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Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at Mendocino Music Festival at Tent Concert Hall At The Mendocino Headlands State Park
Courtesy of Andria Richey | Posted on March 31, 2014
Where
Tent Concert Hall At The Mendocino Headlands State Park
Mendocino Music Festival
735 Main Street, Mendocino
Mendocino, CA
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When
Thu, July 24, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Poncho Sanchez
congasFrancisco Torres
tromboneJoey De Leon
congasRene Camacho
bass, electricRon Blake
saxophoneAndy Langham
pianoAbout
Poncho Sanchez’s music is a swirl of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border. At every show Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn with results that are no less than dazzling. Among the more prominent figures that inform his music are conga drummer and composer Chano Pozo, and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
Poncho Sanchez says, “There’s room for a lot of different sounds in our music. We put it all together in a pot, boil it together and come out with a big stew. This isn’t some marketing strategy to sell records. These are the sounds I grew up with. So when I play this music, I’m not telling a lie. I’m telling my story. This is the real thing.”...