Willie Martinez Latin Jazz

23 Water Street,Ossining NY 10562

26 March, 2022

Description

The Willie Martinez Latin jazz quartet will rock the Box for an eagerly awaited return appearance On Saturday, March 26, Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) continues its Jazz Masters music series with the Willie Martinez Latin Jazz Quartet. Martinez, an accomplished drummer, percussionist, arranger/composer and vocalist, will be joined by Nicki Denner on piano/vocals, Bernie Minoso on bass, and Anton Denner on reeds and flute. The performance will begin at 7:30 at WCT, 23 Water Street in Ossining. Martinez has been a familiar face in New York City’s eclectic music scene for well over 20 years. He has imparted his unique rhythmic and vocal styling upon groups performing everything from Gothic Funk at the New York rock club CBGB’s to Afro Cuban jazz at the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall. He has performed and recorded with such artists as the classic Cuban arranger/composer/bandleader Chico O’Farrill; legendary jazz trombonist Benny Powell; contemporary Pop divas Jewel and Faith Hill; Latin legends as Bebo Valdes, Ray Santos and Hilton Ruíz; jazz greats Steve Turre, Mulgrew Miller and George Cables; and pop veterans Leon Pendarvis and Barry Eastmond.