Music:
Member Since: 18/11/2007
Band Website: www.janinesantana.com
Band Members: Ahhhhh....only the best and purely, creatively passionate need apply! I believe in all of you!
JANINE SANTANA: congas, claves, guiro, rainstick,and even (gasp) vocals, RICHIE COLE: alto sax, JOSE MADERA: timbales, bongos, guiro, JEFF JENKINS:piano and keys, GREG GISBERT: trumpet and flugalhorn, BRAD GOODE: trumpets, LIONEL YOUNG: violin, KIMET STONE: bass, EDUARDO "BIJOUX" BARBOSA: bass, PAUL ROMAINE: drums, PETER GREGORY: drums, CHRIS LACINAK: drums, BEN MAKINEN: drums, PAPI RAY PACHECO: guiro, claves, maracas, JIMMY ESPIRIT HOPPS: bongosWENDY FOPEANO: vocals extroardinaire, KIHN IMURI: vocals extroadinaire
Janine adds with great delight any number of top-shelf amazing artists from around the globe to her live performances. We have often included and wish to acknowledge the Denver guys: MR KENNY WALKER on double bass, TODD REID on drum kit, PETER OLSTAD on trumpet and many other great, passionate and talented men and women.
JANINE wants to acknowledge some just a few of the many fantastic players she worked with when RICHIE and she played in San Francisco in the summer of 2008: pianist MR DICK HINDMAN and drummer MR COLIN BAILEY.
Janine Santana live cd party w/ Richie Cole & friends
Luz, Amor Y Vida
Influences:First and foremost....our Ultimate Creator.....how could we ever be inspired otherwise?Next I must aknowledge all of the musicians we have the delight to work with:Joe Bonner,Richie Cole, Jeff Jenkins,Kim Stone, Paul Romaine,Hugh Ragin,Greg Gisberg,Peter Gregory,Ben Makinen,Wendy Fopiano,Frank Ayala,Vince Wiggens,Carlos Chaves....all friends,allpositive,creative influences.Al Green,Marvin Gaye,John & Alice Coltrane,Aretha Franklin,Arturo Sandoval,The project Azymuth and the Faturuso Family,Joao Gilberto,Bebel Gilberto,Billie Holliday(WOW)Mongo Santamaria (count him twice!)Cal Tjader,Cindy Blackman,Conrad Herwig....esp the Latin Side of Coltrane stuff,Djavan(OOOOO I LOVE HIM!)Francisco Auguabella (MOST RESPECTED)Lila Downs,Hilton Ruiz,Jaco Pastorius,James Brown,Abby Licoln(she's cool)Poncho Sanchez, Dave Brubeck,Tito Puente,Eddi Palmieri,Nina Simone,Bill Laswell,Carlos Santana & Family,Ozomatli,My Grandpa Manuel Santana ....who brought me my very first percussion instrumet:castanets from Spain when I was 5 years old!
Sounds Like: a wild night in the park...jazzy funky Nuyorican style. We've changed up everything we've approached! You guys tell us......I hear we have a grooooove...love it or hate it, it's for real!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie
