NJPAC Alternate Routes' 3rd Annual ENCUENTRO! Latin Jazz Festival October 30-November 1

Step out of your seat and onto the dance floor! Mix, mingle and dance the night away at this special event that kicks off a weekend of sizzling Latin jazz at NJPAC. The evening will feature live music courtesy of Cubanoson, a traditional Cuban dance orchestra created by pianist Leonel “Papo" Ortega. This high-energy evening will also welcome the sounds of DJ Jose Rodriguez. Cash bar and refreshments will be available.

Paquito D'Rivera
Saturday, October 31 at 7:30
Victoria Theater

NJ-based clarinetist, saxophonist and composer Paquito D'Rivera is the recipient of the National Medal for the Arts and the first artist in history to win Latin Grammy Awards in both the Classical and Latin Jazz categories. “One of the woodwind giants of our time--his sounds are truly sublime!" says Jazz Times. This season, he debuts his latest project, entitled Paquito's Cuban Band, the Next Generation.
Spanish Harlem Orchestra & Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra
Sunday, November 1 at 5:00
Prudential Hall

This exclusive double-bill brings together two of today's standard bearers of Afro-Cuban music. The all-star Spanish Harlem Orchestra, comprised of veterans of New York's most legendary salsa outfits, is led by world-renowned pianist-arranger Oscar Hernndez. Their 2008 CD, United We Swing, just earned them a second Grammy for “Best Salsa Album." Every time he steps on stage, Tito Puente Jr. proudly walks in his father's footsteps. That legendary Puente fire is sure to heat-up NJPAC when Puente, Jr. and his orchestra make their NJPAC debut with a program drawn from In My Father's Shoes, their most recent CD.
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