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Wendell Rivera at The Caz Buffalo
When
Thu, February 20, 2025
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Wendell Rivera
percussionAbout
Who: Wendell Rivera Latin Jazz Ensemble presented by Three2Go Music Alliance
An Amazing Blasing Latin Jazz Concert
Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame Inductee Class 2000 Percussionist, Composer, Producer, Band Leader, Educator Wendell Rivera. Rivera, a leading ambassador of Latin Jazz, an invigorating sound that incorporates Afro-Caribbean grooves with the free, melodic, and harmonic elements of progressive jazz. Rivera’s Latin Jazz Ensemble has been the cornerstone of Latin music in the Western New York/Niagara Falls region for more than two decades from the Lewiston Jazz Festival to the Buffalo Naval Park Little Rock Music Series, Wendall and his band have opened the world to his Latin jazz experience. As a percussionist, he has performed with artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Arthuro Sandovar, Ben Vereen, Dave Valentin, Bob Mintzer, John Patitucci, Ralph Irizarry, Yomo Toro, Tito Gomez, Oscar Hernandez, and Humberto Ramirez. ...