Tito Puente News

New York-based singer/songwriter Kim Sozzi became involved in music at a very young age mostly influenced by her own family.

Interview: Ray Santos For years, Latin-jazz has been ignored or unduly dismissed as repetitive novelty music by jazz fans who should know better.

An evening of jazz music will feature the works of Sammy Nestico, Alfred James Ellis, Thad Jones, Randy Brecker, Tito Puente and others when the Alma College Jazz Ensemble performs its annual fall concert.

Mejias, a Latin Grammy nominee who has played with legends including Tito Puente, is not all bluster, though; he has serious jazz chops.

Tito Puente's Dance Mania . Tito Rodriguez's El Inolvidable . Many music fans enjoy a time-machine fantasy where they are transported back to a famous dance club of the past.

SUNY Potsdam's Crane Latin Ensemble will spice up the entertainment at the 16th annual World in Potsdam Festival Saturday, Nov.

Step out of your seat and onto the dance floor! Mix, mingle and dance the night away at this special event that kicks off a weekend of sizzling Latin jazz at NJPAC.

San Diego State University/Imperial Valley Campus is celebrating its 50th Anniversary all year long.

This showcase for the best Latino films journeys deep into the heart and soul of Latino culture to present an eclectic mix of compelling documentaries and exciting musical specials that celebrate the rich variety of the Latino-American experience.

Celia Cruz performing with Tito Puente in 1986. If you can't wait for the TV season to get into full swing, head to the ongoing public television series "Voces," which features several documentaries with a New York connection.

It was a late morning in a junior high school located in Long Beach, New York when a lonely, rarely used baritone saxophone chose an adolescent student named Roger Rosenberg as its sole and rightful owner.

It's a catchy novelty mambo in the style made famous in the 1940s and 1950s by Perez Prado, Xavier Cugat and Tito Puente.

This reissue reintroduces us to percussionist Tito Puente's bestselling recording.

HGTV design expert and author Libby Langdon has compiled some creative ways to celebrate without breaking the bank.

In New York, the birthplace of modern salsa, and in a city that has more than two million Latinos, you'd think that planning a weekend that centers on Latin music would be simple: a night at the Copacabana, scope out the Latin music websites for special events, then stop by a salsa club.

Tito Puente never had a bar mitzvah, but if he did, the celebration might have looked a little like the scene outside Lincoln Center on August 23, during the grand finale of the center's summer Out of Doors festival .

As a salesman for a health club in a suburb outside Puerto Rico's capital, Frank Oquendo saw up close how his earnings and the gym's membership base tanked along with Puerto Rico's economy.

Girls in colorful gowns and grandmothers in stylish dresses joined together for a spirited line dance to Sinatra's "New York, New York." Mixed among them were 20 or so dapper-looking gentlemen holding their own, including 96-year old Hilton Ramirez, whose bright floral blazer captured only a part of his vibrant personality.

The latest email newsletter from MAXJAZZ brings word that the St. Louis-based indie label will release CDs this fall from pianists Manuel Valera and Jeb Patton .

Jazz Jams Uptown presents Rico Monaco and Sol Sons for the thirdof the free WLOQ summer concert serieson Saturday, July 18 at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs from 7PM to 10PM.