Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band

This concert is SOLD OUT!  If you've already bought your tickets, please come early to the Kirk Douglas Theater (parking is under City Hall, across the street).  Stay tuned for Paquito d'Rivera on August 19th at Zipper Hall.

Whether it's salsa, straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz, or even elements of soul and blues, the mesmerizing array of sounds and colors from Poncho Sanchez's youth have telegraphed across the decades !

"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 sound exotic at times – is from America. It was born in New York City, when Chano Pozo met Dizzy Gillespie for the first time in the mid-1940s. 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."

Appearing in the band this performance: David Torres / Francisco Torres / Ron Blake / Alfredo Ortiz / Tony Banda / Robert Hardt / George Ortiz / Larry Sanchez / Chris Sanchez.

This performance is made possible in part by a Culver City Performing Arts Grant with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.