute to the pioneers of Latin Jazz. The Mambo Kings use festive costumes and traditional big band music stands to evoke and pay homage to the classic appearance and panache of the great Latin bands of the forties and fifties, e. g. Desi Arnaz, Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. This special performance will highlight the pioneering music of Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, and Machito.
The Mambo Kings headlined the Fifth Annual Latin Jazz Festival in Brownsville, Texas, sold-out two consecutive nights at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center with their "Tribute to Tito Puente" show, and celebrated Cinco De Mayo with a Latin Jazz concert at the Carver Community Cultural Center. John Lopez is the musical director. Featured soloists include Jay Fort, Ed Sherry, Cecil Carter, Logan Keese, Randy Zimmerman, Oscar Cruz, and Richard Oppenheim among others. The Mambo Kings are very fortunate to feature Jazz vocalist Lisa Clark.
Footage from recent performances:
Live, February 07
Live Performance
Live Performance
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