JUN 8–19 | 39th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Jun 18, 2022
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
One of Cuba’s most famous stars and a respected musical innovator, GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Issac Delgado makes his Miner Auditorium debut with his all-star CON TUMBAO project featuring pianist Oscar Hernández, bassist and vocalist Alain Pérez, drummer Robby Ameen, conga and percussionist Pedrito Martínez, timbalist Tony Succar, saxophonist Bob Franceschini, trumpeters Mike Rodríguez, and Juan Munguía, and trombonist Conrad Herwig.
As lead singer of the wildly influential group NG La Banda in the late 1980s, Delgado helped pioneer the timba style (Havana’s tough, funky take on salsa). A dazzling live performer who was mentored by legendary Cuban jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Delgado has continually rewritten the rules of Caribbean dance music, constantly playing with time and tempo, employing jazz-inspired passages and mixing in cutting edge rhythms and avant-garde electronics. He defected to the U.S. over a decade ago, but recently returned to Havana where his fame has only increased over the years.
Delgado’s 2019 Tropix Music release, Lluvia Y Fuego (Rain and Fire), brilliantly showcased the effect of his return to his homeland and a re-investment in traditional song forms. Now with Tumbao, the vocalist and songwriter leads a hard-hitting nine-piece ensemble made up of many of the greatest Latin jazz musicians working today.
This special evening promises a dizzying salsa dance party that Miner Auditorium will barely be able to contain.
In his new project, Con Tumbao, Cuban singer and songwriter Isaac Delgado brings together an extraordinary band re-imagining some of the classics in the Great Latin American Songbook.
Issac Delgado shows a younger generation of salseros how to do true, romantic salsa: with poetry, elan and style.
Chicago Tribune
Issac Delgado shows a younger generation of salseros how to do true, romantic salsa: with poetry, elan and style.
Chicago Tribune
Personnel
Issac Delgado lead vocals
Alain Pérez bass, vocals
Oscar Hernandez piano
Pedrito Martinez congas, percussion
Tony Succar timbales, percussion
Robby Ameen drums
Juan Munguía trumpet
Mike Rodriguez trumpet
Conrad Herwig trombone
Bob Franceschini saxophone
Innovation, improvisation, high musicianship and hard Afro-Cuban funk.
The New York Times
Personnel
Issac Delgado lead vocals
Alain Pérez bass, vocals
Oscar Hernandez piano
Pedrito Martinez congas, percussion
Tony Succar timbales, percussion
Robby Ameen drums
Juan Munguía trumpet
Mike Rodriguez trumpet
Conrad Herwig trombone
Bob Franceschini saxophone
Innovation, improvisation, high musicianship and hard Afro-Cuban funk.
The New York Times
Watch & Listen
Issac Delgado
Lluvia y Fuego
Issac Delgado
Medley Pa Cheo Oriente Cita a Las Seis
Issac Delgado
Lluvia y Fuego
Issac Delgado
Medley Pa Cheo Oriente Cita a Las Seis