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Poncho Sanchez at Blues Alley
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Where
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Avenue Nw
Washington, DC
Map
202-337-4141
When
Sun, July 22, 2018
10:00 PM
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Musicians
Poncho Sanchez
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Poncho Sanchez was born in Texas on October 30, 1951 into a large Mexican-American family (rumor has
"To me, Latin jazz is the world's greatest music," it has the melodic and harmonic sophistication of jazz and American standards, and the flavor and energy of Latin American music. What I'm most proud of is that this music – while it may sound exotic at times – is from America. It was born in New York City, when Chano Pozo met Dizzy Gillespie for the first time in the mid-1940s. They created something that didn't exist before in this country. I'm very proud to take this music all over the world all the time." Poncho Sanchez