Blues Dance Party with Legally Blue
Friday, March 09, 2012, 09:00pm - Midnight

Legally Blue’s authentic sound comes from rare, vintage guitar amps, a classic Hammond B3 organ, and from the soulful voice of Joanne Wegener. Formed in 2010, the group brings together 5 talented musicians from Northern California. Alone, each member has performed in different groups, in different states and, even in different nations; but together they are joined by their love of music and the Blues. Mixing original and classic Blues standards with their own surprises, Legally Blue creates a nostalgic sound that’s impossible to "sit still" to.

The Band:
John Keating, keyboards
Mike West, drums
Chris Wilder, bass
Aart de Geus, guitar
Joanne Wegener, vocals

www.legallyblue.com

Salsa Dance Party with Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 07:00pm - Midnight
Salsa DJ, 7–9pm
Pacific Mambo Orchestra, 9pm–Midnight

Festival favorite Pacific Mambo Orchestra plays the music of Latin giants such as Machito, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz and many others and includes those rich traditions in their own contemporary and original arrangements.  Trumpeter Steffen Kuehn and Pianist Christian Tumalan, both experienced bandleaders in their own right, formed this Latin Salsa Big Band to bring back and build upon the great Latin Big Band sounds of the 1940’s through the 60’s. The group has a lot of brass—the Orchestra’s instrumentation consists of 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and 5 saxophones, in addition to piano, bass, timbales, congas, bongos and lead singer, Alexis Guillen.
 
PMO’s members have performed and/or recorded with the industry’s biggest names, including Carlos Santana, Ray DeLa Paz, the Jose Lugo Guasabara Orchestra, Los Adolescentes, Isaac Delgado, Gilberto Santarosa, Tito Rojas, La India, Victor Manuelle and many others. They're always a favorite at the Salsa Stage at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, so here's your chance to dance off the winter "blues." Come early and warm up to a Salsa DJ.


The Band:
Christian Tumalan, keyboards
Steffen Kuehn, trumpet
Karl Perazzo, timbal
Mike Rinta, trombone
Jamie Dubberly, trombone
Greg Saul, trombone
Adam Theis, trombone
Aaron Lington, saxophone
Tony Peebles, saxophone
Pete Cornell, saxophone
Abo Gumroyan, bass
Omar Ledezma, Jr, percussion, congas, vocals
Braulio Barrera, bongos, vocals
Alexis Guillen, vocals


www.pacificmambo.com