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Kenny
Burrell/Francisco Aguabella/Jack Bishop/Tito Puente/Warren Ontiveros/Steve
Loza/
Andy Connell/Abhiman Kaushal/Eleni Maureas/Juan Vicente Contreras
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Miserlou
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Oye
Como Va |
Caravan
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Spring
1999 after a year of rehearsal, the WJO presented their unique sound
to the public in the Annual Spring Concert of World Music held at
UCLA.The concert was an incredible success as the WJO combined instruments
and musical elements from India, Lebanon, Russia, Eastern Europe,
The United States, China, Columbia, Venezuela, and Mexico. Check out
the Real Audio samples above.
The
following week, the WJO gave another concert at UCLA featuring Tito
Puente.
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Steve
Loza/ Kenny Burrell/ Tito Puente
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WOrLd jaZz OrcHestrA
Steve
Loza- trumpet
Ali Jihad Racy- 'ud, nay, oboe
Abhiman Kaushal- tabla
Cheryl Keyes- piano
Ting-Ju Lai- piano
Roberto Miranda- bass
Marko Glogolja- drums
Vadim Ladon- congas/percussion
Jack Bishop- acoustic guitar
Jonathon Grasse- electric guitar
Eleni Maureas- flute
Andy Connell- soprano sax, clarinet
Juan Vicente Contreras- tenor sax
Charles Sharp- baritone sax
Marisol Saens- vocals
Alejandro Flores- vocals
Warren Ontiveros- percussion
Kevin Delgado- bass |
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to r: Warren Ontiveros/ Vadim Ladon /Andy Connell/
Abhiman Kaushal /Juan Vicente Contreras |
Tito
Puente |
In
May of 1999, Steve Loza organized
the conference Musical Cultures of Latin
America: Global Influences Past and Present.
Concurrently he wrote and published the book
Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music.
As part of the conference Tito Puente
himself made an appearance to perform with
the World Jazz Orchestra. It was a magical
evening of great music as jazz legend Kenny
Burrell and Cuban master drummer Francisco
Aguabella joined the band. Check it out! |
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Jonathon
Grasse/Francisco Aguabella/Marisol Saens/Kenny Burrell/
Kevin Delgado/Cheryl Keyes/Ting-Ju Lai/Tito Puente/Marko Glogolja
Recordings made by Jeff Richmond, Assisted by
his son Rory
At UCLA's Schoenberg Auditorium May 20, 28, 1999
RealAudio produced by Jack Bishop
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