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Concerts, Live Bands www.salsamundi.com

Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez Jr. at
New York, Florida: Things To Do Gonzalez y Gonzalez

Saturday, January 6th
Arturo O'Farrill with Tony Rosa &
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Shows: 11:30PM & 1:30AM / Price: $10

Only 3 Sundays, December 2017 Music by DJ Loco.
Date: , 1 & 3 0 17
Locatiion: 192 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012
www.gygnyc.com
Location: Birland Jazz Club. 315w 44th St, NY
10036, New York. Johnny “Dandy” Rodríguez Jr played Bongo over
http://www.birdlandjazz.com 30 years in the Tito Puente Orchestra since he was
17 years old also worked with Tito Rodriguez
from 1965 to 1968 and with Ray Barretto from
The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is the resident
1970 until the end of 1972. Since 2000, “Johnny
large format ensemble of the nonprot Afro
Dandy” Rodríguez Jr is the leader of The Mambo
Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) founded by Arturo
Legends Orchestra.
O'Farrill in 2007 and dedicated to preserving the
music and heritage of big band Latin jazz,
supporting its performance for new audiences,
and educating young people in the
understanding and performance of this
important cultural treasure.
Héctor Jr. y Su Orquesta Cani at
Gonzalez y Gonzalez

Thursday, January 11th
Sunport JAZZ Festival in NY:
"Night At Birdland" with

Swingin' Wonderland JAZZ Orchestra Shows: 9:30PM & 11:30PM / Price: $10
FREE Salsa Dance Lesson by Elizabeth Magani
at 8:45PM / Music by DJ Willie Rivera.
Price: $30 General Seating
Location: Birland Jazz Club. 315w 44th St,
Locatiion: 192 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012
NY 10036, New York. http://www.birdlandjazz.com
www.gygnyc.com
Swingin' Wonderland JAZZ Orchestra (SWJO) was Orquesta cani has a unique Latin salsa sound that
formed in 1991 in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, under the
moves crowds & audiences with passion and
leadership of bandmaster and trumpeter Naoto power. They play merengue, salsa, Latin jazz,
Sekimoto. Every summer for the past 16 years, SWJO Bachata, Latin son, cha cha cha and Bolero music.
has been the mainstay of Sunport Jazz Festival, playing Please visit them in
against the backdrop of the sun setting over Japan's https://www.gigmasters.com/salsa/la-orquesta-cani
Inland Sea at Sunport Takamatsu. For this Sunport Jazz
Festival concert, SWJO will y out from Japan and,
together with the highest quality guest musicians, will
put on a hot performance at the legendary Birdland.

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