Musicco.com
Call 1 800 866 6874
Search Results » Bands » Latin Jazz
Sep.06.2010
-
Angel Wagner and Grupo Fantasia
Country | Cuban | Latin | Latin Jazz | Mariachi | Mexican | Salsa
Angel Wagner, musical director of Grupo Fantasia and master percussionist, plays more then 30 insturments. Angel has studied at the Harbor Arts Academy in New York and at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
-
Benny Sharoni Jazz
Growing up on the kibbutz in Israel, there was always music in our home. My parents emigrated from Chile and Yemen, so between them I was heavily influenced by Latin and African-based music and rhythms.
-
Criollo Clasico
Caribbean | International Music | Latin | Latin Jazz
Puerto Rican guitarist Jose Gonzalez presents his latin ensembles Criollo Clasico and Banda Criolla. Concerts, festivals and latin dance music. Five CD recordings and 2 Putumayo World Music compilations "Islands" and "Best of World Instrumental".
-
Lucia Regina
Caribbean | International Music | Latin | Latin Jazz | Samba
Allow the beautiful voice of Lucia to transport you to a breezy semi-tropical Brazilian soundscape.
-
Phil Steffen
Be-bop | Blues | Duos | Guitarists | Jazz | Latin Jazz | Samba | Sinatra | Solo Instrumentalists | Swing | Trios
Jazz guitarist and composer Phil Steffen is one of Boston's most highly respected guitarists and innovators. His resume includes a who's-who of jazz luminaries, having played with members of The John Scofield Band, The Pat Metheny Group, the world-famous violinist Jean-Luc Ponty Band , Tower of Power,and many others.
-
Rusty Scott Jazz Group
Be-bop | Blues | Funk | Jazz | Latin Jazz | Piano/keyboards | Swing | Weddings
Is that Tommy Flanagan on piano? Wynton Kelly? Hank Jones? Red Garland? The answer: Rusty Scott...The same spirit of fire heard listening to Tommy Flanagan manifest itself in low, medium, and high-flamed tunes...wonderfully executed interpretationsof Billy Strayhorn and Johnny Griffin....compact improvisational forays,excursions only the most confident and tightly knit groups make this smoothly.
-
Sambita
Caribbean | International Music | Jazz | Latin | Latin Jazz | Weddings
Sambita is the blending of Latin and American dance music with jazz and pop styles, and is led by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Mark Greel, one of Boston's longstanding premier talents. Sambita can play numerous South American dance hits, and well as easy listening Latin jazz and even more "gringo" oriented north american latin, pop and jazz favorites. When you're looking for a band that can keep your guests dancing to the hottest salsa and merengue, look no further than "Sambita"!
-
Smokin' Phil's "String Theory" featuring Badass Johnny H.
Duos | Funk | Jazz | Jazz fusion | Latin Jazz | Smooth Jazz | Weddings
Space-time has ten dimensions; this cosmic duo adds the missing eleventh. Winding, rhythmic melodies wrap around warping time and shifting tempos. A heavenly blend of guitar and bass weld the quantum inner world with the expanding megaverse.
-
Yoko Miwa
Jazz | Jazz fusion | Latin Jazz | Lounge | Smooth Jazz | Solo Instrumentalists | Swing | Trios
Pianist Yoko Miwa displays unpretentious melodies, elegant phrasing, and the lyrical sensibility of a jazz poet on Fadeless Flower, her second trio release. A native of Kobe, Japan, Miwa began playing classical piano at age 4. She first studied jazz under Makoto Ozone’s father before earning a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she later became a faculty member.
-
Dave Stryker Organ Trio
Guitarists | Jazz | Latin Jazz
Dave was voted Rising Star on guitar in the 2006 and 2007 Downbeat Critics Poll
More details -
Fantasia Cubano
Caribbean | Cuban | International Music | Latin | Latin Jazz
Cuban music is a myriad of styles and genres, with a long history. While influences from Africa and Spain were predominant, Cuban music has also been shaped by the music of Europe, Latin-America and American pop music and jazz. Disclaimer: this sampling is by no means meant to be all-inclusive, this is only scratching the surface of Cuban music.
More details -
Hector Cuevas and the Boston Latin Band
International Music | Latin | Latin Jazz | Puerto Rican | Salsa | Samba
Hector Cuevas & The Boston Latin Band is the premier Latin Band in New England and New York, playing smooth Latin jazz, salsa, merengue, danzon and cumbia. The band plays at elegant Boston, Newport, and New England weddings, at nightclubs, for bar and bat mitzvah's, for anniversary and graduation parties, at festivals and on cruises.
More details -
Jerry Bergonzi
Be-bop | Blues | Jazz | Latin Jazz
Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity.
More details -
Krisanthi Pappas
Jazz | Latin Jazz | Sinatra | Swing | Trios | Weddings
Having played with jazz greats Brandon Marsalis, Gary Burton, Makoto Ozone, The Yellowjackets, and countless others, Krisanthi is a true jewel in the Boston jazz scene. Available in trios and larger, her group can add an elegant touch that few other performers can offer. For sophisticated wedding receptions, or a high-profile corporate function, Krisanthi offers the perfect touch of class.
More details -
Mark Greel Jazz Trio or Quartet
Be-bop | Blues | Jazz | Latin Jazz | Lounge | Sinatra | Smooth Jazz | Swing | Trios | Weddings
Mark Greel has been a leading jazz performer in Boston since the early 90's. Equally adept on trumpet, sax, keyboards, guitar, and vocals, Mark can provide that urban elegance required at functions where musical quality is of paramount importance.Available in a trio or larger ensembles as well.
More details -
Miles Donahue Group
Blues | Jazz | Latin Jazz | Swing
With several albums to his credit, tenor saxman Miles Donahue has been a staple on the Boston music scene for many years. Personnel on his discs read like a who's who of Boston jazz luminaries, with added sprinkles of international stars such as guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkle, pianist Kenny Werner, drummer Billy Hart, and others.
More details -
Pan United
Calypso | Caribbean | International Music | Latin | Latin Jazz | Solo Instrumentalists
Pan United is one of Boston's premier steel pan groups. They offer three versions of the band, as well as soloists Debra and Charleston Sarjeant.
More details -
Panneubean Steel
Calypso | Caribbean | International Music | Latin Jazz | Steel pan
Raised on Cape Cod, Musician/Artist Jefferey Clayton (Music Director, Music Educator), founded PanNeubean Steel to share his passion for music. His love-passion for his Jamaican heritage and the quality of PanNeubean Steel is evident through his enthusiasm, initiative and dedication to professionalism. Showcasing the Steelpan's versatility in Caribbean (reggae, soca, calypso), Afro-Caribbean, Contemporary, Jazz, Fusion and Classical music styles is the essence of PanNeubean Steel.
More details -
Patrice Williamson
Blues | Jazz | Latin Jazz | Samba | Smooth Jazz | Swing | Weddings
One of Boston's most electrifying female jazz vocalists, Patrice Williamson sparkles as she manuevers through standards, ballads, swing, up-tempo jazz, and originals. See what the journalists have to say below: "Patrice Williamson isn't a singer, she's a one-woman jazz sampler..
More details -
Sonho Meu
Sonho Meu is fluent in traditional and popular music from across Brazil, from pagode and samba to MPB and baião. The Boston-based group digs deep into the rich and diverse styles of Brazilian music, taking pride in representing this classic slice of the country's culture with love, respect and joy.
More details -
The Mark Herbert Little Big Band
Brass | Classic Rock | Dixieland | General Business | Latin Jazz | Maine Band | Motown | NH Band | Swing | Weddings
For twenty years, The Mark Herbert Band has been pleasing audiences from New Hampshire to the Cape. An outgrowth of Mark's dad's band, The Ted Herbert Big Band, Mark's band has retained much of his father's Big Band Swing repertoire. They have added contemporary music as well with plenty of R and B, classic rock, disco, and Top Forty. Mark's band has performed at weddings for Neil Bush and Kathy Sununu, as well as political fundraisers for Bill Clinton and other candidates.
More details -
The Willey House All-Stars
Blues | Jazz | Latin Jazz | Sinatra | Smooth Jazz | Swing | Weddings
Led by bassist Jim Dillon, The House All-Stars have been pleasing audiences for twenty years with their own brand of small group swing and jazz. Available in configurations ranging from duos to quintets, The All-Stars draw from an amazing well-spring of talented musicians.
More details
Here's an alphabetical guide to our entertainers. If you already know the name of your DJ or Band, you can find it under its first letter. Or if you know your DJ or Band starts with, for example "P", you can check under the "P" listing.
©2008 MusicCo.com. All rights reserved The Music Company