PONCHO SANCHEZ at Ghiradelli Square, Saturday, October 31. Left to right is Papo Rodriquez, Tony Banda and Poncho Sanchez. Playing chekeres to a crowd of 400 that pakcd Ghiradelli Square and braved the rain to groove to Poncho's Latin jazz sounds.




Chucho Valdez, on piano with his quartet showed a full house at Davies Symphony Hall on November 2 that Havana has kept pace with the world of jazz. Concert-goers there also showed adultion for piano master Ruben Gonzalez, now seventy seven years old.
























Left to right, Don Ruben Gonzalez, Angel Gomez (trombone & vocals), Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea (vocals).









Photos © 1998 by Peter Maiden

 

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