PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA

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About this clip:
The Pacific Mambo Orchestra perform Ruben Blades’ composition “El Cantante” (arr. Mike Rinta) from their 2012 self-titled GRAMMY-winning album during their performance on June 8, 2022 as part of the 39th San Francisco Jazz Festival, broadcast on Fridays Live.

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About the concert:

Founded a decade ago by Mexican-born pianist Christian Tumalan and German-born trumpeter Steffen Kuehn, the Bay Area’s Pacific Mambo Orchestra is the West Coast’s premiere Latin dance big band. They set the Latin music world on its ear in 2014 when their self-titled debut won the GRAMMY for Best Tropical Latin Album. Boasting a glittering array of veteran masters and stellar arrangements inspired by golden age Latin dance innovators Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez, the 20-piece orchestra proved itself as a dance floor shaking force of nature during a long-running Monday night gig at Café Cocomo.

PERSONNEL:

Christian Tumalan: piano
Steffen Kuehn: trumpet
Pete Cornell: saxophone
Doug Rowan: saxophone
Tony Peebles: saxophone
Ben Torres: saxophone
Aaron Lington: saxophone
Louis Fasman: trumpet
Marvin McFadden: trumpet
Niel Levonius: trumpet
John Gove: trombone
Jeff Cressman: trombone
Mara Fox: trombone
Jamie Dubberly: trombone
Julio de la Cruz: bass
Omar Ledezma: timbales
Javier Cabanillas: congas
Braulio Barrera: bongos, vocals
Christelle Durandy: vocals
Armando Cordoba: vocals

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