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For more tan three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. Among the more prominent figures that inform his music are two of the primary architects of Latin jazz: conga drummer and composer Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
Sanchez pays tribute to this two titans on his album, Chano y Dizzy!, his 25th recording as a bandleader on Concord Picante, released on September, 2011. "To me, Latin jazz is the world's greatest music", says Sanchez, "It has the melodic and harmonic sophistication of jazz and American standards, and the flavor and energy of Latin American Music.
what I'm most proud of is that this music –while it may sounds exotic at times– it is American! It was born in New York City, when Chano Pozo met Dizzy Gillespie for the first time in the mid 40's. They created something that didn't exist before in this country. I'm very proud to take this music all over the world all the time".
PONCHO SANCHEZ
SOCIAL MEDIA
