There is a reason why Tito Puente is, often, referred to as “El Rey” [The King]. Notice how that epithet stops short of defining the boundaries...
Tito Puente, often referred to as the “King of Latin Music” or “El Rey,” was highly influential and one of the most important figures in the...
The Mambo Legends Orchestra with Ronnie Puente and Tito Puente, Jr., Carlos Henríquez, Jimmy Delgado, Louis Bauzó, Ray Vega, Lucrecia, Jeremy Bosch, Yolanda Duke and Humberto...
Los Angeles, CA – Craft Latino proudly announces a vinyl reissue for Tito Puente’s foundational Latin jazz masterpiece, El Rey Bravo. Originally released on Tico Records in 1962, the album includes...
Los Angeles, CA (March 2023) – Craft Latino proudly announces the first-ever vinyl reissue of Mambo Diablo, the acclaimed 1985 album from legendary bandleader and percussionist Tito Puente. Offering...
New York, NY (April 6, 2023) – On May 5 and 6, at 8:00 p.m. in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, Grammy nominated Jazz at Lincoln...
Band leader and principal arranger, trumpeter Steve Oquendo honors the legacy of his predecessors with a swinging vitality in every set. He has performed on stage...
CENTRO and Hostos Community College Present: El Rey del Timbal: Tito Puente Centennial Celebration – Special Guest Speaker Joe Conzo, Sr. Wednesday, April 19, 4:00 –...
The Puerto Rican-American jazz master Tito Puente would have celebrated his 90th birthday nine years ago on April 20th, 2013, as well as the 10th anniversary...
Leon Lee Dorsey once enjoyed the company of the celebrated [late] pianist Hilton Ruiz, playing in one of the last ensembles the incomparable pianist brought together....
New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. As a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity, NYC is...
The images of 2020 were scary, nights of ambulance sirens, freezer trucks, sleeplessness, a nation’s economy brought to a halt. Jobs lost, businesses, restaurants, and yoga...
Bobby Paunetto was an unforgettable composer, arranger, musician and recording artist. Latin Jazz Network honors him on the tenth anniversary of his death (8.10.10). His real...
Producing a compilation of the music of someone like Tito Puente is no easy task. With scores of recordings where do you start? What (compilation) merits...
Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture announces complete schedule, artistic personnel and activities for Tito Puente: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of ‘El Rey’ The first ever...