Salsa Meets Jazz Presents VIVA PUENTE! I A Tribute to TITO PUENTE @ Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood I Friday, April 26, 2024 (doors open at 7pm)
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About Salsa Meets Jazz: A unique music series which took place at the Village Gate in New York during the 1980s. Created by music producer and promoter Jack Hooke and the owner of the Village Gate Art D'Lugoff. Now Los Angeles has its own version of Salsa Meets Jazz at the famous Catalina Jazz Club, remembering one of the greatest times in Jazz, Latin Jazz and Salsa.
About Tito Puente: Tito Puente, donned the "King of Salsa & Latin Jazz," was a pioneering force in Latin music, known for fusing styles and putting a big-band spin on traditional Latin music. In 1948, Puente formed a band that would become known as the Tito Puente Orchestra. A decade later, he released his best-selling album, Dance Mania (1958). His most notable songs include "Babarabatiri," "Ran Kan Kan" and "Oye Como Va." By the end of his decades-long career, Puente was deemed a musical legend in Latin music and jazz circles.
About Catalina Jazz Club: Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction, Jazz. Over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time from Dizzy Gillespie and McCoy Tyner, to Joshua Redman, Kenny Burrell, and Steve Tyrell, among others.
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