PONCHO SANCHEZ

Afro-Cuban Jazz • United States
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For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straightahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. His influences are numerous, but among the more prominent figures that inform his music are two of the primary architects of Latin jazz – conga drummer and composer Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Sanchez pays tribute to these two titans on his new album, Chano y Dizzy!, his 25th recording as a bandleader on Concord Picante, set for release on September 27, 2011. For the first time, Sanchez and Francisco Torres, long time band member (trombone/vocals), join forces to produce the new album.

Joining Sanchez on the 11-song set is multi-GRAMMY winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard. It makes sense that, for this project, Sanchez recruited fellow label mate Blanchard,
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PONCHO SANCHEZ Poncho album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Poncho
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1979
PONCHO SANCHEZ Poncho Sanchez Featuring Gary Foster And Alex Acuña Conducted And Arranged By Clare Fischer : Straight Ahead (Pa'lante) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Poncho Sanchez Featuring Gary Foster And Alex Acuña Conducted And Arranged By Clare Fischer : Straight Ahead (Pa'lante)
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1980
PONCHO SANCHEZ Sonando album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sonando
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1983
PONCHO SANCHEZ Bien Sabroso! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bien Sabroso!
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1984
PONCHO SANCHEZ El Conguero album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
El Conguero
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1985
PONCHO SANCHEZ Papá Gato album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Papá Gato
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1987
PONCHO SANCHEZ ¡Fuerte! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
¡Fuerte!
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1988
PONCHO SANCHEZ La familia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La familia
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1989
PONCHO SANCHEZ Poncho Sanchez With Special Guest Tito Puente ‎: Chile Con Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Poncho Sanchez With Special Guest Tito Puente ‎: Chile Con Soul
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1990
PONCHO SANCHEZ Cambios album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cambios
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1991
PONCHO SANCHEZ El Mejor album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
El Mejor
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1992
PONCHO SANCHEZ Para todos album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Para todos
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1994
PONCHO SANCHEZ Soul Sauce: Memories of Cal Tjader album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soul Sauce: Memories of Cal Tjader
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1995
PONCHO SANCHEZ Conga Blue album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Conga Blue
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1996
PONCHO SANCHEZ Freedom Sound album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Freedom Sound
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1997
PONCHO SANCHEZ Afro-Cuban Fantasy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Afro-Cuban Fantasy
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1998
PONCHO SANCHEZ Soul of the Conga album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soul of the Conga
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2000
PONCHO SANCHEZ Latin Spirits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Latin Spirits
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2001
PONCHO SANCHEZ Out of Sight! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Out of Sight!
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2003
PONCHO SANCHEZ Do It! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Do It!
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2005
PONCHO SANCHEZ Raise Your Hand album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Raise Your Hand
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2007
PONCHO SANCHEZ Psychedelic Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Psychedelic Blues
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2009
PONCHO SANCHEZ Chano y Dizzy! (with Terence Blanchard) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chano y Dizzy! (with Terence Blanchard)
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2011
PONCHO SANCHEZ Trane’s Delight album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Trane’s Delight
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2019

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PONCHO SANCHEZ live albums

PONCHO SANCHEZ A Night With Poncho Sanchez Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Night With Poncho Sanchez Live
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1993
PONCHO SANCHEZ A Night at Kimball's East album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Night at Kimball's East
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1996
PONCHO SANCHEZ Latin Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Latin Soul
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1999
PONCHO SANCHEZ Live In Hollywood album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Live In Hollywood
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2012

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PONCHO SANCHEZ Baila mi gente: Salsa! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Baila mi gente: Salsa!
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1996
PONCHO SANCHEZ Keeper of the Flame album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Keeper of the Flame
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2001
PONCHO SANCHEZ Ultimate Latin Dance Party album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ultimate Latin Dance Party
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2002
PONCHO SANCHEZ Instant Party: Just Add Poncho Sanchez album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Instant Party: Just Add Poncho Sanchez
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2004

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A Night at Kimball's East
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1991

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