Jonathan Powell's new group Mambo Jazz Party draws from his 20 year freelance career as a trumpet player in the NYC salsa and latin jazz scene. Being a member of Eddie Palmieri's touring and recording groups for over a decade as well as recording and performing frequently with Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Miguel Zenon Big Band, Oscar Hernandez and Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ricky Martin, and Tito Puente Jr among many more, Jonathan's passion for Afro-Caribbean rhythms runs deep.
The members of Mambo Jazz Party are some of the hottest in the genre worldwide including legendary trombonist Jimmy Bosch (Ruben Blades, Eddie Palmieri, FANIA AllStars), Grammy nominated pianist Manuel Valera (Arturo Sandoval, Dafnis Prieto), flute player Itai Kriss (Televana, Los Hacheros, Orquesta Akokan), trombone player RyanKeberle (Miguel Zenon, Maria Schneider), drummer Camilo Molina (Santana, EddiePalmieri), conga player Marcos Torres (La India, Tito Nieves), bassist Alex Apolo Ayala(Eddie Palmieri, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Spanish Harlem Orchestra), saxophonist RemyLe Boeuf (Assembly of Shadows, Bob Mintzer Big Band) and Jonathan's brother saxophonist Jeremy Powell (Eddie Palmieri, Arturo O'Farrill).
Jonathan Powell's Mambo Jazz Party is set to release their debut self-titled album onCircle 9 Records August 9th 2024. The album will be released on vinyl, CDs and streaming. This performance and new work by Jonathan Powell and Mambo Jazz Party has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program funded through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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Cash bar and limited themed menu available, provided by the culinary students of Opus Creative Industries:
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Doors open at 7:30 PM
Concert 8:00 - 9:30 PM
