Wednesday, November 7th
Salsa Unlimited with
Samuel Torres - percussion
Silvano Monasterios - piano
John Webber - bass
Charlie Cajares - ​percussion and vocals

​Torres was born September 4, 1976 in Colombia’s bustling capital city of Bogotá and was nurtured in this culturally sophisticated metropolis where jazz and classical music share the stage with salsa and an infinite variety of Colombian folkloric idioms. By the age of 12, Torres was performing with various Bogotá ensembles, developing techniques that allowed him to quickly adapt to the demands of jazz, pop music and salsa. A classically trained percussionist, he earned a degree in Music Composition from Bogotá’s esteemed Universidad Javeriana. Before departing for the U.S. in 1999, the resourceful young artist had become an established figure on Colombia’s hectic music scene, backing leading Colombian performers while serving as an arranger and music director for his country’s highly regarded telenovelas (TV soap operas) and films.

Shortly after arriving in the U.S., his career took a dramatic turn when he was tapped by famed Cuban trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval to join his group. Torres spent four years touring the world and recording with the jazz great, polishing his ever-expanding talents while attracting the attention of a long list of renowned artists with whom he would eventually collaborate. Over time, he would perform and/or record with a veritable “who’s who" of the jazz, Latin pop and salsa world, including such luminaries as Tito Puente, Paquito D’Rivera, Chick Corea, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Don Byron, Richard Bona, Lila Downs, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Angelique Kidjo, Marc Anthony, Rubén Blades, Fonseca, Andrés Cepeda, Thalía, and his country’s own international superstar, Shakira. His talents have also been featured in concerts with classical orchestras as Berlin Symphoniker, City of London Sinfonia, Boston Pops, Bogotá Philharmonic, Medellín Philharmonic, Delaware University Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Nashville Symphony.
SamuelTorres.com

Two shows - 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
An Beal Bocht Cafe
445 W. 238th Street, Bronx, NY
(short walk from the 238th St. stop on the 1 train)
$20.00 for 8:00 p.m.
​$20.00 for 9:30 p.m.
$30.00 for both
​(no minimum)
$10.00 for students

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Join us . . .

Linda Manning - producer/host

Linda Manning produces and hosts an evening of live jazz the first Wednesday of the month at An Beal Bocht Cafe, in addition to other venues.

A place where you can come together with world class jazz musicians and experience the music.




​Emails us for reservations at 
​LindasJazzNights@gmail.com

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