Richie Cole & Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Septet at Nighttown

Jazz Meets Salsa when Saxophone Star Richie Cole teams up with the North Coasts top Latin Jazz Group!

Featuring: Richie Cole-sax, Sammy DeLeon-timbales, Jackie Warren-piano, Rafael Guzman-percussion, Cheito Hernandez-bass, Scott McKee-trumpet, Tom First-sax, & Mark Mauldin-trombone.

Richie Cole started playing alto saxophone when he was 10 years old in his home town of Trenton, New Jersey. Influenced by Sonny Rollins and Charlie Parker, Coles talent and dedication won him a full scholarship from Downbeat Magazine to the Berklee School of Music in Boston.

His professional career began in 1969 when he joined the Buddy Rich Big Band. And after stints with the Lionel Hampton Big Band and the Doc Severinsen Big Band, Cole formed his own quintet and toured worldwide, doing a great deal to popularize bebop and his own Alto Madness ...

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Jazz Meets Salsa when Saxophone Star Richie Cole teams up with the North Coasts top Latin Jazz Group!

Featuring: Richie Cole-sax, Sammy DeLeon-timbales, Jackie Warren-piano, Rafael Guzman-percussion, Cheito Hernandez-bass, Scott McKee-trumpet, Tom First-sax, & Mark Mauldin-trombone.

Richie Cole started playing alto saxophone when he was 10 years old in his home town of Trenton, New Jersey. Influenced by Sonny Rollins and Charlie Parker, Coles talent and dedication won him a full scholarship from Downbeat Magazine to the Berklee School of Music in Boston.

His professional career began in 1969 when he joined the Buddy Rich Big Band. And after stints with the Lionel Hampton Big Band and the Doc Severinsen Big Band, Cole formed his own quintet and toured worldwide, doing a great deal to popularize bebop and his own Alto Madness

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