WBAI Con Sabor Latino hosts Mickey Melendez and Hernando Alberrici will be hosting a benefit for WBAI on October 24th at SOB'S.
The line up of 6 bands includes:
Gil "Pulpo" Colon - pianist and Latin, jazz, and Salsa bandleader.
New Swing Sextet - a hot salsa band from the 1960s reunited
after a 30-year hiatus- an innovative exponent of Latin jazz,
salsa and pop music for over four decades.
Kambalache Negro -perform Afroperuvian music combined with Latin jazz.
Ralph Irizarry & Timbalaye - Percussionist Irizarry and his Latin jazz brass band.
Mauricio Smith & Chico Alvarez - WBAI producer Alverez, along with Smith, specializes in Cuban dance music.
AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY:
*2X Grammy award winner Oscar Hernandez
*Performing with Eddie Palmieri: Papo Vasquez on Trombone- Pete Nater on Trumpet- Mark Lopez on Bongos
*Special invited Guests Vocalists- Hector "Papote" Jimenez and Pepito Gomez
*Special Jam Session Tribute by world renowned percussionists from New York for Percussionist/Vocalist Milton Cardona led by Jose Mangual Jr.
Tickets are $20 to benefit WBAI at the door or order tickets online HERE.
Doors open 6pm, dancing until 1am.
SOB's is located at 204 Varick St NYC
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