8 piece band serving up sizzling mambo, salsa, rhumba, plena and cha rhythms that will have you dancing in your seats

Local pianist/flautist/composer/arranger and music educator Steve Abrams brings his brave and exciting Latin jazz/salsa octet Midnight Mambo into the Kuumbwa Jazz Center for a spicy, hot Cookin at the Kuumbwa Concert on Thursday, February 2. Midnight Mambo is a powerful and adventurous ensemble, featuring some of the finest jazz and Latin jazz musicians in the Bay Area. The group recently performed at the prestigious San Jose International Jazz Festival. Combining traditional Afro-Cuban and Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms with jazz harmonies, Midnight Mambo plays original compositions and pieces by Cal Tjader, Poncho Sanchez, Horace Silver, Don Grolnick and others. Midnight Mambo’s driving horn section features Steve Wilson and Tom Daly on trombones, and Ron Coolidge, trumpet. The dynamic rhythm section is led by Bosco El Gitano on timbales, master conguero Jose Reyes from Puerto Rico, and Alicia Rodriguez on percussion, and is supported by the strong tumbaos of Pete Wilde on bass. Feel the warm Caribbean breeze, the hot Havana nights, clap your hands and listen to the sizzling mambo, salsa, rhumba, plena and cha rhythms that Midnight Mambo serves up. Get up and dance if you can’t stay in your seats!

TICKETS AND INFORMATION

Concert only: $10 Adv / $13 Door
Jazz & Dinner: $21.50/Adv
Showtime: 7:00pm

TTonight's Menu:
Petrale Sole and broccoli in black bean sauce Served with basmati rice,
salad and bread
Optional: Tofu version

Featuring Café Kuumbwa Chef Cheryl Simons