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The Latin
Giants of Jazz (formerly
the Tito Puente Orchestra)
headlined our 45th
Gala Celebration held
at NAMM on Saturday, January
17th. The band featured LP artists Jose
Madera (Musical Director/timbales), Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez,
Jr. (bongos), and George
Delgado (congas). The event also included performances by several
LP artist-led bands including those of Ron
Powell, Joey
Heredia, and Richie
Gajate-Garcia. Other LP artists who performed at the show were Munyungo
Jackson, Mike
Bennett, Kevin
Ricard, Raul
Rekow, Karl
Perazzo, Armando
Peraza, Giovanni
Hidalgo, Eddie
Montalvo, Chembo
Corniel, Bobby
Sanabria, John
Santos, Tito
De Gracia, and Tito
Puente, Jr. Brazilian dancer Diane
Nicoleson and The Nadeen Gautier-Gooding
Dance Troupe also added to the festivities.
The concert was
a huge success and LP founder, Martin
Cohen exclaimed, “Thank you to all my LP
artists for making this 45th
Anniversary the
most amazing event in my life! My own North Sea Jazz Festival.” See
exclusive photo gallery of the concert!
CLICK TO WIN 45TH ANNIVERSARY BONGOS
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