Manteca! A Dizzy Gillespie & Chano Pozo Celebration

Gilbert Castellanos, trumpet (leader)
KSDS Jazz Orchestra:
   Keith Fiddmont, alto saxophone
   Charlie Arbelaez, alto saxophone
   Justo Almario, tenor saxophone
   Clifford Morin, tenor saxophone
   Adam Schroeder, baritone saxophone
   James Ford, trumpet
   Doug Meeuwsen, trumpet
   Derek Cannon, trumpet
   Clarence McDuffie III, trumpet
   Matthew Hall, trombone
   Jeanne Geiger, trombone
   Carter Key, trombone
   Ryan Kupsh, trombone
   Irving Flores, piano
   Julian Esparza, acoustic bass
   Tyler Kreutel, drum set
   Javier Navarrette, percussion (congas & percussion)

A single rhythm changed the course of jazz. When trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie joined forces with Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo, they ignited a sound the world had never heard. This concert celebrates their groundbreaking collaboration and the birth of Afro-Cuban jazz, with foundational hits “Manteca,” “Tin Tin Deo,” “Cubana Be, Cubana Bop,” and many others performed by San Diego Symphony's Jazz curator and 10-time San Diego Music Award winner Gilbert Castellanos alongside the KSDS Jazz Orchestra.

Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.