The John Santos Sextet - Vieja Escuela (2024)

Our newest recording project, Vieja Escuela, is an 'old school' tribute to our ancestors and mentors featuriing these four legendary guests: supreme Cuban vocalist Ernesto Oviedo (1935-2019), master Cuban rumba composer and percussionist Raul de la Caridad Gonzalez Brito 'Lali' (1949-2022), pioneering Nuyorican Latin Jazz trumpeter/percussionist and bandleader Jerry Gonzalez (1949-2018), and living legend master Cuban percussionist Orestes Vilató (b.1944). Also featured prominently are the remarkable members of the JS Sextet: Dr. John Calloway, Melecio Magdaluyo, Saul Sierra, Marco Diaz, David Flores and Charlie Gurke. Rumba callejera, danzón, bolero, son montuno, spoken word, Lukumí-funk, and funky jazz Latino are all employed here!