Descarga 2: Salsa Meets Jazz

A sensation at the 2004 Stanford Jazz Festival, Descarga: Salsa Meets Jazz returns in 2005, with an exceptional ensemble of jazz and Latin stars who will introduce listeners to the tradition, rhythms, and songs of Salsa. For years, New York's Village Gate hosted a Monday night "Descarga," a jam session where famous jazz soloists dropped in to perform with great Latin rhythm masters. Trombone master Wayne Wallace, a major force in both Latin (Irakere, Pete Escovedo, Tito Puente) and straight-ahead jazz (McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Rollins), leads a Descarga featuring many of the Bay Area's internationally known Latin artists and jazz talents.