No musician was more responsible in his lifetime for bringing the sound of Latin music to jazz and popular music audiences than Tito Puente. During a career spanning over half a century Puente ...

Quick and to the Point: A terrific live documentation of Puente’s distinctive foray in Jazz. Tito Puente Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival is a seasoned live star meet with Puente delimited, as was ...

It has been a year since the death of New York’s beloved Mambo King, but the legacy of Tito Puente lives on. In the last year, the city has dubbed a section of E. 110th St. in East Harlem Tito Puente ...

Well, anyone that has seen [Tito Puente] live can attest to the fact that he was the most exciting live performer on the planet. Percussionist Tito Puente turned out 118 records, more than 2,000 ...

Tito Puente Jr. does more than walk in his father’s shoes — he sings his father’s songs and celebrates his music. Now, Tito Jr. will honor the King of Latin Music’s centennial with a concert at the ...

has Latin music running through his veins. It’s in his blood and a birthright for the son of Tito Puente, hailed by many as the king of Latin mambo music. Puente will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday inside ...

“Go with your family, go with your friends, for good times, where fun never ends.” If those lines sound familiar then you probably grew up hearing Youth Fair commercials too. Well the fair dropped the ...

During the spring of 1989, the Latin bandleader Tito Puente was the star attraction every Tuesday night at Tradewinds, a nightclub in Jericho on North Broadway just a few blocks south of the Long ...

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