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John Santos

Jazz Times

“Santos has been faithfully carrying the Latin Jazz torch on the other coast for years. He has generally been a sparkplug for a wave of musical invention at the vortex where Jazz, Latin and other ideas meet.”
2013-12-24T19:38:45+00:00
“Santos has been faithfully carrying the Latin Jazz torch on the other coast for years. He has generally been a sparkplug for a wave of musical invention at the vortex where Jazz, Latin and other ideas meet.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/jazz-times/

Andrew Gilbert, Downbeat

“Building on the great Latin dance band tradition of Machito, Arsenio Rodriguez, and Tito Puente, Machete is dedicated to expanding the possibilities of the genre.”
2013-12-24T19:37:21+00:00
“Building on the great Latin dance band tradition of Machito, Arsenio Rodriguez, and Tito Puente, Machete is dedicated to expanding the possibilities of the genre.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/andrew-gilbert-downbeat/

Larry Kelp, Oakland Tribune

“Brilliant, revolutionary… they drive the temperature through the ceiling… One of the Bay Area’s hottest discoveries.”
2013-12-24T19:30:53+00:00
“Brilliant, revolutionary… they drive the temperature through the ceiling… One of the Bay Area’s hottest discoveries.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/larry-kelp-oakland-tribune/

Dan Oulette, SF Weekly

“The Bay Area has become an important national and international center of Latin music, thanks in part to percussionist, historian and ethnomusicologist John Santos.”
2013-12-24T19:30:12+00:00
“The Bay Area has become an important national and international center of Latin music, thanks in part to percussionist, historian and ethnomusicologist John Santos.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/dan-oulette-sf-weekly/

Jazz Now

“No one puts out Latin Jazz as adventurous as what’s found here.”
2013-12-24T19:26:00+00:00
“No one puts out Latin Jazz as adventurous as what’s found here.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/jazz-now/

Luis Tamargo, La Opinion, Los Angeles

“One cannot speak of the history of Latino Jazz and Charanga music in San Francisco without mentioning John Santos.”
2013-12-24T19:25:28+00:00
“One cannot speak of the history of Latino Jazz and Charanga music in San Francisco without mentioning John Santos.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/luis-tamargo-la-opinion-los-angeles/

Enrique Fernandez, Mas, New York

“If San Francisco is one of the northamerican capitals of Salsa, John Santos is its mayor.”
2013-12-24T19:24:08+00:00
“If San Francisco is one of the northamerican capitals of Salsa, John Santos is its mayor.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/enrique-fernandez-mas-new-york/

Tempo, Philadelphia

“Master percussionist Santos has made sensitivity, originality and virtuosic grasp of Afro-Cuban musical forms the touchstone of his work.”
2013-12-24T19:23:34+00:00
“Master percussionist Santos has made sensitivity, originality and virtuosic grasp of Afro-Cuban musical forms the touchstone of his work.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/tempo-philadelphia/

Jesse Hamlin, SF Chronicle

“The Latin music Renaissance man.”
2013-12-24T19:22:26+00:00
“The Latin music Renaissance man.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/jesse-hamlin-sf-chronicle/

Dizzy Gillespie

“…one of the best. He knows our music and everything that puts it together.”
2013-12-24T19:21:49+00:00
“…one of the best. He knows our music and everything that puts it together.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/dizzy-gillespie/

Eddie Palmieri

“John Santos is one of the gentlemen who live in my heart and pay no rent.”
2013-12-24T19:21:26+00:00
“John Santos is one of the gentlemen who live in my heart and pay no rent.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/eddie-palmieri/

Max Roach

“Santos is one of the most creative musicians I’ve ever had an opportunity to work with; he’s a joy for me to listen to…”
2013-12-24T19:20:55+00:00
“Santos is one of the most creative musicians I’ve ever had an opportunity to work with; he’s a joy for me to listen to…”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/max-roach/

The Capital Times

“Here’s a new sound of Latin music: intelligent and immersed in the fire of it sources.”
2013-12-24T19:20:24+00:00
“Here’s a new sound of Latin music: intelligent and immersed in the fire of it sources.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/the-capital-times/

Lee Hildebrand, East Bay Express

“Santos has placed the Bay Area on the cutting edge of Latin Jazz.”
2013-12-24T19:18:35+00:00
“Santos has placed the Bay Area on the cutting edge of Latin Jazz.”
https://johnsantos.com/testimonials/lee-hildebrand-east-bay-express/

Featured Media

Giovanni Hidalgo and John Santos on Congas

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Welcome to our new website!

SOOO excited about having this fabulous new website (Thank you Design Action Collective)!!! Hopefully, this will soon be the ONLY place to get our music (digital or hard copies). The idea is to get rid of all the fat middlemen (itunes, amazon, etc.) who insert themselves between you and us, doing NOTHING but eating up revenue from our humble sales.

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