Machete Ensemble
The Machete Ensemble[1] was a Latin jazz band whose 21-year organization ended with its final concert on November 12, 2006, when it closed the 2006 San Francisco Jazz Festival.[2] KQED News noted that "it seemed like everyone who was ever part of the San Francisco Latin jazz scene was on hand to bid adios to John Santos' Machete Ensemble."[3]
Its main personnel were San Francisco Bay Area musicians John Santos, director, congas, percussion, composer; Orestes Vilató, timbales, bongos; , flute, composer/arranger; , trombone, composer/arranger; , saxophone, clarinet, flute; Ron Stallings, saxophone, clarinet; David Belove, bass; , drumset; , piano; , vocals, percussion.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2006-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2006-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "KQED Public Media for Northern CA – KQED Arts". KQED Arts. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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