MIKE SPIRO CONGAS,
KARL PERAZZO BONGOS AND BELL,
BOB KARTY PIANO,
EDGARDO CAMBON, VOCALS,
STEVE SENFT-HERRERA BABY BASS,
JEFF CRESSMAN TROMBONE,
MARTY WEHNER TROMBONE,
BILL ORTIZ TRUMPET,
MIGUEL MARTINEZ FLUTE....
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
ORLANDO TORRIENTE VOCALS
MARK BOLIN TROMBONE
Arturo Riera: (President of the San Jose Jazz Society-San Jose,Ca)
“This is the best band I have heard in a long time—a world class conjunto”
Linda Lucero:(Executive/Artistic Director of Yerba Buena Gardens Festival/Yerba Buena Arts & Events-San Francisco
“I loved them so much I hired them to perform for me this year. The best conjunto band to come out of SF.”
Luis Medina: (Music Director/Producer/Con Sabor KPFA radio station-Berkeley Ca.)
“Within a span of less than a year Karabali has emerged to be one of the freshest and most exciting bands in the San Francisco scene today.”
Conjunto Karabali is the Bay Area’s newest and hottest Latin dance band, featuring some of the finest talent in the Latin music field. The band is co-led by 2 of the United States’ most renowned percussionists, Mike Spiro and Karl Perazzo, who have joined forces to create a group specifically for the dancer’s enjoyment. They describe Karabali’s style as “old school” salsa, and they bring to the Bay Area for the first time the traditional NY conjunto sound, popularized by Johnny Pacheco, Conjunto Clasico and Conjunto Libre. This band is about swing and joyful energy, and the dancers can’t wait to hit the floor when Karabali kicks into high gear.
Conjunto Karabali
Conjunto Karabali is San Francisco’s newest and hottest Latin dance band, featuring some of the finest talent in the Bay Area. The band is co-led by two of the United States’ most renowned percussionists, Mike Spiro and Karl Perazzo, who have joined forces to create a group specifically for the dancer’s enjoyment. They describe Karabali’s style as “old school” salsa, and they bring to the Bay Area for the first time the traditional NY conjunto sound, popularized by Johnny Pacheco, Conjunto Clasico and Conjunto Libre. This band is about swing and joyful energy, and the dancers can’t wait to hit the floor when Karabali kicks into high gear.
The band boasts a who’s-who of SF Latin music all-stars in its line-up, starting of course with its leaders, Mike and Karl. These two internationally recognized drummers have performed and recorded with almost every major Latin artist of the last 30 years, from Eddie Palmieri to Carlos Santana, from Tito Puente to Celia Cruz. This is to say nothing of their credits as producers, bandleaders, and clinicians. Their extensive recordings over the last 25 years include internationally recognized jazz, Latin-jazz and pop artists, for which they have each received multiple Grammies and Grammy nominations.
When organizing the band, Mike and Karl asked Edgardo Cambon, the multi-talented vocalist/percussionist to take on the lead vocal chores, and then added Bob Karty on piano, Steve Senft-Herrera on bass, and the latest addition to the Bay Area music scene Miguel Martinez on flute. They then asked two of the finest trombone players in the area, Jeff Cressman and Marty Wehner, to come on board, along with the great Bill Ortiz on trumpet. The Credits of the horn players alone reads like a who’s who of contemporary music as they collectively have played with; Tito Puente,Boz Scaggs, Carlos Santana,Israel “Cachao” Lopez,
Pete Escovedo,Herbie Hancock & Sheila E..
There is no greater collection of musicians in any Latin band in the Bay Area, and with this caliber of musicianship and the hard driving swing the band brings to every performance, it is no wonder that club owners and concert promoters throughout California can’t wait to get Conjunto Karabali on stage.
For more info on Mike and Karl:
Michaelspiro.com
Myspace.com/karlperazzo
Contact information:
Debi Perazzo/Band Representative
P.O.Box 381
San Leandro, Ca. 94577
Office 510-633-1877
monarecords@comcast.net
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