Ahhhhh....only the best and purely, creatively passionate need apply! I believe in all of you!
JANINE SANTANA: congas, claves, guiro, rainstick,and even (gasp) vocals, RICHIE COLE: alto sax, JOSE MADERA: timbales, bongos, guiro, JEFF JENKINS:piano and keys, GREG GISBERT: trumpet and flugalhorn, BRAD GOODE: trumpets, LIONEL YOUNG: violin, KIMET STONE: bass, EDUARDO "BIJOUX" BARBOSA: bass, PAUL ROMAINE: drums, PETER GREGORY: drums, CHRIS LACINAK: drums, BEN MAKINEN: drums, PAPI RAY PACHECO: guiro, claves, maracas, JIMMY ESPIRIT HOPPS: bongosWENDY FOPEANO: vocals extroardinaire, KIHN IMURI: vocals extroadinaire
Janine adds with great delight any number of top-shelf amazing artists from around the globe to her live performances. We have often included and wish to acknowledge the Denver guys: MR KENNY WALKER on double bass, TODD REID on drum kit, PETER OLSTAD on trumpet and many other great, passionate and talented men and women.
JANINE wants to acknowledge some just a few of the many fantastic players she worked with when RICHIE and she played in San Francisco in the summer of 2008: pianist MR DICK HINDMAN and drummer MR COLIN BAILEY.
First and foremost....our Ultimate Creator.....how could we ever be inspired otherwise?Next I must aknowledge all of the musicians we have the delight to work with:Joe Bonner,Richie Cole, Jeff Jenkins,Kim Stone, Paul Romaine,Hugh Ragin,Greg Gisberg,Peter Gregory,Ben Makinen,Wendy Fopiano,Frank Ayala,Vince Wiggens,Carlos Chaves....all friends,allpositive,creative influences.Al Green,Marvin Gaye,John & Alice Coltrane,Aretha Franklin,Arturo Sandoval,The project Azymuth and the Faturuso Family,Joao Gilberto,Bebel Gilberto,Billie Holliday(WOW)Mongo Santamaria (count him twice!)Cal Tjader,Cindy Blackman,Conrad Herwig....esp the Latin Side of Coltrane stuff,Djavan(OOOOO I LOVE HIM!)Francisco Auguabella (MOST RESPECTED)Lila Downs,Hilton Ruiz,Jaco Pastorius,James Brown,Abby Licoln(she's cool)Poncho Sanchez, Dave Brubeck,Tito Puente,Eddi Palmieri,Nina Simone,Bill Laswell,Carlos Santana & Family,Ozomatli,My Grandpa Manuel Santana ....who brought me my very first percussion instrumet:castanets from Spain when I was 5 years old!
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a wild night in the park...jazzy funky Nuyorican style. We've changed up everything we've approached! You guys tell us......I hear we have a grooooove...love it or hate it, it's for real!
Conceptualized, organized, led by and driven by Janine Santana, the band is a collaboration of rotating Jazz, Funk and Latin Jazz artists nationally and in the Denver area, all of whom are luminary! The CD project , now available has stellar performances by legends and favorites : Richie Cole, Brad Goode, Greg Gisbert, Vince Wiggens, Jeff Jenkins, Lionel Young, Kim Stone, Bijoux Barbosa, Jose Madera, Papi Ray Pacheco, Paul Romaine, Peter Gregory, Chris Lacinak, Jimmy Espirit, Ben Makinen, Wendy Fopiano, Kihn Imuri
We are blessed to be receiving great reviews and lots of LOVE from Latin Jazz Fans Everywhere! Don't be shy, drop us a line right here at My Space!Intrigued? More later, keep watching this space.
H Janine, Hoping you feel better soon....that Nov. 20 date at Dazzle looks like the one for me to see you in action. I do hope you can come on Oct. 10 to Lumonics. May your days be pablo-esque ~
Many thanks for the comment...and I'm looking forward to jammin' with you one day. My boyfriend Robert is also coming from NY soon (I'm gay) so he'll be playin' sax!!
Janine: Pero que swing mi hermana esas manos son de oro..Un placer tennerte en nuestra pagina de Ochun al igual orgullosos de tomar parte en la tuya, que siga tu musica pa'lante con muchos mas exitos.. Un fuerte abrazo y ache pa'ti. Miguel Garcia
Janine; Did you hear about Freddie Hubbard's death toady? Victor of KUVO anounced this afternoon and played "Red Clay". I almost cried. I liked his R&B kind of sound. So sad.
