Pablo Mayor’s ensemble brings a refreshing, groove-based authenticity to the genre of Latin Jazz, rooted in Mayor’s in-depth study of his native Colombia’s folkloric music, along with a background in jazz arranging and performance of Afro-Caribbean music. Mayor’s skills at composition and arranging can be heard on recordings ranging from Arturo O’Farrill’s Grammy-award winning recording Offense of the Drum to vocalist and Colombian icon Totó la Momposina’s Pa’Canto, and on four albums with his own Folklore Urbano Orchestra.
Puerto Rican saxophonist Iván Renta has performed at major venues worldwide with Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Ron Carter, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Heath, Ray Barreto, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bebo Valdez, Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Luis Bonilla, and Chembo Corniel, and Willie Colon. He can be heard on Tito Puente’s final Grammy-winning album Masterpiece.
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