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San Jose Jazz Festival
- 2016 Dayme Arocena
- 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival
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2016 Cuban Piano SF Jazz
- ban rarra 2016
- Alfredo Rodriguez/Pedro Martinez Duo
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2017 SF Rueda Festival
- 2017 Jane Bunnett-Maqueque
- 2017 Arango Family (Amistad Cubana)
- 2017 Yissy Garcia
- 2018 Omara Portuondo
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Artes de Cuba 2018, Pt. 1
- Don Pancho Terry
- 2019 SF Jazz Gala
- 2019 SFJazz Gala
- 2019 SF Rueda Festival
- 2019 Dayme Arocena
- 2019 Orishas
- 2019 Cimafunk
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2015 Rueda Festival
- 2016 SF Salsa Rueda Festival
- 2014 Rueda Festival
- 2012 Salsa Rueda Thursday
- 2012 Salsa Rueda Saturday
- 2012 Salsa Rueda Sunday
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Afro-Cuban All Stars
- Afro-Cubism
- Alain Perez Zinc Bar 5-2012
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Andy Gonzalez & Friends
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Armando Peraza Tribute
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Arsenio Rodríguez Project
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Bay Area Afro-Cuban All Stars
- Bohemian Trio 2013
- Chappottin at kuumbwa
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Charanga Habanera
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Chalo y su Aché
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Coco Mama
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Chembo Corniel
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Chuchito Valdés
- Chucho Valdes Irakere Tribute
- Creole Choir of Cuba
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Cubanismo
- Danay Suarez Oakland May,2013
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Danny Lozada
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Eddie Palmieri
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Elito Revé y su Charangón
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El Pikete
- Gente de Zona 2014
- Haila Mompie
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Havana D'Primera
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Havana Reunion
- Ibeyi
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Ileana Santamaría
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Irakere
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Issac Delgado
- Joaquin Pozo
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John Santos
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Jesús Díaz y su QBA
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Juan Carlos Formell
- Klímax 2014
- Klimax 2014 Part 2
- La Colmenita
- La Rumba Q' Tumba
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Larry Harlow
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Los Van Van
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Louie Bauzó
- Manuel Valera
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Mambo Legends Orchestra
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Manolín el Médico
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Mayimbe
- Mayito Rivera in the Bay Area 2014
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Maraca
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Maykel Blanco
- Melon at Piedmont Piano
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Mezcla
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Monterey Jazz Festival
- Munequitos de Matanzas SF
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New School U. Afro-Cuban Big Band
- Osmany Paredes
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Pacific Mambo Orchestra
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Pedro Martínez
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Pablo Menéndez
- Paulito Oakland 3/2011
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Pellejo Seco
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Pepito Gómez
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Pupy y Los Que Son Son
- Rebel Tumbao
- Roberto Fonseca
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Rumbaché
- Septeto Nacional 2016
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Sierra Maestra
- Stern Grove 7/20/2014
- Team Bahia-9-11-10
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Tiempo Libre
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Walfredo De Los Reyes and Reinier Guerra
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Wil Campa y su Gran Unión
- Yoshi's 40th Anniverary Celebration
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Yosvany Terry Parranderos
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Tom Ehrlich - 1/28/2009 Yoshi's Oakland
PALBO "MEZCLA" MENÉNDEZ AND THE CUBAN JAZZ ALL STARS
YOSHI'S, OAKLAND, CA
JANUARY 28, 2009
PHOTOS AND TEXT BY TOM EHRLICH © 2009
THE BAND MEMBERS
PABLO MENÉNDEZ leader, guitar, harmonica, vocals
OSMANY PAREDES piano
JORGE "SAWA" PÉREZ bass
RAUL PIÑEDA drums
JESUS DÍAZ congas, vocals
MELECIO MAGDALEYO saxes and flute
From left to right Osmany Paredes, Pablo Menéndez, Sawa Pérez, Melecio Magdaleyo,
Raul Piñeda and Jesus Díaz
Pablo Menéndez, born in Oakland, California, went to Cuba in 1966 as a 14 year old to study music at the Escuela Nacionale de Arte in Havana and has lived in Cuba ever since. He is the leader of a truly unique band, Mezcla, which plays music that is a combination of rumba, son, jazz and rock and roll.
Pablo was joined by an all star group of US based Cuban jazz musicians plus Melecio Magdaleyo, a Bay Area reed player who plays with many of the Bay Area latin jazz and salsa groups. The band played two sets of music which reflect the diverse musical interests of the leader - a latin jazz standard by Chucho Valdes, a son by Cachao, some latinized American jazz standards, a song by Irving Berlin (famous American pop music composer), a blues song and other types of Cuban music.
Pablo Menéndez
Pablo talked of a new era which hopefully will see the return of cultural exchanges between the US and Cuba.
Jesus Díaz
Melecio Magdaleyo
Osmany Paredes
Pablo
Raul Piñeda
Pablo and Sawa Pérez
Melecio and Jesus
Osmany
Pablo and Melecio
Pablo, Melecio and Jesus
Osmany and Pablo
Pablo and Sawa
Raul
Group
Melecio and Sawa
Osmany
Sawa, Melecio and Raul
Pablo on vocals and guitar
Pablo blowing some blues harmonica
Pablo invited his mom, Barbara Dane to join him for a song by jazz singer pioneer King Pleasure. Barbara Dane is a blues and folk singer who has performed all over the world and was one of the first American musicians to travel to Cuba after the revolution in defiance of the American ban on travel to Cuba.
Barbara Dane (Pablo's mom) and Pablo
Raul
Melecio
Pablo thanking the nearly sold out crowd
