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Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz
Explosion
Percussionist
Sammy Figueroa is considered one of the
world’s great musicians. In a career spanning
over thirty years he has played with Miles
Davis, Sonny Rollins, the Brecker Brothers,
Mariah Carey, David Bowie, John McLaughlin,
Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D’Rivera, Chaka Khan,
Blues Traveler, Ashford and Simpson, Natalie
Merchant and countless others. He has also
co-produced several albums, most notably the
Cuban a cappella group Vocal Sampling.
His band, Sammy Figueroa and
his Latin Jazz Explosion, is one of the most
exciting in jazz today. Known for their
exciting performances, enhanced by Sammy’s
ebullient humor , the band has recorded two
albums, ‘And Sammy Walked In’, and ‘The
Magician’, both nominated for the Grammy for
Best Latin Jazz Album.
Sammy is currently appearing
in the band of saxophone colossus Sonny
Rollins. In September 2010 he performed at
Sonny Rollins’ 80th Birthday Celebration at
the Beacon Theatre and in 2010 appeared with
Sonny in Japan, Italy, Holland, Switzerland,
Luxembourg, Barcelona, London, Athens, and
Amsterdam. .
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Sammy Figueroa Full Bio (pdf)
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Sammy
Figueroa Short Bio (pdf)
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Grammy Nomination Announcement (pdf)
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Sammy Figueroa Discography (pdf)
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Sammy
Figueroa
with
The
Mambo
Kings - Miami Herald (pdf)
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Review JazzTimes "The Magician" (pdf)
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Review
JazzTimes
"...and
Sammy
Walked
In" (pdf)
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Review
All
Music
"The
Magician"
(pdf)
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Review
All
Music
"...and
Sammy
Walked In" (pdf)
Hi-Res Pictures
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Video
Sammy Figueroa & The Latin Jazz
Explosion at The Pineapple Grove
Sammy
Figueroa Live
Audio Samples
 "Gufillo"_from_"Urban_Nature"_(mp3)
"Urban_Nature"_from_"Urban_Nature"_(mp3)
"Latin_What?"_from"_Urban_Nature"_(mp3)
 "and_Sammy_Walked_In"
from "and_Sammy_Walked_In" (mp3)
"Mambo_Influenciado"_from_"and_Sammy_Walked_In"
(mp3)
 "The_Three_Marias"_from_The_Magician
(mp3)
"Seven_Steps_to_Heaven"_from_The_Magician
(mp3)
Artist
Website
www.sammyfigueroa.com
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