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LOCATION:
San Jose,
California
TRAVEL RADIUS:
Will travel up to 500 miles from San Jose, CA.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Santa Clara, Campbell, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Saratoga, Alviso, Los Altos, Coyote, Moffett Field, Mountain View, Holy City, Mount Hamilton, Redwood Estates, Fremont, Palo Alto, Stanford, Newark, Boulder Creek, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Sunol, Brookdale, Ben Lomond, Atherton, Morgan Hill, New Almaden, Union City, La Honda.
PRIMARY CATEGORY:
Dance Band
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
Mariachi Band
GENRE:
Beach Music, Brazilian, Caribbean, Cuban, Dance, Latin, Merengue, Salsa, Swing, World Music
AVAILABLE FOR:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Children's Birthday Parties, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
PERFORMING SINCE:
2003
PAY RANGE:
$1400-$5200 per event
INFLUENCES:
Our infulences include: Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Gloria Estivan and Willie Colon & Nestor Torres
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DESCRIPTION:
Mambo Tropical, is a non-stop journey through some of the hottest contemporary and classic Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue and Reggaeton sounds of our time. Steeped in the rich Afro-Cuban music traditions and led by the vocals of Yvette Watts, this collection is sure to be a favorite of Latin music fans everywhere. The band can perform to a wide range of requirements from a small, quiet combo to a swingin' full-on 12-piece powerhouse.Mambo Tropical features the riviting vocals of Yvette Watts and the mystic melodies of flautist Teresa Orozco. The Horn Section includes John Halbleib on Trumpet, Jamie Dubberly and Scott Knipplmeir on Trombone. The Rhythm Section has Joaquin Pla on Timbales, Shane Cantanho on Piano, Jim Polizzi on Bass, with Vince Ponciano and 'Paco' Francisco Reyes on Percussion & singing coros. Vocalist Yvette Watts has always been passionate about music. Born into a musical family, Yvette starting singing at a young age, and over the years her dynamic and captivating vocal abilities flourished. After impressing several music industry veterans, Yvette was invited to perform on the TV show Buscando Estrellas and won first prize at the Festival de la Cancion Latino Americana. She has toured throughout Europe with the Cuesta College Vocal Jazz Ensemble and studied with Russian opera legend Marina Koshetz as well as with Nela Girolo. After settling in the Bay Area, Yvette teamed up with classically-trained musician Teresa Orozco-Peterson and veteran performer Jim Polizzi to form the foundation which would later evolve into the 11-piece ensemble now known simply as, Yvette Y Su Orquestra Mambo Tropical. Teresa Orozco-Petersen - Flauta
Teresa grew up being exposed to a wide variety of musical styles, including Latin, R&B, Rock, Brazilian pop & Classical. Teresa has or is currently performing with the Monterey Symphony, the Bayshore Lyric Opera, the New Music Works and Agua Na Boca. She has toured with the San Francisco Western Opera Theatre. Teresa has studied with flautist Isabelle Chapuis-Starr as well as Maria Tamburrino and has won several awards and 1st prizes in prestigious competitions and has her Masters in Music Performance Suma Cum Laude. Teresa's influences are Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto as well as Gloria Estefan and Celia Cruz. Joaquin Pla - Percussion
Born in Barranquilla, Columbia from a musical family consisting of six brothers & two sisters all of which play in different groups. Juaquin has played and recorded with flautist Nester Torres, the Lucho Bermudez Orchestra as well as Grupo Niche. John Halbleib - Trompeta
The exceptionally talented John Halbleib hails from Fremont, Ca. John inherited his musical talents from his father and has played for an array of artists including: Aaron Neville, Aritha Franklin and Prince. He also played on the scores of the movie Dogma starring Al Pacino Shane Cantanho - Piano
Shane began classical training in the third grade & then began playing jazz in high school & won the outstanding solo award at the Herb Patnoe Jazz Festival. He also has a BA in improvised music from SJSU Other members of Mambo Tropical are:Scott Knipplemeir - Trombone, Jamie Dubberly - Trombone Jim Polizzi - Bajo,
Aaron Szabo and Don Veca - Percussion After performing non-stop over the past few years, in late 2004, Mambo headed into the studio to begin recording the first tracks of their debut CD, and quickly gained the attention of Latin music legend, Pete Escovedo. Pete was so impressed with the group that he decided to work with the band on the CD as a featured musician.
With the new CD now complete, the group is now gearing up for the Spring and Summer concert season, which will include several CD release events in various cities around the US.
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SONG LIST:
Pa' Gozar (Cha Cha) - Spanish Harlem Orquestra
La Canoa Ranchaa - Grupo Niche (Cumbia)
Rumba #7 - Original Rumba
Idilio - Wille Colon (Salsa)
3 D Mambo - Tito Puente
Carnival - Celia Cruz
Como Podre Dissimilar - Grupo Niche
Piel Morena - Thalia (Cumbia)
Cucurucucu Paloma - Celia Cruz (Guaracha)
Dos Gardenias Para Ti - Buena Vista Social Club
El Cafetal/Sarandonga - Hansel (Reggaeton)
Oye Como Va - Tito Puente (Reggaeton Version)
Agua Limpia Todo (Mambo) - Tito Puente
Una Aventura - Grupo Niche
Cherry Pink Apple Blossom White - Various
Cuando te Vea - Tito Puente
Cogle El Gusto - Original Mambo
Mi Tierra - Gloria Estefan
Que le Den Candela - Celia Cruz
Sabor a Mi - Various (Bolero)
La Mucura - Various (Cumbia)
Quimbara - Celia Cruz
Suavamente - Elvis Crespo (Merengue)
Co Co May May - Various
La Piragua - Hansel (Cumbia)
Soy Antillano - Celia Cruz
Bamboleo
- Celia Cruz
La Receta - Chano Polo
Arananara - Chano Polo
Contigo En La Distancia - Various (Bolero)
Flaut y Timbal - Tito Puente
Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente
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CLIENT FEEDBACK:
Thanks alot to all of you ....great trombone player ... and amazing vocals. Remember to ask this band to play a few slow ones too so you can let the vocalist shine.
They could use someone to answer/respond the phone contact number more often ..but they do eventually get back to you.
Thanks again for making our wedding and 1st dance an amazing event for everyone.
Coy and Lorrie
--Coy W.
Big Sur, CA
9/29/2007
The band was amazing-- all 90 of our family and friends loved them. Very professional in terms of initial contact, contract, performance. Engaging, lovely people. Highly recommend.
--Kathryn C.
San Francisco, CA
3/4/2007
They were great! Music was really good and very professional. They accomadated our venue size, and worked well with demands and requests. Everyone had a wonderful time. Thanks so much
Maggie Felix
--Maggie F.
Redwood City, CA
9/20/2007
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
6:00PM - Hispanic Leadership Conference
San Jose, CA
Thursday, September 18, 2008
7:00PM - Hispanic Leadership Conference
San Jose, CA
PAST APPEARANCES:
Saturday, May 10, 2008
6:00PM - Private Party
Salinas, CA
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
7:00PM - Our Home
Larkspur, CA
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
7:30PM - Omni San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, September 29, 2007
4:00PM - Big Sur - River Inn
Big Sur, CA
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
1:00PM - Ipass Inc.
Redwood City, CA
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Saturday, August 04, 2007
5:00PM - Military Retirement Ceremony/party
Fairfield, CA
Friday, March 16, 2007
9:30PM - E3 Playhouse
Santa Cruz, CA
Sunday, March 04, 2007
3:30PM - Cafe Du Nord
San Francisco, CA
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Saturday, October 21, 2006
7:00PM - Fred's Old Town
San Diego, CA
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Please note, in addition to San Jose, Mambo Tropical also serves the surrounding towns of Santa Clara, Campbell, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Saratoga, Alviso, Los Altos, Coyote, Moffett Field, Mountain View, Holy City, Mount Hamilton, Redwood Estates, Fremont, Palo Alto, Stanford, Newark, Boulder Creek, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Sunol, Brookdale, Ben Lomond, Atherton, Morgan Hill, New Almaden, Union City, La Honda and many other locations in and around the San Jose area.
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