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This Latin Jazz group from Manchester are the funky ‘el barrio’ sound of New York’s Cu-Bop latino scene. A wicked mixture of Latin Jazz and Nu Yorican soul!!
The group is heavily influenced by latino greats such as ‘Bobby Rodriguez’ 'Cal Tjader' and ‘Tito Puente’, and by the new generation of latinos such as the Masters at Work and Johnny Blas. A chance meeting and opportunity to play with one of the new generation of mambo-heavy latin musicians, has inspired this latest outfit. Playing with Johnny Blas (Ubiquity) opened us up to the sound of a new generation of ‘mambo-heads’, a great direction and sound….Nu Mambo!!. We just had to have a band that could get that sound.Formed and run by Roger 'Chip' Wickham, a familiar face on the Salsa scene with such groups as ‘The Casa Latina All-Stars’, ‘Mojito', 'Bourbon Y Tequila', 'Descarga/Almeida Girl’ and ‘Alma del Barrio’.
Also a top session player, (who’s credits include; Badly Drawn Boy, Embrace, Nightmares on Wax, Rae & Christian, Aim, and the soundtrack to the Guy Ritchie movie ‘Snatch’) he holds a coverted Yamaha endorsement deal. (www.myspace.com/chipwickham).
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Member Since: 02/11/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: ROGER 'CHIP' WICKHAM Flute & Saxophones (Rae&Christian/Badly Drawn Boy/Aim/Nightmares-on-Wax)
DAVID MUNOZ Piano (Alma del Barrio/Casa Latina All-Stars)
SNEAKY (Simon Houghton) Double Bass (Fingathing)
BRYAN HARGREAVES Drum kit/Timbales (Heather Small/Snake Davis)
RIC WEEDON Congas ,Bongos & Bell (Almeida Girl /Descarga)
JOHN HULME Trumpet/Flugel (Shades of Kenton)
HUGH LAWRENCE Drum Kit/Timbales/Percussion(Descarga)
JONNY ENRIGHT Trombone (Groupo X/Pucho/Jimmy Bosch/Eddie Palmieri)
SIMON PUGSLEY Trombone (Casa Latina All-Stars/Orquesta Timbala)
Influences:
Tito Puente

EDDIE PALMIERI--CAL TJADER
ORLANDO VALLE--BOBBY RODRIGUEZ
JIMMY BOSCH--JOHNNY BLAS
JESUS ALEMANY--JOE BATAAN
FANIA ALL-STARS--WILLIE COLON
RUBEN BLADES--HECTOR LAVOE
ANTONIO FAJARDO--DAVE VALENTIN
PAPO VASQUEZ--TIPICA73
TITO PUENTE--PAQUITO D'RIVERA
IRAKERE--CACHAO
Sounds Like: Ray Barretto & Ruben Blades..

PRESS QUOTES
MIKE CHADWICK(Jazz FM); ‘ Lock, stock and two smokin’ timbales...the business!! ‘
MIKE CHADWICK(Jazz FM); (Chip Wickham) Manchester’s ‘El Rey’ of the flute’
THE GUARDIAN (‘The Guide’); ‘leading the UK Latin Jazz sound’
MANCHETSER EVENING NEWS; ‘Nu Yorican heaven’
HIFI CLUB (Leeds); "The Premier Latin Jazz Supergroup In The UK"
Record Label: myspace/southpawproductions
myspace/chipwickham

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