Traveling Band: De La Buena

Employing jazz harmonic sensibility and a deep-seated love of diverse cultures, De La Buena explores the textures and rhythms of Latin musics of the Americas with roots planted firmly in African Diasporic traditions.

Growing from a trio into a powerful 10-piece over the last six years, De La Buena has been electrifying audiences with their own brand of Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz. De La Buena, ever conscious of the influence and necessary respect for tradition… yet, a band willing to inject sophisticated, psychedelic sensibilities into an aggressive, expansive framework…

THE PLAYERS OF INSTRUMENTS

David Wake – piano, organ, MD, arrangements, Cecilio Negron Jr. – congas and vocals, Julio Pabon – percussion and vocals, Matthew Turner – bass, Kevin Christensen / Jeremy Kuzniar – traps, Mike Pauers – baritone/tenor saxophone, Aaron Gardner – flute and tenor saxophone, Eric Jacobson / Chris Bresette / Jamie Breiwick – trumpet, Max Day – trombone,…