Hostos Center presents the legendary drummer, percussionist, Bronx Walk of Fame artist and native Nuyorican S.O.B. (Son of the Bronx) Bobby Sanabria with his incredible 24-piece multi-Grammy nominated Multiverse Big Band in a concert honoring Puerto Rico’s greatest composers, including Rafael Hernández, Bobby Capó, Juan Tizol, Eddie Palmieri and more, along with a special tribute celebrating Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday. The concert will feature vocalists Janis Siegel (The Manhattan Transfer), Antoinette Montague (Duke Ellington Orchestra), and (multi-lingual powerhouse star of the Sugar Hill Nutcracker) Jennifer Jade Ledesna. Special dance performances by the acclaimed Danza Fiesta!
“Sanabria’s big band smokes fresh, high energy…full of passions…an artist ready to take his place in the continuum.”
– Fernando Gonzalez, Downbeat
“It’s New York up and down, and back and forth across the last century, from the street to the mambo palaces to the conservatories.”
– Ben Ratliff, The New York Times