John Sextet - Art Of The Descarga
Built on the Afro-Caribbean past, forged by visionaries such as John Santos and his comrades, and steeled by it's rootedness in American life, Latin jazz is a major force shaping contemporary American musical culture. Over decades of performing, arranging, producing, and teaching, Santos has helped make the San Francisco Bay area a Latin jazz stronghold. In Art of the Descarga, The John Santos Sextet and a parade of stellar guests mine the music's imaginative motherlode, the descarga-the spontaneous, improvisatory interplay that is the beating heart of Latin jam sessions. Orestes VilatĆ³, Jerry GonzĆ”lez, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, Tito Matos, Juan "Juango" GutiĆ©rrez, and other luminaries join the sextet in this spectacular collision of beauty, design, and time-honored creativity.
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John Sextet - Art Of The Descarga
John Sextet - Art Of The Descarga
Built on the Afro-Caribbean past, forged by visionaries such as John Santos and his comrades, and steeled by it's rootedness in American life, Latin jazz is a major force shaping contemporary American musical culture. Over decades of performing, arranging, producing, and teaching, Santos has helped make the San Francisco Bay area a Latin jazz stronghold. In Art of the Descarga, The John Santos Sextet and a parade of stellar guests mine the music's imaginative motherlode, the descarga-the spontaneous, improvisatory interplay that is the beating heart of Latin jam sessions. Orestes VilatĆ³, Jerry GonzĆ”lez, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, Tito Matos, Juan "Juango" GutiĆ©rrez, and other luminaries join the sextet in this spectacular collision of beauty, design, and time-honored creativity.
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Built on the Afro-Caribbean past, forged by visionaries such as John Santos and his comrades, and steeled by it's rootedness in American life, Latin jazz is a major force shaping contemporary American musical culture. Over decades of performing, arranging, producing, and teaching, Santos has helped make the San Francisco Bay area a Latin jazz stronghold. In Art of the Descarga, The John Santos Sextet and a parade of stellar guests mine the music's imaginative motherlode, the descarga-the spontaneous, improvisatory interplay that is the beating heart of Latin jam sessions. Orestes VilatĆ³, Jerry GonzĆ”lez, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, Tito Matos, Juan "Juango" GutiĆ©rrez, and other luminaries join the sextet in this spectacular collision of beauty, design, and time-honored creativity.
