Featuring:
Joel Frahm (saxes): http://www.joelfrahm.com/
Manuel Valera (piano): http://www.manuelvalera.com/
Ruben Rodriguez (bass): https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ruben-rodriguez
Carlos “Carly” Maldonado (percussion): https://www.facebook.com/MaldonadoCarly/

Roland Vazquez
http://www.rolandvazquez.com
Throughout his 20 years in NYC, composer/drummer Roland Vazquez, continued to develop his “funky-salsa-bebop” style with unique compositions for octet, quintet, and big band on his critically acclaimed albums; which collectively feature performances by a veritable “who’s who” of East and West Coast contemporary jazz artists. As a member of Clare Fischer’s all-star band “Salsa Picante”, he played on that group’s Grammy winning “Salsa Picante 2+2.”

As jazz faculty at Manhattan School of Music and the University of Michigan, he taught ensembles, jazz composition, and “Music of the Afro Latin Diaspora”. Roland received a grant from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music to record “The Visitor” (2009) featuring his all-star NYC jazz orchestra.

“Las Mediosas” : https://youtu.be/RV3wc2z2Z4Q