Aguabella Performance at HOLAS Mexican Restaurant & Cantina-Belmont, Ca
Bill Belasco (Drums) Carl Arnold (Congas) Charlie Seavey (Trombone) Rick Walsh (Trombone) Rolf Johnson (Trumpet) Ian Wilson (Sax) Dennis Crosby (Bass) Valeriana Quevedo Sammy Ramirez Ron Sfarzo (Piano)
AGUABELLA
AFRO-CUBAN ALL STAR BAND
Aguabella
Afro-Cuban All Star Band
is led by Drummer-Percussionist Bill Belasco. The
band is considered one of the outstanding High Energy Cuban-Jazz Bands in the
Country featuring the finest musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.
While working with the Great Congero- Bandleader Francisco Aguabella, Trombonist-Arranger-Composer
Jules Rowell created Aguabella and its
arrangements.
History
Francisco Aguabella (1925–2010) was an Afro-Cuban master percussionist whose career spanned folkloric traditions,
popular dance bands, and jazz. He was born in Matanzas, Cuba on October 10, 1925
and died in Los Angeles, California on May 7,
2010.
Francisco performed with many great jazz artists such as Dizzy Gillespie,
Tito
Puente, Mongo Santamaria,
Frank
Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Eddie
Palmieri, Cachao,
Lalo
Schifrin, Cal Tjader, Nancy Wilson,
Poncho
Sanchez, Bebo Valdes,
Carlos
Santana, and numerous
others
Francisco
Aguabella was a widely recognized
master Conguero and Bata artist, a caring and knowledgeable instructor. In 1992
he won a National Heritage
Fellowship from the National Endowment for the
Arts.
The main
objective of the
Aguabella Afro-Cuban All Star
Band
is to keep Francisco’s Music Alive by performing these wonderful
arrangements and compositions throughout the United States and
Abroad.
Come see and hear for yourselves
Aguabella
(Beautiful Water)
Afro-Cuban All Star Band
Please attend one of their Concerts
soon.
For further Booking Information
Contact:
Ron Sfarzo
Sfarzo Productions
Entertainment
http://sfarzoproductions.com
(650) 740-9479
Afro-Cuban All Star Band
is led by Drummer-Percussionist Bill Belasco. The
band is considered one of the outstanding High Energy Cuban-Jazz Bands in the
Country featuring the finest musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.
While working with the Great Congero- Bandleader Francisco Aguabella, Trombonist-Arranger-Composer
Jules Rowell created Aguabella and its
arrangements.
History
Francisco Aguabella (1925–2010) was an Afro-Cuban master percussionist whose career spanned folkloric traditions,
popular dance bands, and jazz. He was born in Matanzas, Cuba on October 10, 1925
and died in Los Angeles, California on May 7,
2010.
Francisco performed with many great jazz artists such as Dizzy Gillespie,
Tito
Puente, Mongo Santamaria,
Frank
Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Eddie
Palmieri, Cachao,
Lalo
Schifrin, Cal Tjader, Nancy Wilson,
Poncho
Sanchez, Bebo Valdes,
Carlos
Santana, and numerous
others
Francisco
Aguabella was a widely recognized
master Conguero and Bata artist, a caring and knowledgeable instructor. In 1992
he won a National Heritage
Fellowship from the National Endowment for the
Arts.
The main
objective of the
Aguabella Afro-Cuban All Star
Band
is to keep Francisco’s Music Alive by performing these wonderful
arrangements and compositions throughout the United States and
Abroad.
Come see and hear for yourselves
Aguabella
(Beautiful Water)
Afro-Cuban All Star Band
Please attend one of their Concerts
soon.
For further Booking Information
Contact:
Ron Sfarzo
Sfarzo Productions
Entertainment
http://sfarzoproductions.com
(650) 740-9479