{"id":18402,"date":"2020-02-07T17:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T21:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=18402"},"modified":"2021-11-17T09:07:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T13:07:15","slug":"pacific-mambo-orchestra-the-iii-side-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2020\/02\/07\/pacific-mambo-orchestra-the-iii-side-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Mambo Orchestra, The III Side Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pacific Mambo Orchestra<\/a> (PMO) started nearly 10 years ago, did a crowdfunding project for their first recording in 2012, and with it won a Grammy in 2014. Now, they’re back with their second studio recording; “The III Side<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

This band is based in the Bay Area, and continues to bring the sound of the glorious big bands of the 1940’s-60’s, particularly those of Machito, Puente, and Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

Now, I’ve looked all over the internet to find why the called it The III Side, and came out empty. My best guess is that this is actually PMO’s 3rd recording, as their second was “Live from Stern Grove Festival<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

The III Side Musicians<\/h3>\n
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The 2nd studio recording of the PMO, “The III Side”, is as strong as the 1st one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Naturally, the musicians in the PMO have changed, but the lineup has remained the same. The Pacific Mambo Orchestra is still led by Mexican pianist Christian Tumalan, and German trumpeter Steffen Kuehn. Their lineup still consists of four trumpets (Jeff Lewis, Louis Fasman, and Niel Levonius), four trombones (Jeff Cressman, Mike Rinta, Jamie Dubberly, and Derek James), five saxophones (Pete Cornell, Tony Peebles, Aaron Lington, Doug Rowan, and Benny Torres), piano, bass (Julio de la Cruz), timables (Omar Ledezma Jr.), congas (Javier Cabanillas), bongos (Braulio Barrera) and two lead singers (Armando Cordoba and Christelle Durandy).<\/p>\n

Guests artists include Jon Faddis, Dafnis Prieto, Herman Olivera, and Alex Britti.<\/p>\n