Lucas van Merwijk & The Cubop City Big Band

TOUR!! TOUR!! The Cubop City Big Band is a smoking 20-piece salsa & latin jazz big band from The Netherlands led by drummer/percussionist Lucas van Merwijk. The band has gained recognition throughout the world with its swinging performances and recordings. The orchestra has an international line up with musicians from Venezuela, USA, Panama, Puerto Rico, England, Germany and Holland.Attending a concert of the Cubop City Big Band is like visiting a steamy, hot New York City Salsa Club.In its 10 years existance the band produced 5 albums with tributes to Machito, Beny Moré and Arsenio Rodriguez. The Cubop City Big Band has worked together with a great variety of legendary Latin musicians on stage as well as in the studio. It is the only working Latin big band in Europe and one of the best in the world.Arsenio is the fourth Cubop City Big Band CD and follows in the tradition of the first productions: an ode to a Latin Jazz great. Veteran arranger and pianist Edy Martinez, from Colombian origin, partnered with Lucas van Merwijk during Martinez's extended stay in the Netherlands to deliver the unique and riveting renditions heard on Arsenio.