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Machetazo! 10 Years On The Edge

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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/
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