 Latin Jazz Giants Orchestra
New York's Latin Jazz Giants Orchestra will perform in concert at the Mayan in downtown Los Angeles, California on Thursday, January 15th 2009. Keeping the music from the New York Palladium Era alive, the Latin Giants Orchestra brings together Tito Puente's All Star Orchestra, featuring Tito Puente's former musical director, Jose Madera with a long list of distinguished musicians including leader, John "Dandy" Rodriguez, Mitch Frohman on sax and Frankie Vasquez as vocalist and many more master musicians.
The Latin Jazz Giants Orchestra is heralded as one of the greatest Latin Orchestras today. With 21 of the top Mambo/Salsa musicians today, they bring music from the 50s and 60s along with new and current musical concepts with an impressive and distinct sound of their own. The Latin Giants fullfill the desires of Johnny Rodriguez Jr., the orchestra’s executive director, and Jose Madera, the musical director, to continue to play with the other members of the Tito Puente orchestra, which disbanded after Puente’s death in May of 2000. Several of the members of the Latin Giants had shared the stage with Puente for up to 30 years.
 Jose Madera
This promises to be an unforgettable event! One you will never forget. Don't hear about it later. Experience and dance to it.
No smoke or fog machines, just great dancing and music by Super DJ Robby and the Latin Giants Orchestra. This event is selling out quickly.
The Latin Jazz Giants Orchestra features Musical Director Jose Madera from the Tito Puente Orchestra and Johnny Rodriguez on bongos with Marco Bermudez on Vocals, Cita Rodriguez on Vocals, Frankie Vasquez on Vocals, Sonny Bravo on Piano, George Delgado on Conga, Geraldo Madera on Bass, Todd Bashore on Sax, Bobby Porcelli on Sax, Pete Miranda on Sax, Mitch Frohman on Sax, Peter Brainin on Sax, Kevin Bryan on Trumpet, John Walsh on Trumpet, Peter Nater on Trumpet, Richie Viruet on Trumpet, Lewis Kahn on Trombone, Sam Burtis on Trombone, Reynaldo Jorge on Trombone, and Jimmy Bosch on Trombone.
The Latin Jazz Giants Orchestra's timbal player and Musical director, Jose Madera was born in New York of Puerto Rican parents. His father was the first arranger for the Machito Orchestra back in 1940. Himself began playing with the Machito Orchestra while still a teenager. Worked with the Tito Puente Orchestra for 30 years, the last 15 as musical director.
Because of his family’s friendship with Tito Puente, the 16-year-old high-school student John "Dandy" Rodriguez got a tryout and subsequently earned a spot playing bongos in the Puente band. He played with Tito Puente off and on until Puente’s death in 2000. He is quoted as saying: “There’s too much Puente out there to just put it away, you know… his wife or someone will continue the music and I’ll probably be one of the people who’ll have the job of keeping it all together... There’s too much Puente out there to just put it away.” Rodriguez plays bongos with, and is Executive director of the Latin Jazz Giants Orchestra. www.myspace.com/johnnyrodriguezjr
For bio info on musicians, check out: www.vidasalsera.com/latingiantsatthemayanpreview.htm
Join the Latin Giants Orchestra at the MAYAN located at 1038 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, January 15th 2009. Doors Open at 8:00 pm. For tickets, please visit www.atpevents.com, email
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