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Bobby Sanabria hosts the Latin Jazz Cruise on WBGO every Friday from 9-11 p.m. ET, which will be devoted in its entirety to Larry Harlow on Aug. 27. He toured and recorded with Larry for over 25 years, and drew on their personal conversations for this tribute.

On Stage At Kingsborough
Filmed Live at The Lighthouse Bandshell on June 25, 2021
BOBBY SANABRIA & ASCENSIÓN performed excerpts from West Side Story Reimagined and more!

Watch the full concert for free:

STRAIGHT UP TALK w/ Earl Rush. On this edition Mambo Dance Queen EILEEN TORRES interviews drummer, percussionist, educator, bandleader and multi-Grammy nominee BOBBY SANABRIA about his life, liberty and the pursuit of clave live at 7:30pm ET!!! Just follow the link and join the convo! https://www.facebook.com/straightuptalkwithearlrush

Bobby Sanabria & the Multiverse Big Band out in full force at the Brooklyn Community Housing & Services Gala working to end homelessness.

Victor “Vitín” Paz, considered by many to be the greatest lead trumpeter player of the modern era, died on April 3 at his home in Panama City, Panama. He was 89.

Here are six musical selections, spanning 30 years, that show Chick’s deep ties to our community.

Johnny Pacheco, a seminal figure in Cuban-based dance music as it is played in New York City, died on Feb. 15 at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J. He was 85. Bobby pays tribute and explores his work in this choice assortment of tracks.

Watch VIDEO OF the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the LATIN JAZZ CRUISE radio show 12/18/20 where Bobby interviewed Maestro EDDIE PALMIERI and played with him in a first time ever historic trio format with his bassist LUQUES CURTIS. https://www.facebook.com/wbgojazz/videos/238585194286476

If you missed the live interview I conducted with Maestro Eddie Palmieri last night 9/23, here it is.

Willie Torres, whose bell-like tone and nimble phrasing helped make him one of the most recorded singers in Latin music, died  on Aug. 13. He was 90.  Bobby pays remembrance.